In Costa Rica, once considered a reliable refuge, Nicaraguan asylum seekers face an increasingly hostile environment—pushing many to look toward Spain as a safer alternative. Meanwhile, the Chaves administration confronts rising discontent, as farmers, teachers, students, and unions fill the streets in protest. Beyond Costa Rica, the threats to press freedom intensify: Reporters Without Borders warns of escalating attacks on journalists in Honduras, while Nicaragua’s regime attempts to mask its abuses by staging the reappearance of journalist Fabiola Tercero after more than a year of forced disappearance.

El Salvador rounds out the region’s troubling pattern with revelations that the government used public funds to purchase properties for a new presidential residence, reinforcing concerns over unchecked executive power under Nayib Bukele. Together, these developments underscore a region where institutions are strained, dissent is met with repression, and the fight for transparency and human rights grows increasingly urgent.