The story of Dalila Johana Flores Flores is one of thousands of arbitrary detentions that have taken place in El Salvador. Her experience demonstrates that, under the state of emergency, …
El Salvador Gang Truce
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A report by El Faro has revealed the initial fractures in the negotiated pact between the El Salvadoran government and the country’s top gangs which led to the security upheaval …
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Though El Salvador stands on track for another record low in homicides this year, the country was recently shaken by a three-day killing spree, a bloody reminder that its newfound …
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A recently published report warns that pacts made between gangs and public officials to lower homicides in El Salvador will only promote the wider use of forced disappearances
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Analysis
MS13 Prison Releases Reinforce Potential Pact with El Salvador
by Elijah Jonesby Elijah JonesThough he did not have any apparent health problems, a top MS13 leader was transferred from a prison to a hospital in El Salvador — a move approved by the …
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The US government’s terrorism case against the MS13 opens a new frontier in fighting international street gangs.
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For San Salvador resident Humberto Reyes, a sunny morning in the Historic Center’s sprawling markets began with two shots in the back of the head.
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Criminal NewsInvestigations
From Predators to Partners: How Gangs are Taking San Salvador
by Sabra Bozychby Sabra BozychThis is the second part of a three-part series on San Salvador’s Historic Center, the heart of the country’s informal urban markets and a long-time bastion of the street gangs. …
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The El Faro media group reported that the El Salvador government is “negotiating” with street gangs to keep homicide levels low, which may come as a surprise to most except …
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El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has credited his crime-fighting plan for a 60 percent drop in homicides this year. But the country’s violent street gangs deserve some — if not …