(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) The members of the Guajoyo security committee who were arrested on Saturday, April 11, are now free. The young men were on their shifts at the entrance of the community, controlling access and doing sanitation work when they were captured by the police. All group members work voluntarily rotating during part […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Today the Legislative Assembly must analyze whether the restriction of rights during the pandemic is extended, as requested by President Nayib Bukele. Last Sunday they decided to extend it just for four days. The journalist Fernando Romero (whom the president previously excluded from an event) explains the reforms that various groups […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) The vice president of the community board (JD) in Chilama 2, Juan Menjivar, tells us that the community is paralyzed during this quarantine. Some inhabitants received the $300 USD bonus from the government, but not all of them. People that usually go out to sell vegetables are staying home but are getting […]
One thing you can do immediately to protect the most vulnerable immigrants and to protect us all. We face a dire threat from the Covid-19 pandemic gathering speed rapidly. There is no over-estimating the severity and extent of the danger. All of us are at risk. The most vulnerable sectors of our population are at […]
Last night, president Bukele addressed the nation and declared that there will be 15 more days of quarantine for all Salvadorans. Quarantine was officially declared on March 21st. Nayib Bukele also urged police and military forces to be tougher on people violating quarantine: “I have instructed them to be tougher on people on the […]
We keep trying to communicate with the community boards of our sistered communities to learn how everything is unfolding during the COVID19 pandemic. Our friends in El Papaturro state that: The community board handed flyers and a mask in each household, so they have one to go shopping their groceries. They feel optimistic because […]
In order to avoid the pandemic of COVID19 from entering the Marianella community, they have taken several measures, including the following: 1 – It is recommended to avoid leaving the community with no need. 2- It is recommended to avoid commercial trips on motorcycles and public transportation. Leave the community on your family’s motorcycle […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) El 24 de marzo de 2020 marcó el 40º aniversario del asesinato del Arzobispo Oscar Romero en San Salvador, El Salvador. A Romero le disparó un francotirador mientras oficiaba misa después de haber hecho un llamado a la policía salvadoreña y a las fuerzas armadas para que pararan la represión contra […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Our friends on the board of CRIPDES have informed us of the regional work they are doing during the forced quarantine decreed due to COVID19. All regions are monitoring the number of people that do not appear as beneficiaries of the $300 USD bonus promised by the government. They are contacting […]
The restrictions during the COVID19 pandemic are also affecting small farmers such as our friend in the Popular Movement of Organic Agriculture (MOPAO) in Tecoluca. They inform us that people over there are dealing with their own gardens and that they have organized a small market at “Radio Tehuacán” to sell some of their products. […]