In a move that has ignited intense debate among educators, linguists, and human rights advocates, the government of El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele| El Ciudadano
One of the defining features of Nayib Bukele's presidency is spectacle. From displays of military hardware to fireworks and choreograp...| www.elsalvadorperspectives.com
El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly, dominated by President Nayib Bukele’s Nuevas Ideas (NI) political party, ratified on Thursday a fast-track constitutional reform allowing indefinite presidential reelection. The ratification received three votes against—the only votes held by the opposition—and no| Orinoco Tribune - News and opinion pieces about Venezuela and beyond
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Venezuela’s Attorney General Tarek Saab said Monday his office will investigate El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele and two officials over alleged abuse of Venezuelans detained in El Salvador. The Venezuelans…| France 24
Over 200 Venezuelans who were deported from the United States on allegations of gang membership earlier this year and detained in a notorious El Salvador jail arrived in Caracas on Friday under a coordinated…| France 24
Two opinion polls released in June show president Nayib Bukele continuing to receive high approval ratings from large swaths of the Salvadoran public. A poll released by La Prensa Grafica, one of the country's major newspapers, reported that 85.2% of the public approve of Bukele's performance in office after six years in the presidency. A second poll released by the Institute of Public Opinion at the UCA reported that respondents gave him an average grade of 8.15 on a 0-10 scale for his...| El Salvador Perspectives
Nayib Bukele has just had another of his critics arrested. The government of El Salvador Saturday detained prominent attorney Enrique Anaya. The constitutional lawyer frequently spoke in public and wrote on social media, about the constitution and the rule of law in El Salvador. He has been an outspoken critic of Nayib Bukele's capture of the judicial system in El Salvador and violations of the constitution. Anaya is purportedly being charged with money laundering, and his detention f...| El Salvador Perspectives
On June 1, Nayib Bukele delivered a speech to the nation from the National Theater in San Salvador, on the first anniversary of commencing his unconstitutional second term as president. In a large portion of his address, Bukele described sinister globalist forces who want to thwart his project and return El Salvador to a time of gang-controlled misery. | El Salvador Perspectives
Journalists at El Faro knew the risks when they published a series of interviews with gang members alleging long-standing ties between Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele and criminal groups. They didn’t know how quickly the crackdown would escalate. Within days of publication last month, sources close to El Salvador’s attorney general’s office warned that arrest warrants...| Committee to Protect Journalists
After Nayib Bukele's offer to be Donald Trump's jailer for hire, there is a changing story about El Salvador being told in global media. Bukele the image-maker is now having a tougher time controlling the narrative. There is growing recognition that, behind the veneer of surfing and Bitcoin and tourism growth, exists a regime which is increasingly authoritarian, imprisons tens of thousands without trial or due process in incredibly harsh conditions, and actively represses journalists, hum...| El Salvador Perspectives
The arrest of a prominent anti-corruption lawyer in El Salvador is highlighting the increased willingness of Nayib Bukele's government to ar...| www.elsalvadorperspectives.com
Today the world is paying attention to Nayib Bukele, the president-jailer who cut a deal with the US to imprison persons the US sought to de...| www.elsalvadorperspectives.com
Throughout his presidency, Nayib Bukele has craved the media spotlight and has wanted to be portrayed as one of the world's visionary leaders. He has found that images of cruelty to persons alleged to be gang members get him publicity around the world, and lots of it. In April 2020, the global media shared images of half-naked prisoners stacked together like sardines in the very early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, as Bukele vowed revenge for a surge in homicides. The media spotlight would...| El Salvador Perspectives
In 2019, when he was campaigning for the presidency, Nayib Bukele unveiled plans for a modern international airport in the department of La...| www.elsalvadorperspectives.com
The weekend of March 15-16 saw the first implementation of Nayib Bukele's offer to the United States to act as the offshore jailers of perso...| www.elsalvadorperspectives.com
A select group of people is getting very rich in today's El Salvador ruled by Nayib Bukele. Using tourism development funds and tax policy measures, the Bukele government is allowing an assortment of real estate developers, crypto-investors, and the Bukele family to acquire significant real estate holdings and wealth. | El Salvador Perspectives
I wrote a few weeks ago about the arrest and death in prison of Nayib Bukele's National Security Adviser, Alejandro Muyshondt. New journal...| www.elsalvadorperspectives.com
In countries like El Salvador, where values of an authoritarian culture still prevail, these campaigns that praise the virtues of the mi...| www.elsalvadorperspectives.com
El Salvador's police and security forces were burying eight of their own this week. The director of the National Civilian Police, Mauricio A...| www.elsalvadorperspectives.com
Alejandro Muyshondt Days after publicly denouncing a Nuevas Ideas legislator for corruption, Nayib Bukele's national security advisor, Aleja...| www.elsalvadorperspectives.com
March 27 is the two year anniversary of the State of Exception in El Salvador. This suspension of constitutional due process protections as...| www.elsalvadorperspectives.com