The sky over downtown San Salvador was still overcast when doctors, teachers, union members, feminists, relatives of victims of the state of exception, workers from various sectors, and members of other social movements were getting their signs and flags ready to...
By Niko Vorobyov On Friday, March 25, 2022, hundreds of cellphones in the small, Central American nation of El Salvador glowed with the same text message: “Adelante” (“go ahead”). The heavily tattooed gangsters of Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) had their order. They went on...
For human rights defenders, the improvement in El Salvador’s security levels comes at a high price: the erosion of democracy and respect for the rule of law. However, they acknowledge that President Nayib Bukele’s government has public support. Measures...
The urban basic food basket (CBA) rose by $1.98 in March and reached its highest price in eight months, the National Office of Statistics and Censuses (Onec) reported. The office, a division of the Central Reserve Bank (BCR), reports that the urban basket increased...
El Salvador’s imported measles count rose to 13 in recent days after health authorities detected new patients, the Ministry of Health (MINSAL) confirmed on the website where it shares some disease surveillance data. According to information published by the...
These are the natural areas at risk from the return of mining to El Salvador The return of metallic mining represents a direct threat against Salvadorans’ main water sources, especially the Lempa River. The risk extends directly across 15 ecological gems that...
