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Nicaragua closes 15 NGOs amid rising tensions with the Catholic Church

The Nicaraguan government shut down 15 NGOs, including six religious ones, according to decrees published this Friday in the official newspaper La Gaceta. One...

Panama Floods Claim 11 Lives as Government Declares State of Emergency

Eleven people have died in Panama due to storms that, over the last twelve days, have caused over 100 million dollars in losses from...

Families in El Salvador Demand Justice and Answers for Detained Loved Ones

Jonathan Santos was playing a video game when he was arrested at his home during an anti-gang operation near San Salvador. Two years later,...

Nicaragua Cracks Down on NGOs as Thousands Shut Since 2018 Protests

The Nicaraguan government announced on Monday the closure of 12 NGOs, bringing the total to approximately 5,600 organizations shut down since protests erupted in...

Guatemala Seeks 2,860-Year Prison Sentence for General in Genocide Trial

The Guatemalan Prosecutor's Office requested a prison sentence of 2,860 years this Thursday for a general for the extermination of Indigenous people during the...

Guatemala Opens Renovated Maximum-Security Prison to Combat Gang Control

The president of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, inaugurated a renovated maximum-security prison this Tuesday after it was reclaimed from the control of gangs that ordered...
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The Global Origins of Thanksgiving: From the U.S. to Canada and Beyond

Those of us from the United States might think we hold the patent on the concept of Thanksgiving. Indeed, the November observance is one...

Shade Grown Coffee Thrives in Costa Rica’s Low Altitude Regions

For over eight years, Tropical Forestry Professor Victor Hugo Morales has spearheaded a groundbreaking research project exploring the cultivation of Arabica coffee in Costa...

Protests Erupt in El Salvador Against Bukele’s Crackdown

Hundreds of Salvadorans protested on Saturday to demand the release of "innocent" individuals imprisoned during President Nayib Bukele's crackdown on gangs. The demonstration, which...