Catholic faithful and members of religious orders launched a campaign against the General Metallic Mining Law during the eighth pilgrimage to Ciudad Barrios, an event commemorating the legacy of Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero. Along the route, participants raised yellow...
El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, has been condemned by opposition politicians and human-rights groups over recent constitutional reforms which could pave the way for him to rule indefinitely. But despite the criticism the reforms have attracted, they appear to...
The US State Department has voiced rare support for El Salvador’s decision to abolish presidential term limits, paving the way for President Nayib Bukele to seek indefinite reelection. Critics argue the controversial move undermines democratic stability. El Salvador’s...
In summary: More than 80 Salvadorans have left the country since the authoritarian crackdown that began with the “May escalation.” Journalists and social advocates seek to influence their country from Guatemala, Mexico, and Europe. The Foreign Agents Law and...
One of the last nails needed to close the coffin of Salvadoran democracy was hammered in last Thursday, amid nocturnal and institutional darkness, by its subjugated Legislative Assembly. We have no doubt that more will follow, to finish suffocating, locking up, and...
Nayib Bukele’s power grab to perpetuate himself in office by forcing a constitutional reform that allows indefinite presidential reelection is another disturbing sign of the authoritarian drift and the difficulties in consolidating democracy in Latin America....
