🎙️In Nicaragua, Ortega’s threat against the 2027 elections sparks regional condemnation. In El Salvador, an autopsy ignores signs of a fisherman’s violent death in prison. A Guatemalan general accused of genocide is granted house arrest. beta.elfaro.net/en/elfaro-au...

Land of Bones: Who Will Find El Salvador’s Dead? Explore our new digital magazine, Beacon: beta.elfaro.net/en/monthly/i...

🎙️ Salvadoran TPS recipients hold their breath for a last-second renewal, Nicaragua sells off exiles’ properties and suspends lawyers, and former president and Trump ally Juan Orlando Hernández plans his return to Honduras. beta.elfaro.net/en/elfaro-au...

Join us for a Live today at 8:00 pm. We’ll present Beacon and discuss Central American journalism and fiction with @romangressier, @JonathanBlitzer, @yuliramazzini and @rubenwrites. Tune in on El Faro’s YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram.

Join us for a Live on Tuesday, July 14. We’ll present our new magazine Beacon and discuss Central American journalism and fiction with @romangressier, @JonathanBlitzer, @yuliramazzini and @rubenwrites. Tune in on El Faro’s YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram.

🎙️ In El Salvador, human rights attorney Ruth López’s family fears for her life in prison. Guatemalan prosecutors ease up on newspaperman Jose Rubén Zamora. Nicaragua, too, receives dozens of third-country deportees in Trump’s second term. beta.elfaro.net/en/elfaro-au...

We just published this year’s first issue of Beacon, titled: “Land of Bones: Who Will Find El Salvador’s Dead?” Join us for a Live on Tuesday, July 14. We’ll present Beacon and discuss Central American journalism and fiction with @romangressier, @JonathanBlitzer, @yuliramazzini and @rubenwrites.

🎙️ In El Salvador, Bukele registers to run for a third term in 2027 after scrapping term limits. In Guatemala, Trump’s nominee for ambassador steps down amid turmoil over U.S. policy. Trump’s threat to “take back the canal” looms over Panamanian neutrality. beta.elfaro.net/en/elfaro-au...

A string of U.S. officials departs Trump’s mission to the OAS. The World Bank projects El Salvador’s economy will grow in 2026 by a hair. A trial for the murder of Roberto Samcam is expected to begin in Costa Rica in 2027. 🎙️ beta.elfaro.net/en/elfaro-au...

Land of Bones: Who Will Find El Salvador’s Dead? Explore our new digital magazine, Beacon: beta.elfaro.net/en/monthly/i...

🎙️In Nicaragua, the US sanctions more than 100 officials after the death of political prisoner Brooklyn Rivera. In Guatemala, the new AG halts the prosecution of journalists and columnists. In El Salvador, search groups question official homicide figures. beta.elfaro.net/en/elfaro-au...

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🎙️ In Guatemala, Arévalo downplays reporting of upcoming joint U.S. military strikes. In Nicaragua, relatives of Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera are detained while claiming his body. In El Salvador, a campaign to save a forest gathers signatures. beta.elfaro.net/en/elfaro-au...

🎙️Salvadoran political prisoner Ruth López’s family calls for her release. Audio published by Hondurasgate skips journalistic due diligence. Guatemala ends the tenure of an internationally sanctioned top prosecutor. #CentralAmericaInMinutes beta.elfaro.net/en/elfaro-au...

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Addressing @tlhumanrights.bsky.social, the Heritage Foundation sought to normalize deficiencies in the protection of citizens in El Salvador as par for the regional course. But their own data does not support that notion, writes Daniel Olmedo in #efOpinion beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...

🎙️Bukele announces Google’s A.I. system Gemini will help oversee chronic illness. The U.S. Embassy in Guatemala influences constitutional magistrate elections. Costa Rica ties a Nicaraguan with intelligence connections to the murder of a prominent exile. beta.elfaro.net/en/elfaro-au...

The president’s brother Ibrajim Bukele claims an “independent” team is reviewing cases under the state of exception, despite lacking legal authority. He says the group draws from institutions controlled by the president, including the First Lady’s Office. beta.elfaro.net/en/el-salvad...

In 2025, 252 migrants were sent to El Salvador as part of an agreement between Trump and the Bukele administration. What did both presidents gain from it? @frontlinepbs.bsky.social and @elfaroenglish.bsky.social joined forces to find the answers. Stream “The Deal” on @pbs.org now.

TONIGHT: @frontlinepbs.bsky.social and @elfaroenglish.bsky.social investigated what’s behind the agreement between President Donald Trump and Nayib Bukele to send deported migrants to Salvadoran prisons, and what each leader gained. Here’s the trailer of “The Deal.” Premiering at 10pm ET on PBS.

How was the agreement between President Donald Trump and Nayib Bukele to detain deportees in El Salvador negotiated? What did each leader gain from the deal? @frontlinepbs.bsky.social and @elfaroenglish.bsky.social are teaming up to present “The Deal.” Premieres tonight 10pm ET @pbs.org.

TONIGHT: @frontlinepbs.bsky.social and investigated what’s behind the agreement between President Donald Trump and Nayib Bukele to send deported migrants to Salvadoran prisons, and what each leader gained. Here’s the trailer of “The Deal.” Premiering at 10pm ET on @pbs.org.

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📸 In Quetzaltenango, migration is a historic tradition. Families where women take care of everything are the norm. Some returned to Guatemala years ago; others recently, under the terror imposed by ICE in US cities. #efPhoto beta.elfaro.net/en/ef-photo-...

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