Members phkrause Posted February 4, 2024 Members Posted February 4, 2024 El Salvador’s Bukele has everyone’s attention as he seeks reelection in spite of the constitution SAN SALVADOR (AP) — Love him or hate him, all eyes are on Nayib Bukele. https://apnews.com/article/bukele-el-salvador-election-gangs-constitution-5a1bb03b65d74349e1617260555f9018? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted February 11, 2024 Author Members Posted February 11, 2024 The president jailed 1% of El Salvador’s population. Their children are paying the consequences SANTA ANA, El Salvador (AP) — Tears welled in Alex’s eyes and he pressed his head into his hands as he thought about more than a year of birthdays and holidays without his mother, who was swept up by El Salvador’s police as she walked to work in a clothing factory. https://apnews.com/article/el-salvador-bukele-central-america-crime-gangs-60c3a34c571dfdbdf0a203deb85abf71? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted June 5, 2025 Author Members Posted June 5, 2025 A lawyer’s prolonged detention shows how El Salvador’s gang emergency extends to common crimes El Salvador’s arrest of an anticorruption lawyer from a well-known human rights organization last month is the latest example of how special powers given to President Nayib Bukele to battle the country’s gangs are being applied to a host of unrelated alleged crimes. Read More. Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted June 7, 2025 Author Members Posted June 7, 2025 Judge orders El Salvador human rights lawyer jailed for 6 months pending trial SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A judge in El Salvador ordered a lawyer from a prominent human rights organization who has been an outspoken critic of some of President Nayib Bukele’s policies to be jailed Wednesday for six months on illegal enrichment charges. https://apnews.com/article/el-salvador-human-rights-bukele-8a906dabe18b235483c19fca7bd754c4? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted July 24, 2025 Author Members Posted July 24, 2025 El Salvador's new wave of political exiles say history is repeating itself Fear has long simmered among critics of President Nayib Bukele’s concentration of power in El Salvador. Now, a new wave of government repression has driven more than 100 human rights advocates, journalists, lawyers, academics and environmentalists to flee the country. Read More. Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted August 3, 2025 Author Members Posted August 3, 2025 El Salvador approves indefinite presidential reelection and extends terms to 6 years SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The party of El Salvador President Nayib Bukele approved constitutional changes in the country’s Legislative Assembly on Thursday that will allow indefinite presidential reelection and extend presidential terms to six years. https://apnews.com/article/el-salvador-nayib-bukele-reelection-f9efd1a08d3c9de2f886f7b911b9417d? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
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