Carrie Kahn
Stories
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Latin America
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.
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Latin America
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.
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Environment
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.
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World
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.
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Latin America
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.
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Latin America
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.
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Latin America
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.
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Latin America
Nicaraguans Flee Amid Crackdown On Dissent
Thousands of Nicaraguans have fled to Costa Rica after President Daniel Ortega launched a crackdown on dissent.