Honduras Copy-Pastes Bukele’s CECOT Marketing

CENTRAL AMERICA IN MINUTES, Ep. 32: In El Salvador, three top military officers are convicted for the emblematic 1982 murder of four Dutch journalists, marking the first conviction of high-ranking military officials in the country for crimes committed during the civil war.In Honduras, digital outlet Contracorriente reports that the Xiomara Castro administration has launched a media campaign during the electoral season promoting the image of a new supermax facility emulating El Salvador’s CECOT prison.Despite international pressure, Guatemalan Attorney General Consuelo Porras expands charges against two Indigenous leaders of the 2023 mobilizations against an electoral coup. The E.U. sanctions the Foundation Against Terrorism, a close ally in Porras’ lawfare against civil society.This episode of Central America in Minutes was written and narrated by Roman Gressier and Edward Grattan, with production by Omnionn. Help us shine a brighter beacon on Central America at support.elfaro.net. Our mantra at El Faro English is simple: Journalism must go on.