EL SALVADOR VIOLENCE
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Politics
Families request release of loved ones arrested by Salvadoran gov’t
San Salvador, Mar 28 (EFE).- Relatives of people detained during El Salvador’s “state of exception” on Tuesday once again called…
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Crime & Justice
Salvadoran security forces surround city to “extract” criminals
San Salvador, Dec 3 (EFE).- Thousands of members of El Salvador’s security forces were deployed early Saturday in the country’s…
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Politics
Bukele announces siege plan to ‘extract’ gang members from Salvadoran cities
Ciudad Arce, El Salvador, Nov 23 (EFE).- Soldiers will be deployed to siege large cities of El Salvador to catch…
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Politics
NGOs: Few checks on rights abuses amid El Salvador’s state of emergency
San Salvador, Aug 31 (EFE).- A group of non-governmental organizations said Wednesday in El Salvador that mechanisms for monitoring alleged…
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Crime & Justice
Kin of detainees call for end to El Salvador state of emergency
San Salvador, Aug 16 (EFE).- Family members of individuals detained since a state of emergency was first declared in late…
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Crime & Justice
Salvadorans demand release of people jailed under state of emergency
San Salvador, Aug 9 (EFE).- Relatives of some of the 49,000 people detained over the last four months under the…
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Crime & Justice
Kin of Salvadoran detainees vow to hold gov’t responsible
San Salvador, Jul 19 (EFE).- Around 200 family members of some of the tens of thousands of people taken into…
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Politics
Amnesty International concerned about “dismantling” of Salvadoran state
By Hugo Sanchez San Salvador, Jun 5 (EFE).- Amnesty International views with concern the possibility that the “exceptional regime” implemented…
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Crime & Justice
Waiting, sleeping outside an El Salvador prison
By Sara Acosta San Salvador, May 24 (EFE).- A group of women with a months-old baby is using plastic to…
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Crime & Justice
Families urge El Salvador’s high court to free jailed loved ones
San Salvador, May 5 (EFE).- A group of Salvadorans gathered here Thursday outside the Supreme Court building in a bid…
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