Young Latin Americans disturbingly open to autocrats
In the latest edition of Latinobarómetro, respondents were asked to rate their approval of 17 named leaders on a scale of one to ten. In 15 of the 17 countries… Read more »
Category: El Salvador
Peru crisis threatens to widen Latin America’s rifts
The political leaders of Mexico, Argentina, Colombia and other left-led countries in Latin America are defending Peru’s former President Pedro Castillo, ousted Dec. 7 after he announced on national… Read more »
Latin America’s democracies ‘shaken’ ahead of key polls
An assassination attempt in Argentina and spurts of election-linked violence in Brazil have emerged as the latest signs of growing political discontent in Latin America, creating a treacherous environment for… Read more »
Bipartisan initiative challenges Salvador’s ‘foreign agents’ law
Salvadoran police raids on several civil society groups and raids are the latest example of President Nayib Bukele’s assault on democratic norms and institutions, critics say, with the charismatic young… Read more »
How better journalism, media defend democracy from polarization and disinformation
“Just as El Salvador sees what’s to come when looking at Nicaragua, Nicaraguans saw it in Venezuela.” Journalism and independent media are in the front lines of defending democracy at… Read more »
Salvador foreign agents law will ‘silence critical voices of civic groups’
El Salvador’s congress should reject a proposed law that would require media outlets and journalists receiving funding or payments from abroad to register as “foreign agents,” the Committee to Protect… Read more »
Central America – ‘falling like dominoes into authoritarianism’
Central American countries are falling like dominoes into authoritarianism, warns José Miguel Vivanco, Americas director at Human Rights Watch: Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega has intensified his crackdown on political… Read more »
Salvador ‘rocked’ by anti-Bukele protests
Thousands protest against Bukele in El Salvador as grievances mount https://t.co/brECF02iAe — Democracy Digest (@demdigest) October 18, 2021 Thousands of people in El Salvador took to the streets on Sunday… Read more »
Central America ‘fell off a cliff’: Reframing democracy support
Latin America’s democracies look almost uniformly less healthy than they did a decade ago, the Economist reports. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken recently announced sanctions against seven public officials in… Read more »
Central America: Civil society vs dictators’ playbook
As the United States rolls back some of its global commitments, it should prepare for a homecoming of sorts, a political reengagement with its hemispheric neighborhood that is deeper and… Read more »