A strong military and police operation has been carried out since the early hours of this Sunday, October 2nd, 2022, in the municipality of Comasagua, El Salvador, after the murder of a man was reported in the Loma Hermosa area of the town. According to police reports, the subject was killed yesterday morning and identified … Read more
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele responded harshly to 21 former presidents of Latin America and Spain who signed a declaration condemning his possible re-election and described them as corrupt, looters, and even murderers. The signatories, who are members of the Democratic Initiative of Spain and the Americas (IDEA), maintain that the Salvadoran Constitution prohibits reelection. “A … Read more
The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukeleconfirmed the arrest of a important ringleader national of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS13), on the eve of the imminent extension of the emergency regime. “Another of the national leaders of the MS13 fell,” Bukele tweeted, along with an image of Misael Romero, alias Danger, leader of the aforementioned gang, … Read more
the president of The SaviorNayib Bukele asked the country’s Legislative Assembly on Sunday to extend the state of exception to continue fighting the maras or gangs who are held responsible for a wave of murders recorded in the last days of March. After registering 62 homicides on March 26, a level of crime that had … Read more
“Smiley” is hidden in some corner of western Salvador. His freedom has been threatened since the dawn of March 27, the Congress of El Salvador decreed the emergency regime in the country as part of what President Nayib Bukele calls “war” against the gangs. “Smiley”, a nickname to protect his identity, claims to be a … Read more
A gas station in San Salvador. Photo: Jose Cabezas/AFP/Getty Images The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, boasted that the country he leads ranks as the one with the lowest gasoline prices in Central America despite the increase in cost worldwide due to, among other things, the war between Ukraine and Russia. In a social … Read more
Prisoners of “La Esperanza”, in El Salvador, watched by soldiers paint over graffiti alluding to the Mara Salvatrucha. Photo: MARVIN RECINOS/AFP/Getty Images An alleged gang member who had hidden on top of a mango tree in El Salvador was captured by a group of National Civil Police (PNC) agents this weekend. The events were reported … Read more
Bitcoin advocates were waiting for him with open arms in Miami. Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador, was going to be one of the main figures at the Bitcoin Conference 2022, the world’s largest cryptocurrency event. But at the last minute, the president canceled the visit due to “unforeseen circumstances” that required his presence in … Read more
A maximum security prison in El Salvador overcrowded with MS-13 and Barrio 18 gang members. Photo: YURI CORTEZ/AFP/Getty Images The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, shared this Wednesday on his Twitter account, images of two alleged gang members when they were arrested by the National Police in a mountainous area of the town of … Read more
Bitcoin advocates were waiting for him with open arms in Miami. Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador, was going to be one of the main figures at the Bitcoin Conference 2022, the world’s largest cryptocurrency event. But at the last minute, the president canceled the visit due to “unforeseen circumstances” that required his presence in … Read more
After months in which homicides were contained and almost disappeared from official statistics in El Salvador, murders skyrocketed again and the government reacted with a heavy hand. The Central American country, one of the most violent in the world, returns to the spotlight due to the conflict between gangs, the so-called maras, and the government … Read more
The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, during his visit to Beijing, China, in 2019. Photo: Noel Celis/Getty Images The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, returned to the charge against the United States Government by questioning on Twitter the alleged lack of support from the country to his “war” against gang members from groups … Read more
Photo: Evelyn Hockstein/AP PHOTO/PICTURE ALLIANCE/Deutsche Welle The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, expressed this Sunday (04.10.2022) his concern about the reform of the Penal Code approved this week in El Salvador, and denounced that it opens the door to the “criminalization” and “censorship” of journalism in the Central American country. In a statement, Blinken … Read more
Nayib Bukele, President of The Savior announced on Twitter that 8,026 gang members had been arrested in 8 days and published photos of the arrested and images of armored vehicles where he is seen as the authorities do Justice of the nation. Police previously announced that they arrested 100 suspects on Sunday alone. They are … Read more
Salvadorans listen to a speech by President Nayib Bukele in May of last year. Photo: Fred Ramos/Getty Images The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, branded the gang members of groups such as MS-13 against whom he maintains an offensive after the increase in murders as rats and defended the exceptional regime decreed in the … Read more
The Savior.- The El Faro digital newspaperone of the most influential in El Salvador, closed the front page of its website this Wednesday in protest against the law promoted by the President Nayib Bukele which punishes the dissemination of gang messages with up to 15 years in prison. Last month, the country registered 87 murders … Read more