The Somos El Espino movement successfully promoted a viral petition addressed to President Nayib Bukele to prevent the construction of the new International Center for Fairs and Conventions (CIFCO) on a 55,711-square-meter plot belonging to the El Espino estate, a...
The entrepreneurial and small business sector in El Salvador accounts for a significant share of economic activity, as a large portion of the population is concentrated in this area, using these ventures as a way to generate income, which is conditioned by various...
By Louis Benavides This ESN brief summarizes a New York Times guest essay by Louis Benavides, husband of Ruth López, and links readers to the original article. Benavides says López, who led Cristosal's Anti-Corruption and Justice Unit, was detained in May 2025...
The Somos El Espino movement is continuing its digital campaign “Save El Espino: Let’s Protect the Lungs of San Salvador,” which it has been promoting since last week through a signature drive among those who oppose the construction of the...
Remodeling schools using inmates from the Prisons Bureau under the “Two Schools a Day” program costs twice as much as the Ministry of Education (MINED) itself spends to build new schools. To be exact: a square meter costs $529 in schools rebuilt by the...
The Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) has begun adding new experts to the Forensic Medicine Institute (IML) as part of the reform converting Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Sentencing Courts into Criminal Courts and Chambers, which will handle proceedings against defendants...
