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Venezuelan Deported to El Salvador Prison Sues U.S. For More Than $1 Million Over Abuse: 'I Thought About Hanging Myself'

A Venezuelan man deported from the United States and detained in El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison has filed a federal lawsuit seeking at least $1.3 million in damages, alleging he was subjected to abuse amounting to torture.

Latin Times

Venezuelan sues Trump administration for $1.3M over ‘government-sanctioned torture’ at notorious El Salvador prison

Neiyerver Adrián León Rengel said he spent four months in El Salvador’s CECOT prison

The Independent UK

El Salvador's Bukele proposes life prison sentences in nation that has imprisoned 1% of population

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele and his party are pushing forward a constitutional reform that would permit life prison sentences in a country that has imprisoned more than 1% of its population in its war on gangs

The Independent UK

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Surfing’s big break: how climate crisis insurance may save El Salvador’s waves

Fearing that extreme weather threatened its epic breaks, Oriente Salvaje is piloting the first surf insurance policy to protect livelihoods and ecosystems

The Guardian - UK

U.S., El Salvador Disappearing and Arbitrarily Detaining Salvadorans Deported From the U.S., Human Rights Watch Claims

The report was based on 20 interviews with relatives and lawyers of 11 Salvadorans who were deported from the United States between March and October of last year and were immediately detained in El Salvador.

Latin Times

El Salvador has arbitrarily detained nationals deported from the US, Human Rights Watch says

Salvadoran nationals deported from the United States are arbitrarily detained in El Salvador and their loved ones do not know where they are or how to contact them

The Independent UK

El Salvador’s mass arrest policy may have led to crimes against humanity, study shows

Experts documented murder, torture and disappearances under Nayib Bukele’s policy targeting gangs

The Guardian - US

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‘Everyone feels like they are being scammed’: can Central America’s small coffee growers survive as global prices fall?

Family-run farms in El Salvador and Honduras face mounting losses, rising costs – and the need to adapt or be left behind

The Guardian - UK

'Everyone loves Bukele for it,' El Salvador's VP Ulloa defends mass crackdown of gangs

Félix Ulloa says Europe does not understand what he describes as 'the miracle of Bukele' after a radical crackdown on gang violence. While crime has dramatically declined in what used to be one of the most dangerous countries in the world, critics say El Salvador is turning into a police…

Euronews

'Deport Her to El Salvador': Jimmy Kimmel Makes Fun of Kristi Noem's Firing as Late‑Night Hosts Celebrate

Comedians, including Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert, seized on Donald Trump's decision to fire DHS Kristi Noem, making biting jokes about her reassignment.

International Business Times UK

Venezuelan man says his rose tattoos got him deported to El Salvador’s brutal prison: ‘I thought my life had ended’

Trump administration accused Luis Muñoz Pinto of being part of the Tren de Aragua gang. Now living in Colombia he hopes to clear his name and study engineering in the US

The Guardian - US

Jailed for losing a pregnancy: how progress on El Salvador’s harsh anti-abortion law is unravelling

Years of campaigning led to the release of 81 women imprisoned under the country’s strict reproductive laws, but the suspension of civil rights by President Nayib Bukele is fuelling a new wave of criminalisation

The Guardian - UK

More than 100,000 plastic lids complete world's tallest recycled mural in El Salvador

Venezuelan Óscar Olivares is the man behind the world's tallest mural of plastic lids in the Zacamil neighbourhood of San Salvador. The piece is more than 13 metres high and was built with more than 100,000 pieces recycled by the community.

Euronews

El Salvador’s Mona Lisa gets a colourful makeover in a 13‑metre mural made from recycled caps

A new Mona Lisa has appeared in El Salvador. But this isn’t Leonardo da Vinci’s original. Instead, it seems a local twist has been added, in more ways than one. A towering 13-metre mural now dominates a building in Zacamil, a working-class area of San Salvador. And it’s made entirely…

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The Independent UK

Mexico and El Salvador make big cocaine seizures at sea as US continues lethal strikes

El Salvador and Mexico have reported major cocaine seizures at sea this week, as U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats leave 11 people dead

The Guardian - US

Venezuelan deportee can return to US but fears repeat of ordeal: ‘I’m not over that nightmare yet’

Luis Muñoz Pinto, 27, who was sent to notoriously brutal prison in El Salvador, would like to clear his name after US judge’s ruling

The Independent UK

Shakira’s 5-show El Salvador residency fuels Bukele’s push to remake the country’s image

Shakira’s five-show run in El Salvador highlights President Nayib Bukele’s push to rebrand the country through big events and tighter security

The Independent UK

Judge says US must help bring back a handful of Venezuelans deported to notorious prison

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to make arrangements to allow some of the Venezuelan migrants flown to a notorious prison in El Salvador to return to the U

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The Independent UK

Trump team ordered to return illegally deported Venezuelans after lawyers told judge to ‘pound sand’

Judge blasts ‘flagrant’ violation of due process rights for Venezuelans sent to CECOT in order for their return from third counties

The Independent UK

Misconduct complaint dismissed against judge who handled El Salvador prison deportation case

A federal appeals court judge has dismissed a misconduct complaint filed by the Justice Department against a judge who clashed with President Donald Trump’s administration over deportations to a notorious prison in El Salvador

The Independent UK

Misconduct complaint dismissed against judge who handled El Salvador prison deportation case

The Independent UK

Chile's far-right president-elect visits El Salvador mega-prison, plans to talk security with Bukele

Chile’s far-right President-elect José Antonio Kast visited El Salvador’s mega-prison for accused gang members ahead of a meeting with President Nayib Bukele to discuss organized crime

Latin Times

More Venezuelans Recall Harrowing Experiences At El Salvador's Mega Prison: 'There Was Blood Everywhere'

More Venezuelans are describing their harrowing experiences at El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison after being deported in the early months of the Trump administration.

The Guardian - US

CBS finally airs 60 Minutes segment on Venezuelan prisoners sent to Cecot in El Salvador

The segment, reported by Sharyn Alfonsi, was supposed to air on 21 December but was pulled by editor in chief Bari Weiss

Latin Times

Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Seek Return to U.S. After Due Process Ruling, Request 'Fair Hearing'

A U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled last week that their expulsion violated due process and that they have a right to challenge it in court

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