Mothers of disappeared persons confirmed to this news outlet the progress of exhumations carried out last year and others expected to take place. They said that at least 9 families are awaiting the results of DNA tests conducted to confirm the identities of the...
ARENA deputy Marcela Villatoro asked the Political Commission to hear opinions from different sectors in the context of the recent electoral reforms; however, ruling-party lawmakers and their allies did not support her request. Villatoro’s proposal came after the...
On May 9, on the eve of Mother’s Day, a group of women whose children remain detained under the state of exception gathered in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador to demand judicial independence and announce the creation of the “Mothers for...
Thousands of pairs of school shoes manufactured for public school students remain stored in makeshift warehouses across El Salvador, according to complaints from footwear suppliers. The product was manufactured under contracts signed with the government for the 2026...
Along with the transfer of $25 million in resources to the Institute for the Administration of Benefits for Veterans and Ex-Combatants (INABVE) — so that it can take over care for persons with disabilities and older adults — the institute will also assume...
Patrice Taddonio The Salvadoran news outlet El Faro says President Nayib Bukele’s government has frozen the personal assets of two of its shareholders in retaliation for its reporting. “These are not fiscal measures,” El Faro editor-in-chief Carlos Dada, who along...
