There’s a lot of noise in El Salvador. On the eve of the presidential elections of February 2024, there’s a lot of smoke in El Salvador. The official machinery supporting President Nayib Bukele is working at full capacity: paid commentators flood the grids...
The former organized crime judge, Godofredo Salazar – who processed and condemned Élmer Canales Rivera, alias “Crook” – asks to clarify how the influential leader of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) was released. “To the public, authorities,...
Mexican authorities have captured a top Salvadoran gang leader who had been secretly released from an El Salvador prison and had fled the country. His capture, and expulsion to the United States to face charges, exposes the growing rift between the US and El Salvador...
On Wednesday, Élmer Canales Rivera, one of the most senior leaders of the Mara Salvatrucha-13 gang in El Salvador and a transnational fugitive known as “Crook de Hollywood”, was captured in Mexico, according to two sources close to the arrest operation who spoke to El...
The diplomacy of Joe Biden’s administration towards El Salvador changed in two years. It went from describing the reelection of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele in 2021 as a sabotage to democracy, to remaining silent in 2023 with the excuse that the issue is an...
Mr. Brian Nichols. You got lowballed. The outcome of his recent trip and his statements are profoundly devastating for the democracy and the rule of law of my country. For two years, we have been repeating what should be obvious: that consecutive reelection is...
