Central America
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All the President’s Trolls: Real and Fake Twitter Fights in El Salvador
Much of it transpires on Twitter, where his champions and critics engage in rows that could pre-empt reasoned discussion of…
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Global independent inquiry into the coronavirus set to pass
In a major strategic victory for Australia, an updated draft motion will now be co-sponsored by 116 of the assembly’s…
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More than Cartels: Counting Mexico’s Crime Rings
The sheer difficulty of counting the criminal groups underscores the scale of the government’s challenge in protecting the public. Jane…
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Deportation and Disease: Central America’s COVID-19 Dilemmas
Some deportees are carrying the virus. ICG Central American states should press their northern neighbours for more stringent health measures.…
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Mexican criminal groups see Covid-19 crisis as opportunity to gain more power
Men with assault rifles stand guard as their colleagues hand out plastic bags of groceries from a pick-up truck to…
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What Does Trump Do, in the Midst of a Pandemic? Beat Up On Immigrants. Again.
In emergencies, things are done at speed, often without due process. Sasha Abramsky The Nation That has become apparent as…
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Supreme Court keeps Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ asylum program in place
The justices put on hold a 9th Circuit Court ruling two weeks ago that declared the disputed policy illegal. David…
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Venezuela crisis: Juan Guaidó rival declares himself new Speaker
Dissident opposition politician Luis Parra, Mr Guaidó’s rival, then declared himself parliament’s new Speaker by megaphone – a move denounced…
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El Chapo held ‘as much power as president’
Lopez Obrador, who took office in December 2018, rose to power with pledges to root out corruption in Mexico. The…
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Mexico says Spanish diplomats’ cars blocked by Bolivia at La Paz embassy
Two Spanish diplomats were about to leave the Mexican ambassador’s residence when they were told their cars had been detained…
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‘They put a few coins in your hands to drop a baby in you’ – 265 stories of Haitian children abandoned by UN fathers
When she told him that she was pregnant with his baby, Miguel said he would help her with the child.…
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Mexican towns teem with life for Day of the Dead
Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos, is a holiday when Mexican families welcome their deceased family members…
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Fight and Flight: Tackling the Roots of Honduras’ Emergency
With outside help, Tegucigalpa should revisit its heavy-handed security policies and enact judicial and electoral reforms to avert future upheaval.…
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Three Mexican lancha boat crews inderdicted
Air Station Corpus Christi aircrews in coordination with crews from Station South Padre Island and the Coast Guard Cutter Alligator…
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Cubans’ resilience sorely tested as US oil sanctions bite
On a muggy morning in eastern Havana, a bus crammed with more than 100 sweaty commuters pulls in to a…
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Vietnam, Cuba hold fifth political consultation
Havana (VNA) – Vietnam’s Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son conducted the fifth political consultation with Cuba’s First Deputy Foreign…
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