Ironically the Trump DOJ is also dropping charges on real MS-13 leaders on whom they have actual extensive evidence, in order to deport them before they can testify about their pact with Bukele. In both cases the government fears what may come out in a criminal trial.

It's utterly mad. These people are the opposite of terrorists. THEY WANT PEACE. The police know they're not terrorists. The government knows they're not terrorists. Yet, on the Home Secretary's orders, they're being arrested under the Terrorism Act. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Here's the most recent statement from the Int'l Monetary Fund regarding El Salvador's finances: www.imf.org/en/News/Arti...

In this instalment from our SPS Student Academic Blog Series, Katherine MacLean (Politics student) explores 'The Dark Side of Avocados: What is the true price of our green obsession?' which draws from her work in our Latin American Politics course.

In 2021, the Inter-American Commission issued measures on behalf of 34 members of El Faro, citing “urgent risk of suffering irreparable harm to their human rights” and calling on El Salvador to protect their rights to life, personal integrity, and freedom of expression. www.oas.org/en/iachr/jsF...

This weekend, El Faro journalists did not board flights to El Salvador after learning of a police operation to arrest them upon arrival. The Salvadoran Journalists' Association called on the government to clarify the judicial standing and guarantee press protections. 🧵 apes.org.sv/apes-denunci...

Enrique Anaya was a constitutional lawyer who pulled no punches in showing how Nayib Bukele was running rough shod over the country's laws. Now he is the latest critical voice to end up arrested in El Salvador. www.elsalvadorperspectives.com/2025/06/buke...

🎙️Rosario Murillo holds the reins in Nicaragua. By their own decree, she and Daniel Ortega are now “co-presidents” ruling without the separation of powers, not even on paper. Three moments help explain Murillo’s rise — but just how durable is her newfound power? beta.elfaro.net/en/elfaro-au...

Today, in a case declared secret, a Salvadoran court ordered the provisional imprisonment of Ruth López of human rights organization @cristosal.bsky.social. “They won't silence me. I want a public trial!” declared López. “I am innocent! I am a political prisoner.” beta.elfaro.net/en/ef-photo-...

Some excellent news to start the day: the new collection from our own Dr. Hayes Mabweazara, and Dr. Bethia Pearson, has been shortlisted for the 'Edited Collection of the Year' by the Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association. The editors discuss the collection in this recent podcast.

Cristosal has filed a habeas corpus petition with El Salvador's Supreme Court seeking freedom for anti-corruption lawyer Ruth López. 15 days have passed since her late night arrest without her having been brought before a judge.

Keep the story of Ruth López' arrest in the news. 12 days and counting without appearance before a court. www.npr.org/2025/05/31/n...

This is what passes for due process in Bukele's El Salvador under the permanent State of Exception. A mass trial against 250 defendants, who appear on video screens from prisons, and have had no right to talk to their own defense lawyers.

Bukele inicia hoy su séptimo año de gobierno tras un mes de ataques contra la sociedad civil, detenciones y una ley de agentes extranjeros. ¿Por qué ahora? Escucha: 🌐 Web: elhilo.audio/bukele 🟢 Spotify: elhilo.audio/bukele-sp 🟣 Apple Podcast: elhilo.audio/bukele-ap 🔴 iHeart: elhilo.audio/bukele-ih

Branding those opposed to Netanyahu policies as anti-Semitic is ‘slander’, says Michael D Higgins www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

Wondering Who Owns the Clyde? Contribute to our live Mapathon via crowdfunder & receive a Citizen Bond (collect in person) & a land owneship search in return @archifringe.bsky.social Citizen Action, Art, Activism www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/who-owns-t...

Ten days captured without being presented before a court in El Salvador. libertadpararuth.org

Why are Kneecap facing consequences when Israel is not? www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

We're hiring! Job vacancy for branch administrator/organiser with our Glasgow University branch @ucuglasgow.bsky.social. Closing date 10am on 5 June. Details and application 👇 www.ucu.org.uk/vacancies#BAO5

Can rights of nature make a difference? Special event with An Taisce's Head of Advocacy @elainemcgoff.bsky.social & expert panel chaired by @miseanja.bsky.social with members of Colombia's Guardians of the Atrato River and Ireland's Save Our Sperrins. Tickets: www.eventbrite.ie/e/river-guar...

Sad passing of inspirational teacher, actress, broadcaster and poet Mary Murphy www.derryjournal.com/news/sad-pas...

