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Amnesty Denounces Detention of Human Rights Activist in El Salvador

Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday issued a strong call to Salvadoran authorities, demanding they ensure the "physical integrity" of human rights activist Fidel Zavala,...

El Salvador Continues Bitcoin Purchases Despite New Legal Status Change

The President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, assured on Tuesday that the country "will not stop" and will continue buying bitcoin for its strategic...

Dead Rivers Alert Growing Environmental Crisis as Mining Returns to El Salvador

The San Sebastián River no longer has fish. The contaminated water it receives from an old gold mine killed them all. Now that mining...

Salvadoran Worker Loses Everything After 20 Years in US Deportation

José Maximino Amaya lived in the United States for 20 years, but suddenly lost everything he had earned after being detained and deported to...

Salvadoran Eco Groups Fight Bukele Gold Mining Expansion

Salvadoran environmentalists accused President Nayib Bukele's government this Saturday of "persecution" and "harassment" for rejecting metal mining promoted by the president and held him...

El Salvador Offers Prison Space to House US Criminals and Migrants

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele offered to imprison dangerous "criminals" from the United States and foreigners sent from the United States in his country's...
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Why Expats Are Trading Costa Rican Residency For Tourist Status

After over 20 years of residing legally in Costa Rica, a friend recently chose to renounce his residency. It was not an easy decision....

UN Identifies 54 Officials Behind Nicaragua Human Rights Abuses

UN experts on Thursday identified for the first time 54 Nicaraguan officials, military personnel, police officers, magistrates, and deputies, with co-presidents Daniel Ortega and...

Costa Rica Faces Economic Risks from Trump’s Liberation Day Tariffs

United States President Donald Trump announced a sweeping new tariff program today, dubbed "Liberation Day," which imposes a universal 10% tariff on all imports...