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Opinion

Friday, 23 de September de 202223/09/2022

Bukele Announces a Dictatorship

The only thing separating Nayib Bukele today from becoming a dictator is the unconstitutional reelection that he has announced. Right now he is a constitutionally elected president, even if his exercise of power is no longer constitutional.

El Faro Editorial Board

Salvadoran Democracy in a Coma

Dictatorial Dressings

Politics

Central America

22/09/2022Thursday, 22 de September de 2022

“If the elections are clean, a progressive victory is possible in Guatemala”

José Luis Sanz

Publicidad

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El Salvador

20/09/2022Tuesday, 20 de September de 2022

Central America and US Avoid Condemning Bukele’s 2024 Candidacy

Roman Gressier y José Luis Sanz

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El Salvador

16/09/2022Friday, 16 de September de 2022

Bukele Announces He Will Seek Reelection in 2024 despite Constitutional Ban

Roman Gressier y José Luis Sanz

Transparency

Opinion

15/09/2022Thursday, 15 de September de 2022

Breaking the Monologue of Power

Politics

El Salvador

14/09/2022Wednesday, 14 de September de 2022

State of Exception Confirms Divide between US Dems and GOP over Bukele

José Luis Sanz y Roman Gressier

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Central America

08/09/2022Thursday, 8 de September de 2022

US Senate Poised to Finally Confirm Four Ambassadors to Central America

Roman Gressier y José Luis Sanz

Violence

El Salvador

31/08/2022Wednesday, 31 de August de 2022

Two Months after Wrongful Arrest, Don Paco Returned Home in a Casket

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Central America

31/08/2022Wednesday, 31 de August de 2022

CICIH Talks Test Xiomara Castro’s Anti-Corruption Commitment

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Central America

26/08/2022Friday, 26 de August de 2022

Bukele, Giammattei, Castro Silent on Persecution of Nicaraguan Catholic Church

Politics

Opinion

25/08/2022Thursday, 25 de August de 2022

What Kind of Dialogue Is Pope Francis Proposing in Nicaragua?

Carlos Fernando Chamorro

Corruption

El Salvador

23/08/2022Tuesday, 23 de August de 2022

Salvadoran AG Buried Evidence of Corruption in Covid-19 Food Contracts Worth $22.7 Million

Corruption

Central America

17/08/2022Wednesday, 17 de August de 2022

The Case against Journalist José Rubén Zamora Was Built in 72 Hours

Julie López

Newsletter

Central America

11/08/2022Thursday, 11 de August de 2022

Rodrigo Chaves Plays Central American Hardball with the Press

Culture

EF Photo

09/08/2022Tuesday, 9 de August de 2022

Painting Over Death

Politics

El Salvador

08/08/2022Monday, 8 de August de 2022

State of Exception Breaks Record for Habeas Corpus Petitions since End of Salvadoran Civil War

Gabriel Labrador

Violence

El Salvador

08/08/2022Monday, 8 de August de 2022

State of Exception Files: Hundreds Arrested for Prior Convictions or “Looking Nervous”

Efren Lemus y Gabriela Cáceres

Politics

Opinion

04/08/2022Thursday, 4 de August de 2022

Guatemala Detains Its Most Prominent Journalist

Inequality

Central America

31/07/2022Sunday, 31 de July de 2022

SPECIAL: The Survivors of Cayos Cochinos

Inequality

Central America

31/07/2022Sunday, 31 de July de 2022

The Survivors of Cayos Cochinos

Carlos Martínez

Inequality

Central America

31/07/2022Sunday, 31 de July de 2022

The Fishermen Who Defend the Land

Inequality

Central America

31/07/2022Sunday, 31 de July de 2022

A Favela in Paradise

Marlén Viñayo

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Central America

29/07/2022Friday, 29 de July de 2022

Former President Manuel Zelaya Is Back on Stage in Honduras

Editorial

Opinion

26/07/2022Tuesday, 26 de July de 2022

Corruption Cannot Hide Behind Sovereignty Claims

El Faro Editorial Board

Newsletter

Central America

18/07/2022Monday, 18 de July de 2022

US Shows Its Teeth on Engel List

Roman Gressier y José Luis Sanz

Newsletter

El Salvador

14/07/2022Thursday, 14 de July de 2022

El Salvador Government Still Floats Possibility of IMF Deal

Roman Gressier y José Luis Sanz

Politics

El Salvador

13/07/2022Wednesday, 13 de July de 2022

Bukele Finds Multimillion-dollar Lifeline in World Bank and CABEI

Gangs

El Salvador

11/07/2022Monday, 11 de July de 2022

Transnational Escape of MS-13 Leader “Crook” Caught on Social Media

Carlos García

Corruption

Central America

08/07/2022Friday, 8 de July de 2022

The Animal Farm

Violence

Central America

06/07/2022Wednesday, 6 de July de 2022

The Guatemalan Link between Jalisco New Generation Cartel and FARC Dissidents

Julie López

Inequality

EF Photo

06/07/2022Wednesday, 6 de July de 2022

Business and Misery Outside El Salvador's Prisons

Politics

El Salvador

05/07/2022Tuesday, 5 de July de 2022

Diary of a Public Defender Drowning in the State of Exception

Julia Gavarrete

Newsletter

Central America

01/07/2022Friday, 1 de July de 2022

Ortega Finds Complicity in Central American Presidents

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El Salvador

21/06/2022Tuesday, 21 de June de 2022

Bukele Fiddles while the Crypto Market Burns

Politics

Opinion

20/06/2022Monday, 20 de June de 2022

Financial Revolution

Otto

Historical Memory

Central America

20/06/2022Monday, 20 de June de 2022

“Talking about the Past Restores People’s Dignity”

