El Salvador arrests anti-mining activists as transnational companies eye investment
Owen Schalk and Pedro Cabezas / January 21, 2023 / 9 min read
On January 11, the Salvadoran government under President Nayib Bukele ordered the arrest of five prominent anti-mining activists and water defenders from the north of the country. Social organizations around the world have taken notice. More than 250 organizations from countries across the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia signed a statement calling for the government to drop the charges.