Tag Archives: News from El Salvador

CRIPDES Denouncement to the International Community

*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 […]

Romero Week of Action: March 18-22, 2024

*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, […]

A summary of our January Member Meeting

(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 […]

Santa Marta 5 photo

Santa Marta 5 are home – but not acquitted

(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 […]

Testimony: Torture in Prisons Under the State of Exception

(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 […]

Relatives of imprisoned people in El Salvador demand their release

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 […]

Families from Guajoyo facing eviction as the government opens new prison in the area

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 […]

Factum: Marvin Alexander Recinos

Being a young person in El Salvador is not an easy thing. Several CRIPDES regionals report of scholarship recipients who have told them they will no longer be part of the programs because they decided to migrate, either because they see no job opportunities, or due to violence or harassment either by gangs or by […]

News for your weekend

We know it’s difficult to find reliable news. USESSC has a collection for you if you want to catch up with what’s happening in El Salvador and with U.S. foreign policy:   ‘It’s a war on the people’: El Salvador’s mass arrests send thousands into despair (The Guardian) Tom Phillips, on the State of Exception […]

Recursos para reportar violaciones a DDHH durante el régimen de excepción

Dado el temor que sienten muchas personas, especialmente jóvenes, en las zonas rurales en las que trabaja CRIPDES, hemos creado esta compilación de recursos para facilitarles el reporte de violaciones a Derechos Humanos que puedan sufrir durante la extensión del régimen de excepción implementado por el gobierno salvadoreño.   TELÉFONOS PROCURADURÍA PARA LA DEFENSA DE […]