Archbishop Romero at Ninety: “Cease the Repression” August 15, 2007 In honor of Archbishop Romero’s birthday today, hundreds gathered this morning in San Salvador in commemoration of the Archbishop. The protesters, members of the Salvadoran social movement and civil society, are once again calling for an end to repression, 27 years after Romero made […]
STATEMENT OF CRIPDES AND THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS: TO THE SALVADORAN PEOPLE AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY August 9, 2007 The consequences of the events in Suchitoto which took place on the 2nd of July demonstrate to the Salvadoran population the dangerous anti-democratic attack which threatens citizens and foreigners residing in Salvadoran territories. This reality obliges […]
El Salvador Update: Prisoners Granted Conditional Liberty, Terrorism Trial and the Struggle for Free Speech and the Right to Organize continue. July 27th, 2007 This morning the 9 remaining prisoners originally captured last July 2nd in Suchitoto were granted conditional liberty, and left their respective jails. Marta Lorena Araujo Martínez, Rosa María Centeno Valle, Manuel […]
Remaining 9 Prisoners Conditionally Released July 26, 2007 The Judge of the Special Appeals Court in San Salvador granted conditional liberty to the remaining 9 captured in Suchitoto on July 2nd, pending their trail for charges of “acts of terrorism” within three months. Today at approximately 5:15 pm the decision was announced, amidst cheers from […]
Trial continues against 13 accused of terrorism, while legislators debate new penalties for public disorder. July 26, 2007 While 9 of the 13 people arrested in Suchitoto on the morning of July 2nd remain in jail under “preventative detention,” and all are still facing charges for “Acts of Terrorism,” President Antonio Saca and his cabinet […]
The following text is a translation of the video covering the events of July 2 that is available in two parts here (Part 1) and here (part 2). The translation was made by a representative and volunteer at the SHARE Foundation — thank you! CAPTURADOS EN SUCHITOTO1/CAPTURED IN SUCHITOTO :30 REPRESSION IN SUCHITOTO, EL SALVADOR, […]
At approximately 8:30 pm last night, after hours of deliberation, a Special Penal Court denied an appeal to drop charges of “acts of terrorism” against the 13 people detained in Suchitoto last July 2. However, the Tribunal granted conditional liberty to 4 of the 13 people currently detained. Gloria de la Paz Lizama y […]
Testimony of a visit to the Women’s Prison Thursday July 20th, 2007 Early this morning I was allowed to enter into the women’s prison to visit the political prisoners captured on the 2nd of July in a peaceful protest carried out in the communities around Suchitoto against the privatization of water, that President Tony Saca […]
POLITICAL VERDICT, PARTIAL VICTORY CRIPDES and CORDES inform you: Thursday the 19th of July around 8:30 pm, the Special Penal Tribune announced, through representation by the Judges Gloria de la Paz Lizama and Sandra Chicas, a verdict that does not leave any doubt about the political decisions of the ARENA government in the treatment […]
Madison Mayor Sends Letter of Concern to President of El Salvador over July 2nd Arrests July 18, 2007 Madison, WI – Madison, Wisconsin Mayor Dave Cieslewicz today sent a letter of concern to Salvadoran President Tony Saca and U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador Charles Glazer as well as two other Salvadoran judicial officials. In the […]