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El Salvador Attracts $322 Million in Foreign Investment in Q1 2025, Led by Panama, Spain, and the U.S.
El Salvador in English
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July 3, 2025
El Salvador continues to position itself as a rising destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) in Latin America, registering an inflow of $322.2 million in the first quarter of 2025 alone—a 64% increase compared to the same period in 2024,...
El Salvador Commits $164 Million to Transform San Salvador’s Historic Center.
El Salvador in English
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July 2, 2025
In a major push to revitalize its capital, El Salvador has announced a projected investment of $164 million aimed at transforming the Historic Center of San Salvador into a fully functional, vibrant urban space. The initiative, spearheaded by the...
El Salvador’s Message to the World: Security and Vision Drive National Growth.
El Salvador in English
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July 2, 2025
El Salvador made a strong impression during the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville, Spain, where Foreign Minister Alexandra Hill emphasized the nation’s remarkable progress under the leadership of President Nayib...
Tecoluca (SV-1831) – Brutality Exposed: Maryland Man Tortured in El Salvador Mega-Prison – LIVE UPDATES
The Published Reporter
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July 4, 2025
CECOT Mega-Prison, Tecoluca (SV-1831) – Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident deported under controversial U.S. immigration policies, has come forward with harrowing allegations of torture and abuse inside El Salvador’s notorious CECOT...
Abrego Garcia's El Salvador Prison Sob Story Has Quickly Imploded
Townhall
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July 4, 2025
Democrats have abandoned this man for obvious reasons: he’s a narrative trainwreck. No one cares that an MS-13 gangbanger who was accused of human trafficking got deported to El Salvador, his home country. It’s not about due process or the rule of...
El Salvador: Amnesty International declares Ruth Eleonora López, Alejandro Henríquez and José Ángel Pérez prisoners of conscience amid increasing repression
Amnesty International
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July 1, 2025
Throughout the beginning of Nayib Bukele’s second presidential term, El Salvador has experienced an alarming increase in the harassment, persecution and criminalization of human rights defenders, journalists, activists, critical voices and civil...
Textron’s drone boat joins anti-drug ops in El Salvador
Defence Blog
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July 3, 2025
Textron Systems recently showcased its TSUNAMI unmanned surface vessel during the Hybrid Fleet Campaign Event FLEX25 in El Salvador. The demonstration, organized in cooperation with U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and the El Salvadorian Navy,...
As more natural disasters strike and labor shortages develop, the loss of immigrant workers will be felt deeply
The South Dakota Standard
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If you don't like the weather in South Dakota, wait five minutes. This is the time of year when we are particularly vulnerable to natural disasters such as tornadoes, derechos and wildfires, although we don’t expect to see any killer blizzards in...
EU Should Act Against El Salvador’s Dismantling of Democracy
Human Rights Watch
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July 3, 2025
In June, the European Union, for the first time, raised concerns about El Salvador’s deteriorating situation at the UN Human Rights Council. The European Parliament then held a debate on President Nayib Bukele’s escalating crackdown against civil...
El Salvador’s president believes he’s at war
Latin American Bureau
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June 30, 2025
Prominent human rights defenders and journalists are being targeted, while individuals and organizations in receipt of foreign funding are being required to register and pay a 30 per cent tax on all funds received from abroad. Fear and...
New legal filing details graphic ‘torture and abuse’ of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador prison
The Independent
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July 2, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Inter-American Court Says Countries Must Prevent Climate Harms
Human Rights Watch
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July 7, 2025
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued an opinion on July 3, 2025, that countries must protect the climate system as part of their human rights obligations under the American Convention on Human Rights and other human rights law. It said...
Josh Hawley caved on Medicaid in a climate of political violence
My Ozarks Online - Missouri
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July 7, 2025
I googled: “Josh Hawley SNAP,” a few weeks ago when I was looking for our Senator’s position on cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (aka SNAP, or food stamps). The AI told me that “Josh Hawley SNAP” refers to a snap of Hawley on...
‘We know what’s coming: exile or prison’ – Salvadoran journalist Óscar Martínez on surviving Bukele’s crackdown
Global Voices
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July 7, 2025
Óscar Martínez, editor-in-chief of the Salvadoran outlet El Faro, and nine other journalists left El Salvador after publishing a report alleging ties between President Nayib Bukele and criminal groups. (Photo: Courtesy of Óscar Martínez, used with...
UPR Report on El Salvador Adopted Amid Sharp Decline in Civic Space
CIVICUS
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Geneva 01 July 2025 Statement at the 59th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Adoption of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) report of El Salvador Delivered by Olimjon Bakhtaliev, CIVICUS Mr President. CIVICUS welcomes the government of El...
El Salvador police abuses undermine rule of law: HRW
JURIST
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June 28, 2025
Interviews with police officers and internal police records in El Salvador expose widespread misconduct, including arbitrary arrests and abuse of power, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Friday. Since March 27, 2022, the Central American country has...
Inter-American court affirms legal right to a healthy climate
JURIST
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July 5, 2025
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) published its opinion on Thursday that all countries in the Americas have legal obligations under human rights law to confront the climate crisis. The court’s Advisory Opinion OC-32/25, issued on...
Salvadoran Embassy in China Leads Strategic Trade Mission to Promote Local Innovation.
El Salvador in English
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July 3, 2025
The Embassy of El Salvador in China led a business mission to the cities of Beijing and Hangzhou, aiming to position Salvadoran export products in the Asian market. During this visit, three Salvadoran entrepreneurs showcased their goods as part of...
Diplomatic Efforts Open New Trade Opportunities Between El Salvador and Portugal.
El Salvador in English
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June 30, 2025
El Salvador is strengthening its international presence in Europe through high-level diplomatic efforts led by Ambassador Rhina Bardi in Portugal. In a historic first, Bardi organized a trade mission of six Portuguese companies interested in...
IMF Praises El Salvador’s Economic Reforms and Approves $118 Million Disbursement.
El Salvador in English
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June 30, 2025
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a new disbursement of $118 million to El Salvador following the successful first review of the country’s economic program under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). This brings total disbursements to...