El Salvador Free Trade Zone Plan Sparks Debate
Debates around foreign investment, development, and sovereignty, colored by a long history of neoliberalism and U.S. imperialism, are heating up in El Salvador. […]
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Water Wars: El Salvador Social Movements Resist Water Privatization
El Salvador’s right-wing lawmakers and private business lobby are pushing to privatize water. Social movements are fighting to defend it. […]
Pajulies Under Attack: Hydroelectric Company Bypasses Resistance by Military Force
For over a year, community members have denounced state violence and criminalization targeting their peaceful resistance to the Hidrocep project. […]
La mortífera diplomacia canadiense y la preocupante situación de las y los presos políticos en Honduras
El terrorismo de Estado acosa a Honduras, y el mismo cuenta con el apoyo del gobierno de Canadá. […]
Honduran Activist Framed for Vandalism Faces Ongoing Misinformation Campaign
Honduran youth activist Eduardo Enrique Urbina Ayala continues to be the target of state misinformation months after he fled the country fearing for his safety. […]
Canada’s Deadly Diplomacy and the Plight of Political Prisoners in Honduras
It’s time for Canada to condemn the real perpetrators of violence in Honduras and take a stand for the rights of political prisoners like Edwin Espinal. […]
Honduras: Military Intelligence Behind Assassinations, Tortures, and Forced Disappearances
The ex-captain of the Armed Forces, Santos Orellana Rodríguez, says that active intelligence and counterintelligence units are currently receiving direct orders from President Juan Orlando Hernández. […]
Demanding Justice: Indigenous Women from Guatemala Battle Canadian Mining Giant
Land defenders make history by challenging Hudbay Minerals in court. […]
Anti-Dam Resistance Faces Death and Detention in Guerrero, Mexico
State-sponsored violence against anti-dam movement leaves a trail of blood and arbitrary arrests. […]
Colombia: Extractivist Pax vs. Peace with Social and Environmental Justice
The conflict between the extractivist pax and peace with social and environmental justice is sharp. […]