A court in El Salvador on Thursday sentenced three youths to five years in prison and put five more on probation after they were arrested last year following the public release of a video of them making gang signs inside a school. Seven other young people, who were...
The director of Socorro Jurídico Humanitario (SJH) (Legal Humanitarian Aid), Ingrid Escobar, confirmed to VOCES that they provided information to the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions, Morris Tidball-Binz, regarding cases where...
The FMS reported the closure of at least 19 schools—though they note there could be more—across various parts of the country, including rural areas. FMS Secretary, Idalia Zúñiga, said that school closures especially impact low-income communities, where children must...
The canasta básica alimentaria (CBA) (basic food basket) for urban areas averaged US$246.06 in December 2024, US$1.79 more compared to November (when it stood at US$244.27), according to the latest report by the Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos (ONEC)...
In light of the entry into force of the Ley General de Minería (General Mining Law), the Conferencia Episcopal de El Salvador (Episcopal Conference of El Salvador) has called for a day of prayer in support of caring for creation, scheduled for February 7, 2025. The...
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, is seeking the support of one of his biggest political allies in Latin America to advance his plan against immigration. On Thursday, the Republican had a telephone conversation—the first officially reported by the Casa...
