In response to reports that Venezuelan nationals disappeared from the United States to El Salvador have been returned to Venezuela, Amy Fischer, Director of Refugee and Migrant Rights with Amnesty International USA made the following statement: “The return...
Since El Salvador raised the orange flag in 2021 by adopting bitcoin as legal tender, the country has constantly been making headlines. Between the messianic vision of President Nayib Bukele and international fascination, the story seemed clear: every day, El Salvador...
The Special Law for Municipal Restructuring, which compressed the former 262 municipalities into 44, did not equally affect the cities long regarded as the most important in El Salvador’s western and eastern regions, namely Santa Ana and San Miguel. Whereas the...
Radio YSUCA spoke with two journalists, a teachers’ union leader, and a land rights defender, all of whom chose to leave the country. They faced threats and warnings that forced them into a wrenching yet essential decision to evade imprisonment. “A Government...
On Friday, María Daniela learned that her younger brother, Neri Alvarado Borges, and more than 200 other Venezuelans sent by the Trump administration to El Salvador were being released after spending more than four months in an infamous prison. “Now it’s done,” María...
In the latest episode of Latin America’s political reality show, Nayib Bukele—the fashion-forward president of El Salvador and self-appointed master of the regional narrative—tried to pull a fast one on social media. This time, he claimed credit for the epic...
