Not every inmate is a prisoner of conscience. A prisoner of conscience is someone unjustly detained for peacefully exercising fundamental rights such as freedom of expression, religion, or assembly. Before conferring that status, experts must scrutinize the legal file...
The “coolest dictator in the world”. That’s what Nayib Bukele called himself in 2023, when critics accused him of bending the constitution in order to run again for president. Bukele did not contest the accusations. He had brought the security situation in El Salvador...
A light aircraft loaded with nearly half a tonne of cocaine was located and seized by members of the Armed Forces and federal security units in the town of Tecomán, Colima, after it was detected entering Mexican airspace illegally from El Salvador. The Secretariat of...
Early one morning a thin wave of cloudy water slid into Rivera Hernández, one of the poorest neighborhoods of San Pedro Sula, Honduras. It flowed down from the surrounding hills and, placid at first, began to carpet the streets. No one panicked. Some residents even...
“It is not about clever tricks to save; sometimes we just do not eat, because the money runs out, period,” insists Antonia, a 75-year-old native of Santiago Nonualco. Covering every household expense on a single paycheck has become an uphill battle for Salvadoran...
Family sources told LA PRENSA GRÁFICA that on 2 July 2025 Montalvo was rushed to the Regional Hospital of the Salvadoran Social Security Institute (Instituto Salvadoreño del Seguro Social, ISSS) in Santa Ana after vomiting blood and experiencing severe decompensation....
