El Salvador Detains More Than 9,000 People in Gang Crackdown

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El Salvador Detains More Than 9,000 People in Gang Crackdown
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In El Salvador, more than 9,000 people have been arrested in the past two weeks after legislators gave President Nayib Bukele’s government emergency powers for up to 30 days to curb a record wave of killings that terrorized residents

El Salvador’s security forces are raiding working class communities and arresting thousands of young, poor Salvadorans after lawmakers suspended constitutional guarantees and passed anti-gang legislation that risks weakening civil rights and rule of law, rights groups say.

More than 9,000 people have been arrested in the past two weeks after legislators gave President Nayib Bukele’s government

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