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Days Without Homicides in El Salvador: A Positive Trend in National Security and Public Safety
El Salvador’s ongoing safety transformation is making headlines in 2025, as the days without homicides are increasing. As of May 18, the country has already recorded 113 murder-free days, surpassing the 99 zero-homicide days during the same period in 2024. … Read more
El Salvador Homicide Rate: From the World’s Most Violent Country to a Regional Security Model
Thus far in 2025, El Salvador homicide rate is at 0.20 per day or 1.23 homicides per 100,000 people. Furthermore, this year, the country has achieved 113 days with no murders. These figures mark a slight improvement from the same … Read more
President Bukele Faces Backlash Over Foreign Agents Law Proposal from NGOs and Opposition
Local and international NGOs swiftly condemned President Bukele’s proposed Foreign Agents Law, warning it could suppress dissent and restrict civil society. Many posted statements on social media calling the measure authoritarian. Human rights organizations outside El Salvador echoed domestic concerns, … Read more
The Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador Seizes Over 3,700 Fake Banknotes in 2024
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador (BCR) seized more than 3,700 counterfeit banknotes in 2024, registering a drop in fake currency circulation but highlighting continued vulnerabilities in lower-denomination bills, particularly $20 notes. According to … Read more
Permanent Table for Labor Justice (MPJL) Pushes for 25% Minimum Wage Increase in El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The Permanent Table for Labor Justice (MPJL) submitted a proposal last Thursday to increase the minimum wage by at least 25%. The Permanent Roundtable for Labor Justice (MPJL) resubmitted its proposal to the National Minimum … Read more
Central America Sees Spike in Cocaine Seizures in 2024 as Traffickers Shift Drug Routes
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — In 2024, Central America recorded unprecedented cocaine seizures; however, vast amounts of the drug continued to reach global consumer markets, highlighting the resilience and adaptability of Latin America’s trafficking networks. Despite multiton interdictions from Honduras … Read more
Vice President Felix Ulloa: El Salvador Seeks to Reduce the Margin of Error of the State of Exception
Salvadoran Vice President, Félix Ulloa, emphasized efforts to improve the arrest protocols under the state of emergency, which has been in place for over three years. In a recent interview with the French magazine Le Grand Continent, Ulloa stated the … Read more
Association of Journalists of El Salvador APES Reports 789 Attacks on Journalists in 2024
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — El Salvador’s press endured an alarming surge of hostility in 2024, with nearly 800 documented attacks ranging from censorship to physical aggression—marking what media advocates call one of the darkest years for journalistic freedom since … Read more
Reporters Without Borders: Press Freedom Declines in El Salvador as Attacks on Journalists Continue
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Systematic attacks on independent media persist in El Salvador, deepening a decline in press freedom under President Nayib Bukele’s administration, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said Thursday. In its 2025 World Press Freedom Index, Reporters Without … Read more