“Given the quality and security of the facilities we propose, this service is being provided, which we could call penitentiary lodging.” This was reportedly the response Vice President Félix Ulloa gave to a question about El Salvador’s relationship...
The social media account Desaparecidos SOS recorded a total of 17 deaths “without a defined cause” nationwide in April 2025. For the majority of the bodies found (9), the cause of death was not publicly known, and they were registered in the eastern...
This Monday, May 5, following a meeting between public transport business owners and the Viceministerio de Transporte (Vice Ministry of Transport, VMT) regarding free service throughout El Salvador, several of these business owners were arrested at the VMT facilities....
The Press Association of El Salvador (Asociación de Periodistas de El Salvador, APES) called on Sunday on competent institutions to respect the right to freedom of press and expression, after an alert on Saturday about the possible arrest of some journalists from the...
El Faro’s director, Carlos Dada, warned this Saturday that El Salvador’s Fiscalía General de la República (Attorney General’s Office) “is preparing arrest warrants” for journalists from the outlet who worked on an interview, published...
After the reopening of the Pan-American Highway’s Los Chorros section was postponed, authorities announced free transportation as a compensatory measure for the population; however, chaos was evident from the early morning hours of Monday, May 5. Public transit...
