ICJ Secretary General warns that El Salvador’s mass detention policy may amount to crimes against humanity.
“The State must protect citizens from organized crime, but with due respect for the law and human rights.”
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A group of international jurists accused Nayib Bukele’s government of committing crimes against humanity in a report filed with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
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A family that uses power to benefit from a poor country: Nayib Bukele’s brothers Karim and Yusef are expanding their real estate holdings in downtown San Salvador. Government sources describe Karim Bukele as “the brains” of the area’s urban revitalization.
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According to the investigation, the president received nearly $3.3 million from companies linked to the Alba Petróleos consortium El Salvador’s attorney general freezes a money‑laundering investigation into Venezuelan oil funds that implicates Nayib Bukele
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The prosecutor of El Salvador freezes an investigation for money laundering in the sale of Venezuelan oil that implicates Nayib Bukele.
The Salvadoran dictator received about 3.3 million dollars from companies related to Alba Petróleos
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The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador approved the 47th extension of the exception regime, which allows the suspension of rights for the population and maintains no control over public spending. They celebrate while thousands of innocents remain incarcerated.
The Salvadoran dictatorship sent an eloquent message to its critics with the capture of Ruth López on May 18 of this year: It demanded silence, that no one complain, that no one raise their voice. Anyone who speaks out, the message announced, will go to jail.
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“And running the country like a monarchy creates another problem: In an effort to consolidate power, the Bukeles have prioritized loyalists over competent people with divergent ideas”.
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Argentina is experiencing increasing gender-based violence.
But newly elected legislators taking office on December 10 have an opportunity to strengthen protections and violence prevention measures.
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“Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education”, says professor Ronald Purser:
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The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) carries warm water from the tropics to the Arctic, keeping Europe’s winters mild. Warming temperatures are melting Arctic ice and Greenland's ice sheet, which could disrupt the current's flow with cold freshwater.
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The most disconcerting thing about the country ruled by Nayib Bukele is the coexistence between overwhelming popularity and widespread fear. Although more than 80% of Salvadorans approve of his management, almost six out of ten fear reprisals if they criticize the Government
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They said they were told by officials that they would die in the Salvadoran prison, that the world had forgotten them.
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Arwa Mahdawi giving a presentation. Behind her is a banner that reads: "CENTER FOR MEDIA RISK" Annenberg School for Communication University of Pennsylvania She's holding a presentation clicker and wearing a microphone.
A promotional poster for an event titled “Media Makers in Exile.” It features a black director’s chair and a microphone against a dark background. The event will take place on November 5, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM at the Annenberg School for Communication, Room 500. The panel will feature displaced media makers from China, El Salvador, and Palestine discussing media, oppression, and liberation. Speakers include Youmna ElSayed, Kasim Kashgar, and Mariana Belloso. Logos of sponsoring organizations, including Annenberg School, Center for Media at Risk, Penn Arts & Sciences, and Middle East Center, are displayed at the bottom.
Today @us.theguardian.com columnist Arwa Mahdawi explored the new playbook being used to silence journalists around the world. Join us in 2 weeks to continue the conversation with exiled journalists @kasimkashgar.bsky.social @marianabelloso.bsky.social & @youmnaelsid17.bsky.social @asc.upenn.edu
Financial abuse of the elderly is on the rise
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🚨Next month! Journalists @kasimkashgar.bsky.social, @youmnaelsid17.bsky.social and @marianabelloso.bsky.social will share their perspectives and challenge us to rethink our approach to media, space and nation. Co-sponsored with @annenbergcargc.bsky.social. Secure your spot here: bit.ly/471OCeI
The shutdown commenced hours after the Senate rejected a short-term spending measure that would have kept government operations afloat through November 21.
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"Bukele now denies that any such negotiations [with the gangs] took place, but this can’t be taken seriously".
"Earlier this year, Bukele launched a fresh campaign of intimidation against human rights groups".
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An unlikely firm linked to key Intellexa figures has sprung back to life online: a skincare company called Medovie.
Sara Hamou, who played a central role in establishing Cyprus as a hub for Intellexa’s activities, is the co-founder.
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On 31 July 2025, El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly approved a constitutional amendment allowing indefinite presidential re-election. In this article, Daniel Olmedo examines the legal and political processes behind the reform
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After being re-elected —against the Constitution— in February 2024, Bukele started clearing the way for a runway for the new Pacific Airport in the middle of one of the few remaining mangrove forests in the country. The human and ecological impacts are huge:
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El Programa Mundial de Alimentos (PMA) informa que reducirá a la mitad el alcance de su programa en Venezuela este año porque, según dice, el "financiamiento no es suficiente".
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This information is not correct. There is no approved project nor budgeted funds. This is an opinion from La Nación that explains the political games the current administration is playing with this initiative.
The new facility, named the Center for High Containment of Organized Crime (CACCO), has been designed to hold 5,100 inmates, increasing Costa Rica's prison capacity by 40%. The government has budgeted the project at $35 million
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An Everett woman and her son were detained by immigration officials in late July when they were coming back into Washington from British Columbia. The labor union representing her is requesting her immediate release.
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