The new head of the Ministry of Education (MINED), Captain Karla Trigueros, issued a memorandum on Monday directing public schools to verify compliance with disciplinary measures for students’ entry into their respective educational centers, which must be...
El Salvador’s education system will be led by Army Captain Karla Trigueros, appointed Minister of Education just days before the Legislative Assembly approved amendments to the law against organized crime. The amendments will allow those under 18 to be tried as adults...
U.S. federal investigators with Joint Task Force Vulcan are continuing their inquiry into possible agreements between top leaders of Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13)—members of its ruling council, the Ranfla Nacional—and Salvadoran government officials, as this newspaper has...
A key congressional Democrat is demanding answers from the Trump administration about a deal it reportedly struck with El Salvador’s president to send him several MS-13 gang leaders held in the United States, alleging it may have compromised several ongoing...
Amnesty International (AI) demanded on Sunday the release of Salvadoran lawyer and activist Ruth López, who has been imprisoned since mid-May and is accused of illicit enrichment. AI emphasized that López “is a Salvadoran lawyer who has devoted her life to the...
Arturo Suárez says he was beaten by guards as soon as he arrived at El Salvador’s notorious Cecot prison. When he regained consciousness – his glasses smashed – everything was blurred, he says, but he heard the greeting clearly. “Welcome to hell....
