El Salvador extends mass gang detentions until 2027

El Salvador’s Congress, controlled by President Nayib Bukele, voted Friday to extend the detention of tens of thousands of alleged gang members until at least 2027, giving prosecutors time to prepare charges for around 600 planned mass trials. The...

Fidel in the memory of El Salvador’s solidarity people

Fidel lives on in the validity of his thought as one of the great figures of the 20th century, which allowed him to travel to the future to warn the world of the dangers of the unpayable foreign debt for developing countries and the climate crisis...

El Salvador's Legislative Assembly, which is dominated by President Nayib Bukele's ruling party, approved a reform which delayed the deadline for planned mass trials of accused gang members

‘I thought I was going to die there’: Voices of migrants deported to a Salvadoran prison

CARACAS, Venezuela — In March, President Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to declare Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang a foreign terrorist group. Shortly after, the U.S. sent more than 250 Venezuelans who it said were a part of the gang to...

Bahamas blanks Suriname 3-0 at BJKC

Guardian Sports Reporter The Bahamas’ Billie Jean King Cup (BJKC) team is holding its own at the 2025 Americas Zone III Tournament in Santa Tecla, El Salvador. The Bahamian contingent continued its winning ways on Tuesday, blanking Suriname 3-0 in...

Abrego Garcia’s lawyers urge judge to drop his criminal case, alleging ‘vindictive and selective prosecution’

(CNN) -- Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia are asking the federal judge overseeing his criminal case to throw out the human smuggling charges he's facing, alleging the Justice Department singled him out for prosecution after he challenged his...

El Salvador extends gang suspects’ detention without trial until 2027

SAN SALVADOR: Tens of thousands of suspected gang members in El Salvador will remain jailed without trial until at least 2027 after lawmakers extended a controversial emergency measure. The Legislative Assembly, dominated by President Nayib...

El Salvador to jail gang suspects without trial until 2027

Tens of thousands of suspected gang members arrested under an internationally criticized crackdown in El Salvador will be detained without trial until at least 2027, after lawmakers approved an extension Friday. Over 80,000 Salvadorans have been...

El Salvador to jail gang suspects without trial until 2027

Tens of thousands of suspected gang members arrested under an internationally criticized crackdown in El Salvador will be detained without trial until at least 2027, after lawmakers approved an extension Friday. Over 80,000 Salvadorans have been...

El Salvador extends pretrial detention for 80,000 gang suspects 2 more years

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s Congress voted Friday to give government prosecutors two more years to hold the more than 80,000 people swept up under the state of emergency while they investigate alleged ties to the country’s...

El Salvador extends pretrial detention for 80,000 gang suspects 2 more years

U.S. says “no credible reports of significant human rights abuses” in El Salvador

The U.S. released a pared-down version of its annual human rights report, softening criticism of allied countries and scaling back on coverage of issues such as women’s rights, climate change, and LGBTQ+ protections. One of the reports is about El...

El Salvador plans 600 mass trials for suspected gang members

El Salvador plans to hold around 600 mass trials for the tens of thousands suspected gang members who have been detained without charges in the country since 2022, the Central American country's attorney general said Thursday. Over 80,000...

El Salvador's Bukele swears in military captain as education minister

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele on Thursday swore in Karla Trigueros, a captain with the Central American nation's armed forces, as education minister. "If we want to build the country we deserve, we must break...

Abrego Garcia accuses Trump admin. of vindictive prosecution

Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Defense attorneys for Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who the Trump administration wrongly deported to El Salvador this spring and then brought human trafficking charges against him once he returned to the United States, are...

El Salvador to Host First-Ever IRONMAN 70.3 in 2026, Showcasing Tourism and Global Sports Potential

The Ministry of Tourism has announced that El Salvador will host its first-ever IRONMAN 70.3 on February 22, 2026, marking a historic milestone in the country’s growing reputation as a destination for world-class sporting events. The international...

El Salvador and Qatar Deepen Ties to Boost Tourism Industry.

El Salvador’s Minister of Tourism, Morena Valdez, met with Qatar’s Chargé d’Affaires in the country, Fahad bin Salem Al Marri, to discuss strategies for boosting the tourism sector through stronger bilateral cooperation. The meeting comes as both...

Trident Naval Task Force: El Salvador’s Shield Against Narcotics and Organized Crime

El Salvador continues to strengthen its maritime security and anti-narcotics operations through the decisive actions of the Trident Naval Task Force, which has successfully seized 69.7 tons of cocaine valued at $1.6 billion since 2019. Under the...

After Las Vegas Talks, U.S. Growth Holdings Arrive in El Salvador to Scout Investments.

Following Vice President Félix Ulloa Jr.’s recent visit to Las Vegas, where he met with hospitality leaders Philippe Ziade of Growth Holdings and Steve Escalante, a U.S. business delegation has now arrived in El Salvador to see firsthand the...

2025 AI Olympiad: El Salvador’s Young Innovators Gain Global Honors in China

The Embassy of El Salvador in the People’s Republic of China proudly supported the Salvadoran delegation participating in the 2025 International Artificial Intelligence Olympiad (IOAI), held at the Beijing National Day School from August 2 to 9....