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El Salvador Eliminates Parlacen Deputies, Begins Exit from Regional Body
El Salvador's Legislative Assembly approved a constitutional amendment on July 31, 2025, eliminating the recognition of Central American Parliament (Parlacen) deputies to save approximately $1.7 million annually, citing concerns about corruption and inefficiency. The ruling party justified the decis...
El Salvador Eliminates Parlacen Deputies, Begins Exit from Regional Body
El Salvador's Legislative Assembly approved a constitutional amendment on July 31, 2025, eliminating the recognition of Central American Parliament (Parlacen) deputies to save approximately $1.7 million annually, citing concerns about corruption and inefficiency. The ruling party justified the decis...
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48% Bias Score
Judge Blocks Trump Administration's Termination of TPS for 60,000 Immigrants
A US District Judge in San Francisco blocked the Trump administration's termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 60,000 immigrants from Nepal, Honduras, and Nicaragua, citing a lack of objective review and racially motivated decision-making, preventing their deportation and preserving the...
Judge Blocks Trump Administration's Termination of TPS for 60,000 Immigrants
A US District Judge in San Francisco blocked the Trump administration's termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 60,000 immigrants from Nepal, Honduras, and Nicaragua, citing a lack of objective review and racially motivated decision-making, preventing their deportation and preserving the...
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48% Bias Score
Judge Blocks Trump Administration's Termination of TPS for 60,000 Immigrants
A California judge extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 60,000 immigrants from Nepal, Honduras, and Nicaragua, blocking the Trump administration's plan to end their protections and potentially deport them, despite the administration's claims of improved conditions in their home countries.
Judge Blocks Trump Administration's Termination of TPS for 60,000 Immigrants
A California judge extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 60,000 immigrants from Nepal, Honduras, and Nicaragua, blocking the Trump administration's plan to end their protections and potentially deport them, despite the administration's claims of improved conditions in their home countries.
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44% Bias Score
El Salvador's Top Human Rights Group Forced into Exile
El Salvador's leading human rights group, Cristosal, has been forced to shut down its operations due to government repression, relocating to Guatemala and Honduras after 25 years of documenting human rights abuses under President Nayib Bukele, who is a key Trump administration ally.
El Salvador's Top Human Rights Group Forced into Exile
El Salvador's leading human rights group, Cristosal, has been forced to shut down its operations due to government repression, relocating to Guatemala and Honduras after 25 years of documenting human rights abuses under President Nayib Bukele, who is a key Trump administration ally.
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56% Bias Score
EU-Central America Pact Addresses Migration Amidst Regional Instability
The EU and six Central American nations agreed to strengthen cooperation on migration, following years of stalled talks due to political instability and corruption, with a focus on future investment in regional energy infrastructure and lessons learned from Haiti's struggles.
EU-Central America Pact Addresses Migration Amidst Regional Instability
The EU and six Central American nations agreed to strengthen cooperation on migration, following years of stalled talks due to political instability and corruption, with a focus on future investment in regional energy infrastructure and lessons learned from Haiti's struggles.
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44% Bias Score
Mexico Clarifies Plane Interception, Resolving Diplomatic Dispute with El Salvador
A diplomatic incident between Mexico and El Salvador erupted after a Mexican security official wrongly claimed that a cocaine-laden plane intercepted by Mexican authorities originated in El Salvador; Mexico later clarified that there was no evidence to support this claim, and the situation has been ...
Mexico Clarifies Plane Interception, Resolving Diplomatic Dispute with El Salvador
A diplomatic incident between Mexico and El Salvador erupted after a Mexican security official wrongly claimed that a cocaine-laden plane intercepted by Mexican authorities originated in El Salvador; Mexico later clarified that there was no evidence to support this claim, and the situation has been ...
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40% Bias Score
El Salvador Eliminates Presidential Term Limits, Allowing Bukele's Indefinite Re-election
El Salvador's legislature passed a constitutional amendment eliminating presidential term limits, enabling President Nayib Bukele's indefinite re-election, despite criticism from human rights organizations regarding his strong-arm tactics against gangs and political opponents.
El Salvador Eliminates Presidential Term Limits, Allowing Bukele's Indefinite Re-election
El Salvador's legislature passed a constitutional amendment eliminating presidential term limits, enabling President Nayib Bukele's indefinite re-election, despite criticism from human rights organizations regarding his strong-arm tactics against gangs and political opponents.
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56% Bias Score
El Salvador: Parliament approves indefinite presidential re-election
El Salvador's parliament amended its constitution to allow President Nayib Bukele indefinite re-election, extending presidential terms to six years, and shortening his current term to June 2027; the vote was 57 to 3, with the opposition dissenting.
El Salvador: Parliament approves indefinite presidential re-election
El Salvador's parliament amended its constitution to allow President Nayib Bukele indefinite re-election, extending presidential terms to six years, and shortening his current term to June 2027; the vote was 57 to 3, with the opposition dissenting.
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68% Bias Score
Judge Blocks Trump Administration's Attempt to End TPS for 60,000 Migrants
A California federal judge blocked the Trump administration's attempt to end temporary protected status (TPS) for 60,000 migrants from Nepal, Honduras, and Nicaragua, preventing their deportation and allowing them to work in the U.S. The administration argued that conditions in their home countries ...
Judge Blocks Trump Administration's Attempt to End TPS for 60,000 Migrants
A California federal judge blocked the Trump administration's attempt to end temporary protected status (TPS) for 60,000 migrants from Nepal, Honduras, and Nicaragua, preventing their deportation and allowing them to work in the U.S. The administration argued that conditions in their home countries ...
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36% Bias Score
El Salvador: Human Rights Watchdog Cristosal Relocates Amid Government Crackdown
El Salvador's human rights watchdog Cristosal has relocated its operations outside the country due to government repression, suspending its work within the nation and citing risks of criminal persecution and lack of impartial trials, following the arrest of its prominent advocate Ruth Lopez and a ne...
El Salvador: Human Rights Watchdog Cristosal Relocates Amid Government Crackdown
El Salvador's human rights watchdog Cristosal has relocated its operations outside the country due to government repression, suspending its work within the nation and citing risks of criminal persecution and lack of impartial trials, following the arrest of its prominent advocate Ruth Lopez and a ne...
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56% Bias Score
Screwworm Fly Infestation Threatens US Livestock
Since early 2023, a New World screwworm fly infestation, causing over 35,000 cases (mostly cattle), has spread from Central America to Southern Mexico, threatening US livestock; the US plans to build a "fly factory" to mass-produce sterile male flies to combat it.
Screwworm Fly Infestation Threatens US Livestock
Since early 2023, a New World screwworm fly infestation, causing over 35,000 cases (mostly cattle), has spread from Central America to Southern Mexico, threatening US livestock; the US plans to build a "fly factory" to mass-produce sterile male flies to combat it.
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44% Bias Score
Costa Rican Supreme Court Seeks to Lift President's Immunity for Corruption
Costa Rica's Supreme Court, for the first time, requested Parliament to lift President Rodrigo Chaves' immunity on July 1st, 2024, to prosecute him for allegedly forcing a state contractor to pay $32,000 to his friend, potentially leading to a 2-8 year prison sentence.
Costa Rican Supreme Court Seeks to Lift President's Immunity for Corruption
Costa Rica's Supreme Court, for the first time, requested Parliament to lift President Rodrigo Chaves' immunity on July 1st, 2024, to prosecute him for allegedly forcing a state contractor to pay $32,000 to his friend, potentially leading to a 2-8 year prison sentence.
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44% Bias Score
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