Heather Gies

Heather Gies is a freelance editor and journalist whose reporting on human rights, politics, the environment, and other issues has appeared in Al Jazeera, The Guardian, The Intercept, In These Times, National Geographic, and other outlets. She previously worked as managing editor of the NACLA Report on the Americas, a quarterly print magazine of reporting and analysis on Latin America and the Caribbean published by the North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) since 1967. If you are interested in Heather's freelance editing services, please get in touch.

Select writing and reporting

Covering and Uncovering Latin America's Media Struggles

NACLA Report on the Americas, 2021

Against Forgetting

NACLA Report on the Americas, 2021

Dispossession, Resistance, and Solidarity in Central America

NACLA Report on the Americas, 2020

Canada: The other imperial power in Latin America

El Faro English, 2020

Honduran teen fled gangs at home only to be murdered while stranded at the U.S.-Mexico border

The Intercept, 2019

El Salvador massacre: Forensics teams dig for remains as U.S. envoy faces grilling

The Guardian, 2019

Once lush, El Salvador is dangerously close to running dry

National Geographic, 2018

Honduran villagers take legal action to stop mining firm digging up graves for gold

The Guardian, 2018

The kids aren't alright – when being young is a crime in El Salvador

The World, 2018

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