Why El Salvador's Notorious Prisons Are Even Worse For Female Inmates

Updated March 30, 2025 at 1:50 p.m.* El Salvador has made security and mega-prisons its calling card. The so-called "Bukele model," in reference to Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, has been admired by leaders of other countries as a benchmark …

₹51 lakh Rolex watch for El Salvador visit, ₹1.2 crore travel bills: Kristi Noem's spending questioned

US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's spending has been under scanner as the former South Dakota governor was seen sporting a ₹51 lakh Rolex watch during a promotional video inside the El Savlador's Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT). …

Researchers Discover Ancient Puppets at an Archaeological Site in El Salvador

Five figurines from the San Isidro deposit. (Photo: Jan Szymański and Gabriela Prejs via Antiquity, CC BY 4.0) The pre-Columbian history of El Salvador has been poorly studied in comparison to its neighbors in Central America. This has even led some to …

El Salvador Women Harvest Hope Through Organic Agriculture

In the rural outskirts of Comasagua, El Salvador, Carmen and Wali cultivate vibrant vegetable plots that feed their families. As members of the agroecological project ‘La Canasta Campesina,’ they exemplify how sustainable farming can transform communities …

Maduro says 324 Venezuelans sent to El Salvador prison

CARACAS Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on March 29 that 324 Venezuelan migrants have been sent by the United States to a maximum security prison in El Salvador, a higher figure than previously given, but said also that neither Washington nor San …

El Salvador’s Bukele to Meet Trump at White House — Will Bitcoin Be on the Table?

Maduro says 324 Venezuelans sent by US to El Salvador prison

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Saturday that 324 Venezuelan migrants have been sent by the United States to a maximum security prison in El Salvador, a higher figure than previously given, but said also that neither Washington nor San Salvador …

El Salvador President Bukele to visit White House next month

President Trump is planning to host El Salvador President Nayib Bukele at the White House next month. Bukele responded to an X post on Friday about reports of the planned visit. "I’ll be bringing several cans of Diet Coke," he wrote. The U.S. has …

Jailed for Abortion in El Salvador

At a moment when Roe v. Wade appears more vulnerable than ever to legal challenges, this half-hour documentary goes to El Salvador, where harsh laws offer a glimpse into what an abortion ban can look like. For more than 20 years, El Salvador's …

El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele confirms meeting with Donald Trump

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has confirmed a potential meeting with the president of the United States of America Donald Trump. While an official confirmation is yet to come to light, the El Salvador leader posted a cheeky response to a tweet …