Etiket: Salvador
Brazil | Salvador, the neglected postcard
When we think of the big cities of Brazil, there is obviously São Paulo the megalopolis, Rio the enchanting city or Brasilia the capital. But for some reason, Salvador is…
Salvador | 75% of gang members are behind bars
(San Salvador) A total of 75% of suspected gang members have been arrested in El Salvador, the security minister said Tuesday, two years after President Nayib Bukele declared “war” against…
Salvador | 6,000 soldiers and police deployed against gangs
(San Salvador) El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele announced on Sunday that he had deployed 6,000 soldiers and police to surround gang members still active in the north of the country…
Women’s Gold Cup | Canada opens tournament with 6-0 win over El Salvador
(Houston) Adriana Leon scored twice, Cloé Lacasse scored a goal and set up two others, and Canada opened the first-ever Women’s Gold Cup with a 6-0 victory over El Salvador…
Salvador | More than 400 suspected gang leaders in pre-trial detention until 2025
(San Salvador) A court in El Salvador on Friday ordered the continued pretrial detention until 2025 of 403 leaders of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang, the same day Congress extended…
Presidential election in El Salvador | Bukele says he was re-elected “with more than 85% of the votes”
(San Salvador) The President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele claimed to have been elected on Sunday for a second term “with more than 85% of the votes” in the first…
Presidential election in El Salvador | Towards confirmation in the polls of Bukele’s popularity
(San Salvador) Praised by Salvadorans for his war against criminal gangs, the young head of state Nayib Bukele should be largely re-elected on Sunday in the first round of the…
Fears for human rights and the environment in El Salvador
Researchers, non-profit organizations and the Public Service Alliance of Canada denounce the silence of Canada and the United States in the face of arbitrary arrests and attacks on democracy in…
Air flights | Liberia and San Salvador all year round with Air Transat
Air Transat announces that its flights from Montreal to the cities of Liberia in Costa Rica and San Salvador in El Salvador will soon be offered all year round. Updated…
War against gangs in El Salvador | Two cities partially sealed off
(San Salvador) Armed with rifles, helmets and wearing bullet-proof vests, some 4,000 soldiers and police partially surrounded two towns near the capital on Wednesday with the aim of capturing members…
salvador | Stampede in soccer stadium kills 12
(San Salvador) “Salvadoran football is in mourning” after a stampede that killed 12 people Saturday night in a stadium in the capital, said Salvadoran police chief Mauricio Arriaza overnight. Updated…
El Salvador soccer stadium stampede kills 12
At least 12 people died Saturday in a stampede by soccer fans at the Cuscatlan stadium in San Salvador, according to a provisional police report. The tragedy occurred when fans…
a stampede in a stadium in the capital of El Salvador leaves twelve dead
Two supporters are also in critical condition at the end of this evening’s match between the local team Alianza and CD FAS on Saturday. Article written by Posted on 05/21/2023…
salvador | Scramble at soccer stadium leaves nine dead, two injured
(San Salvador) Nine people died Saturday in El Salvador during a stampede of supporters who tried to enter the Cuscatlan stadium in the capital San Salvador to watch a first…
salvador | 2,000 suspected gangsters transferred to ‘America’s largest prison’
(San Salvador) A second group of 2,000 suspected gangsters were transferred to El Salvador on Wednesday in the “largest prison in America” built for 40,000 inmates as part of the…
VIDEO. In El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele’s all-out war to eradicate gangs from the country
Posted on 05/03/2023 20:47 Update on 05/03/2023 20:53 Video length: 3 mins. FRANCE 2 Article written by C.Guttin, A.Filippi, Z.Boughzou – France 2 France Televisions Aged 41, the young president…
VIDEO. In El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele’s all-out war to eradicate gangs from the country
Posted on 05/03/2023 20:47 Update on 05/03/2023 20:53 Video length: 3 mins. FRANCE 2 Article written by C.Guttin, A.Filippi, Z.Boughzou – France 2 France Televisions Aged 41, the young president…
VIDEO. In El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele’s all-out war to eradicate gangs from the country
Posted on 05/03/2023 20:47 Update on 05/03/2023 20:53 Video length: 3 mins. FRANCE 2 Article written by C.Guttin, A.Filippi, Z.Boughzou – France 2 France Televisions Aged 41, the young president…
A savings group led by women in El Salvador
This text is part of the special section on International Cooperation With the support of Oxfam-Québec, women in El Salvador without access to bank credit are organizing themselves into a…
Salvador: state of emergency extended to tackle gangs
The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, where the ruling party has a majority, on Wednesday extended for 30 days the state of emergency instituted at the request of President Nayib…