El Salvador remains the country with the highest prison population rate, with 2,053 inmates per 100,000 inhabitants, which means that 2 out of every 100 of its citizens were in prison as of May 2026. LA PRENSA GRÁFICA updated the prison population statistics based on...
Two women were murdered in the country in May of this year, but their femicides were not reported by the police in their daily statistics on violent deaths. The two cases have been confirmed by the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) and Judicial Centers following...
The Permanent Risk Management Board in El Salvador (MPGR) warned that the country is facing a critical environmental moment due to the accelerated loss of forest cover, urban encroachment on natural areas, and the increasingly severe effects of climate change. In a...
Days before he was arrested on August 14, 2025, right outside his house in Tegucigalpa, Arcadio López Estrada had been warned by security guards at his gated community that a suspicious car was lurking near his home. But Arcadio didn’t think much of it and...
Dozens of residents from communities near the Zacatecoluca Prison Farm in La Paz Este gathered on Thursday, June 4, on the bridge over the El Espino River to express their opposition to the pollution of the waterway, caused by the direct discharge of sewage from the...
Current food prices, along with goods and services in general, remain high in a context threatened by the impact already being exerted by the international economic situation, with elevated oil prices and, consequently, higher fuel prices. Salvadoran vendors attest to...
