Episode 64: The Inter-American Court of Human Rights condemned the state of Honduras for trying to uproot the Afro-Indigenous Garifuna community from Cayos Cochinos at the behest of a tourism conglomerate and a European TV spinoff of Survivor.

Guatemalan political elites battle over a top court tainted by allegations of corruption and insider dealing. With all five seats up for grabs this week, both Arévalo and his enemies claim only they really understand where Trump stands.

The human rights organization Cristosal reports 245 cases of political persecution in El Salvador. They identify a web of judicial and extrajudicial attacks leading to exile, self-censorship, and even death.

This episode was produced with support from the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives. It was written by Yuliana Ramazzini, Gabriel Labrador, and Roman Gressier, with sound design by Omnionn.

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Episode 63: A federal judge denounces intimidation and death threats on social media after suspending Trump’s rollback of TPS for Haiti. An appeals court allows Trump to cancel the program for Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal as litigation continues.

In Guatemala, an internationally sanctioned judge annuls the 1993 arrest warrant for coup president Jorge Serrano Elías, a fugitive in Panama. The same judge oversees terrorism charges against Indigenous leaders who fended off a coup effort in 2023.

Costa Rica denounces the theft of tens of millions of dollars of gold extracted every year by Nicaraguan miners. The government inches toward a proposal to reactivate open-pit mining across an area 100 times larger than the illegal mining operation.

This episode was produced with support from the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives. It was written by Yuliana Ramazzini, Gabriel Labrador, and Roman Gressier, with sound design by Omnionn.

Stream Central America in Minutes on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, iHeart, and YouTube.

Episode 62: U.N. experts tie internationally sanctioned Guatemalan AG Consuelo Porras to an illegal adoption scheme during the armed conflict. They make the allegations public on the same day she runs for constitutional magistrate.

The Bukele-controlled Assembly in El Salvador claims it is running a 2026 “austerity” budget for legislative operations, but is keeping line items under lock and key.

After Trump’s invasion of Venezuela, the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua reinstates visa requirements for Cuba, heeding yearslong calls from the U.S. to cut off a migration route.

This episode was produced with support from the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives. It was written by Yuliana Ramazzini and Gabriel Labrador, with editing by Roman Gressier and sound design by Omnionn.

Stream Central America in Minutes on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, iHeart, and YouTube.