El Salvador urged to repeal ‘Foreign Agents’ law, citing threat to press freedom

El Salvador urged to repeal ‘Foreign Agents’ law, citing threat to press freedom

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged El Salvador on Friday to repeal its newly enacted “foreign agents” law, calling it a direct threat to press freedom and civil society. The law, approved on May 20 by the Legislative Assembly dominated by President Nayib Bukele’s party, requires organizations and individuals receiving international funding to register with the Ministry of Interior and imposes a 30 percent tax on such funds. It also…