The defendants—guerrilla fighters at the time of the killing—were acquitted on October 18 along with three other former rebels, but an appellate court overturned the verdict and ordered a retrial. Prosecutors contend that the eight men killed María Inés Alvarenga in...
More Venezuelan men are alleging they experienced sexual abuse while held at El Salvador’s infamous CECOT prison. Speaking to NBC News, three men detailed their ordeals, including one who said he was taken to solitary confinement and forced to “kneel,...
Eligible beneficiaries include foreign individuals and corporations that make new, high-value investments by relocating them to El Salvador, as well as Salvadoran investors who repatriate their capital. “Our goal is to make the country more attractive for these new...
Although official crime statistics in El Salvador have plunged under the administration of Nayib Bukele—now on leave as president—compared to his predecessor, Salvador Sánchez Cerén, one would expect far more investors to view the country as an attractive destination...
Senior officials signed documents assuring the IMF that the country’s BTC stock is not increasing. The transactions exist, but they appear to be asset reallocation rather than outright purchases. El Salvador’s much-publicized plan to buy “one bitcoin a day” looks...
Diario El Salvador and Constructora El Salvador, two corporations created with public funds, are withholding the financial information that, by law, they must file with the Centro Nacional de Registros (National Registry Center, CNR). El Diario de Hoy searched for...
