El Salvador

February 12, 2021

Salvador: inside a prison cell for gay former gang members

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In April 2019, Carlos Martinez was visiting a prison for gang members in El Salvador, having gained rare access to help with a photography project. A reporter for national newspaper El Faro, Martinez, 41, was used to dealing with the gangs that have over decades made his country one of the most violent…

Source — Time

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September 24, 2020

El Salvador: el caso de Cindy Erazo y qué supone su liberación para otras 18 mujeres condenadas por la estricta ley contra la interrupción del embarazo

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September 14, 2020

El Salvador: "son criminales y no están con este gobierno"

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June 17, 2020

El Salvador: pandilleros rivales intentan convivir en cárcel

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May 6, 2020

El Salvador : hacinamiento, crimen y virus, la historia detrás de las fotos de presos

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May 4, 2020

El Salvador : imposes maximum security prison lockdowns after homicide spree organised from behind bars

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El Salvador president Nayib Bukele ordered a 24-hour lockdown of prisons containing gang members, and said their leaders would be sent into solitary confinement after a sudden spike in homicides. The remarkable announcement was made last Friday, after a series of grisly incidents were reported to have…

Source — 9 news

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April 28, 2020

El Salvador: where social distancing is impossible

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Latin America has some of the most overcrowded jails in the world. With prisoners crammed into tiny cells by the dozen, social distancing is impossible and poor medical facilities mean any outbreak of coronavirus would spread like wildfire. The United Nations has urged governments to do more to protect…

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March 11, 2020

El Salvador: la emergencia nacional en las cárceles

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July 11, 2019

The Salvador: l’Eglise lutte contre la violence dans les prisons

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July 10, 2019

El Salvador: Gobierno e Iglesia luchan contra la violencia

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July 2, 2019

Salvador: la emergencia en cárceles provoca la suspensión de 370 diligencias judiciales

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April 16, 2019

Salvador: dans une prison surpeuplée, de redoutables gangsters apprennent un métier

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August 20, 2018

El Salvador: aumentan las muertes en cárceles

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Source — La Opinión

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July 25, 2018

El Salvador : tricot et peinture en prison pour des ex-membres de gangs repentis

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Source — Libération

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March 27, 2018

El Salvador: CIDH, medidas en cárceles violan derechos humanos

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Source — La Prensa

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December 14, 2017

Salvador : 30 ans de prison pour une fausse couche

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Source — Le Parisien

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September 21, 2017

El Salvador : las policía de El Salvador esta utilizando “cárceles clandestinas”

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August 23, 2017

Salvador: denuncian hacinamiento extremo en cárceles de El Salvador

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Source — El Nuevo Diario

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August 7, 2017

El Salvador: las impactantes fotos de la prisión donde se encuentran los integrantes de la pandilla más peligrosa del mundo

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Source — El ciudadano

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