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Attorney General's office raids the offices of Las Melidas, Pro-Vida, and five other Salvadoran NGOs

Image: Las Melidas Twitter

Bukele ramps up persecution, raids NGOs
November 23, 2021
Salvadoran police raided offices of human rights and feminist organizations while legislature seeks to hamper opposition groups from receiving international support Read more >>
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"Only when justice and truth come together can you speak of true freedom." Fr. Ignacio Ellacuría, one of the Jesuit priests killed by U.S.-trained soldiers in El Salvador on November 16, 1989 (Photo: UCA)

Remembering the Jesuits
November 22, 2021
Commemorating 32 years since U.S.-trained military assassinated Jesuit priests and reflecting on lessons for today Read more >>
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Disappearances and emigration on the rise in El Salvador
November 15, 2021
Analysis from Equipo Maiz on alarming increase in disappearances Read more >>
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Students occupy university campus

University students occupy campus in response to eviction notice from Ministry of Education. Photo credit: Fuerza Estudiantil Salvadoreña (FES).

University Students Occupy Facilities Against Threat of Eviction
November 2, 2021
Threat of eviction comes among other recent cuts to university funding. Read more >>
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Feminists protest outside a courthouse in San Salvador, demanding "freedom, justice, and reparation" for women unjustly prosecuted under El Salvador's harsh abortion laws

Feminists protest outside a courthouse in San Salvador, demanding "freedom, justice, and reparation" for women criminalized under El Salvador's harsh abortion laws.

Legislative Assembly 'Turns Its Back on Women,' Rejects Abortion Reform
October 28, 2021
Bukele's party in Legislative Assembly votes to uphold the country’s absolute abortion ban Read more >>
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