UNBELIEVABLE: El faro - Caught on Camera

Salvadoran news outlet El Faro says its assets frozen in retaliation for reporting on Bukele

Salvadoran investigative news outlet El Faro has announced that its members’ assets have been frozen

The Independent UK · May 7

Texas Police Invested Millions in a Shadowy Phone-Tracking Software. They Won’t Say How They’ve Used It.

One sheriff who leads an anti-smuggling task force says the software helps “develop leads to eventually obtain probable cause.” Civil liberties experts say its use violates constitutional rights.

Texas Observer · Jan 13

Trump Admin Reportedly Directed Agency Investigating MS-13 To Change Course And Focus On Immigration Enforcement

The Trump administration reportedly directed Task Force Vulcan, set up to investigate the MS-13 gang, to change course

Latin Times · Jul 2, 2025

Gang Leader Reveals Deal With Salvadoran President Bukele To Help Him Gain Power

A gang leader revealed to a Salvadoran outlet the agreements reached with President Nayib Bukele to help propel him to power and keep him there

Latin Times · May 2, 2025

On the menu for 2024 … 20 chefs and food writers pick their dream meals across Europe

From roast goat in Greece to rhubarb cake in Romania, we ask the experts where they’ll be going for their culinary fix this year

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2024

As free press withers in El Salvador, pro-government social media influencers grow in power

An expanding network of social media personalities is amplifying and echoing President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2023

At least 153 died in custody in El Salvador’s gang crackdown – report

Human rights group’s 107-page report details human cost of President Nayib Bukele’s controversial ‘war on gangs’

The Guardian - US · May 29, 2023

El Salvador news outlet relocates to Costa Rica to avoid Bukele’s crackdown

El Faro moves its headquarters to avoid ‘fabricated accusations’ after 25 years reporting on drug wars, crime and corruption

The Guardian - US · Apr 19, 2023

El Salvador crackdown breaks the gangs – at huge cost to human rights

War on gangs by populist leader Nayib Bukele has produced extraordinary change, but ‘the cure could be as harmful as the disease’

The Guardian - US · Feb 20, 2023