‘Removing the Veil’: El Salvador Apologizes for State Violence on 20th...
El Salvador says sorry for the violence of the past, but not a word about the violence of the present: the 'war on drugs' and the security interference by the USA.
The Maras – an escalating problem in El Salvador
San Salvador: Life under the Maras. Maras, or street gangs, have becoming the scourge of El Salvador, particularly in the capital. They sell drugs, extort money and rape girls, often in extremely cruel ways.
El Salvador realizó “vuelos de la muerte” durante la guerra
A CIA document, recently declassified and heavily redacted, has been published by the El Salvador electronic newspaper La Página (2 February 2012). Article in Spanish.
EL SALVADOR: Negotiating with the Gangs
Gang violence expert Sonja Wolf expresses doubts about current short-term fix approaches to drug trafficking in Central America—both government plans to negotiate with the maras in El Salvador and the fully militarised onslaught in Mexico.
ECO-AGRICULTURE FOR EL SALVADOR?
Salvadorean President Mauricio Funes has promised support and incentives for small-scale localised food production in an implicit criticism of the neo-liberal model.
El Salvador: music for hope
Young musicians and bands in rural El Salvador are supported by UK-based Music for Hope
EL SALVADOR: MAKING THE BEST OF IT
An unusually violent hurricane ravaged their community but women are rebuilding their lives with sewing machines and eggs.
San Salvador mayors unite to fight crime
Mayors from 11 municipalities in the capital of El Salvador are focussing on improving public spaces within their districts in an effort to lower the crime rate.
El Salvador: Agreement with the gangs is vital
The principal mediator between the 'maras' armed gangs and the Salvadorean government is interviewed
CENTRAL AMERICA: CANADIAN MINING COMPANIES RAMPANT
An interactive map of major mine projects by Environmental Campaign for Central America (ENCA)