Fear of the political crisis and, in particular, the targeting of the Catholic Church is driving many Nicaraguans to flee to the U.S. border in search of asylum, as panelists discussed during a March 6 event.
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As criminal groups, land grabbers and large-scale projects attempt to seize land around the world, people who defend their territory risk threats, displacement and even murder.
The Nicaraguan government organized events Monday to mark the anniversary of the revolution that overthrew dictator Anastasio Somoza. But with most opposition leaders jailed, many Nicaraguans say President Daniel Ortega is acting much like Somoza did 42 years ago.
At an online panel for International Women's Day, speakers representing Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua discussed the United States' role in creating political and economic crises in Central America.
Two U.S. bishops' committee chairmen and the head of Catholics Relief Services asked the Biden administration Feb. 10 to grant Temporary Protected Status for 18 months to people from Central America in the United States and to provide aid to their hurricane-ravaged countries.
We say: Returning to some version of the pre-Trump era is a minimal start. Justice requires a much deeper commitment to seeking the truth about our history in order to accomplish comprehensive immigration reform.
Extreme global temperatures, wildfires and hurricanes continued to plague the planet during 2020, prompting U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to urge an end to global "war on nature."
