Two-year-old Daniela N. has never met her grandfather or aunts. The only family member she knows is her mother, María N., as they share a cell with other women in Izalco Prison, the place where she was born because her mother was detained under the state of exception...
The Salvadoran population is gearing up for the last night of the year by purchasing the necessary ingredients for the December 31st dinner, seeking out places where they can find the best prices. Many have visited the Agro Market in Colonia Zacamil, where people wait...
On March 27, 2022, the Salvadoran state was exposed once again: it was unable to contain waves of homicides every time gangs ordered “opening the valves” (increasing homicides) as a way to pressure the government. This had happened multiple times before,...
The Salvadoran former official and political analyst, Rubén Zamora, who also played a role in the signing of the Peace Accords in 1992, has been a vocal critic of Nayib Bukele’s Government. Since 2023, he has faced at least two arrest warrants against him. In...
One of the most important events for the Northern Triangle, as the region formed by Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador is known, began on a false note in mid-February when a New York court postponed the drug trafficking trial of former Honduran President Juan...
The former mayor of Soyapango, Nercy Montano, and drug trafficker José Edgardo Bruno Ventura, alias “Brother,” have been included by the United States in the Engel List. This list designates individuals from Central America who have undermined democratic...
