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El Salvador: News & Updates

El Salvador is the smallest and most densely populated country in Central America. The US-backed civil war, which erupted after the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero in 1980, lasted 12 years (1980-92), killing 70,000 people and forcing 20% of the nation’s five million people to seek refuge in the US.

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RRN Letter
RRN Letter: El Salvador 6/13/2015
June 13, 2015
assassination of transwoman and human rights defender of the LGBTI community Francela Méndez Rodriguez and her friend Consuelo Flores in Sonsonate
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RRN Letter
RRN Letter: El Salvador 4/16/2015
April 16, 2015
police harassment of Catholic priest and environmental rights defender Father Santos Neftalí Ruíz Martínez, President of the Environmental Committee of Cabañas.
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RRN Letter
RRN Letter: El Salvador, 10/24/2014
October 24, 2014
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News Article
Debunking eight falsehoods by Pacific Rim Mining/Oceana Gold in El Salvador
March 18, 2014
A battle has emerged over the free trade agreements’ egregious rules that grant giant corporations unreasonable powers to subvert democracy.
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News Article
Call NOW to defend the people’s victory!
March 17, 2014
Ultraconservative US allies of ARENA – like Rep.
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News Article
A precarious victory in El Salvador
March 17, 2014
In the first round of the Salvadoran elections on Feb 2 no party got the required 50% plus one vote to win the elections: left-wing FMLN: 49%, right-wing ARENA: 38%. Therefore, a run-off election was held on Mar 9. Due to very close results in the second round (50.11% FMLN and 49.89% ARENA), the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) waited to declare a winner, and did so on March 16.
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News Article
El Salvador’s post poll challenges
March 17, 2014
Mar 17 - With nine murders a day so far this year, and widespread extortion by the street gangs bringing daily misery to ordinary working folks, El Salvador is one of the most violent countries in the world and security is the biggest concern for many…
The other big concern for people is jobs.
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RRN Letter
RRN Letter: El Salvador, 12/24/2013
December 24, 2013
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RRN Letter
RRN Letter: El Salvador, 5/16/2013
May 16, 2013
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RRN Letter
RRN Letter: El Salvador, 5/11/2013
May 11, 2013
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