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Latin America correspondent for @AP's Global Religion Team | Tips: [email protected]
México, D.F.
Joined May 2009
When a person disappears, a family's right to mourn is attacked, so it's impossible to let go. I traveled to Perú, Colombia and Paraguay to meet relatives who have fought for justice and searched loved ones for decades. Here are their stories:.
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Thousands of people have disappeared in Latin America during decadeslong conflicts. Many have never been found, presumed to be the victims of dictatorships, insurgencies or organized crime.
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El Salvador's top human rights group flees President Bukele's ongoing crackdown on dissent.
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El Salvador’s top human rights organization, Cristosal, says it is leaving the country after harassment and legal threats by the government of President Nayib Bukele.
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The Bayeux Tapestry will be displayed in the UK for the first time in nearly 1,000 years.
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The Bayeux Tapestry depicting the Norman conquest of England will be displayed in the U.K. for the first time in almost 1,000 years.
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In the Sahara, a friendly dance competition carries on an ancient festival tradition.
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Las cubanas se suman a la tendencia de convertir sus uñas en lienzos creativos y desplegar sobre ellas verdaderas instalaciones artísticas.
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LA HABANA (AP) — La manicura cubana Marisel Darias se pasó casi seis horas arreglándole las uñas a su clienta.
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A church bombing leads Syria's Christians to consider leaving as foreign fighters remain.
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'Lord of the Rings' director backs long shot de-extinction plan, starring New Zealand's lost moa.
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Filmmaker Peter Jackson's fascination with a large extinct New Zealand bird has led to an unusual partnership with a biotech company known for its grand and controversial plans to bring back lost...
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Vatican unveils last of restored Raphael Rooms after 10-year cleaning that yielded new discoveries.
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The Vatican Museums has unveiled the last and most important of the restored Raphael Rooms. These are the spectacularly frescoed reception rooms of the Apostolic Palace that in some ways rival the...
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Under attack from Israel, Iran's supreme leader faces a stark choice.
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Iran’s supreme leader crushed internal threats during more than three decades in power. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei entrenched the system of rule by Shiite Muslim clerics.
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Archeologists find mummy surrounded by coca leaves on hilltop in Peru’s capital.
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Archeologists have found a pre-Hispanic mummy surrounded by coca leaves on top of a hill in Peru’s capital next to the practice field of a professional soccer club.
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Supreme Court OKs Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for kids, a setback for transgender rights.
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The Supreme Court has upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, a jolting setback to transgender rights.
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RT @CraryAP: Religious leaders released from Nicaraguan prison say their experience only strengthens their faith (From @AP Religion Team’s….
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U.S. efforts resulted in the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners including faith leaders in September 2024.
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Canadian Indigenous leader says he was 'filled with rage' before 'intense' conversation with Trump.
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A Canadian Indigenous leader who greeted world heads of state arriving for the Group of Seven summit says he was “filled with rage” and considered leaving before Donald Trump arrived.
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The world’s most-visited museum shuts down, sounding the alarm on overtourism.
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The Louvre Museum has failed to open on time Monday, leaving thousands of visitors stuck in long, unmoving lines.
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Pope Leo XIV's fashion choices make waves, and many wonder what they mean.
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Southern Baptists target porn, sports betting, same-sex marriage and 'willful childlessness'.
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Israeli forces halt Gaza-bound aid boat and detain Greta Thunberg and other activists.
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A Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists has arrived at an Israeli port after Israeli forces stopped and detained them. Israel was enforcing a longstanding blockade of the...
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Harvard files legal challenge over Trump's ban on US entry for incoming foreign students.
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Harvard University is challenging President Donald Trump’s move to block foreign students from coming to the United States to attend the Ivy League school, calling it illegal retaliation for Harvar...
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AP PHOTOS: An Indonesian woman thrives in male-dominated cattle trading ahead of Eid al-Adha.
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As Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, approaches, cattle markets across Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation, are experiencing peak trading activity.
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Election of Mexico’s first Indigenous Supreme Court justice in 170 years raises hope and skepticism.
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Hugo Aguilar campaigned for Mexico’s Supreme Court with the simple message that he would finally give Indigenous Mexicans a voice at one of the highest levels of government.
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New Zealand Parliament suspends 3 Māori Party lawmakers for haka protest.
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New Zealand legislators have voted to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Māori haka to protest a proposed law. Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke on Thursday received...
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