Three weeks ago, photojournalist Philip Holsinger stood on a tarmac in El Salvador waiting for three planes to arrive, cameras slung across his body. He was told the planes were carrying Venezuelan migrants from the United States who would become inmates at the...
The Attorney General’s Office (FGR) (Fiscalía General de la República) does not maintain a registry of deaths committed by police and military personnel, whether in clashes or other circumstances. This was detailed in response to a request for access to public...
The Salvadoran Social Security Institute (ISSS) will reduce spending during the 2025-2026 period “through the responsible and efficient use of available resources,” according to a document sent from the Board of Directors to the ISSS general director,...
The Legislative Assembly has not yet studied the proposal by the Catholic Church to repeal the General Law on Metal Mining, a request submitted on March 18 accompanied by 150,000 signatures from citizens supporting the petition. The Assembly’s Board of Directors...
The next disbursement the International Monetary Fund (IMF) (Fondo Monetario Internacional, FMI) will make to El Salvador is scheduled for May 5, 2025, and will be for $113 million. However, Bukele claims that, thanks to the agreement with the multilateral, “in...
“Even on Sunday, El Salvador adds one Bitcoin per day to its strategic reserve! This is the way,” announced the National Bitcoin Office (Oficina Nacional de Bitcoin) this Sunday on its official X profile. With this addition, according to this entity, our...
