El Salvador
MS-13 Banished Trans Women From a Town and Murdered Those Who Stayed
“It was as if the earth had swallowed them.”
El Salvador is Trying to Control MS-13 by Doubling its Army
The notorious and violent MS-13 and Barrio 18 gangs control swathes of the Central American nation, despite the efforts of President Nayib Bukele to reduce their hold.
World’s Harshest Abortion Law Sent a Woman to Prison for 9 Years for a Stillbirth
A young woman in El Salvador sentenced to 30 years after a stillbirth was freed early, and pleads with the government “to see things as they are.”
Trans Woman Fled Persecution to Mexico — Where She Was Assaulted
Alejandra Menjivar is the first transgender woman to be a candidate for political office in El Salvador, which she fled after threats and discrimination. But she was drugged and assaulted in Mexico City.
Bitcoin Is National Currency in El Salvador. Now Who's Going to Get Rich?
After a mysterious donor turned a Salvadoran surf town into “Bitcoin Beach,” the country made crypto legal tender—and perhaps a source of profit.
A Former Cop Has Confessed to Being a Serial Killer
A leaked criminal file reviewed by VICE World News in El Salvador details the modus operandi of Hugo Osorio, in whose house at least 18 bodies were found.
El Salvador Just Made Bitcoin Legal Tender, A World First
El Salvadorians can pay taxes in Bitcoin, and any economic agent that is able to must accept Bitcoin as money.
Bitcoin as National Currency in El Salvador Could be High Gain But High Risk
“I called my dad and just kind of pissed my pants,” said a Bitcoin company CEO when he heard about the plan, which could create a tax haven but aid criminal groups.
A Mass Grave Was Discovered in a ‘Psychopath’ Ex-Cop's Well
Now, people from across El Salvador have descended on the crime scene in search of their missing loved ones, some of whom went missing years ago.
The Price of Being Gay in the MS-13 Gang? Death
Homosexuality is an affront to the rules of El Salvador’s violent street gangs, and a documentary filmmaker has shown a side to the gangs never seen before.
Biden Slams El Salvador’s ‘Mini Trump’ for Corruption in Leaked Doc
High-ranking members of Nayib Bukele’s government as well as political allies have been accused of corruption by the U.S. State Department.
1,000 People Were Executed by El Salvador Troops in 1981 and This American May Have Known
New evidence has emerged connecting American military advisor Allen Bruce Hazelwood to the darkest episode in El Salvador's history.