Controversial hacktivists may have prompted El Salvador’s censorship of Telegram

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UN: Protect journalists and media workers in Central America

Central America presents a complex panorama for freedom of expression because of the permanence and rise of authoritarian governments backed up by unjustified exception regimes, as in El Salvador and Honduras, and the continuity of anti-democracy actors in the judiciary, as in Guatemala.

A culture of silence threatens press freedom under El Salvador President Bukele

Journalists face growing intimidation and censorship under President Bukele’s administration, threatening the state of press freedom in El Salvador.

Serious decline in press freedom in El Salvador: RSF and its partners call on national authorities to safeguard right to information

Signatories call on El Salvador’s authorities to respect and protect press freedom and, in particular, to establish favourable and safe long-term conditions guaranteeing the ability of journalists to work freely.