Honduras
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Honduras: adoption of El Salvador-style tactics in anti-gang crackdown on prison inmates
Authorities in Honduras forced inmates to sit half-naked in tight rows while they searched for contraband in a sweep of prisons Monday, similar to the harsh tactics of neighbouring El Salvador. The military police — who have taken charge of the nation’s prisons — fanned out across several prisons,…Honduras: Violenta pelea en una cárcel deja al menos cuatro muertos y 11 heridos
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Honduras: prison brawl leaves six dead, two injured
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Six inmates died and two more were injured between Saturday night and Sunday morning in a violent brawl in a Honduran women’s prison home to 835, part of which was set on fire, a prison official said on Sunday. The brawl started on Saturday night in the National Women’s Peni…Honduras: cut off by coronavirus, Hondurans in packed prison suffer mental toll
LA ESPERANZA, Honduras (Reuters) - For Yerbin Estrada, the worst part of the day is when the sun begins to set. The hundreds of inmates of La Esperanza prison in central Honduras must leave its small courtyard and file back to their cramped cells. “That is when the hell really begins,” said the pow…Honduras: suspenden visitas en cárceles de Honduras para prevenir contagio de coronavirus
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Honduras : motín dejó al menos 18 muertos y una veintena de heridos
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