El Salvador: Government Deepens Authoritarian Pattern in Face of Social Unrest — El Salvador: Gobierno profundiza patrón autoritario frente al descontento social
In response to the various social conflicts that have arisen during the first two weeks of May, the Salvadoran government has resorted to the excessive use of force, undue militarization, the criminalization of protest, and threats to further restrict civic space....
El Bosque and the Eternal Land Dispute — El Bosque y la eterna disputa por la tierra
This week, we witnessed the arrests of Alejandro Henríquez, a lawyer and environmental defender from the Foro del Agua (Water Forum), and José Ángel Pérez, a pastor and leader of the El Bosque Cooperative. The arrests occurred in connection with an activity intended...
Podcast: Bukele Re-Ups Old Plans to Tax NGOs as Foreign Agents — Podcast: Bukele revive antiguos planes para gravar a las ONG como agentes extranjeros
EL BOSQUE: Friends, we are here. The Military Police and the Police Unit for Maintaining Order have arrived to violate the families of the El Bosque cooperative. We leave evidence that the police of Nayib Bukele represses the people who peacefully demonstrate....
Manuel Coto Planned to Report Alleged Bukele Government Blackmail to International Press — Manuel Coto planeaba denunciar ante la prensa internacional supuestos chantajes del gobierno de Bukele
A key figure in the story of alleged embezzlement at the Santa Victoria de R.L. Savings and Credit Cooperative (Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Santa Victoria de R.L, COSAVI) is Carlos Godoy, who was Nayib Bukele’s defense attorney in a case known as the Troll...