Nahua-Pipil indigenous communities in El Salvador gathered to recall the 1932 genocide that marked the start of generations of suppression of their language and culture.
El Salvador's Supreme Court ruled that the country's notoriously violent street gangs and those who support them financially will now be classified as "terrorist groups."
The US government formally removed Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism as a step toward restoring full diplomatic relations. Cuba had been listed since 1982.
The AFL-CIO once backed US government meddling in Honduras, but a new report from the labor federation is a scathing indictment of US "security" and "free trade" policies.
The US is now seeking $1 billion from Congress for its plan to step up the failed "war on drugs" and failed neoliberal economic programs in Central America.
Using the pretext of last spring's uptick in immigration by Central American children, the US is pushing for still more of its failed "drug war" and "free trade" policies.
The US has been requiring its "free trade" partners to meet certain labor standards. A US government report raises questions about the policy's effectiveness.
A US general recommended that the military create "blacklists with photos of all known insurgents and their aliases." Did the Salvadorans follow his advice?
Border Patrol agents rush through interviews with Central Americans seeking to flee gangs and then send them home to the "threat of murder, rape and other violence."
There was extensive media coverage of the spike in border crossings by Central American minors in June, but little reporting when it suddenly came to an end.
Latin American governments continued their diplomatic protests against Israel's operations in Gaza, but now the protests aren't just from left and center-left leaders.
From indigenous Mapuche in southern Chile to Mayan Muslims in southeastern Mexico, thousands of Latin Americans expressed solidarity with Palestinians under attack from Israel.
