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ARENA Business Magnates and Presidential Hopefuls Javier Siman and Carlos Calleja. Photo: Contrapunto

Elections Update: Less than a Year Out, Internal Party Elections and ARENA Party Divisions
July 26, 2017
The past month has seen the beginning of preparations for El Salvador’s upcoming legislative and municipal elections, set to take... Read more >>
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Social Movement leaders demonstrate against the privatization of water. Source: Foro del Agua

As the Right Wing Rushes to Privatize Water Resources, Social Movements Fight Back
July 13, 2017
Sincethe prohibition on all metallic mining water there is continued mobilizing around water as a human right Read more >>
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US Ambassador Jean Manes at a USAID event. Source- elsalvador.com.

USAID in El Salvador: The Politics of Prevention
July 5, 2017
The State Department’s rhetorical work of de-emphasizing political ideology serves a fundamentally ideological purpose in El Salvador Read more >>
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Scott Nicholson, ¡presente!
July 4, 2017
CISPES mourns the loss of long-time Latin America organizer and human rights accompanier Scott Nicholson Read more >>
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Union Leaders protest the Private Pension Financial Institutions- AFPs.

Right-wing Opposition Forces El Salvador into Default, as Unions Propose End to Privatized Pension System
July 3, 2017
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