Daniel Berehulak photo for The New York Times. Caption: “ Officers patrolling Xalapa, capital of the state of Veracruz, which is the most dangerous place to be a reporter in the Western Hemisphere.”

May 1, 2017

Brazil

Thirteen members of the Gamela community were hospitalised after the assault by ranchers armed with rifles and machetes

Cuba

Most damagingly, putting the relationship with Cuba back on a confrontational track would all but certainly subject Cubans to greater repression and privation

Honduras

Las autoridades de La Dirección de Lucha Contra el Narcotráfico (DLCN) incautaron este domingo una plantación de coca en una montaña ubicada en Esquipulas del Norte

Mexico

March was the worst month on record for Mexico, ever, according to Article 19, a group that tracks crimes against journalists worldwide

It’s called the Arizona Border Surveillance Technology Plan; and it’s a network of these towers, cameras mounted on pickup trucks and backpack surveillance systems

Venezuela

Whether Venezuela reaches a tipping point depends not only on popular mobilization but also on whether the government cracks under the combined international political and economic pressure

Western Hemisphere Regional

Immigrant rights advocates and restrictionist groups said there is little doubt that the Trump administration’s tough talk has had impact