On June 1, as he began his seventh year in office, Nayib Bukele issued a promise regarding the fate of the nearly 90,000 people imprisoned under the state of emergency: “We are not going to release them now, nor ever,” he said. Two and a half months later, in...
Organized citizens marched on Monday, September 15, to denounce democratic backsliding, the lack of judicial independence, and numerous violations of civic guarantees. The citizen march began at 25 avenida norte, in front of Hospital Rosales and the monument to the...
In the past five years, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has become Latin America’s most celebrated authoritarian. He has won plaudits—including from U.S. President Donald Trump—for reducing gang violence and transforming one of the world’s most dangerous countries...
The Second Court of Instruction of Santa Tecla has ruled that José Ángel Pérez and Alejandro Henríquez, environmental defenders detained last May for supporting the peaceful protest of the El Bosque Cooperative, must remain in custody for three more months, prolonging...
Santa Tecla’s Second Investigating Court extended the investigation phase against Alejandro Henríquez, an attorney and member of the Foro del Agua (Water Forum), and José Ángel Pérez, a pastor and community leader, by three months. As a result, this stage is now...
The United States agreed to pay the Government of El Salvador $4.7 million to accept up to 300 deported migrants, most of whom were Venezuelan. To accept them, the Trump Administration stipulated, among other conditions, that the funds not be used to offer legal...
