Central America Archives

Ex-Salvadoran officer: ‘High command’ gave order to kill Jesuits in ’89

Jul 9, 2020

A former Salvadoran army officer has testified that the “high command” gave orders to eliminate Jesuits priests during the country’s civil war. He also said the Central American country’s president would have known of the crimes to be committed and did not intervene.

By David Agren

Central American bishops: ‘We all must get involved’ during pandemic

Jul 7, 2020

Central America’s bishops have urged their governments and people to join together to provide health care and protect lives as the COVID-19 pandemic heaps misery and economic consequences on one of the poorer parts of the hemisphere.

By David Agren

U.S. deporting Guatemalans has led to spread of COVID-19, report says

Jun 25, 2020

A report by the Washington-based Refugees International organization charges U.S. immigration policy with helping the spread of the coronavirus in Guatemala, as federal agencies in the U.S. and Mexico have repatriated infected Guatemalans through deportations.

By Rhina Guidos

Unable to catch a break, Central America battles a pandemic and a storm

Jun 4, 2020

As if battling a pandemic weren’t enough, three of the poorest countries in Central America now are having to simultaneously face the aftermath of strong tropical storms.

By Rhina Guidos

Washington nonprofit warns against pandemic restrictions on immigration

May 30, 2020

The Washington-based American Immigration Council said restrictions issued by the Trump administration during the coronavirus pandemic are being used to implement immigration limitations White House officials have sought for a long time.

By Rhina Guidos

In the memory of horror and pain, Salvadorans overcome massacre with faith

May 15, 2020

Listen to a survivor of a massacre where many children were among the more than 600 killed or driven to their deaths into a river by Honduran and Salvadoran government forces, the two countries that straddle the body of water known as the Sumpul.

By Rhina Guidos