Organizations Demand Accusations Against Santa Marta Leaders Be Dropped — Organizaciones exigen se retiren acusaciones contra los líderes de Santa Marta

08/12/2023

Seven months after the arrest of the environmentalists from the community of Santa Marta, in the municipality of Victoria in Cabañas, at least 15 organizations appeared in front of the Attorney General’s Office to demand that the authorities drop the charges...

What happened in Washington? Biden administration’s nods to Bukele’s authoritarianism — ¿Qué pasó en Washington?: los guiños de la administración Biden al autoritarismo de Bukele

08/11/2023

On August 7th, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced on social media that he had met with Alexandra Hill, Bukele’s chancellor, in Washington, D.C. According to Blinken’s tweet, they discussed “good governance, human rights, economic...

Medical Association Denounces Violation of Interns’ Freedom of Expression — Colegio Médico denuncia violación a la libertad de expresión de los internos

08/05/2023

Tensions between the medical union and government authorities continue. After reporting insults and attacks on the union, the Medical Association has again spoken out publicly about situations that cause them “outrage.” Through a statement on social media,...

Mexican drug cartels knock on the door of Bukele’s party — El narco mexicano toca a la puerta del partido de Bukele

08/03/2023

This week, a political bomb exploded for the government of El Salvador’s President, Nayib Bukele, due to the alleged infiltration of Mexican international drug trafficking cartels into the official and right-wing party, Nuevas Ideas (NI). Alejandro Muyshondt,...

Bukele’s Hell in El Salvador: A Country Immersed in a Police State, Devoid of Civil Rights and Under Censorship — El infierno de Bukele en El Salvador: un país sumergido en un Estado policial, sin derechos ciudadanos y bajo censura 

07/31/2023

In early July, the government of El Salvador activated its diplomatic machinery to prohibit the presentation of a work at the International Book Fair in Guatemala, the largest in Central America. The regime of populist Nayib Bukele demanded that the collection of...

El Salvador: Police Officers Accused of Extorting the Population — El Salvador: acusan a policías de extorsionar a la población

07/29/2023

The National Civil Police (PNC) of El Salvador has arrested four of its agents who are alleged to have demanded money from individuals in exchange for not arresting their relatives, according to the Security entity this Friday (07/28/2023). The source pointed out that...