Tag: Salvador
El Salvador gangs: Gov't doubles down on mass incarceration
El Salvador’s government is extending emergency measures brought in a year ago to break the hold of powerful gangs. The crackdown is popular, but critics say the heavy-handed tactics come at a cost to human rights. Al Jazeera’s John Holman has this report. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website:…
El Salvador: The people caught up in the gang crackdown
More than 57,000 people have been arrested since the president declared war on violent gang members. The post El Salvador: The people caught up in the gang crackdown appeared first on Rich TVX News Network. The post El Salvador: The people caught up in the gang crackdown appeared first on .
El Salvador doubles down on Bitcoin
The Central American country will start buying one crypto coin per day, according to its president The cryptocurrency industry’s turmoil, triggered by the FTX exchange collapse, has not dented the enthusiasm of El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele towards Bitcoin. He announced on Wednesday that the nation will start purchasing the token on a daily basis starting from November 17. The announcement comes nearly three months…
🇸🇻 How is a ‘state of exception’ changing El Salvador? | The Stream
A ‘state of exception’ aimed at tackling gang violence in El Salvador is now in its third month, after lawmakers voted in favour of extending it once again. The emergency measures, which are backed by President Nayib Bukele and legislators from his Nuevas Ideas party, have been in effect since March 27. They were introduced in the wake of a weekend in which 87 people…