Political cartoon of soldiers and policemen in formation while the police take a selfie in front of a banner that reads "Welcome to Chalatenango"

Salvadoran popular education group Equipo Maiz analyzes the connection between military sieges, political repression, and historic leftist communities.

Salvadorans in the Washington, D.C. area protest Nayib Bukele's speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

Salvadorans in the Washington, D.C. area protest Nayib Bukele's speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).

New government policies further entrench anti-LGBTI+ attacks in alignment with far-right forces around the world.

Women with homemade protest signs.

Expressions of solidarity with Palestine and Gaza were present at El Salvador's International Working Women's Day Marches.

Thousands of women commemorated International Women’s Day in El Salvador by marching in the capital on March 8 and 9 in the first mass protests since Nayib Bukele’s unconstitutional reelection. Bukele and his government were a focus of criticism, with marchers citing his opposition to legalizing abortion, turning a blind eye to violence against women, and the deterioration of economic conditions under his government, which disproportionately affect women.

CISPES once again expresses our solidarity with Lorena Peña, lifelong feminist activist and leader within El Salvador’s leftist party, the Farabundo Marti Liberation Front (FMLN) and her daughter following a civil court’s outrageous decision this week to uphold the Attorney General’s unfounded accusations of illicit enrichment.

Salvadorans waiting in line to vote.

Electoral reforms eliminate FMLN mayorships, but reveal limited support for Bukele’s Nuevas Ideas party.

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