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1. FMLN Will Vote for the Ban on the Mining Industry in the Country: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... are already 31 votes in order to comply with this demand from the population, social organizations, and the Catholic Church,” said FMLN legislator Guillermo Mata during the presentation of an official ...; Created on 10 February 2017
2. FMLN candidate Sanchez Ceren commits to not exploit metal mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); Environmental movement presented a set of proposals to the FMLN candidate asking for greater commitment on the issues. Cristian Melendez, LA PRENSA GRAFICA Translated from: http://www.laprensagrafica.com/2014/02/23/sanchez-ceren-se-compromete-a-no-explotar-la-mineria ...; Created on 24 February 2014
3. What Salvadoran Activists Can Teach Us About Building Coalitions: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... a contest of right versus left than right versus wrong—an idea that’s also central to the Reverend William J. Barber II and the Poor People’s Campaign in this country. Yes, the left-wing FMLN party—especially ...; Created on 05 April 2021
4. U.S.-Backed ANDA Appointment Threatens the Salvadoran People’s Water Resources: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... remaining state industries and public resources. FMLN legislators succeeded in exempting essential institutions – like education, health, the penal system, and water – from the final version of the law. ...; Created on 01 December 2020
5. National Roundtable against Metal Mining Demands technical closure of mines and compensation for environmental damage: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... closures of the abandoned mines and remediation measures for environmental damage, remain absent. The government of the FMLN (Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front) had two years to enact these measures ...; Created on 18 September 2019
6. Founding statement: National Alliance against Water Privatization in El Salvador: (Media Releases); ... reject the accusations from parties and media outlets at the service of the oligarchy, that we are terrorists, FMLN-linked groups that are launching a smoke screen in the face of government corruption. ...; Created on 25 June 2018
7. Water 2.0 - Salvadoreans take to the streets to battle renewed attempts to privatize water resources: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... the privatization of national assets such as telecommunications, banking, pensions and sugar mills, among others. Environmental organizations got some reprieve when the left leaning FMLN was ...; Created on 24 June 2018
8. How El Salvador Won on Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... citizens among its ranks. In 2007, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of El Salvador asked the government to prohibit mining. The leftist Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) party, which was ...; Created on 07 May 2018
9. Looming threats to the mining prohibition in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... the mining prohibition may soon change as the main priorities of the antimining movement. After nine years in power, the FMLN, the party that has mildly supported a progressive environmental agenda, has ...; Created on 08 February 2018
10. National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining demands justice in the case of murdered environmentalists: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Mining Metallic and a member of the Departmental Board of the FMLN. Ramiro Rivera, community leader, farmer by profession and father of two children, was later killed by several people who ambushed him ...; Created on 01 February 2018
11. To prevent water privatization: the next battle for Salvadorean environmentalists: (Water no Gold); ... the Foundation for the Development of El Salvador FUSADES . The March 2014 legislative elections changed the political balance of power at the legislature, the left leaning FMLN, which supported the bill ...; Created on 27 July 2017
12. How Local, Grassroots Organizing Drove El Salvador’s Mining Ban: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... and play an important role in the community. About half of the population strongly supports the left-wing FMLN while the other half flocks behind the right-wing ARENA party. In addition, many residents ...; Created on 26 June 2017
13. El Salvador becomes first country to ban metals mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... gazette. Today’s a historic day, thanks to all the struggle over the years for a ban on metallic mining,” FMLN legislator Guillermo Mata said during the discussion in the legislative assembly Wednesday, ...; Created on 16 April 2017
14. El Salvador Passes Historic Law To Ban Metal Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... Salvador Sánchez Cerén’s desk who has said he will sign it. Representative Ana Marina Alvarenga, from the left-wing FMLN party, said that the vote was a “popular victory in which our great little country ...; Created on 16 April 2017
15. El Salvador Votes for Water over Gold: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... Commission deliberated over the bill. It was later reported by FMLN Representative Guillermo Mata, President of the Environment and Climate Change Commission, that the busloads of people brought by the ...; Created on 16 April 2017
16. Political parties give assurances that they will support the prohibition of Metal Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... also received by René Portillo Cuadra, from ARENA, and Norma Guevara, from the FMLN who promised their parties' support for the initiative. Gallegos even anticipated that there would be good news regarding ...; Created on 09 March 2017
17. The Catholic Church calls for participation in a March Against Metal Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... he also took advantage of the time to reiterate his message to the representatives to unanimously approve the above mentioned law. Following this announcement made by the Church, the FMLN representative, ...; Created on 08 March 2017
18. Pressure Mounts on El Salvadoran Legislature to Ban Metal Mining: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... terms, that in order to protect lives and the environment in El Salvador, the Legislative Assembly must prohibit all mining operations. FMLN Representative Guillermo Mata, president of the Legislative ...; Created on 13 February 2017
19. El Salvador Church Leaders Fight for Ban on Mining Exploitation: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... FMLN won the presidency in 2009 — has long stalled a proposal to adopt a General Water Law aimed at protecting the right to water and regulating corporate use of the resource. While the Arena party has ...; Created on 10 February 2017
20. Transnational mining company loses the battle, but the war continues.: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... San Isidro, in the northern department of Cabañas. Later governments, led since 2009 by the leftist Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), have maintained the policy. "Our fear is that the ...; Created on 05 January 2017

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