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El Salvador Court Delays Trial of Twelve Veterans Accused of Plotting Attacks Against Bukele

Salvadoran courts postponed until September proceedings against twelve former soldiers and leftist guerrillas accused of planning attacks on gas stations and efforts to disrupt President Nayib Bukele’s second-term inauguration.
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Panama retained the top position in a global expatriate ranking for a third straight year, supporting continued foreign investment in real estate and reinforcing the country’s a...

El Salvador’s El Faro Wins Gabo Award for Reporting on Political Repression

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Latin America and Central America Surpass Ten Thousand Electric Transit Buses

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Autopsy Challenges Official Account of Fisherman’s Death in El Salvador Prison

A human rights investigation cited an autopsy finding that detained fisherman Dionicio Adonay Ramirez Rivas suffered a fatal puncture wound while held at Mariona Prison, challen...

Chile Transfers High-Risk Prisoners to Maximum-Security Facility, Echoing El Salvador’s Security Model

Chile’s government transferred hundreds of high-risk inmates to a newly built maximum-security facility in a move described in the source notes as mirroring the security policie...

El Salvador Prepares for International Surfing Championships After World Surf League Event

Salvadoran tourism and infrastructure authorities are stepping up preparations for September’s International Surfing Association junior and longboard world championships followi...

El Niño Threatens Central American Agriculture and Water Resources

The World Meteorological Organization warned that an intensifying El Niño pattern could persist across Central America through October 2026, increasing the risks of severe droug...
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