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Indigenous Prisoners of Conscience: Guatemala’s 48 Cantons leaders Luis Pacheco and Héctor Chaclán have now spent a year behind bars on “terrorism” charges, with Amnesty calling them prisoners of conscience—an echo of the 2023 crisis when Indigenous groups helped defend Bernardo Arévalo’s election win after raids on the electoral authority and pressure on Semilla. Migration and Detention Pressure: Across the U.S., a lawsuit says Washington’s foster system failed immigrant teens in danger of deportation, while detainees at New Jersey’s Delaney Hall released a second letter alleging medical neglect and family harm. Haiti Security Shift: A UN-backed gang suppression force commander arrived in Port-au-Prince to replace a Kenyan-led mission, but only a fraction of the planned troops—including Guatemala and El Salvador—are deployed so far. Guatemala’s Health Policy: Guatemala acknowledged U.S. pressure tied to its long-running Cuban medical brigades, as it moves to phase them out and replace them with local staff. Regional Watch: CDC issued a travel advisory over chikungunya in Mauritius, as the virus spreads to new countries including Guatemala.

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