Carrie Kahn

Stories

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  Mexico's Morgues Are Overflowing As Its Murder Rate Rises

  Several cities have resorted to storing dead bodies in refrigerated trailers, including Guadalajara. That sparked a national scandal, after some residents complained about the stench.

  Oct 10, 2018 at 2:24 pm

• What's Changed In Mexico Since The 1968 Student Protests

  Fifty years ago, hundreds of protesting students were gunned down in a Mexico City plaza by government forces. The movement was met with brutal repression but some say it paved a way for democratic change in Mexico, others worry about its legacy of impunity that has plagued the country ever since.

  Oct 02, 2018 at 3:08 pm

• Mexico City: Thirsty And Sinking

  Mexico City's thirst is sucking even more water from the ancient lake bed on which the city sits, it to sink. Climate change, political inaction and poor infrastructure is intensifying the problem for a metropolis of 22 million people.

  Sep 12, 2018 at 1:12 pm

• People In Central America Sound Alarms About What They Say Are Setbacks For Democracy

  In the last week Nicaragua and Guatemala moved to close separate United Nations groups working on human rights and anti-corruption efforts in what many say is a blow to democracy in Central America.

  Sep 03, 2018 at 3:21 pm

• Nicaragua's New Anti-Terrorism Law Thwarts Protesters, Activists Say

  Hundreds have been arrested or disappeared since the Ortega regime launched a crackdown on protesters. President Ortega has relied heavily on pro-government paramilitaries to make the arrests.

  Aug 29, 2018 at 4:25 am

• Nicaragua's Crackdown On Press

  Nicaragua's tiny independent press is in the crosshairs of the government's crackdown on protests against president Daniel Ortega.

  Aug 25, 2018 at 2:32 pm

• Nicaraguan Refugee Crisis Growing In Central America

  Hundreds of Nicaraguans are arriving in Costa Rica daily, fleeing the conflict in their country. The country is straining to provide services to the refugees and undergoing a sense of deja vu back to the days of the Nicaraguan Revolution.

  Aug 23, 2018 at 2:29 pm

• Nicaraguans Flee Amid Crackdown On Dissent

  Thousands of Nicaraguans have fled to Costa Rica after President Daniel Ortega launched a crackdown on dissent.

  Aug 19, 2018 at 2:50 pm