Nicaragua
US Planning Month of Raids to Deport Hundreds of Central American Moms and Kids
ICE has reportedly told its field offices nationwide to launch a 30-day "surge" of arrests focused on mothers and children who have already been told to leave the US.
Chile Takes Its First Step Towards Easing Pinochet’s Total Ban on Abortion
Deputies approved a bill allowing abortion in three highly restricted cases amid much heated debate in the chamber and on social media. The reform, celebrated as historic by women’s rights activists, now goes to the senate.
The First 180 of 8,000 Cuban Migrants Stranded in Costa Rica Are Back on the Road
After months of being trapped in limbo, a first group of 180 Cuban migrants left Costa Rica to continue their journey with the hope of settle in the United States.
An Air Bridge Deal Promises a Way Out for the Cuban Migrants Stranded in Costa Rica
The first group from among 8,000 Cubans stuck in Costa Rica — because Nicaragua won't let them continue their journey to the US — are due to fly to El Salvador in January, from where they will be transported by bus to Mexico.
The Pope Wants the World to Pay Attention to the Cuban Migrants Stuck in Costa Rica
Thousands of Cuban migrants heading for the United States have been stranded in Costa Rica since Nicaragua closed its border to them in mid-November and other regional governments have rejected proposals to provide them with safe passage north.
The Relatives of Missing Migrants Find Joy and Pain While Searching in Mexico
The relatives are part of an annual trip to look for Central American migrants who went missing in Mexico, mostly on their way to the United States. Activists say thousands disappear every year during the increasingly dangerous journey.
The Terrible Ways That Humans Fucked Up Food This Year
Even the world of food can't escape humanity's penchant for violence, exploitation, and straight-up evil.
Violent Land Invasions on Nicaragua's Atlantic Coast — 'Just Like the Spaniards'
In the past 10 years, approximately 100 people have been killed during confrontations between locals and settlers, according to a local human rights organization. Over half of the victims were killed in 2015.
President for Life? It Will Be Possible in Ecuador in 2021
Violent protests greeted a constitutional amendment that will force President Rafael Correa to sit out the 2017 election but could allow the charismatic leftist to resume his grip on power indefinitely from 2021.
Nicaragua's Momotombo Volcano Erupts for the First Time in a Century
The authorities said the renewed activity, which began on Monday night, has not yet put nearby communities in any imminent danger but warned locals to get ready to leave at a moment’s notice.
How Jailing Women for Abortion in El Salvador Hurts Their Children
El Salvador is one of five Latin American countries with a total ban on abortion, but it is the only one that regularly both imprisons women accused of terminating their pregnancies with courts handing down sentences that can run for decades.
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