7 Salvadorian journalists face charges after report on president’s alleged gang ties - Committee to Protect Journalists

El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, who portrays himself as the sworn enemy of armed gangs that have long terrorized his country, is accused of having negotiated their support to promote his political ascent.

7 Salvadorian journalists face charges after report on president’s alleged gang ties - Committee to Protect Journalists

Mexico City, May 7, 2025—Salvadoran authorities should drop all criminal proceedings against journalists with El Faro, after the independent news site published video interviews with two gang leaders about their alleged years-long relationship with President Nayib Bukele, said the Committee to Protect Journalists Wednesday. “Treating journalism as a criminal act deprives Salvadorans of essential information,” said Cristina Zahar, CPJ’s Latin Ame…

VEA / Telesur / France 24 Journalists of the digital newspaper El Faro denounced a campaign of persecution by the government of Nayib Bukele, after they released interviews to gang members who revealed a supposed pact with the Executive, which allowed him to come to power. The director of the journalistic investigative media, Carlos Dada, denounced Saturday night that the Prosecutor’s Office “is preparing arrest warrants” against the journalists…

El Faro journalists in El Salvador say they face arrest - Latin America Reports

El Faro, a digital news outlet from El Salvador, says a number of its journalists are facing arrest following the publication of a video interview with former gang members.  El Faro says that a “reliable source with knowledge of government actions in El Salvador” informed the news organization that the Attorney General’s Office is preparing arrest warrants for at least seven of its journalists. The source reportedly “presented evidence” to suppo…