Human Rights
El Salvador: Twitter user critical of President Bukele criminally prosecuted
A court in El Salvador began the preliminary investigation stage in a criminal proceeding against the Twitter user Luis Rivas, a government critic
Politics
El Salvador places debt repurchase offers as uncertainty around bitcoin grows
El Salvador is down almost 50% of its investments in the digital currency, representing a loss of $52.4 million
Drug trafficking
MS-13 gang members fleeing El Salvador could reach Mexico
After months of decline, murders in El Salvador reached numbers that had not been seen in nearly 30 years
Immigration
State Department deports 17 more alleged gang members to El Salvador
The department thanked El Salvadorian President President Bukele for his efforts in combatting terrorism.
Politics
El Salvador's Bukele registers for reelection in 2024 presidential race with 80% approval rate
Despite the decision, members of the opposition and constitutional lawyers claim that Bukele’s reelection would violate at least four articles of El Salvador’s constitution
Human Rights
El Salvador requiring inmates to pay for clothing, food, other necessities
Relatives of prisoners in El Salvador pay $35 for food, $15 for hygiene items, $30 for clothing, $20 for cleaning, and $70 for miscellaneous items.
Politics
U.S. State Dept. seeks release of Americans imprisoned amid El Salvador's gang crackdown
The State Department said that the arrests of American citizens in El Salvador happened in an “arbitrary manner.” As a result, it is urging American citizens from traveling to the country
Politics
El Salvador declares state of emergency as gang violence reaches historic levels
A total of 62 homicides were reported in El Salvador on Saturday – the highest daily homicide toll in the 6.5 million person country so far this century
Human Rights
El Salvador's war against gangs raise concerns with human rights groups
El Salvador's government closed off certain neighborhoods and conducted random house searches. While some human rights groups complained, some citizens said it did not restrict their mobility.
Crime
El Salvador's Congress re-elects attorney general who helped sour relations with the U.S.
The controversial lawmaker first entered office after El Salvador's Congress ousted former Attorney General Raul Melara in May