El Salvador gang truce

Rival gang leaders in El Salvador shake hands

Analysis Colombia

The Inconvenient Truth About Gang Truces in the Americas

by Robert Muggah, Ami Carpenter and Topher McDougal 5 Dec 201328 Sep 2023

El Salvador Security and Justice Minister Ricardo Perdomo

Brief

El Salvador Gangs ‘At War’ as Truce Hits the Rocks

by James Bargent 21 Nov 201324 Apr 2023

The inauguration of the Ilopango peace zone

Brief

El Salvador Peace Zone Mayors Say Truce Is Failing

by Miriam Wells 1 Nov 201324 Apr 2023

ARENA presidential candidate Norman Quijano

Brief

El Salvador Meetings Raise Question about Gangs’ Political Might

by Charles Parkinson 24 Oct 201324 Apr 2023

Former government official Douglas Moreno

Brief

Prisons Probe Sparks Political Spat Over El Salvador Truce

by Charles Parkinson 8 Oct 201324 Apr 2023

OAS representative Adam Blackwell meets a gang member

Brief

El Salvador Gangs Release Joint Statement Promoting Truce

by Marguerite Cawley 24 Sep 201324 Apr 2023

Barrio 18 gang members in a jail

Brief

El Salvador Gang Truce Shaken by ‘Peace Zone’ Murders

by Charles Parkinson 9 Sep 201324 Apr 2023

Tigo Money has been used in El Salvador extortion rackets

Brief

Major Phone Network Used in Extortion in El Salvador: Report

by Charles Parkinson 3 Sep 201324 Apr 2023

Gang leaders and truce mediators meet

Brief

Gangs Gain Most from El Salvador Truce: Opinion Poll

by Marguerite Cawley 28 Aug 201324 Apr 2023

Weapons surrendered by the Maras

Brief

Weapons Surrendered by El Salvador’s Maras Useless

by Jeremy McDermott 8 Aug 201324 Apr 2023

ARENA candidate Norman Quijano opposes the gang truce

Can El Salvador Gang Truce Survive Presidential Campaign?

by Seth Robbins 5 Aug 201324 Apr 2023

Disappearances on the rise in El Salvador

Brief

Rise in Disappearances Feeds Doubts Over El Salvador Truce

by James Bargent 1 Aug 201324 Apr 2023

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