José Rubén Zamora, the uncomfortable voice in the face of Guatemalan power that ended up behind bars
The journalist has been sentenced to six years in prison in a trial described as political persecution
Guatemala sentences renowned journalist José Rubén Zamora to six years in money laundering case
Zamora’s ‘El Periodico’ newspaper was known as fiercely independent and published investigations about corruption in the administrations of Giammattei and his predecessors
Guatemala’s presidential hopefuls channel heavy-handed tactics of El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele
The Salvadoran president’s formula has become well-known to citizens across Latin America, and the tough-talking, Bitcoin-loving leader enjoys approval ratings the envy of any world leader
Undercover, persecuted or in exile: How journalists are resisting in Central America
Three journalists from Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala provide a first-person account of what it’s like to continue reporting on reality despite the authoritarian onslaught in the region and the criminalization of their work
Shootings and forced recruitment as cartel battles spread on Chiapas-Guatemala border
For two years, a war between criminal groups has terrorized Frontera Comalapa and its farming communities. Residents and NGOs have denounced an upsurge in violence
The remorseful policeman of the Camargo massacre: ‘They finished them off and poured gasoline on them. Then they set them on fire’
One of the 12 police officers accused of murdering 17 migrants and two smugglers in 2021 in northern Mexico changed his story a few months after the incident. In his testimony, to which EL PAÍS has had access, he acknowledges the massacre and says that more agents were involved
8-year-old girl dies in Border Patrol custody in Texas, as agency struggles with overcrowding
The little girl from Panama had heart problems and was being held with her family in Harlingen, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley, one of the busiest corridors for migrant crossings
‘I’m afraid of being tricked’: Mexico disperses migrants at southern border as Title 42 ends
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The National Institute of Migration has closed its emergency office in Tapachula and stopped issuing transit permits as the U.S. warns illegal entry will be met with deportation
Journey to the end of Title 42: The dangerous trip across Mexico’s southern border
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EL PAÍS accompanies three Venezuelan migrants as they cross mountains, banana plantations and private properties to get to Tapachula, the epicenter of migration in Mexico’s far south
‘There’s no more room here!’: Thousands of migrants rush to Mexico’s southern border as Title 42 nears end
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The city of Tapachula has become a bottleneck where those seeking to travel north are stuck for months as they wait for a temporary permit that will allow them to continue their journey to the U.S.
US and Mexico agree on tighter immigration policies at border
Under the agreement, Mexico will continue to accept migrants from Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba and Nicaragua who are turned away at the border
Two pumas, a Bengal tiger and a white lion among exotic animals seized in Mexico police raid
Authorities in the state of Mexico arrested eight people in an operation that also uncovered infrastructure for the illegal extraction of gasoline, hydrocarbons and water
Migrants start fire at Mexico detention center, killing 40
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President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the fire was started by migrants inside the facility in Ciudad Juárez, near the U.S. border, after learning they would be deported
The reality of migrant women en route to the US: rapes and no access to hospitals
Doctors Without Borders has identified sexual violence as one of the most heinous problems in Mexico and Central America
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