The Real News interviewed CISPES organizer Yesenia Portillo about President Bukele's recent use of police and military to intimidate lawmakers in El Salvador, the Constitutional crisis that it provoked, the response of grassroots organizations in El Salvador and where the struggle for democracy goes from here. Watch here.
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Families of victims of the State of Exception protest against Decree 803 outside of El Salvador's Legislative Assembly on June 25, 2025. Photo: Foro Nacional de Salud (via Facebook).
Community members gather outside courthouse on first day of the trial with signs: "We live here, we resist here! For the freedom of the Community leaders" Photo: Comunidad Santa Marta Facebook
