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Dany Díaz Mejía
Dany Díaz Mejía is a writer and speaker who contributes from Honduras.
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Articles by Dany Díaz Mejía
A demonstrator holds a crucifix during a protest against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government in Managua May 15, 2018. (CNS photo/Oswaldo Rivas, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
In Nicaragua, the Ortega regime steps up efforts to silence civil society—especially the Catholic Church
Dany Díaz Mejía
Human rights in Nicaragua have deteriorated since a political crisis in 2018 pitted the increasingly authoritarian Ortega government against democracy and political reform advocates.
Heavily armed police guard the streets in down town San Salvador, El Salvador, on March 27. El Salvador's congress has granted President Nayib Bukele request to declare a state of emergency, after a wave of gang-related killings. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
In El Salvador, churches are essential to ending gang violence. But the government’s crackdown could hurt those efforts.
Dany Díaz Mejía
When gang members were asked about what they must do to exit the gang, a little over half said they must join a church or follow God.