Central America (EN)/Migration

Tuesday, July 28th, 202607/28/2026

El Faro Wins Gabo Award for Chronicling a Wave of Exile from Bukele’s El Salvador

Óscar and Carlos Martínez reconstructed the forced exile of Salvadoran journalists and critical voices in a wave of repression by Nayib Bukele in 2025. Photographer Carlos Barrera was named a finalist for his coverage of the fallout from U.S. deportations in Guatemala.

Graciela Barrera

Central America (EN)/Migration

El Faro Wins Gabo Award for Chronicling a Wave of Exile from Bukele’s El Salvador

Graciela Barrera

Central America (EN)/Historical Memory

Pacoj Buries Its Victims of the War in Guatemala

Yuliana Ramazzini

Central America (EN)/Politics

Panama Canal Autonomy Hangs in the Balance Amid Pressure From Top Two Customers

Leyrian Colón Santiago

Central America (EN)/Corruption

New Guatemalan AG Starts Cleaning House After Years of Corruption and Lawfare

Yuliana Ramazzini

Central America (EN)/Politics

Tables Turn Back to Conservative Control in Honduras

Yuliana Ramazzini

Central America (EN)/Politics

For the Nicaraguan Regime, Waving the Wrong Flag Can Be A Subversive Act

Leyrian Colón Santiago

Central America (EN)/Gangs

Guatemalan Gangs Step Into Politics and Drug Trafficking

Carlos Martínez

Central America (EN)/Impunity

Consuelo Porras Signed Irregular Adoptions of Children from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras

Central America (EN)/Politics

As Opposition Lobbies MAGA in Florida, Arévalo Deepens U.S. Military Ties

Yuliana Ramazzini and Roman Gressier

Central America (EN)/Politics

Voters Gives Second Term to Costa Rican “Chavismo”

Yuliana Ramazzini

Central America (EN)/Gangs

Arévalo Accuses 18th Street Gang of Assassination Plot during 2023 Campaign

Central America (EN)/Politics

Arévalo Begins Third Year under State of Siege amid Clashes with 18th Street

Roman Gressier, Yuliana Ramazzini and Carlos Barrera