El Salvador

Could El Salvador’s gang crackdown spread across Latin America?
A harsh crackdown on gangs has brought Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele popularity, but experts say the cost is steep.
Published On 7 Aug 2023
Thousands of El Salvador troops surround rural province in gang crackdown
President Nayib Bukele said 7,000 soldiers and 1,000 police officers deployed to Cabanas to hunt down gang members.
Published On 2 Aug 2023
El Salvador’s Congress votes to allow mass trials in gang crackdown
El Salvador’s justice minister says up to 900 alleged gang members could be prosecuted at once under the new law.
Published On 26 Jul 2023
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Mauricio Funes, who currently lives in Nicaragua, denies the charges and says 2012 truce was brokered by the church.

Fault Lines reports on El Salvador’s war on gangs and investigates claims of abuse and deaths in prison.

The police said initial reports point to a crush of fans who tried to enter the stadium to watch a match in the capital.

Thousands of soldiers and police have encircled the city of Nueva Concepcion after the killing of a police officer.

The Salvadoran news outlet El Faro says the Bukele government has attacked the country’s press and eroded rule of law.

Government has committed abuses such as torture, enforced disappearances in year-long gang crackdown, rights group says.

After a year of President Bukele’s state of emergency, a ‘new reality’ is settling into the country.

Measures enjoy widespread support, but rights groups say they have led to arbitrary arrests and prison overcrowding.

Rights groups have criticised a crackdown on crime, accusing the government of empowering itself to act with impunity.

The Salvadoran government has been accused of widespread abuses as it waives civil liberties to combat gang activity.

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