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Ahead of a tight presidential election, Honduras braces for controversy

The lead-up to Sunday’s vote has been marred by finger-pointing and fears of election manipulation by campaign rivals.

Rixi Moncada speaks at a campaign rally.

How an emergency declaration deepened Honduras’s crime crisis

Critics say Honduras’s long-running state of exception created a system of impunity for the country’s law enforcement.

A member of DIPAMPCO police unit holds a gun as his colleagues make an arrest.

How the discovery of a mass grave sparked uproar over the missing in Mexico

In Jalisco, volunteers found an ‘extermination site’. Now, critics are asking why the government did not find it first.

Forensic technicians examine a mass grave site in Teuchitlan, Jalisco, on March 20 [Ivan Arias/Reuters]

The fall of Mexico’s PRI party, a once-dominant political force

As the June 2 election nears, experts say the PRI remains weak, limping to a lacklustre result in the presidential race.

Xochitl Galvez waves a Mexican flag from the stage of her final campaign rally in 2024.

Hondurans cheer a rare win over their corrupt politicians, far from home

A US court convicts former right-wing President Juan Orlando Hernandez of narco-trafficking.

Supporters of the ruling Libertad y Refundacion party (LIBRE) celebrate in Tegucigalpa

Israeli official faces corruption allegations in Honduras president’s trial

A witness in the trial accused an unnamed member of the Israeli embassy in Colombia of participating in a cocaine ring.

A courtroom sketch of a lawyer pointing at Juan Orlando Hernandez.

‘Divine justice’: How Hondurans are reacting to an ex-president’s US trial

Former President Juan Orlando Hernandez faces accusations he transformed Honduras into a drug-trafficking ‘narco-state’.

Juan Orlando Hernandez, wearing a face mask and sunglasses, walks in the custody of US federal agents.

Honduran activists demand action after killing of water defenders

President Xiomara Castro’s government must do more to protect those fighting for environmental rights, critics say.

Family members of slain Honduran environmentalists Aly Dominguez and Jairo Bonilla mourn over their caskets [Seth Berry/Al Jazeera]

Can Honduras tackle deep-seated police corruption?

New investigation reveals allegations of torture, evidence-planting and extrajudicial killings by security forces.

Honduras police

Slain Honduran activist’s daughter seeks criminal probe

Berta Cáceres’s daughter has alleged that Dutch state-run bank ignored signs of embezzlement, violating laws.

Berta Caceres