El Salvador

El Salvador extends emergency powers in year-long gang crackdown
Measures enjoy widespread support, but rights groups say they have led to arbitrary arrests and prison overcrowding.
Published On 16 Mar 2023
Photos: Inside El Salvador’s new ‘mega prison’ for gang members
Rights groups have criticised a crackdown on crime, accusing the government of empowering itself to act with impunity.
Published On 27 Feb 2023
El Salvador moves 2,000 alleged gang members to new ‘mega prison’
The Salvadoran government has been accused of widespread abuses as it waives civil liberties to combat gang activity.
Published On 25 Feb 2023
El Salvador prisoner ‘rearrests’ fuel new concerns
Growing number of people detained in gang crackdown being ‘rearrested’, experts say, raising fears policy will not end.
Published On 17 Feb 2023

Government says emergency measures have led to drop in murders, but rights groups raise concerns about reported abuses.

The bill, backed by ruling party lawmakers allied with President Bukele, aims to attract national and foreign investors.

The government’s eight-month state of exception has seen civil liberties suspended and tens of thousands imprisoned.

The world’s ‘coolest dictator’ seems delighted about blockading his own people. That shouldn’t surprise anyone.

A protected site on paper, the Cerron Grande reservoir is one of Central America’s most polluted bodies of water.

Citizens of El Salvador, Honduras, Haiti and three other nations will get relief from US deportation until mid-2024.

Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador’s vote changes this year reflect relations with world superpowers, analysts say.

The arrests come as parliament extended emergency powers that allow authorities to arrest suspects without warrants.

Hurricane downgraded to a tropical depression, but authorities say it could still produce flash flooding and mudslides.

Authorities say three children are among those killed south of San Salvador in landslides triggered by heavy rainfall.

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