A preliminary hearing has been held against the former president of the Development Bank of El Salvador (Bandesal), Juan Pablo Durán Escobar, who faces accusations of arbitrary acts and improper bribery. The proceedings are taking place in the Third Court of...
The Third Court of Instruction of San Salvador held on Tuesday the preliminary hearing against the former president of the Development Bank of El Salvador (Bandesal), Juan Pablo Durán Escobar. Durán’s defense reported that the hearing was held but did not...
Imported cases of measles in El Salvador have risen to 39, after the Ministry of Health (Minsal) reported 12 new infections corresponding to epidemiological week 25, which covers June 15 to 21. According to the epidemiological bulletin, local transmission of the...
Óscar Martínez heads the newsroom of Salvadoran digital outlet El Faro, which — among other investigations — exposed the Nayib Bukele government’s pacts with the gangs. For over a year now, the 43-year-old journalist has been working from exile in Mexico. Just...
Nayib Bukele has no intention of giving up power in El Salvador. The popular and controversial president has registered his pre-candidacy to seek his party’s nomination for the 2027 presidential elections, aiming for a third term in a country where he enjoys...
El Salvador is immersed in a “grave human rights crisis” due to deepening patterns of abuse, arbitrary detentions, deaths in custody, and the dismantling of democratic checks. This is revealed by the 2025 Annual Report: The State of Human Rights in El...
