The Latest Breaking News from El Salvador

Salvadoran women freed from jail after abortion convictions seek clemency for others

Four Salvadoran women recently freed from prison after a judicial review of their convictions for aggravated homicide following miscarriages called on Tuesday for another 12 women being prosecuted in El Salvador under similar circumstances to have their charges quashed.

Reuters · Feb 22, 2022

Bukele to propose granting Salvadoran citizenship to foreign investors

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele on Sunday said he will send Congress a proposal to grant citizenship to foreigners who invest in the Central American country as well as other initiatives to reduce government hurdles in order to attract investment projects.

Reuters · Feb 20, 2022

Matt Turner's Ability to Live His Dream Is Another Tool in His Arsenal

The U.S. goalkeeper will leave MLS for the Premier League this summer in a move that represents the reward for his unorthodox career and ascent.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 17, 2022

El Salvador frees woman jailed for homicide after miscarriage, says rights group

Salvadoran authorities on Wednesday freed a woman who had served a decade of a 30-year sentence on charges of aggravated homicide after suffering a miscarriage, according to a local rights group.

Reuters · Feb 9, 2022

Concacaf World Cup Qualifying Scenarios: How Canada, USMNT, Mexico Can Reach Qatar

It's the 2026 tournament cohosts who are in the strongest shape to make it to Qatar later this year. Here's what lies ahead in the final qualifying window.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 3, 2022

'Worthy of a Bond villain': the bizarre history of libertarian attempts to create independent cities

Late last year, El Salvador’s president Nayib Bukele announced plans to build “Bitcoin City” – a tax-free territory in the country’s east.

The Conversation · Feb 3, 2022

USMNT’s Capacity to Be Resilient Meets Its Most Pressing Moment Yet

The few times the U.S. has had its back to the wall under Gregg Berhalter, it has responded. Another such effort is needed under daunting circumstances vs. Honduras.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 2, 2022

Risk or Brisk? Cold Weather Serves as Intentional Setting for Under-Fire USMNT

The U.S. needs to beat Honduras to stay on track for the World Cup, and it's going to great—and some would say risky—lengths to inconvenience the opponent.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 1, 2022

El Salvador Won't Bow To IMF Pressure To Drop Bitcoin Legal Tender: Treasury Minister

El Salvador's treasury minister Alejandro Zelaya recently expressed his anger over the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) sustained pressure to drop Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) as legal tender in his country, and said that it will have no result.

Benzinga · Feb 1, 2022

Bitcoin price surges as El Salvador rejects IMF call to ditch BTC as currency

‘Countries are sovereign nations and they take sovereign decisions about public policy,’ says Salvadoran Treasury Minister

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022