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El Salvador's new congress strengthens Bukele's grip on power
Reason.com· 4 days agoEl Salvador President Nayib Bukele further solidified his grip on power with last week's...
Rights group concerned over El Salvador constitutional reform
Digital Journal· 7 days agoThe Central American country’s unicameral legislative assembly — dominated by allies of President ...
El Salvador's unicameral legislative assembly -- dominated by allies of President Nayib Bukele --...
Bennington Banner· 7 days agoEl Salvador's unicameral legislative assembly -- dominated by allies of President Nayib Bukele --...
Crimes against humanity in El Salvador?
Dallas Morning News· 6 days agoSalvadoran President Nayib Bukele, reelected in a landslide in February, is set to begin his second term on June 1. Critics of the Bukele regime,...
The world’s most violent region needs a new approach to crime
The Economist· 2 days agoIn 2019 Ecuador was a peaceful tourist destination. The homicide rate was under seven per 100,000,...
Rural Colombia welcomes gangs that mete out vigilante justice
The Economist· 2 days agoMaría Álvarez (not her real name) is a devout Catholic. Then, two months ago, the gang ran her son...
Latin America: several countries look to combat gang violence by fighting fire with fire -...
EconoTimes· 2 days agoGangs have an enduring presence in Latin America. Criminal gangs have become a critical power to...
How to pacify the world’s most violent region
The Economist· 2 days agoDurán in ECUADOR is one of the most dangerous cities in the world. Its murder rate of 148 per 100,000 residents in 2023 was almost 50% higher than the...
A growing threat to democracy
Hardwood Paroxysm· 6 days agoObviously, we leave aside the focused confrontations, such as the Russian-Ukrainian war, and the genocidal “war” that the far-right Netanyahu government...
