A worn wooden guitar is more than just an instrument for Atilio, a Salvadoran musician exiled in Mexico. That guitar belonged to his uncle Benjamín, murdered by soldiers in 1981 during the civil war that bled the Central American country dry. Atilio carries it through...
Lawmaker Marcela Villatoro, of the opposition Nationalist Republican Alliance (Arena) party, maintains that the creation of an electoral district for Salvadorans abroad should be based on a population census, and from there the Electoral Registry should be...
The search for magic recipes to transform the country into something never before seen doesn’t stop. First it was cryptocurrencies — city and energy included. Then came the state of exception, and now, having achieved the most secure security in the whole wide...
By Niko Vorobyov On Friday, March 25, 2022, hundreds of cellphones in the small, Central American nation of El Salvador glowed with the same text message: “Adelante” (“go ahead”). The heavily tattooed gangsters of Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) had their order. They went on...
For human rights defenders, the improvement in El Salvador’s security levels comes at a high price: the erosion of democracy and respect for the rule of law. However, they acknowledge that President Nayib Bukele’s government has public support. Measures...
In brief Ruling-party lawmakers fast-tracked a constitutional reform regarding the overseas electoral district and the depoliticization of the TSE. Ratification is still pending.Analysts fear the changes seek to favor the ruling party with the votes of Salvadorans...
