The government of El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, known for a harsh crackdown on street gangs and dissent, is holding dozens of political prisoners, a rights group charged Thursday.

Medicine isn’t magic but its life-changing effects can often feel like it. One doctor has made a profound difference, restoring the sights of hundreds through cataract surgery in El Salvador.

Award-winning journalist Mary Jo McConahay covered Central America from the wars of the 1980s to the present. Based in El Salvador and Honduras during the height of the conflicts, she witnessed ...

El Salvador and Mexico have reported major cocaine seizures at sea this week, as U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats leave ...

Daisy Halaszyn ’25, a 2023-24 Hackworth Student Grant recipient at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics is a junior majoring in accounting and information systems. Views are her own. El Salvador’s ...

Jan 29 (Reuters) - The United States and El Salvador signed an agreement on Thursday aimed at encouraging investment in the exploration and export of critical minerals, which U.S. President Donald ...

SAN SALVADOR, Dec 29 (Reuters) - El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, who came to power in 2019 and is now serving a second term which critics have called unconstitutional, said he was open to ...

Human Rights Watch submits this report in advance of the 103rd pre-session of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child and its review of El Salvador. The submission focuses on violations of ...

The United States of America (United States, or U.S.) and the Republic of El Salvador (El Salvador) have agreed to a Framework for an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (Agreement) that further strengthens ...

From hiking up a smouldering active volcano to kayaking through tangled mangroves, this small Central American country is packed with exceptional outdoor experiences. Hikers ascend El Salvador's large ...

El Salvador lawmakers’ July 31 approval of a constitutional amendment ending presidential term limits was the latest action in a years-long process to dismantle the rule of law. The international ...

El Salvador lawmakers' July 31 approval of a constitutional amendment ending presidential term limits was the latest action in a years-long process to dismantle the rule of law. The international ...