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Three-Way Prisoner Exchange: El Salvador, Venezuela, and the US
El Salvador transferred 252 Venezuelan deportees to Venezuela in exchange for the release of 10 US citizens and 80 Venezuelan political prisoners; the legality of the initial US deportations is heavily contested.
Three-Way Prisoner Exchange: El Salvador, Venezuela, and the US
El Salvador transferred 252 Venezuelan deportees to Venezuela in exchange for the release of 10 US citizens and 80 Venezuelan political prisoners; the legality of the initial US deportations is heavily contested.
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48% Bias Score
El Salvador's Top Human Rights Group Forced into Exile
El Salvador's leading human rights group, Cristosal, has been forced to shut down its operations due to government repression, relocating to Guatemala and Honduras after 25 years of documenting human rights abuses under President Nayib Bukele, who is a key Trump administration ally.
El Salvador's Top Human Rights Group Forced into Exile
El Salvador's leading human rights group, Cristosal, has been forced to shut down its operations due to government repression, relocating to Guatemala and Honduras after 25 years of documenting human rights abuses under President Nayib Bukele, who is a key Trump administration ally.
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56% Bias Score
Cristosal Flees El Salvador Amidst Government Crackdown
El Salvador's human rights organization Cristosal relocated 20 employees to Guatemala and Honduras due to government harassment and legal threats, including the imprisonment of its anti-corruption lawyer, Ruth López, under controversial enrichment charges; this follows a new "foreign agents" law res...
Cristosal Flees El Salvador Amidst Government Crackdown
El Salvador's human rights organization Cristosal relocated 20 employees to Guatemala and Honduras due to government harassment and legal threats, including the imprisonment of its anti-corruption lawyer, Ruth López, under controversial enrichment charges; this follows a new "foreign agents" law res...
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52% Bias Score
Bukele Releases Video Refuting Deportant's Torture Claims in El Salvador Prison
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele released a video appearing to show Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a deported migrant who claimed torture, engaging in leisure activities while imprisoned, directly contradicting Abrego Garcia's claims of severe abuse in El Salvadoran prisons.
Bukele Releases Video Refuting Deportant's Torture Claims in El Salvador Prison
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele released a video appearing to show Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a deported migrant who claimed torture, engaging in leisure activities while imprisoned, directly contradicting Abrego Garcia's claims of severe abuse in El Salvadoran prisons.
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48% Bias Score
Bukele Defends Authoritarian Rule in El Salvador
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, in his first address of his second term, defended his authoritarian rule, citing a decrease in crime rates, while ignoring criticism from international human rights groups and journalists who claim his government is increasingly repressive. Bukele's speech, give...
Bukele Defends Authoritarian Rule in El Salvador
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, in his first address of his second term, defended his authoritarian rule, citing a decrease in crime rates, while ignoring criticism from international human rights groups and journalists who claim his government is increasingly repressive. Bukele's speech, give...
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48% Bias Score
El Salvador Passes Controversial Law Targeting Foreign-Funded NGOs
El Salvador's Congress passed a law requiring foreign-funded organizations to register and pay a 30% tax, prompting criticism as a censorship tool designed to silence dissent; the law grants broad powers to a new government body to regulate and potentially shut down NGOs, echoing similar measures in...
El Salvador Passes Controversial Law Targeting Foreign-Funded NGOs
El Salvador's Congress passed a law requiring foreign-funded organizations to register and pay a 30% tax, prompting criticism as a censorship tool designed to silence dissent; the law grants broad powers to a new government body to regulate and potentially shut down NGOs, echoing similar measures in...
Progress
52% Bias Score
El Salvador-Venezuela Prisoner Exchange Frees 10 US Nationals
El Salvador repatriated 250 Venezuelan migrants detained in its Cecot prison in exchange for 10 US nationals held in Venezuela, resolving the situation of all US citizens previously detained by the Venezuelan government under an agreement facilitated by the Trump administration, despite strained rel...
El Salvador-Venezuela Prisoner Exchange Frees 10 US Nationals
El Salvador repatriated 250 Venezuelan migrants detained in its Cecot prison in exchange for 10 US nationals held in Venezuela, resolving the situation of all US citizens previously detained by the Venezuelan government under an agreement facilitated by the Trump administration, despite strained rel...
Progress
60% Bias Score
Cristosal Flees El Salvador Amid Government Crackdown
El Salvador's human rights organization Cristosal, facing government harassment and legal threats under President Nayib Bukele, relocated 20 staff to Guatemala and Honduras, highlighting a broader crackdown on dissent following a new 'foreign agents' law.
Cristosal Flees El Salvador Amid Government Crackdown
El Salvador's human rights organization Cristosal, facing government harassment and legal threats under President Nayib Bukele, relocated 20 staff to Guatemala and Honduras, highlighting a broader crackdown on dissent following a new 'foreign agents' law.
Progress
56% Bias Score
El Salvador: Human Rights Watchdog Cristosal Relocates Amid Government Crackdown
El Salvador's human rights watchdog Cristosal has relocated its operations outside the country due to government repression, suspending its work within the nation and citing risks of criminal persecution and lack of impartial trials, following the arrest of its prominent advocate Ruth Lopez and a ne...
El Salvador: Human Rights Watchdog Cristosal Relocates Amid Government Crackdown
El Salvador's human rights watchdog Cristosal has relocated its operations outside the country due to government repression, suspending its work within the nation and citing risks of criminal persecution and lack of impartial trials, following the arrest of its prominent advocate Ruth Lopez and a ne...
Progress
56% Bias Score
Bukele Defends Authoritarian Rule Amidst International Condemnation
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, exceeding constitutional term limits, delivered an 80-minute televised address attacking critics while boasting of security improvements, despite concerns about authoritarianism and human rights violations, while maintaining high approval ratings.
Bukele Defends Authoritarian Rule Amidst International Condemnation
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, exceeding constitutional term limits, delivered an 80-minute televised address attacking critics while boasting of security improvements, despite concerns about authoritarianism and human rights violations, while maintaining high approval ratings.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Bukele's Six Years: Crackdown on Gangs Brings Security, but at What Cost?"
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele's six years in office have seen a dramatic drop in gang violence following the arrest of around 87,000 people, but this has been met with criticism over human rights abuses, including the detention of journalists and activists, and a 30% tax on foreign NGO donati...
Bukele's Six Years: Crackdown on Gangs Brings Security, but at What Cost?"
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele's six years in office have seen a dramatic drop in gang violence following the arrest of around 87,000 people, but this has been met with criticism over human rights abuses, including the detention of journalists and activists, and a 30% tax on foreign NGO donati...
Progress
52% Bias Score
El Salvador Imposes 30% Tax on NGO Transactions
El Salvador's Legislative Assembly passed a law imposing a 30% tax on transactions received by NGOs, requiring registration within 90 days and penalties up to US\$250,000 for non-compliance, sparking criticism for potentially violating freedom of expression and association.
El Salvador Imposes 30% Tax on NGO Transactions
El Salvador's Legislative Assembly passed a law imposing a 30% tax on transactions received by NGOs, requiring registration within 90 days and penalties up to US\$250,000 for non-compliance, sparking criticism for potentially violating freedom of expression and association.
Progress
52% Bias Score
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