El Salvador gang truce

Who Taught the MS13 Politics?

by Carlos Martinez 3 Jan 201924 Apr 2023

El Salvador President Salvador SÃ¡nchez CerÃ©n

Negotiations Between El Salvador Govt, MS13 Prove Elusive

by Héctor Silva Ávalos 1 Feb 201724 Apr 2023

Photographs of people reported missing in El Salvador

Brief

El Salvador Disappearances Down From Post-Gang Truce Peak

by Mike LaSusa 16 Sep 201624 Apr 2023

A car lot raided during 'Operation Check.' c/o Fred Ramos/El Faro

Case Against El Salvador’s MS13 Reveals State Role in Gang’s Growth

by Héctor Silva Ávalos and Bryan Avelar 3 Aug 201624 Apr 2023

Gang rivals talk during the truce. c/o El Faro

Gangs Find Common Ground in El Salvador Crackdown

by Carlos Martinez 11 Jul 201624 Apr 2023

An OAS official shakes hand with a gang member as a Catholic bishop looks on

Criminal Truces in Latin America: The Ultimate Catch-22

by David Gagne 1 Jun 201624 Apr 2023

Attorney General MelÃ©ndez announcing the charges during a press conference. c/o Salvador MelÃ©ndez/Factum

El Salvador Govt Turns Blind Eye to Its Own Deals with Gangs

by Héctor Silva Ávalos 10 May 201624 Apr 2023

Brief

El Salvador Arrests Officials As Gang Truce Investigation Escalates

by Sam Tabory 4 May 201624 Apr 2023

El Salvador's Legislative Assembly

Brief

El Salvador Reforms Classify Gangs as Terrorists, Criminalize Negotiation

by Sam Tabory 25 Apr 201624 Apr 2023

Mid-level gang leaders transferred to Quezaltepeque prison

Brief

Standoff Between Gangs, Government Deepens in El Salvador

by Elise Ditta 30 Mar 201624 Apr 2023

An alleged member of the Mara Salvatrucha gang

El Salvador Govt Helped Strengthen Gangs: Gang Leader

by Roberto Valencia 29 Mar 201624 Apr 2023

MS13 and Barrio 18 spokesmen called for an end to homicides

Brief

El Salvador Gang Leaders Order End to Killing

by Elise Ditta 28 Mar 201624 Apr 2023

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