(ARTICULO DE FACTUM DISPONIBLE EN ESPAÑOL AQUÍ) An article written by Gerson Najera Relatives and friends of victims of forced disappearance have gathered in a block to demand respect and an immediate response from the Government to the reports of disappearances. “I ask the president (Nayib Bukele) to be empathic. What if it was […]
The murder of Monsignor Óscar Arnulfo Romero, committed by a death squad 42 years ago in El Salvador, remains unpunished. Even though Tutela Legal denounced this last year and questioned the slowness of the Attorney General’s Office (FGR), nothing has changed. Many people still don’t know about Romero’s work and how he became “the voice […]
(LEA EL ORIGINAL EN ESPAÑOL AQUÍ) This is a translation of an Op Ed written by José María Tojeira, former dean of the Central American University (UCA): The great massacres almost always required clandestine graves. Many of them were discovered after the wars that provoked such killings. This is how the Nazis acted […]
Fitch Ratings has downgraded El Salvador’s Long-Term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘CCC’. In Fitch’s view, weakening of institutions and concentration of power in the presidency have increased policy unpredictability, and the adoption of bitcoin as legal tender has added uncertainty about the potential for an IMF program that would unlock financing for […]
Several citizens took to the streets today to remember that two years ago the current president forcibly entered the Legislative Assembly to pressure the members of Congress into approving a loan for his “Territorial Control Plan” This is what LA PRENSA GRAFICA reports: The Salvadoran Coordinator of Popular Movements and the Popular Resistance and Rebellion […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) In the past, we have already published about the challenges that Teosinte has faced when it comes to safe access to drinking water. Many proposed projects have come and gone. Since the community asked for help to try to change at least the pipes within the community, the Arlington committee decided […]
(READ THE ORIGINAL HERE) Traducción del artículo escrito por Camille Squires & Scott Nover El precio de Bitcoin ha caído un 43% desde su máximo en noviembre de 2021. El presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, está comprando la caída. Como uno de los mayores promotores de las criptomonedas, Bukele ha convertido al […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) As we approach the day of our conversation with Roberto Lovato, the Cambridge committee is inviting you to this online event to learn about what’s happening in El Salvador. REGISTER HERE ZOOM LINK HERE TAX- DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS TO THE COMMITTEE HERE *** En ruta a […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) It’s a new year and we already have big plans! Arlington-Teosinte Sister City Project Presents: A Conversation with Roberto Lovato When Thursday, February 3, from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. ET Where On Zoom Register here https://bit.ly/LovatoBookTalk Spanish interpretation available. All are welcome! This event […]
We want to share with you the agenda for our 2021 national gathering that’s happening this weekend Don’t forget to register here: https://maine.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kce-hrD4vHNM2E5_oxBuNpeJp28yd6mmR TIME (East) DURATION ACTIVITY DAY 1 1:00 10 min Welcome and logistics (including Zoom, website) – introductions on the chat 1:10 5 min Reviewing the agenda 1:15 15 min Icebreaker activity […]