Truthout
El Salvador
Salvadoran Court Slammed for Upholding Charges Against Environmental Activists
Targeted by the right-wing government, the “Santa Marta 5” helped win a 2017 ban on metals mining in El Salvador.
Champions of El Salvador’s Historic Mining Ban Face Legal Persecution
An international coalition is demanding dubious charges against Water Defenders known as the “Santa Marta 5” be dropped.
Human Rights Defenders Slam Nomination of Elliott Abrams to Diplomacy Panel
Biden nominated Abrams, who has defended death squads and interventions, to serve on a bipartisan diplomacy commission.
US Deported 138 Salvadorans Home to Their Death
The U.S. may be violating international law by deporting El Salvadorean asylum seekers.
ICE Must Be Held Accountable for Trans Salvadoran Asylum Seeker’s Death
Trans activists call for accountability after the second transgender migrant dies after release from ICE custody.
Capitalism Has Failed Immigrants. Can Worker Cooperatives Do Better?
Worker-owned cooperatives are transforming the economic landscape for immigrants.
“The Violence Elliott Abrams Supported Is Unspeakable”
Donald Trump’s special envoy to Venezuela is responsible for some of the worst atrocities in El Salvador and Guatemala.
Progressives, Please Don’t Defend Broken Promises on Immigration
We must push for real immigration reform, not incremental reductions in cruelty for Central American asylum seekers.
Battle for Water Rights Heats Up in El Salvador
Social movements fear politicians backed by big business are about to privatize El Salvador's already scarce water.
Capitalism, Politics and Immigration: A Tale of Profitable Suffering
The capitalist drive for profit at the cost of human life and dignity must be cast aside.