Samuel (a pseudonym), an educator with 25 years of service, asserts that he fled El Salvador in haste after receiving a warning from authorities at the departmental directorate of the Ministerio de Educación (Ministry of Education, MINED) in the area where he worked....
“No one notified me, neither from the prison nor from the hospital. The ones who showed up here around midnight were from the funeral home, and they told me that my son had unfortunately passed away. It was devastating for me.” This is how Manuel recounts learning of...
This Thursday marks five months since Salvadoran lawyer and human rights defender Ruth López last communicated with her loved ones following her incarceration. The government of Nayib Bukele accuses the renowned activist, who served as head of the Anti-Corruption and...
The Instituto Salvadoreño del Seguro Social (ISSS) stands at a pivotal crossroads. In recent days, the government has unveiled a wave of changes: new digital applications such as DoctorSV, internal structural adjustments, and pledges of modernization that emphasize...
While affluent nations in the North banish electronic devices from classrooms, El Salvador distributes them lavishly, even as it hastily digitalizes public education. Two explanations emerge for this paradox. The first stems from a naive and reckless fascination with...
The Comisión Ejecutiva Portuaria Autónoma (Autonomous Executive Port Commission, CEPA) has declared the contract award and the company in charge of the Pacific International Airport project as information under seal. The airport is currently under construction in the...
