February 13 Twice as many people as organizers expected – an estimated 700 – left the town of Suchitoto Monday morning, February 11, carrying photos of those who have come to be known as the “Suchitoto 13″ and posters reading ”Liberty for the Political Prisoners of Suchitoto”. Organized by the Association of Rural Communities for […]
Suchitoto 13 Update: Monday, February 11th Prosecution Reduces Charges, Continues to Allege Criminality; New Challenges Lie Ahead Introduction: The case of the Suchitoto 13 has reached a critical turning point, as a formal and definitive accusations were submitted by the Attorney General’s office on February 8th, 2008, more than 7 months after the initial arrest […]
Monday, February 11th Prosecution Reduces Charges, Continues to Allege Criminality; New Challenges Lie Ahead Introduction: The case of the Suchitoto 13 has reached a critical turning point, as a formal and definitive accusations were submitted by the Attorney General’s office on February 8th, 2008, more than 7 months after the initial arrest and detention. The […]
Suchitoto 13 Update February 7, 2008 Social Organizations Increase the Pressure as time Expires for the Prosecution The case of the “Suchitoto 13” is at a boiling point as both sides prepare for the upcoming preliminary hearing to present evidence and testimony. An extension solicited by the Attorney General’s office and granted by […]
POPULAR RESISTANCE MOVEMENT – OCTOBER 12TH MPR-12 For Life, Dignity and Sovereignty September 20, 2007 The organizations represented in the MPR-12 inform the national and international community: That the morning of September 20, 2007 as he was leaving his house the journalist Salvador Sánchez, reporter for Mayavision Radio, YSUCA Radio, and the Radio Cadena Mi […]
September 20th: COMMITTEE OF FAMILY MEMBERS OF POLITICAL PRISONERS IN EL SALVADOR TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC OPINION WE DENOUNCE: The stubborn, arbitrary and unjust attitude of the government of the Salvadoran State, against our family members captured last July 2nd in Suchitoto. President Elias Antonio Saca and his Attorney General, upon their inability […]
September 24, 2007: The Suchitoto 13 have continued to organize for freedom and economic justice despite the ongoing case against them. Still charged with Acts of Terrorism and Injuries, and facing up to 60 years in jail, Lorena, Rosa, Haydeé, Manuel, and the rest of the accused have been continuing their work, as well as […]
Turning ‘communists’ into ‘terrorists’ in El Salvador August 2, 2007 By Dennis Chinoy Back in the eighties, when the U.S. armed and funded the Salvadoran military to fight a proxy war against communism, delegations of visiting Americans to the embassy were commonplace. Appalled at the latest round of human rights abuses perpetrated by the army […]
Since 1999 the Philadelphia Interfaith Builders Delegation has been visiting El Salvador every two years. They have worked alongside Salvadoran communities to rebuild houses destroyed by Hurricane Mitch, and likewise have constructed community buildings in a number of communities in San Vicente. This July they worked hand in hand with the community of El Milagro […]
Public Disorder Reforms Passed amidst much Debate August 18, 2007 Amidst politically polarized and often heated debate, the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly passed a reform to Article 348 of the Penal Code on Thursday, increasing jail time for public disorder for up to 8 years. Likewise, the Assembly approved reforms to Article 294 of the Penal […]