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El Salvador State of Exception arrests

Over 78,000 Arrested During El Salvador’s State of Exception: Two Years Under the Security Measure


March 27, 2024, marked the second anniversary of the Salvadoran State of Emergency. Initially approved on March 27, 2022, following an increase in gang-related killings that claimed the lives of 87 individuals in a mere three days. Since then, over 78,000 alleged gang members and collaborators have been arrested as … Read more

Landmarks in El Salvador

San Salvador Center City Hall to Impose Fines for Immoral Acts in Public Spaces.


Mario Duran, the mayor of the municipality of San Salvador Center, ordered last night the Corps of Metropolitan Agents (CAM) to impose the corresponding sanctions on those who commit immoral acts in public Spaces. Duran’s announcement came after complaints through the X social network of controversial photographs taken by a … Read more

El Salvador to Provide Information About Bitcoin in Salvadoran Public Schools

 

The Salvadoran Ministry of Education will provide grade school students in public schools with educational material about Bitcoin, which is legal tender in the country, along with the US dollar. “This great opportunity will let me share Bitcoin knowledge in public schools in Bitcoin country,” remarked Jose Mauricio Pineda, the … Read more

San Salvador Street Crossing

San Salvador Mayor’s Office to Impose Fines for Street Crossing Violations


To minimize incidents and encourage a culture of pedestrian safety, the San Salvador Mayor’s Office has reaffirmed its commitment to apply fines to individuals who cross streets outside designated walkways. The San Salvador city hall will enforce article 62 of the Ordinance for Citizen Coexistence, which specifies fines of $15 … Read more

International Women's Day El Salvador

Empowered Voices: Salvadoran Women Raise Their Voices on International Women’s Day

 

This past week, hundreds of Salvadoran women raised their voices and conducted protests in commemoration of International Women’s Day. Numerous women’s rights advocacy organizations took to the streets from March 8 onwards, marching throughout the weekend. Their objective was to remind the current administration of the historical obligation owed by … Read more

FMLN Political Party El Salvador

FMLN Political Party, Without Deputies and Municipality Mayors After 30 Years of Political Life

 

Thus far, 2024 has not been a good year for the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front FMLN political party. On March 3, the left-wing political party suffered its second electoral debacle in less than 30 days, the worst in its 30 years of political existence. The FMLN’s defeat is evident! … Read more

El Salvador's Municipalities and Population

El Salvador’s Municipalities and Population: List of the New 44 Municipalities


On Tuesday, June 13, 2023, the Salvadoran legislature voted and approved changing the municipalities from 262 to 44; on June 14, President Bukele signed the approved bill, making it official. Governing of the new municipalities is set to begin on May 1, 2024. This day, after the democratic and overwhelming … Read more