El Salvador
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Arrest tally in El Salvador gang crackdown reaches 50,000
Aug 17, 2022El Salvador has arrested some 50,000 suspected gang members since President Nayib Bukele launched a “war” in March on criminal groups terrorizing the country, the head of the country’s police force announced Tuesday. “We can inform... -
Thousands of Salvadorans take to the streets to protest corruption
Dec 13, 2021Thousands of people demonstrated in El Salvador’s capital on Sunday against corruption and what they see as a move toward a dictatorship, only days after the US slapped penalties against President Nayib Bukele’s close adviser. Bukele... -
New permanent representative of El Salvador presents credentials
Nov 5, 2017News Hour The new Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the United Nations, Ruben Armando Escalante Hasbun, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today. Before his latest appointment, Mr. Escalante served with the Special... -
Jamaica, El Salvador secure spots in quarter-finals
Jul 17, 2017News Hour: Jamaica and El Salvador both punched their tickets to the quarter-finals after playing to a 1-1 draw in a Group C match at the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament on Sunday. Jamaica now have... -
In rural El Salvador, unaccompanied migrant children live in unhealthy conditions
Apr 1, 2017News Hour: IOM El Salvador this week released its Human Mobility Household Survey on Unaccompanied Migrant Childhood and Returned Children. The data for the study was collected through the Human Mobility Household Survey in El Salvador,... -
Salvadoran villagers fling burning rags at each other
Sep 2, 2016News Hour: El Salvador’s annual church festival in which young men throw fiery, gasoline-soaked rags at one another in the streets, took place on Thursday (August 31). Local residents in the town of Nejapa, located some... -
IOM Contributes to Dialogue on Migrants in El Salvador
Jul 30, 2016News Hour: IOM El Salvador this week participated in the National Forum on Migration and Peace, organized by the Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN). The meeting served as a platform for discussion, from a Human Rights...
