Stories about El Salvador from February, 2008
El Salvador: Charges Reduced to Public Disorder
Tim's El Salvador Blog writes that the charges of terrorism are being reduced to “public disorder” for the individuals, who were arrested during demonstrations against the water policy of President...
El Salvador: Funes Seeking Support of Indigenous Communities
The presidential candidate for the FMLN, Mauricio Funes, is seeking the support of the indigenous communities in El Salvador. Mundo Farabundista [es] writes that Funes recently visited the town of...
El Salvador: Surviving a Gunshot Wound
Rafael Monge writes about the continued crime spree in El Salvador and speculates that one would have a better chance of surviving a gunshot in his country, than in Finland...
El Salvador: Public Opinion on Mining in the Country
Tim Muth links to a recent report regarding public opinion on mining in El Salvador, and that nearly 63% of those polled said that the country “is not an adequate...