Newsletter

Central America

15/06/2022Wednesday, 15 de June de 2022

Central America Talks Back to Biden

El Faro English

Newsletter

Central America

07/06/2022Tuesday, 7 de June de 2022

New Targets of Attorney General’s Lawfare against Guatemalan Justice

El Faro English

Politics

Opinion

06/06/2022Monday, 6 de June de 2022

Gang Extraditions Will Unify Washington against Bukele

Ricardo Valencia

Inequality

EF Photo

03/06/2022Friday, 3 de June de 2022

“Which will it be, dear, the Izalco uniform or Mariona?”

Newsletter

Central America

01/06/2022Wednesday, 1 de June de 2022

Biden’s Central America Problem on Display at L.A. Summit

El Faro English

Impunity

Central America

30/05/2022Monday, 30 de May de 2022

Nicaraguan Exilees Remember Mother's Day Massacre

Confidencial Nicaragua

Violence

Opinion

30/05/2022Monday, 30 de May de 2022

Salvador, a Kid Imprisoned in the State of Exception

Norbert Ross

Politics

El Salvador

26/05/2022Thursday, 26 de May de 2022

El Salvador Supreme Court Magistrate was Former Defense Attorney for Head of MS-13

Gabriel Labrador

Editorial

Opinion

25/05/2022Wednesday, 25 de May de 2022

Bukele and Allies Have Blood on Their Hands

El Faro Editorial Board

Gangs

El Salvador

20/05/2022Friday, 20 de May de 2022

Government Negotiator with Gangs Aided in Transnational Jailbreak

El Faro English

Gangs

Opinion

19/05/2022Thursday, 19 de May de 2022

Hello, Bats!

Otto

Gangs

El Salvador

17/05/2022Tuesday, 17 de May de 2022

Collapsed Government Talks with MS-13 Sparked Record Homicides in El Salvador, Audios Reveal

Carlos Martínez

Impunity

Central America

16/05/2022Monday, 16 de May de 2022

Guatemalan Judge under Threat after Ordering Trial in 1980s “Death Squad Dossier” Case

Jo-Marie Burt y Paulo Estrada

Newsletter

El Salvador

13/05/2022Friday, 13 de May de 2022

Finance Could Be Bukele's Achilles Heel

El Faro English

Politics

Opinion

12/05/2022Thursday, 12 de May de 2022

Bukele's Brewing Default Crisis

Ricardo Valencia

Violence

El Salvador

10/05/2022Tuesday, 10 de May de 2022

At Least Five In-Custody Deaths following Mass Arrests in El Salvador

El Faro English

Inequality

EF Photo

09/05/2022Monday, 9 de May de 2022

The Women Searching for Their Sons in the Dark

Carlos Barrera y Víctor Peña

Politics

El Salvador

03/05/2022Tuesday, 3 de May de 2022

How Bukele Crafted a Best-Selling Political Brand

Gabriel Labrador

Newsletter

El Salvador

26/04/2022Tuesday, 26 de April de 2022

Will the State of Exception Be the New Normal?

El Faro English

Impunity

Central America

22/04/2022Friday, 22 de April de 2022

Trial for “Death Squad Dossier” Ties Guatemalan Wartime Atrocities to Current Criminal Networks

Jo-Marie Burt y Paulo Estrada

Newsletter

Central America

21/04/2022Thursday, 21 de April de 2022

Four Bleak Aprils in Nicaragua

El Faro English

Newsletter

El Salvador

15/04/2022Friday, 15 de April de 2022

Gang Expert Flees El Salvador after Intimidation from Bukele

El Faro English

Newsletter

El Salvador

06/04/2022Wednesday, 6 de April de 2022

Gag Order for Journalism on Gangs

El Faro English

Newsletter

Central America

04/04/2022Monday, 4 de April de 2022

Costa Rica Chooses Trump-Inspired Outsider

El Faro English

Newsletter

El Salvador

31/03/2022Thursday, 31 de March de 2022

No New Ideas after El Salvador’s Homicide Crisis

El Faro English

Editorial

Columns

30/03/2022Wednesday, 30 de March de 2022

Bukele's Pact with Gangs Turns into “Mano Dura”

El Faro Editorial Board

Newsletter

El Salvador

28/03/2022Monday, 28 de March de 2022

Is Bukele's Gang Truce Unraveling?

El Faro English

Newsletter

Central America

24/03/2022Thursday, 24 de March de 2022

An Ambassador's Live Resignation

El Faro English

Politics

Central America

21/03/2022Monday, 21 de March de 2022

Judge Aifán, from Exile: “My life was in danger in Guatemala”

José Luis Sanz / Washington

Inequality

Central America

20/03/2022Sunday, 20 de March de 2022

Bitcoin Believers Look for New Paradise at Mayan Lake

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