The state of emergency in El Salvador has been extended for the 45th time as part of the government’s anti-gang strategy, despite mounting human rights concerns over abuses, deaths in custody, and the prolonged suspension of constitutional guarantees

Venezuelan nationals deported by the US have allegedly been tortured and abused in El Salvador high-security prison, despite most having no violent criminal record, according to advocacy groups

The journalists association of El Salvador has moved its legal status abroad after a new foreign agents law imposed steep taxes and restrictions, intensifying pressure on independent media under Bukele’s increasingly authoritarian government

On El Salvador’s Independence Day, protesters demanded the release of imprisoned human rights activists, accusing President Bukele of leading the country toward authoritarianism