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Human rights leader's arrest in El Salvador casts Trump darling Bukele in a darker light
Critics of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele call his "arbitrary" arrest of human rights advocate Ruth López a deepening sign ...
Why El Salvador President Bukele's foreign agents law is fueling democratic concerns
Human rights organizations, politicians and experts have sharply criticized a law approved by El Salvador’s Congress this ...
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El Salvador: Foreign Agents Law Targets Civil Society, Media
El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly has approved a far-reaching “Foreign Agents” law that grants the government of President ...
The Gang-Linked Prison Chief Taking Custody of Trump’s Deportees
Osiris Luna has been instrumental to Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s crusade to end decades of rampant gang violence, overseeing the imprisonment of more than 80,000 people over the past three ...
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What life is really like in El Salvador under Bukele’s 'iron fist'
El Salvador was once the murder capital of the world. Now under President Nayib Bukele, it’s safer than Canada. But with 2% of its population locked up -- what is the real cost of this newfound safety ...