President Nayib Bukele has launched another technological experiment in El Salvador. His bet this time is on health. In a national radio and television broadcast on Tuesday, he announced that he will hand over a large part of the management of the public health system...
In 2025, the State Intelligence Agency (OIE) spent $63 million on its operations, a figure 42 times greater than the original budget approved by the Legislative Assembly, which was just $1.5 million, according to the “demonstrative statement of budget execution...
According to the NGO, 94% of those who died “did not fit the profile of gang members,” and it warned that the number of deaths in state custody “could exceed 1,000.” San Salvador (EFE) — The deaths of at least five more people bring the number...
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) urged the states of the Americas to implement comprehensive security policies that move beyond repressive approaches and focus on protecting the fundamental rights of victims affected by organized crime. In a...
Lawmaker Guevara: “Now they come with the new rehash: ‘33,000 detainees were not profiled as gang members.’ And from there they push their usual narrative: that they are innocent, that @nayibbukele’s government arrests people for no reason,...
Nayib Bukele is a dictator. He rules El Salvador with an iron fist, but his apparent effectiveness stems from shadowy pacts with the very gangs he now holds in prison. Like other populists, his career began on the left, with the Farabundo Martí National Liberation...
