We all left that room moved. A young Guatemalan colleague was tearing up with a smile, and the legendary Spanish journalist Ramón Lobo, with several wars under his belt, told me on his way out: “I couldn’t stop listening to him. It was a shot of energy, of...
This means that in January alone, the government borrowed $92.32 million to pay pensions for retirees of the now-closed system, given that the balance stood at $2,846.94 million in December 2025. Over the span of one year (January 2025 to January 2026), the debt...
The issue of medication shortages at the Instituto Salvadoreño del Seguro Social (Salvadoran Social Security Institute, ISSS) and across the public health system remains on the public agenda. Complaints about the situation continue to pour into the Hora 10 program on...
Some citizens have reported difficulties accessing medication and pointed to alleged deficiencies in patient care within the country’s public hospitals. One such case involves a patient with Parkinson’s disease, who stated that he has not received his...
Amnesty International reiterated its concern on March 5 regarding “the abusive use of criminal law against human rights defenders and community leaders to criminalize the defense of human rights in El Salvador.” In an article published on the...
The deaths of four individuals in recent clashes with officers of the police (PNC) warrant public attention and an institutional response. In every instance, the official narrative claims the officers acted in self-defense while responding to domestic violence calls....
