Party and institutional accountability is suffering serious setbacks, notes Acción Ciudadana (Citizen Action) in a report on political party financing and transparency for 2025. According to the study, the Salvadoran political financing system is under a red flag due...
On Friday, Cristosal rejected the court ruling extending the preventive detention of the institution’s Head of Anti-Corruption, Ruth Eleonora López, issued earlier this month by the Fourth Investigating Court of San Salvador. The organization asserted that the...
The Ministry of Health (MINSAL) avoided releasing the contracts, agreements, and partnerships with pharmacies, laboratories, and imaging centers established under El Salvador’s new digital healthcare system, DoctorSV, which was recently announced by the...
El Salvador’s Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) is the largest prison in the Western Hemisphere with a capacity of 40,000 inmates. Construction of the massive 57-acre prison began in March 2022 as part of President Nayib Bukele’s anti-gang crackdown. The...
Like hundreds of thousands of others, Brayan Palencia decided to migrate to the United States to provide financial support for his family. In Colombia, his earnings were meager, and he had a daughter to provide for. He crossed the Darién Gap with an injured knee and...
El Salvador’s President Nayib Armando Bukele, self-proclaimed “coolest dictator”, has had a busy 2025. Among his draconian rulings are escalated attacks on the press, which has forced dozens of journalists into exile. This includes the majority of...
