In a symbolic cultural-artistic activity protesters threw a cardboard coffin over police barricades. The coffin read, “Democracy Murdered."

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El Salvador has registered the highest inflation rate since the dollarization of the economy in 2001, increasing 6.11% as of December 2021 according to data from the General Directorate of Statistics and Censuses (DIGESTYC).

Martyred Jesuit priest Rutilio Grande, alongside Manuel Solorzano, Nelson Rutilio Lemus, and Cosme Spessoto, were beatified in a ceremony on January 22, in San Salvador.Icono PDF pagina_852_carta-rutilio.pdf

Coalition issues warning regarding the intention of the Bukele administration to permit metal mining in El Salvador, reversing the ban passed unanimously in 2017.

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International and Faith-Based Organizations Express Grave Concerns about Upcoming Elections in El Salvador

Salvadorans, solidarity groups and faith partners gather in September 2023 to decry human rights abuses in El Salvador and continued U.S. support (photo: CISPES)

As elections approach, Members of Congress express concern over human rights violations and democratic backsliding