Yearly Archives: 2007

MPR-12: Statement on Assassination of Journalist – September 20, 2007

POPULAR RESISTANCE MOVEMENT – OCTOBER 12TH MPR-12 For Life, Dignity and Sovereignty   September 20, 2007 The organizations represented in the MPR-12 inform the national and international community:  That the morning of September 20, 2007 as he was leaving his house the journalist Salvador Sánchez, reporter for Mayavision Radio, YSUCA Radio, and the Radio Cadena Mi […]

Declaration of the Committee of Family Members – September 20, 2007

September 20th: COMMITTEE OF FAMILY MEMBERS OF POLITICAL PRISONERS IN EL SALVADOR TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC OPINION   WE DENOUNCE: The stubborn, arbitrary and unjust attitude of the government of the Salvadoran State, against our family members captured last July 2nd in Suchitoto. President Elias Antonio Saca and his Attorney General, upon their inability […]

Prosecution Requests Extension, Journalist Assassinated – September 24, 2007

September 24, 2007: The Suchitoto 13 have continued to organize for freedom and economic justice despite the ongoing case against them.  Still charged with Acts of Terrorism and Injuries, and facing up to 60 years in jail, Lorena, Rosa, Haydeé, Manuel, and the rest of the accused have been continuing their work, as well as […]

Turning ‘communists’ into ‘terrorists’ in El Salvador – August 2, 2007

Turning ‘communists’ into ‘terrorists’ in El Salvador August 2, 2007 By Dennis Chinoy Back in the eighties, when the U.S. armed and funded the Salvadoran military to fight a proxy war against communism, delegations of visiting Americans to the embassy were commonplace.  Appalled at the latest round of human rights abuses perpetrated by the army […]

Philadelphia Interfaith Builders Delegation – July 2007

Since 1999 the Philadelphia Interfaith Builders Delegation has been visiting El Salvador every two years. They have worked alongside Salvadoran communities to rebuild houses destroyed by Hurricane Mitch, and likewise have constructed community buildings in a number of communities in San Vicente. This July they worked hand in hand with the community of El Milagro […]

Public Disorder Reforms Passed – August 18, 2007

Public Disorder Reforms Passed amidst much Debate August 18, 2007 Amidst politically polarized and often heated debate, the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly passed a reform to Article 348 of the Penal Code on Thursday, increasing jail time for public disorder for up to 8 years. Likewise, the Assembly approved reforms to Article 294 of the Penal […]

Archbishop Romero at Ninety: “Cease the Repression” – August 15, 2007

Archbishop Romero at Ninety: “Cease the Repression”   August 15, 2007 In honor of Archbishop Romero’s birthday today, hundreds gathered this morning in San Salvador in commemoration of the Archbishop.  The protesters, members of the Salvadoran social movement and civil society, are once again calling for an end to repression, 27 years after Romero made […]

CRIPDES’ Review of the Trial to Date – August 9, 2007

  STATEMENT OF CRIPDES AND THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS:  TO THE SALVADORAN PEOPLE AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY  August 9, 2007 The consequences of the events in Suchitoto which took place on the 2nd of July demonstrate to the Salvadoran population the dangerous anti-democratic attack which threatens citizens and foreigners residing in Salvadoran territories. This reality obliges […]

Prisoners Granted Conditional Liberty, Terrorism Trial Continues, July 27, 2007

El Salvador Update:  Prisoners Granted Conditional Liberty, Terrorism Trial and the Struggle for Free Speech and the Right to Organize continue. July 27th, 2007 This morning the 9 remaining prisoners originally captured last July 2nd in Suchitoto were granted conditional liberty, and left their respective jails.  Marta Lorena Araujo Martínez, Rosa María Centeno Valle, Manuel […]

Remaining Prisoners Conditionally Released – July 26, 2007

Remaining 9 Prisoners Conditionally Released July 26, 2007  The Judge of the Special Appeals Court in San Salvador granted conditional liberty to the remaining 9 captured in Suchitoto on July 2nd, pending their trail for charges of “acts of terrorism” within three months.  Today at approximately 5:15 pm the decision was announced, amidst cheers from […]