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Prison deaths mount in El Salvador's gang crackdown
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJesús Joya says his brother was “special” -- at 45, he was childlike, eager to please. “Henry, you’re going to get out,” Jesús shouted. Three weeks...
El Salvador President Bukele's reelection bid stokes L.A. immigrants' fears of new civil war
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA soldier looks on during a military parade on the commemoration of El Salvador's 201st Independence...
They left gangs and found God. But they weren't spared in El Salvador's crackdown
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEl Salvador's evangelical churches rehabilitated ex-gang members. The country's crackdown on...
Commentary: Why I support Salvadoran President Bukele, the scourge of gangs and corrupt politicians
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 9 months agoEl Salvador President Nayib Bukele. (Arnulfo Franco / Associated Press) It’s no secret that I...
In Real Life: State of Exception
Newsy via AOL· 6 months agoIn Real Life: State of Exception In the span of four years, El Salvador has gone from being the murder capital of the world to the safest country in the...
The Bukele Model Means Security Without Liberty
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIllustration: Adani Samat "They were delicious," said a woman about the pupusas she received after casting her vote in El Salvador's recent presidential...
The 'world's coolest dictator' rounded up 60,000 people in a supposed crackdown on MS-13. A shrimp...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoResidents of the Bajo Lempa meet weekly at a retreat center to discuss the mass arrests.Fred Ramos...
Guatemala's presidential hopefuls channel heavy-handed tactics of El Salvador's leader
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCandidates to be Guatemala’s next president are taking a cue from the leader of neighboring El...
El Salvador's Miss Universe pageant drawing attention at crucial moment for president
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoVideo montages of sash-clad pageant contestants strolling beaches in El Salvador, snapping selfies...
U.S. mends fences with El Salvador's Bukele as China lurks
Reuters via Yahoo News· 4 months agoWhen El Salvador President Nayib Bukele published a private WhatsApp conversation with the top U.S....