The share of people in El Salvador who cannot read or write rose by 0.25 percentage points in 2024 compared to 2023, according to the Encuesta de Hogares de Propósitos Múltiples (Multipurpose Household Survey, EHPM) published this week by the Banco Central de Reserva...
Salvadoran journalist Mario Guevara arrived in El Salvador on Friday after being deported from the United States, where he was held for more than three months in a detention center despite being exonerated of all charges following his arrest while covering a protest...
Salvadoran journalist Mario Guevara arrived in El Salvador this Friday after being deported from the United States, following a U.S. court’s refusal to stay the immigration proceedings he faced. U.S. authorities handed the journalist over at the Aeropuerto...
The Movimiento de Víctimas del Régimen (MOVIR) voiced its concern on October 3 regarding how the mass trials will unfold under the state of exception and about the ongoing detentions. “As MOVIR, we are concerned about the issue of mass trials. We are talking about...
Teachers’ unions concurred that the recent prohibition of inclusive language in the education system is not a priority and that authorities should focus on resolving other problems affecting students and teachers. Bases Magisteriales (Teachers’...
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has repeatedly claimed that El Salvador is now the safest country in the Western hemisphere. Indeed, homicide rates are lower than they have ever been since he declared a State of Exception in 2022, and consequently arrested over...
