El Salvador Makes New Bitcoin Purchase — El Salvador registra nueva compra de Bitcoin

09/14/2025

El Salvador added 1 bitcoin to its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve on September 13, 2025, at 3:50:46 PM CST, according to a post on X by the Oficina Nacional del Bitcoin (National Bitcoin Office, ONBTC). The reserve now totals 6,319.18 BTC, valued at $732,924,107. The...

Imprisoned Leaders and a Party to Silence the El Bosque Cooperative — Líderes presos y una fiesta para callar a la Cooperativa El Bosque

09/12/2025

The Second Court of Instruction of Santa Tecla has ruled that José Ángel Pérez and Alejandro Henríquez, environmental defenders detained last May for supporting the peaceful protest of the El Bosque Cooperative, must remain in custody for three more months, prolonging...

U.S. Lawmakers Accuse Bukele of Weaponizing Foreign Agents Law to Stifle Dissenting Voices — Congresistas de EE.UU. acusan a Bukele de usar ley de agentes extranjeros para reprimir voces críticas

09/12/2025

During a hearing before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the U.S. Congress, American lawmakers and international experts accused Nayib Bukele’s regime of wielding the Foreign Agents Law as an instrument to silence and repress civil society organizations...

Experts: Lifting of U.S. Sanctions on Salvadoran Officials Would Signal a Shift in Foreign Policy — Expertos: Perdón de sanciones de EUA a funcionarios salvadoreños evidenciaría cambio en política exterior

09/12/2025

As it moves away from using sanctions under the Engel List or the Global Magnitsky Act against anti-democratic and corruption-linked actors, the United States is rolling out new penalties targeting individuals who have promoted Chinese influence in Central America or...

Democratic Lawmakers: The U.S. Cannot Be Complicit in the Collapse of Salvadoran Democracy — Congresistas demócratas: EUA no puede ser cómplice del colapso de la democracia salvadoreña

09/12/2025

Thirteen U.S. lawmakers from the Democratic Party sent a letter to the country’s Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, denouncing the Donald Trump administration’s “vocal support” for Nayib Bukele’s recent coup in El Salvador, following the approval of...

Social Security Patient: “I Had to Beg Them to Reschedule My Physiatrist Appointment” — Relato de paciente en el Seguro Social: “Tuve que rogar que me cambiaran la fecha de la cita con el fisiatra”

09/12/2025

About two months ago, Don Antonio (a pseudonym) fell in one of the passageways of the neighborhood where he lives. He recounts that as he stepped off the minibus, it suddenly began to pour, and he was not carrying an umbrella. Fresh off what he calls a “brutal” flu,...