Catholic Church calls on President of El Salvador not to lift ban on gold mining
San Salvador, El Salvador AP The Roman Catholic Church called on the President of El Salvador Sunday not to lift the country’s ban on gold mining. Archbishop José Luis Escobar Alas asked President Nayib Bukele not to reverse the ban, which has been in place since 2017. San Salvador’s Archbishop Jose Luis Escobar Alas celebrates […]
Postcards: El Salvador muralists paint over traces of violence in San Salvador neighbourhood
NELSON RENTERIA, of Reuters, reports from the Mejicanos district in the El Salvador capital…
Salvadorans honouring Saint Oscar Romero: During these difficult times, he is like a ray of hope
San Salvador, El Salvador AP It’s as if Joyce Valencia could still hear Saint Oscar Romero’s voice. “I met him when I was a little girl,” the 61-year-old Salvadoran said. “We used to gather around our radio with our grandma to listen to him. And, even now, listening to him encourages us to move forward.” A […]
El Salvador lawmakers repeal media crackdown, declare “war on gangs won”
San Salvador Reuters El Salvador’s Congress repealed a law on Wednesday that criminalised the publication of gang messages, as ruling party leaders declared victory in their war against criminal groups. President Nayib Bukele launched a sweeping crackdown on the small Central American nation’s hyper-violent gangs early last year, sharply reducing crime rates while the incarceration […]
Snapshot: Looking across Los Planes de Renderos, El Salvador
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Rehabilitating gang members: Pastors find a role ministering to young men swept up in El Salvador’s crackdown on gangs
MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ, of Associated Press, reports on the work of churches involved in rehabilitating gang members – and the impact President Nayib Bukele’s gang crackdown has had on them…
El Salvador court sentences ex-President Funes to 14 years in prison
San Salvador, El Salvador Reuters A court in El Salvador sentenced former President Mauricio Funes and his justice minister to more than a decade behind bars for their ties to criminal groups and failure to comply with duties, the Attorney General’s office said on Monday. Funes was sentenced to 14 years and his former justice […]
At least 12 dead in stampede at El Salvador stadium
San Salvador Reuters At least 12 people died and an unspecified number were injured in a stampede at a soccer stadium in El Salvador on Saturday, the Central American country’s government said. Alianza FC and Club Deportivo FAS were playing the second leg of their playoff quarter-final game at the Cuscatlan stadium in San Salvador, […]
El Salvador deploys 10,000 troops to gang-run capital suburb
San Salvador Reuters El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele announced Saturday the deployment of 10,000 security forces to a suburb of San Salvador known to be a stronghold for gangs. The move is the latest escalation in a crusade against gang violence that began in March, which human rights groups say has been marred by unjustified […]
Bukele’s anti-gang push in El Salvador hammers gangster graves
San Salvador, El Salvador Reuters Salvadoran prisoners collaborating with officials smashed gangster graves with hammers and metal poles in President Nayib Bukele’s latest crackdown on violent gangs, this time aiming to prevent any would-be admirers from paying their respects. Dozens of graves in La Libertad, west of the capital San Salvador, were left in ruins […]