Nestled between hills adorned with coffee plantation, the small town of Berlin, Bitcoin bastion in Salvador, overflows with enthusiasm in the face of the return to the White House of Donald Trump, a great promoter of cryptocurrencies. At the entrance to this town of 18,000 inhabitants, located 110 kilometers east of the capital San Salvador, … Read more
” Absurd “ ! That’s how El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele characterized the country’s decision in 2017 to abandon metal mining in the name of defending the environment. Faced with sluggish growth, he intends to relaunch gold mining, ignoring criticism. El Salvador was the first country in the world to ban in 2017 any license … Read more
Jonathan Santos was arrested at his home in 2022 during an anti-gang operation near San Salvador. Two years later, his father begged for any “proof of life”see it “even if only for a minute” and know it « vivant ». In his modest house in Soyapango, a town 12 km from the capital once under … Read more
A court in El Salvador on Friday acquitted six former guerrillas, including five current environmental defenders who denounced a political trial because of their commitment against mining. Prosecutors had requested up to 36 years in prison for former members of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN), prosecuted for the 1989 murder of a woman … Read more