Earlier this month, President Donald Trump used the Alien Enemies Act to deport 238 Venezuelans from the United States—sending them not to their home country, but to a prison in El Salvador notorious for its harsh conditions. The administration accuses them of...
“You solved all the problems that afflict us and keep us from producing in Guatemala and Honduras. They’re all solved. […] Congratulations. Thank you,” Juan José Gutiérrez said to Nayib Bukele in mid-February 2025, according to a video the Salvadoran president shared...
Minister Alabí: “Today we are close to having our new hospital in Nejapa, which is not just a conventional hospital … a full second-level hospital that will provide specialized care to densely populated areas…” False The National Hospital of the Northern...
With 58 votes, the Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa) approved on Tuesday an amendment to the Political Parties Law (Ley de Partidos Políticos, LPP) “and other provisions” regarding public financing, known as “political debt.” “This is the final step in...
Artur Romeu has directed the Latin America office of Reporteros Sin Fronteras (Reporters Without Borders), headquartered in Brazil, since 2022. In 2018, he visited an El Salvador in the midst of a presidential electoral campaign. At the time, the country was at a...
The Union of Medical Workers of the Salvadoran Social Security Institute (SIMETRISSS) confirmed on Tuesday that, for the moment, the rumors circulating on social media about the closure of the Institute’s community clinics are unfounded, although they said they do not...