El Salvador: helping victims of the State of Exception

Salvadorean grass roots organization MOVIR supports victims of arbitrary detention under the country’s State of Exception. A civil society organization rather than an NGO, it is an important means of resistance to a regime which aims to close off civic …

Migrants Freed From El Salvador Prison Allege Torture

Months after the Trump administration sent them to the brutal CECOT facility, freed Venezuelan migrants are finally speaking out After spending four months incarcerated in El Salvador’s notoriously brutal prison system after President Donald Trump’s …

El Salvador’s BTC paradise hits an IMF-shaped wall

Homepage > News > Business > El Salvador’s BTC paradise hits an IMF-shaped wall Almost half a decade since El Salvador became the first country to make BTC a legal tender, the country faces backlash from industry advocates for not living up to its …

Watchdog Sues State Department to Force Release of Docs on Van Hollen El Salvador Junket to Aid MS-13er

In The News | July 30, 2025 From The Washington Stand: Judicial Watch is asking a federal court to order the U.S. Department of State to turn over all official documents concerning Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen’s (Md.) recent trip to El Salvador to …

Moment of Earthquake in El Salvador Caught on Camera

Justice Department hits judge in El Salvador deportation case with ethics complaint

WASHINGTON (TNS) — The U.S. Justice Department filed an ethics complaint accusing a federal judge in Washington of making “improper” comments about President Donald Trump earlier this year, ratcheting up growing tensions between the executive and judicial …

28-year-old stabbed, suspect dies after jumping overboard near San Salvador

Police say a 28-year-old woman was stabbed by a fellow crew member, who later jumped into the sea and died in waters near San Salvador SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Police are investigating a fatal incident that occurred Thursday evening aboard Royal …

Extraordinarily Renditioned Migrants Report Back From El Salvador’s Maximum Security Hellhole

from the we're-all-just-hourly-workers-on-the-US-Death-Star dept President Trump wanted a war on Latin Americans and found an obliging partner in El Salvador, currently headed by President Nayib Bukele. Bukele has managed to bring down El Salvador’s …

El Salvador Hosts Pioneering Nuclear Energy Training for Developing Nations.

El Salvador is currently hosting the first Interregional Training Course on Establishing a National Position for a New Nuclear Power Program, organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in coordination with the national body OIPEN (Organism …

El Salvador Government Strengthens Trust and Confidence in the Construction Sector.

The Government of El Salvador, under the leadership of President Nayib Bukele, continues to strengthen its commitment to economic development by providing certainty, security, and confidence to the national construction sector. Through close collaboration …