El Salvador

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El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is San Salvador. As of 2018, the country had a population of approximately 6.42 million.

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El Salvador President Bukele denies granting favours to gangs Reports El Salvador's president has tried to cut deals with a powerful gang have surfaced. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:29Published on September 6, 2020

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El Salvador bar attack: Six people shot dead Thirteen people are killed in violence across the Central American nation in 24 hours at the weekend. BBC News - Published 1 week ago
Did El Salvador's government make a deal with gangs? A journal says it has seen documents which show the government entered into a pact with gangs. BBC News - Published 3 weeks ago
Court: Trump Can End Temporary Legal Status for 4 Countries A divided U.S. appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration can end humanitarian protections that have allowed hundreds of thousands of people from El Salvador, Nicaragua, Haiti and Sudan to.. WorldNews - Published on September 15, 2020

Court OKs end to humanitarian protections for 300,000 immigrants Without Temporary Protected Status (TPS), 300,000 immigrants from El Salvador, Haiti, Sudan and Nicaragua living in the U.S. could be deported. CBS News - Published on September 14, 2020
400,000 Immigrants Can Be Forced to Leave the U.S., Court Rules People from countries like El Salvador and Haiti who won temporary protected status after fleeing natural disaster and war can be forced to return home, a federal appeals court ruled. NYTimes.com - Published on September 14, 2020
Spain sentences El Salvador ex-colonel to 133 years in jail for priests' murder Inocente Orlando Montano is sentenced to 133 years in prison for the 1989 murders in El Salvador. BBC News - Published on September 11, 2020

El Salvador government granted favours to jailed gang leaders, report says An investigation claims the jailed leaders were asked to reduce violence and support President Bukele. BBC News - Published on September 4, 2020
El Salvador president denies negotiating with gang SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele denied a report Friday that his government has been negotiating with one of the country’s most powerful gangs to lower the murder.. WorldNews - Published on September 4, 2020
El Salvador's president says economic re-opening to begin June 16 El Salvador's president said on Saturday that the nation's economy could start to re-open on June 16, following weeks of a strict lockdown meant to contain the coronavirus. Reuters - Published on June 14, 2020Also reported by •WorldNews
Salvadorean war crimes suspect Montano on trial in Spain A former military commander in El Salvador, Inocente Montano, has gone on trial in Madrid accused of ordering the... WorldNews - Published on June 8, 2020Also reported by •BBC News

