On the night of March 24, 2025, Colombian authorities intercepted Mateo Sebastián Pintor Rodríguez, a Salvadoran man who was preparing to travel to Madrid from the José María Córdova International Airport in Rionegro, Antioquia. When Sebastián cleared immigration, the...
Thousands of Salvadoran schoolchildren—and their families—are trying to adapt to the new rule approved by the government of Nayib Bukele, which requires them to go to school in a clean uniform, an “appropriate” haircut, and to greet politely before entering class. The...
Following the approval of the Law for the Creation of the National Hospital Network, which includes significant changes to the administration of health centers, unions have expressed concern, branding the measure a “grave setback.” The Salvadoran Medical Association...
The Medical Association and opposition lawmakers criticized the provision in the new Law Creating the National Health Network regarding the mandatory requirement for private and public institutions to respond to government requests for support, without any details on...
Rafael Aguirre, secretary general of the Sindicato Médico de Trabajadores del Instituto Salvadoreño del Seguro Social (Medical Workers’ Union of the Salvadoran Social Security Institute, SIMETRISSS), expressed concern over the Law for the Creation of the National...
The Movimiento Izquierda Salvadoreña (Salvadoran Left Movement, MIS) filed a constitutional challenge on Wednesday against the constitutional reform that enabled indefinite presidential reelection. This is the second such petition received by the Constitutional...