Tá ár gcara mór Mary Murphy ar slí na fírinne. Derry will miss and mourn a wonderful teacher, actress and broadcaster. But she provided us such joy and inspiration whenever she was with us. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam uasal.

Check out the International Studies Association Virtual Conference 2025 Program that Catia Confortini and I constructed as Co-Chairs, almost 300 papers into 60+ panels with some creative titles! @isanet.bsky.social @uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social www.isanet.org/Conferences/...

Thanks to @lilianseenoibarr.bsky.social for a very warm welcome to Derry for the Guardians of the Atrato. Excellent conversation about climate justice, community and Peacebuilding. @irishaid.bsky.social @IrelandColombia

Fantastic to be part of this conversation between #Clyde and #Atrato Rivers @uofglasgow.bsky.social with @sciaf.bsky.social

@mohume.bsky.social Please share!

"Journalists Exposed Bukele's Ties to Gangs. Then They Had to Flee El Salvador to Avoid Arrest" via @democracynow.org and @elfaroenglish.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yIz...

My opinion piece in today’s @scotsman.com on what the UK can learn from the Australian election @uofgsocsci.bsky.social *online it says sausage sizzle in the lead, print version translated my Australian speak to “BBQ” 😁

New📣#UofGSpotlight: ‘Parallel Politics: 2025 Elections in England, Canada, and Australia’ Co-hosts @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social @kezdugdale.bsky.social bring together: On England: @markmcgeoghegan.bsky.social On Canada: Andre Lecours On Australia: @ariadnevromen.bsky.social 🎧 uofgspotlight.com

Access to world's drinking water increasingly controlled by multinationals and private equity firms BlueTriton is no. 1 bottled water seller in USA and Canada BlueTriton is owned by One Rock Capital Partners LLC 1/3 Source: Euromonitor

Taoiseach Micheál Martin accuses Israel of war crime over blocking of aid entering Gaza www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

The El Salvador mega-prison at the dark heart of Trump immigration crackdown

Barry Blitt’s cover for this week’s issue, “The First Hundred Days.” #NewYorkerCovers nyer.cm/ysrCZ47

Our life in HE “two years into an ambitious five-year transformation programme that required the closure of a whole academic department to pay for a management consultancy to print out a pdf with a road map to success“ www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ap...

‘They disappear them’: families of the detained see grim echo of Latin American dictatorships in Trump’s US www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

ICMI: A recent survey from the @johnsmithcentre.com on young people’s attitudes and priorities found that while they believe in democracy over dictatorship, they think that UK democracy is in trouble. Read more on the #SocSciHub: tinyurl.com/52ysyjvd.

Arzobispo de San Salvador alerta sobre riesgo de que El Salvador podría convertirse en un nuevo Guantánamo www.elciudadano.com/latinoameric...

As part of the offer Bukele made a series of false claims: including that El Salvador doesnt hold political prisoners

In wake of a baffling week, even for American politics, a reminder that we must always reject the false choice between Trump being stupid and Trump being evil. People contain multitudes. And he is clearly both. www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...

📻 The UN Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua names Ortega, Murillo, and dozens of officials in a report on crimes against humanity. Days before Bukele meets with Trump, the State Department softens its travel advisory and certifies him as respectful of human rights. elfaro.net/en/202505/ef...

Migrant detainees should be in a maximum-security El Salvador prison "for the rest of their lives," Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says — despite a recent CBS News investigation that found more than 75% of those sent to the prison had NO criminal records.

🎙️Listen to Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart discussing our #UKYouthPoll on the UK's biggest podcast, The Rest is Politics! 📊 Want to learn more? Explore the findings in the #UKYouthPoll2025 report: www.ukyouthpoll.com @focaldata.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social #Nationwide

Fintan O’Toole: The American counter-revolution is being led by Dow Jones, S&P and Nasdaq www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

She confirmed he was in El Salvador only upon reading his name on a list published by CBS News. “I’m an American. I have the right to be told where my husband is,” says González. “I have nightmares. Sometimes I think he’s dead.” elfaro.net/en/202505/el...

New: US citizen Angie González’s Venezuelan-born husband Jesús Ríos was expelled to El Salvador having no criminal history, and despite applying for residency. Nor do at least two Salvadorans expelled to CECOT have a criminal record. elfaro.net/en/202505/el...

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GHREN identifica a 54 altos funcionarios responsables de la represión en Nicaragua confidencial.digital/nacion/repre...