In El Salvador, Mauricio Funes, of the former rebel FMLN party, has won the country’s presidential election, ending two decades of conservative rule. Funes won 51 percent of the vote to 49 percent for Rodrigo Avila of the ruling right-wing ARENA party. Avila conceded defeat late Sunday. The FMLN was a coalition of rebel guerrillas who resisted the US-backed military government. More than 70,000 people died over an eighteen-year period, the overwhelming majority killed by military and paramilitary forces.

Tristan Anderson, an activist in the Bay Area that I’ve known for many years, was critically injured this week after being shot in the head by the Israeli Army (IDF). We are all pulling hard for him right now. Please stay tuned for more information on his condition…
 
Statement from the International Solidarity Movement website:
 
American citizen critically injured after being shot in the head by Israeli forces in Ni’lin
Posted on: March 13, 2009 | ShareThis

Updates below Press Release

For Immediate Release
Friday, 13 March 2009, Ni’lin Village: An American citizen has been critically injured in the …