Español abajo Here is our monthly blog with some relevant news from El Salvador. Residents of communities in Tecoluca denounce the pollution of rivers near the CECOT prison. Residents of the communities near the mega prison reported that, at dawn on Friday, April 25, they observed large streams of water with white foam, similar to […]
(Español abajo) Last Saturday CRIPDES celebrated its 19th annual assembly, in which they celebrated 40 years of community work. The assembly was attended by the different members, representatives of the regional offices and special guests, including US- El Salvador Sister Cities. During the assembly, the work that has been done during the last year […]
(Español Abajo) The last weekend the Monseñor Romero wall paint that was in the international airport from El Salvador, the one who has the same same name International airport Monseñor Romero from El Salvador was destroyed and now there is just a blue wall with the phrase “Bienvenidos a la tierra del surf , los […]
*Español abajo* The following message is from CRIPDES to the international community regarding the current realities in El Salvador. CRIPDES denounces to the international community the democratic deterioration El Salvador is going through after a flawed electoral process, full of irregularities and that strengthens an authoritarian system that, in addition to controlling the three branches […]
*Español abajo* Two years ago, the Sister Cities network started an annual week of action to remember the anniversary of the March 24, 1980 assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero and support our friends in El Salvador. This year, we are raising money to support the salaries of two grassroots organizers with our primary Salvadoran partner, […]
(Español abajo) On January 24, US-El Salvador Sister Cities hosted our January Member Meeting. Over 40 people attended this event, titled Democracy at Risk: Salvadoran Elections 32 Years After the Peace Accords. Please email sistercities@gmail.com if you would like to watch the event recording. The event included a conversation with Lorena Araujo, the current president of […]
(ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Miguel Ángel Gámez, Alejandro Laínez García, Pedro Antonio Rivas Laínez, Teodoro Antonio Pacheco, and Saúl Agustín Rivas Ortega are known as the Santa Marta 5. They are community leaders and water defenders. The Santa Marta 5 were arrested on January 11, 2023 under suspicious charges and were held in pre-trial detention until September […]
(ESPAÑOL ABAJO) The State of Exception has been in place since March of 2022 and removes due process and other rights. The Salvadoran news organization El Faro shares Alexander Eduvay Guzmán Molina’s experience of being detained at the start of the State of Exception. Like many people who have been detained under the policy, Alexander […]
The relatives of innocent people arrested during the State of exception have organized under the name MOVIR, “Movement of Victims of the Salvadoran Regime”. On march 28th, they decided to march towards the Legislative Assembly and present the following statement. The thousands of Salvadoran families affected by the State of Exception express: 1- The application […]
Last night, president Bukele broadcasted a pre-recorded video to showcase the new prison in Tecoluca, San Vicente. BBC Mundo writes: In the midst of an exception regime that restricts individual liberties, the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, announced on Tuesday night the inauguration of a prison called the “Confinement center for Terrorism.” … In […]