Not all the foreigners deported from the United States and imprisoned at the Centro de Confinamiento contra el Terrorismo (CECOT) (Terrorism Confinement Center) in El Salvador are members of the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua, as President Nayib...
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) asked the Unit for the Defense of Human and Community Rights (Unidad por la Defensa de Derechos Humanos y Comunitarios, Unidehc) to provide more information on the condition of Fidel Zavala, who faces three...
In a new production staged with cinematic ambitions, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele presented another video of his mega-prison to the world last Sunday: the Centro de Confinamiento para el Terrorismo (CECOT) (Terrorism Confinement Center). In the footage, dozens of...
The music builds and the men are pushed into armored vehicles and taken to a large prison. Their heads are shaved and they are moved in organized lines into large cells — all while the camera rolls. The video features Venezuelan migrants recently deported from the...
Relatives of these Venezuelans, who have been held in CECOT since last weekend, share a common request that Bukele provide them with information about their loved ones and investigate each case. They want those who have committed no crime and do not belong to any...
An IMF analysis of El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender reveals serious doubts about its effectiveness in promoting financial inclusion and digital remittances, while also warning of the risks linked to its speculative use. The IMF report, published this...
