El Salvador: “Bukele is the One Who Had a Pact with the Gangs”
Carlos Martinez of El Faro explains the consequences of revealing the negotiations between the gangs and the Salvadoran government.
Interviews
Jorge Castañeda on AMLO and the Resilience of Dictatorships
“We must continue pressuring, but without harboring any illusions. Dictatorships have proven themselves to be resilient.”
Irlanda Jerez: “Many Are Abandoning Ship and Leaving”
“Daniel Ortega’s tirades against the OAS and the US are to project a position of apparent strength to the Sandinista militancy…”
Ruth Lopez Reviews the State of Emergency in El Salvador
“Those causing the most violations are the National Police & the Armed Forces,” says this human rights defender of the Crisoltal organization.
Maria Teresa Blandon: NGO Cancellations “Have No Legality”
The Nicaraguan State “has no legitimate pretext to intervene & control civil society organizations, as in practice, they’ve tried to do…
La Crema Covers Cuban Reality Better Than the TV News
People know La Crema for his “musical news”: reggaeton videos that tell you what’s going on in Cuba, better than the state-controlled media.
Educational Toys in Cuba: a Useful and Growing Market
The Ludoteca turns playtime into a space for development & toys into the tools that make this possible, which they were designed & made for.
Kids Hurt by Ortega’s Closing of the CODENI Non-Profit
He notes that the “big losers” are the thousands of children and teens “left in an utterly defenseless situation.”
Chilean Women Searching for Peace through Needles & Thread
“The arpilleras are so moving, an extraordinary example of the value of women amid adversity. They have strength and can speak without fear”.
“I’m Blind, but I Can Clearly See What’s Happening in Chile”
Campillai. 38, is one of the main advocates for the Amnesty Law for prisoners of the 2019 social uprising, during which she lost her vision.