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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
World Bank: Crime Limits Central America’s Economic Growth—a Vicious Cycle
In Central America, crime not only takes lives—it suffocates economies. Violent and corrupt forces relentlessly drag back a region rich in culture and potential. The World Bank’s latest Latin America and Caribbean Economic Review (LACER) delivers a sobering reminder: organized … Read more
Salvadoran Catholics Mourn Pope Francis While Honoring the Legacy He Left in El Salvador
The news of Pope Francis’s death has resonated worldwide, but few places feel the loss as profoundly as El Salvador. Devoted Salvadoran Catholics view Pope Francis’s passing not just as the end of a papacy but as the loss of … Read more
El Salvador State of Exception: A Security Measure Implemented to Fight Gangs
El Salvador State of Exception is a harsh security measure that suspends certain constitutional rights to combat gang violence. It grants authorities expanded powers for arrests and prolonged detentions without immediate judicial oversight. The measure began in late March 2022 … Read more
Exploring El Salvador’s Coffee Route: A Journey Through Mountains, Flavor & Culture
For coffee lovers, few aromas are as inviting as the scent of freshly brewed coffee. But what if you could trace that familiar aroma back to its roots? You can do that in El Salvador through the El Salvador Coffee … Read more
Is the Trump Administration Trading MS-13 Prosecutions for Mass Deportations?
The recent deportation of a high-ranking MS-13 leader as part of a broader mass removal of Venezuelan nationals is raising questions about whether the Trump administration is compromising its long-standing efforts to dismantle transnational gangs in favor of rapid deportation policies. César Humberto López Larios, known as “Greñas,” a veteran leader of … Read more
Maduro Urges Bukele to Return Venezuelans Deported by U.S. and Held in El Salvador
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Wednesday publicly urged Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele to release and repatriate 238 Venezuelan migrants deported by the United States and currently detained in El Salvador—escalating diplomatic tensions between the three nations. Maduro … Read more