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OAS human rights body pleads with El Salvador amid gang crackdown

The Inter-American Commission for Human Rights (IACHR) doubled down on its calls Friday for El Salvador's government to respect the rights and dignity of tens of thousands of Salvadorans detained during a nationwide state of emergency.

Reuters

Analysis: Corruption in Central America frustrates U.S. plan to tackle migration 'root causes'

More than a year into U.S. President Joe Biden's sweeping effort to tackle the "root causes" of migration with aid to Central America, projects likely worth millions of dollars have been canceled or put on hold due to corruption and governance concerns, U.S. officials and others tracking the issue said.

Reuters

A crackdown in El Salvador, and fears of arbitrary arrests

Over the past 10 weeks, El Salvador’s security forces have arrested more than 36,000 people since the congress granted President Nayib Bukele the power to suspend some civil liberties to pursue powerful street gangs

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At least 18 have died in Salvadoran police custody amid crackdown - Amnesty

At least 18 people have died in Salvadoran police custody since the Central American country introduced a controversial state of emergency to combat gangs two months ago, according to an investigation presented Thursday by Amnesty International.

Reuters

El Salvador accused of ‘massive’ human rights violations with 2% of adults in prison

More than 36,000 people arrested in just over two months in crackdown orchestrated by President Nayib Bukele

The Guardian - US

El Salvador extends anti-gang emergency for another month

El Salvador’s congress has granted a request by President Nayib Bukele for a second one-month extention of the country’s anti-gang emergency decree

The Independent UK

In El Salvador, emergency edict extended as dragnet stirs criticism

El Salvador extended on Wednesday a state of emergency pushed by President Nayib Bukele, with lawmakers overwhelmingly backing the measure that has given security forces extra powers to fight gangs.

Reuters

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Walter almost gave up crossing the Mexican desert. Then a fellow migrant carried him

Walter Delgado was 11 when he and his grandpa began the dangerous journey from El Salvador to the U.S. Along the way, Delgado started to falter, but another traveler carried him across the border.

WEKU

Central African Republic To Build Tax-Free Crypto Island

The Central African Republic, the first country in Africa to make Bitcoin legal tender and second in the world after El Salvador, Tuesday announced the building of Sango, a crypto island to attract businesses and global crypto enthusiasts.

Benzinga

Trump under fire for sharing post ‘calling for civil war’ over US inflation

The tweet from El Salvador’s president was shared as a screenshot on the Truth social site by former Fox Nation host Lara Logan

The Independent UK

Boat Harbour's Eden Hasson headed to ISA World Junior Surfing Championships in El Salvador

He was the No.1 ranked surfer in Australia for his age last year.

Newcastle Herald

Crypto is starting to lose its cool – just look at El Salvador

Fantasies of a Bitcoin City have been undermined by the country’s huge losses in cryptocurrency

The Guardian - UK

Abortion: El Salvador’s jailed women offer US glimpse of post-Roe future

‘Don’t let our reality become your reality,’ campaigners warn after woman is freed after decade behind bars for medical emergency ruled attempted murder

The Guardian - US

In El Salvador's gang crackdown, quotas drive 'arbitrary' arrests of innocents

Dozens of innocent people have been apprehended in El Salvador in recent months amid President Nayib Bukele's "war on gangs," after superiors forced officers to meet daily arrest quotas during a state of emergency, five officials told Reuters.

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Mysterious Mansion Ruins On An El Salvadoran Beach Captivate Onlookers

The villa may bear silent witness to the horrors of Hurricane Mitch, which hit Honduras and Nicaragua in 1998.

The Independent UK

Woman who suffered miscarriage sentenced to 30 years for aggravated homicide in El Salvador

Campaigners point to Central American country as example of what ‘future without Roe entails’

Input

El Salvador's bet on bitcoin has been as volatile as expected

Fluctuations in the cryptocurrency's value have led to plummeting credit rates amidst fears of a default.

Chicago Sun-Times

El Salvador woman accused of abortion sentenced to 30 years in prison

Under the nation’s total ban on abortion, women have been sentenced to prison even after suffering apparent miscarriages that were reported to authorities.

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Benzinga

If You Invested $100 In Bitcoin (BTC) When El Salvador Made It Legal Tender, Here's How Much You'd Have Now

On June 9, 2021, the Central American nation of El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) as legal tender.

The Guardian - US

El Salvador: woman sentenced to 30 years in prison for homicide after miscarriage

Activists say case offers a stark warning to women in the US, where the supreme court is considering overturning Roe v Wade

Evening Standard

El Salvador spends $15 million on bitcoin to ‘buy the dip’

El Salvador has spent $15.4 million buying bitcoin as the price of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency drops.

Benzinga

Buying Bitcoin Dip: Tron Founder Justin Sun Follows El Salvador's Nayib Bukele To Load Up 500 BTC

El Salvador's president Nayib Bukele decided to buy the Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) dip and acquire 500 BTC, setting an example that was fo

Reuters

El Salvador jails woman for 30 years for homicide after obstetric emergency - group

A court in El Salvador jailed a woman for 30 years on Monday for killing her unborn baby daughter even though she had been suffering what she said was an obstetric emergency, an organization dedicated to decriminalizing abortion said.

WEKU

In 'Mothercoin', the labor of love transcends borders

Mothercoin, by Elizabeth Cummins Muñoz, takes an intimate look at the lives of immigrant nannies in Houston, and how their work in private homes affects their relationship with their own children.

The Guardian - UK

Killed by abortion laws: five women whose stories we must never forget

As the US supreme court threatens to undo 49 years of access to safe and legal terminations, five women who died because of bans on abortion stand as warnings of what is at stake globally

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