Honduras reacts with mixed feelings to the release of Juan Orlando Hernández
Hondurans, gripped by uncertainty due to the close election results, have differing opinions over the former president’s pardon
Deportation crisis: Mexico errs on the side of caution, Brazil summons US embassy chief
Claudia Sheinbaum has stayed out of the conflict between the U.S. president and Gustavo Petro and appeals to López Obrador’s learning to avoid a direct clash; Lula resorts to a diplomatic path, but makes his anger at the conditions of deportation flights clear
Honduras, the country where the Bukele method failed
Ten months ago, President Xiomara Castro decreed a state of emergency, inspired by neighboring El Salvador’s security policy. Since then, murders have decreased… but the control of gangs and drug-trafficking groups persists. Reports of torture are also growing in Honduran prisons, which are now administered by the military
A Honduran Alcatraz: Xiomara Castro intends to build a prison on an island for 2,000 gang members
The maximum security mega-complex will be located in a Caribbean archipelago. ‘The idea is for criminals to lose touch with everything,’ says the government
Gang slaughtered 46 women at Honduran prison with machetes, guns and flammable liquid, official says
The carnage in Tuesday’s riot was the worst atrocity at a women’s prison in recent memory, something President Xiomara Castro called “monstrous”