In El Salvador, Discrepancy Over Deaths And Mass Graves Alarms Critics
In El Salvador, testimony from police officers and conflicting statistics on mass graves are leading critics to question if homicides in the Central American country are being fully reported as access to official information tightens.
El Salvador Says It Has $560 Million For Partial Debt Buyback
El Salvador will dedicate $560 million in funds to a surprise bond buyback plan, its finance minister said on Wednesday, as the impoverished country looks to ease worries about the state of its public finances.
El Salvador To Buy Back Some Debt In Surprise Move
El Salvador's president announced on Tuesday a plan for a voluntary repurchase offer to holders of bonds maturing between 2023 and 2025.
Salvadoran President Vows Tougher War On Gangs After Police Killed
President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador pledged on Tuesday that his government will "intensify" already tough efforts to combat gangs after three police officers were gunned down earlier in the day.
El Salvador Extends State Of Emergency For Third Time To Curb Gangs
El Salvador extended a controversial state of emergency to combat gangs for the third time on Tuesday, prompting criticism from human rights organizations over the suspension of constitutional protections.
In El Salvador's Gang Crackdown, Quotas Drive 'Arbitrary' Arrests Of Innocents
Dozens of innocent people have been apprehended in El Salvador in recent months amid President Nayib Bukele's "war on gangs," after superiors forced officers to meet daily arrest quotas during a state of emergency
El Salvador Extends Emergency Powers To Fight Gangs
El Salvador's Congress on Sunday approved a month-long extension of emergency measures that rights groups say infringe civil liberties but which President Nayib Bukele has said are necessary after a surge of gang killings.
El Salvador Making It Harder For Murderous Gangs To Spread Messages
Waging a campaign against gangs responsible for El Salvador having one of the world's highest murder rates, Congress in the Central American republic passed a bill on Tuesday criminalizing the publication of gang messages, including by news outlets.
El Salvador Invokes Emergency Powers After Surge In Homicides
El Salvador's Congress approved on Sunday emergency powers that temporarily suspended some constitutional protections after the Central American country recorded a sharp rise in killings attributed to criminal gangs.
El Salvador Postpones Bitcoin Bond Issue, Expects Better Conditions
El Salvador postponed an unprecedented issue of a bitcoin-backed bond planned for last week, as the government decided to wait for favorable conditions in the financial market, Finance Minister Alejandro Zelaya said on Tuesday.
Salvadoran Women Freed From Jail After Abortion Convictions Seek Clemency For Others
Four Salvadoran women recently freed from prison after a judicial review of their convictions for aggravated homicide following miscarriages called on Tuesday for another 12 women being prosecuted in El Salvador under similar circumstances to have their charges quashed.
El Salvador Frees Woman Jailed For Homicide After Miscarriage, Says Rights Group
US-EL-SALVADOR-ABORTION:El Salvador frees woman jailed for homicide after miscarriage, says rights group
US-Bound Migrants Enter Guatemala, Others Clash At Border
A new group of migrants bound for the United States set off from El Salvador and crossed into Guatemala on Sunday, following thousands of other Central Americans fleeing poverty and violence who have taken similar journeys in recent weeks.
