A collective of social organizations in El Salvador denounced this Wednesday (February 26, 2025) the arrest of human rights activist Fidel Zavala, who would face charges of illicit associations. Zavala, 30, was arrested on Tuesday in San Salvador after he reported the...
The Bloque de Resistencia y Rebeldía Popular (BRP) (Popular Resistance and Rebellion Bloc) condemned the arbitrary and illegal arrest of Fidel Zavala, spokesperson for the Unidad para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos y Comunitarios de El Salvador (UNIDEHC) (Unit for...
At the end of my installment yesterday, I touched on Bolivia. Evo Morales, who was president of that country from 2006 to 2019, is trying to make a comeback. He is hoping to return to power in elections scheduled for August. Morales is a chavista, one of the South...
El Salvador was the Central American country that attracted the least FDI in the first nine months of 2024, according to information provided by each nation’s central bank. In the first three quarters of 2024 (for which data is available), El Salvador received...
Salvadoran economist Rafael Lemus stated that the meeting held between the Salvadoran head of state and businesspeople from Latin American countries is a positive development. However, he noted that it is important to know which new, concrete investments will be made...
The Policía Nacional Civil (PNC) (National Civil Police) maintains that there Is no investigation within the institution regarding the death of its director, Mauricio Arriaza Chicas, and Deputy Director, Omar García Funes, both of whom died along with seven others in...
