Tag Archives: Nayib Bukele

9F: Two years after Bukele entered the legislative assembly with the army

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 […]

Tras el desplome de Bitcoin, El Salvador apuesta su economía a comprar cuando el mercado está bajo

(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 […]

Reactions to the Foreign Agents Law

Since the Salvadoran government announced its intention to pass a “Foreign agents Law” that would create a new tax of 40% and a fine of up to $10,000 dollars to organizations deemed to be attempting against “national security”, several organizations and collectives have reacted, especially after Tuesday’s meeting where the Nuevas Ideas representatives approved a […]

Two financial blows from the Salvadoran Government

CONTEXT The U.S. Embassy recently approved funding for organizations working in the region, through USAID. The relationship of the Salvadoran government and the US Government is not “solid”, as stated by the Chargé d’ affaires ad Interim Jean Manes: “We have investments in different projects. USAID support is in the hundreds of millions in different […]

Massive protest in El Salvador on Independence Day

Although yesterday El Salvador was supposed to celebrate the bicentennial of independence, Salvadorans decided to march for another reason: to protest against the latest decisions of the Bukele administration that keep undermining the rule of the Law, such as the decision of the newly-appointed Supreme Court to allow the reelection of the president, the decision […]

Water Forum statement regarding Bukele’s proposal / Posición del Foro del Agua ante la propuesta de Bukele

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   In May, the Legislative Assembly now controlled by the New Ideas party decided to archive the historic proposal that came from civil society to legislate the use of water, as well as the gender identity law and other bills that they considered “obsolete” for the current reality of El Salvador. Last […]

Nuevas Ideas representatives agree the dismissal of magistrates and General Attorney

DW reports: The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, with a pro-government majority, dismissed on May 1st the proprietary and alternate magistrates of the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) for allegedly committing “fraud to the constitution” and violating the separation of powers. The first vice president of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador (and former Ministry […]

The final blow to the Institute of Access to public Information?

LA PRENSA GRAFICA reports that president Bukele has ordered the dismissal of one of the last critical members of the Institute of Access to Public Information (IAIP, in Spanish), Liduvina Escobar:   The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, ordered the removal of the commissioner of the Institute for Access to Public Information (IAIP), Liduvina […]

Salvadoran Government refuses to pay to municipalities

The Salvadoran government has not transferred 8% of the national budget to the 262 municipalities for eight months. The amount owed is approximately $ 160 million. This amount is known as “FODES”. The Salvadoran president argues that there are not enough funds and the municipalities have stated that this is the president’s way to pressure […]

CRIPDES acompañó la conmemoración en El Mozote / CRIPDES at the commemoration in El Mozote

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   After President Bukele said that the peace accords were a sham, many people took to social media to remember what the war meant for many of them and the importance of such accords for the construction of the country we have today. In addition, several events were organized to commemorate the […]