The Faculty of Law and Social Sciences of the University of El Salvador (UES) today issued a statement expressing its “deep concern” over the arrest of anti-corruption lawyer Ruth López, who is being held at the Land Transit Division after being accused by...
When The Harvard Gazette invited me to participate in an interview about President Nayib Bukele’s recent visit to the White House, I accepted without hesitation. I am a scholar with expertise in El Salvador and welcome any chance to bring nuance, context, and evidence...
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele is suppressing freedoms to stay in power, following the “same path” as Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua, warned Nicaraguan writer Sergio Ramírez in an interview with AFP. Ortega’s vice president from 1985 to 1990,...
Authorities in El Salvador have arrested a prominent human rights defender amid growing concerns over the government’s repressive anti-crime tactics, suggesting policies once used to attack organized crime are being repurposed to target political opponents. On May 18,...
Sooner or later, every autocracy uses force to silence dissent. The more social support an authoritarian regime loses, the greater its need to resort to persecution and repression to sustain itself. It is part of the authoritarian playbook. In El Salvador, the...
The Chivo Pets veterinary hospital spent in the first quarter of 2025 half of the budget it was slated to receive for the entire year, outspending 23 public hospitals. That finding appears in the latest budget-execution report on the Fiscal Transparency portal, which...
