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Mass Incarceration and Democratic Deterioration: Three Years of the State of Exception in El Salvador
On March 27, 2022, at the request of President Nayib Bukele, the Legislative Assembly passed a state of exception, limiting ...
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Weekly U.S.-Mexico Border Update: The Alien Enemies Act, military buildup, border wall
With this series of weekly updates, WOLA seeks to cover the most important developments at the U.S.-Mexico border. See ...
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Feminist Community Journalism Builds Hope”: How Women Communicators in Guatemala and Colombia Are Defending Human Rights
Our second episode was our first-ever Spanish-language episode. Our president, Carolina Jiménez Sandoval, spoke with Quimy de ...
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The Alien Enemies Act
President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 for only the fourth time in U.S. history. The target, this time, ...
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10 international organizations submit amicus brief in case of imprisoned Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora Marroquín
A group of 10 international organizations submitted an amicus curiae brief to Guatemala’s Supreme Court in the case of ...
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WOLA U.S.-Mexico Border Updates: 2025 Index
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Weekly Border Update
Due to end-of-year staff vacation time, WOLA will not publish Border Updates for the next two weeks. Updates will resume… ...