Honduras
Police Claimed Her Jail Death Was Suicide. After Months of Outrage, a Cop Was Just Charged With Murder
Keyla Martínez, a 26-year-old nursing student, was detained for a COVID curfew violation in Honduras in February. She was found dead in a police cell hours later.
Alleged Narco President Hires GOP Lobbyists to Sing His Praises in Washington
Despite the mounting evidence against Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, Republican legislators have yet to drop their support for him.
Cocaine Charges Send Honduran President’s Brother to US Prison for Life. Will the President be Next?
Tony Hernández allegedly worked alongside his brother to aid and abet the international cocaine trade in the beleaguered Central American nation.
Top Candidates in Honduras' Presidential Race Face Drug Trade Allegations
As the country awaits the results of the vote, new allegations against outgoing President Juan Orlando Hernández and several other politicians loom large.
This Drug Trafficking Trial Could Reveal How Close Honduras’ President Is to the Cocaine Trade
U.S. prosecutors have alleged that Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández said he wanted to “shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos.”
Honduran Presidency Allegedly Bribed Journalists Using Taxpayer Money
A leaked indictment alleges that dozens of journalists were being paid off by the government of President Juan Orlando Hernández via front companies for favorable coverage.
The Death of a Young Woman in Police Custody Outrages Hondurans
Keyla Martínez, a 26-year-old student, died of asphyxiation when she was being held alone in a police cell. But many don't buy the police line that she committed suicide.
Honduras Is Trying to Make Legal Abortion Impossible
Latin America is home to some draconian anti-abortion laws, and Honduras is strengthening its own after Argentina decided to legalize the procedure.
Honduras President Wanted to 'Shove Drugs Up the Noses of Gringos,' US Prosecutors Say
The new motion in a U.S. court alleges that Juan Orlando Hernández accepted bribes to protect a massive cocaine laboratory.
MS-13 Is Getting Rich From Chemically-Altered Weed That's 'More Addictive Than Cocaine'
The gang says the drug is its biggest seller in Honduras. It's enhanced with unknown chemicals.
Foreign Investors Are Building a 'Hong Kong of the Caribbean' on a Remote Honduran Island
Locals say they were the last to know about the project, which they fear will edge them off ancestral lands.
Half a Million Hondurans Displaced by Hurricanes Now Have to Wait Out More Rain
The Central American nation has been ravaged by two hurricanes in as many weeks, and hundreds of thousands remain at risk.