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Published on August 21, 2019 in Americas/World by Alan Pelaez Lopez

By Alan Pelaez Lopez. Carmela Parral Santos, mayor of a small Oaxacan town, opposed deforestation. On Saturday she was found murdered.

Published on July 24, 2019 in Americas/World by J.D. Smith

By J.D. Smith. Argentinians are taught they have no African heritage. The country’s Afro-descendant activists tell a different story.

Published on November 14, 2018 in Americas/Immigration/World by Abigail Carl-Klassen

By Abigail Carl-Klassen. What’s driven thousands of central Americans to join the migrant caravan?

Published on November 6, 2018 in Americas/Immigration/Politics by Megan Merchant

By Megan Merchant. “You too would flee.”

Published on June 4, 2018 in Americas by Lauren Camp

By Lauren Camp. Revisiting memories of Antigua, Guatemala in the wake of Sunday’s volcanic eruption, which has claimed 65 lives so far.

Published on April 27, 2018 in Americas by Brian Glaser

By Brian Glaser. When is Día de los Visas?

Published on December 11, 2017 in Americas by Abigail Carl-Klassen

By Abigail Carl-Klassen. Enormous election protests in Honduras keep relatives in the U.S. on edge.

Published on September 29, 2017 in Americas/Immigration by Abigail Carl-Klassen

By Abigail Carl-Klassen. Central American migrants delay their journey to join Mexican earthquake relief.

Published on September 21, 2017 in Americas/World by Howie Good

By Howie Good. Notes on the reverberations of Mexico City’s devastating earthquake.

Published on August 13, 2017 in Americas/Immigration by Abigail Carl-Klassen

By Abigail Carl-Klassen. In a San Antonio parking lot, 10 migrants are found dead inside a broiling tractor trailer.