Together with the other countries of Central America, El Salvador declared independence from Spain in 1821. The Republic of El Salvador was established in 1859, but for more than a century ...

The political leadership of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), the historic leftist party now converted ...

The archbishop did not mention any politicians by name—much less El Salvador’s popular president, Nayib Bukele, who pillories ...

El Salvador’s official total does not include the killings of five suspected gang members in shootouts with security forces. In March 2022, El Salvador’s notoriously powerful street gangs ...

His last sentence came just last year in June. He was sentenced to eight years in prison for receiving an airplane as a ...

Homeland Security cited “environmental conditions in El Salvador that prevent individuals from returning,” specifically heavy rains and storms in the last two years. The TPS designation gives people ...

A rights report released Tuesday says the government of El Salvador has arrested 3,319 underage suspects and sentenced 579 to prison terms during the harsh 2 1/2 year-old crackdown on street gangs.

Around 10,000 troops have surrounded the city of Soyapango in El Salvador as part of a massive crackdown on gangs, President Nayib Bukele has announced. All roads leading to the city have been ...

El Salvador's government wants to show it has ... "Beyond any documents which may or may not exist, here we deal with concrete facts," he said. "If the article says that some kind of truce exists ...

Levels of violence in El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala are akin to those in the deadliest war zones around the world. The International Rescue Committee provides emergency cash relief and ...

El Salvador boosts Bitcoin holdings to 6,044 BTC, reaffirming its crypto commitment amid IMF concerns and Bitcoin’s new all-time high.