Opinion: Want to reform the Supreme Court? These strongmen can show a thing or two
The champions of U.S. Supreme Court reform should first consider the record of nations that wound up packing and purging their judiciaries.
El Salvador
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Portraits from El Salvador's nearly 2-year, sprawling crackdown on gang suspects
Salvadoran photographer Carlos Barrera takes a look at the nearly two years of human rights violations allegedly committed by the government of El Salvador during the country's state of emergency.
Why the 'world's coolest dictator' is on course for a landslide win in El Salvador
El Salvador's Nayib Bukele has won plaudits both at home and abroad for his indiscriminate security crackdown that has seen more than 1% of the country's population put in prison.
21 Days of Musica Latina: El Salvador
Every weekday through Hispanic Heritage Month, World Cafe dives into the music of a different country in Latin America.
At least twelve people have died in a stampede at a soccer stadium in El Salvador
At least twelve people were killed and dozens more injured when stampeding soccer fans pushed through one of the access gates at a quarterfinal match in the Salvadoran league Saturday.
El Salvador has sent 10,000 police to seal off a town and search for gang members
The operation is one of the largest mobilizations yet in President Nayib Bukele's crackdown on street gangs.
For the artist Guadalupe Maravilla, sound is healing
Salvadoran American artist Guadalupe Maravilla makes structures and "sound baths" as a way to heal from his own trauma — and help others.
El Salvador grabs 1,000 gang suspects in response to weekend killings
The government declared a state of emergency and locked down prisons after more than 80 murders were committed Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
El Salvador's leader wants to go in even bigger on bitcoin
After making the cryptocurrency legal tender, President Nayib Bukele plans to launch bitcoin-backed bonds to raise $1 billion for the country.