Salvadoran president vetoes coronavirus law again - legal team Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has for the second time vetoed emergency legislation passed to regulate the Central American country's coronavirus policy and usher in a gradual reopening of its.. Reuters - Published on June 7, 2020
Storm Amanda leaves at least 18 dead in Central America Shares Emergency workers were searching for seven people still missing Monday as El Salvador and its Central American neighbors picked through the destruction after the first named Pacific storm of the.. WorldNews - Published on June 2, 2020
Tropical Storm Amanda weakens after killing 17 people in El Salvador and Guatemala, could reform next week in Gulf of Mexico Tropical Storm Amanda dissipated after killing 17 people in El Salvador and Guatemala, but its remnants could form another major disturbance. USATODAY.com - Published on June 2, 2020	Rich world's jobs crisis jolts money flows to millions Carlos Sosa, a Salvadoran waiter in New York, used to send up to $500 a month back home to his mother to help pay for her medical bills and food. But now, after the coronavirus hit and he lost his job.. Reuters - Published on June 1, 2020Also reported by •Reuters India
Deadly Tropical Storm Amanda hits El Salvador, Guatemala Tropical Storm Amanda, the first named storm of the season in the Pacific, killed at least 14 people as it lashed El Salvador and Guatemala on Sunday amid flooding and power outages. El Salvador's.. WorldNews - Published on June 1, 2020	El Salvador's Congress OKs law to reopen economy, President Bukele vows veto El Salvador's Congress passed a new emergency bill to address the impact of the coronavirus crisis and gradually reopen the Central American nation's economy, while President Nayib Bukele has vowed to.. Reuters - Published on May 31, 2020
Tropical Storm Amanda kills at least seven people in El Salvador Tropical Storm Amanda has killed at least seven people in El Salvador as heavy rains made rivers overflow, flooded city streets and produced landslides, Interior Minister Mario Duran said on Sunday. Reuters - Published on May 31, 2020	Salvadoran leader says he takes drug touted by Trump for coronavirus Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said on Tuesday he takes hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial drug that U.S. President Donald Trump has promoted as a way to ward off the novel coronavirus, though.. Reuters - Published on May 27, 2020
Thirty six inmates test positive for coronavirus in Salvadoran prisons Three dozen inmates in Salvadoran prisons have tested positive for coronavirus, health authorities said Monday, adding that strict health and isolation protocols would be implemented to halt the.. Reuters - Published on May 26, 2020	As hunger spreads under lockdown, Guatemalans and Salvadorans raise white flag Strict coronavirus lockdowns in Guatemala and El Salvador have so battered local economies that hundreds of families are flying white flags outside their homes or waving them in the street: not in.. Reuters - Published on May 21, 2020
U.S. returns migrant children despite risks worsened by coronavirus: UNICEF The United States has returned at least 1,000 unaccompanied migrant children to Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras since early March despite risks of violence and discrimination that have.. Reuters - Published on May 21, 2020	El Salvador's president extends lockdown, crimping law allowing restart of economy El Salvador's government on Tuesday extended a strict lockdown until June 6, after President Nayib Bukele threatened to veto a law passed by Congress aimed at accelerating the reopening of the.. Reuters - Published on May 20, 2020
El Salvador Supreme Court orders state of emergency suspended El Salvador's Supreme Court said on Monday it has ordered the immediate suspension of the state of emergency declared by President Nayib Bukele over the coronavirus. Reuters - Published on May 18, 2020	Salvadoran president declares emergency without OK from congress, sparking controversy Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele on Saturday night declared a state of emergency to extend coronavirus measures without approval by congress, touching off a torrent of criticism that the move had been.. Reuters - Published on May 17, 2020
El Salvador to suspend public transport for 15 days to fight coronavirus El Salvador will from Thursday temporarily suspend public transport in a bid to strengthen efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the government said on Wednesday. Reuters - Published on May 6, 2020	El Salvador clamps down on shopping trips to curb coronavirus spread Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele announced still tougher measures on Tuesday to curb the coronavirus pandemic, including shopping trips limited to twice a week. Reuters - Published on May 6, 2020
Salvadorans in government confinement protest coronavirus handling At least 300 people held in two centers set up by the Salvadoran government to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus protested on Monday, demanding to be released and given the results of their.. Reuters - Published on May 5, 2020	El Salvador gangs: 'No ray of sunlight for inmates' El Salvador, already criticised by rights groups, cracks down further on imprisoned gang members. BBC News - Published on April 28, 2020
El Salvador crams rival gangs into shared cells after 29 murders in one day El Salvador's government has... WorldNews - Published on April 27, 2020	El Salvador authorizes use of lethal force against gangs El Salvador President Nayib Bukele on Sunday authorized the use of "lethal force" by police and military against gang members to crack down on heightened violence amid the coronavirus pandemic. Reuters - Published on April 27, 2020
El Salvador's jails: : Where social distancing is impossible A rare glimpse into El Salvador's notoriously overcrowded prisons. BBC News - Published on April 26, 2020	Trump says U.S. sending ventilators, coronavirus help to Latin America, Asia The United States will send ventilators to three countries in Latin America - Ecuador, El Salvador and Honduras - as well as to Indonesia, President Donald Trump said on Friday, as the coronavirus.. Reuters - Published on April 24, 2020
El Salvador student takes to treetops to pick up signal for online classes When Alexander Contreras and his father planted a guava tree next to their house in rural El Salvador six years ago, he never dreamed that beyond providing shade and food, it would become key to his.. Reuters - Published on April 22, 2020	El Salvador's president disregards top court rulings on coronavirus El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele said on Wednesday he would not accept several Supreme Court rulings meant to stop him from enforcing some measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus, but it was.. Reuters - Published on April 16, 2020
El Salvador's congress extends national coronavirus emergency law El Salvador's congress on Sunday extended a national emergency law that allows the government to prolong certain health measures aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus in the Central.. Reuters - Published on April 13, 2020	El Salvador president threatens drivers violating coronavirus rules President Nayib Bukele said anyone driving cars in El Salvador without having justification for being out of their homes would be stripped of their driving license, doubling down on attempts to enforce.. Reuters - Published on April 12, 2020
El Salvador warns tougher action against violations of coronavirus quarantine The president of El Salvador warned on Monday that security forces had been ordered to enforce quarantine orders more rigorously to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, confining offenders to.. Reuters - Published on April 7, 2020	ICE deportation planes begin to ship stranded U.S. citizens home Planes used by the U.S. government to deport Central American nationals will bring back U.S. citizens in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador as coronavirus travel restrictions reduce commercial.. Reuters - Published on March 26, 2020
El Salvador registers first coronavirus infection, president says El Salvador has registered its first case of coronavirus infection in the country, President Nayib Bukele said on Wednesday. Reuters - Published on March 19, 2020	El Salvador suspends deportations from U.S., Mexico over coronavirus El Salvador's government said on Wednesday it had suspended deportation flights of its nationals from the United States and Mexico until further notice in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus,.. Reuters - Published on March 18, 2020
Mexico rejects El Salvador accusation it let coronavirus patients board plane Mexico rejected an accusation by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele on Monday that it had allowed a dozen people with coronavirus to board a flight to San Salvador, saying medical staff had found no.. Reuters - Published on March 17, 2020	El Salvador suspends flights, accuses Mexico of letting coronavirus patients board plane President Nayib Bukele suspended passenger flights to El Salvador on Monday after accusing Mexico of allowing a dozen people with coronavirus to board a flight to San Salvador, an assertion quickly.. Reuters - Published on March 16, 2020
Lockdowns, self-isolation and entry bans imposed to fight global coronavirus spread France and Spain joined Italy in imposing lockdowns on tens of millions of people, Australia ordered self-isolation of arriving foreigners, and Argentina and El Salvador extended entry bans as the.. Reuters - Published on March 15, 2020	El Salvador Congress backs emergency measures to stop coronavirus El Salvador's Congress on Saturday approved a series of emergency measures sought by President Nayib Bukele to prevent the spread of coronavirus into the Central American country and to off the risk of.. Reuters - Published on March 15, 2020
Central American countries step up efforts to contain coronavirus Central American countries Panama, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador on Saturday took further steps to contain the fast-spreading coronavirus in the region with measures ranging from bans on large.. Reuters - Published on March 15, 2020