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El Salvador to escalate its security crackdown after death of police officers

President Nayib Bukele vowed to step up its ‘war on gangs’ even as 2% of the country’s population is jailed

The Guardian - US

Salvadoran president vows tougher war on gangs after police killed

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador pledged on Tuesday that his government will "intensify" already tough efforts to combat gangs after three police officers were gunned down earlier in the day.

Reuters

U.S. pressures El Salvador to extradite wanted MS-13 leaders

The U.S. State Department on Friday asked authorities in El Salvador to "immediately" extradite leaders of the international criminal gang MS-13 to be put on trial in the United States.

Reuters

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Bitcoin-boosting Salvadoran leader asks for patience

El Salvador’s Bitcoin-boosting president is asking people to be patient after the price of the cryptocurrency fell below $20,000 _ less than half the price the government paid

The Independent UK

Bitcoin-boosting Salvadoran leader may have second thoughts

El Salvador's Bitcoin-boosting president may be having second thoughts about the crypto-currency, whose value has tanked in recent weeks

The Independent UK

Summit of the Americas underscores regional divides

Biden doesn't have many friends in the region.

Axios

Salvadoran leader rebuffs Blinken effort to bolster summit

In the run-up to this week's Summit of the Americas, President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador rebuffed attempts by U.S. officials to set up a phone call with Secretary of State Antony Blinken

The Independent UK

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El Salvador's Latest Gang Crackdown Includes Human Rights Violations

President Nayib Bukele is using brutal tools to solve a problem driven partly by U.S. immigration policy.

Reason

‘It’s a war on the people’: El Salvador’s mass arrests send thousands into despair

At least 38,000 people have been arrested under Nayib Bukele’s draconic state of exemption

The Guardian - US

Four Good Reasons to Be Optimistic About Bitcoin: Is Bitcoin the cryptocurrency of the future?

So far in 2022, the entire crypto market has been impacted by wider economic and political uncertainties, led by Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), with prices down more than 50% over the past six months and the price heading for the ninth consecutive red weekly candle.

Benzinga

A crackdown in El Salvador, and fears of arbitrary arrests

Over the past 10 weeks, El Salvador’s security forces have arrested more than 36,000 people since the congress granted President Nayib Bukele the power to suspend some civil liberties to pursue powerful street gangs

The Independent UK

El Salvador accused of ‘massive’ human rights violations with 2% of adults in prison

More than 36,000 people arrested in just over two months in crackdown orchestrated by President Nayib Bukele

The Guardian - US

El Salvador extends anti-gang emergency for another month

El Salvador’s congress has granted a request by President Nayib Bukele for a second one-month extention of the country’s anti-gang emergency decree

The Independent UK

In El Salvador, emergency edict extended as dragnet stirs criticism

El Salvador extended on Wednesday a state of emergency pushed by President Nayib Bukele, with lawmakers overwhelmingly backing the measure that has given security forces extra powers to fight gangs.

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Trump news – live: Ex-president shrugs off potential 2024 challenge from Mike Pence

‘Any of my fellow Republicans wanna speak out now’

Salon

Trump slammed for "civil war" post

Conservative critics call out the GOP for their silence on Trump's escalating rhetoric: "They're terrified of him"

The Independent UK

Trump news - live: Madison Cawthorn facing House Ethics Committee investigation

‘Any of my fellow Republicans wanna speak out now’

The Independent UK

Trump under fire for sharing post ‘calling for civil war’ over US inflation

The tweet from El Salvador’s president was shared as a screenshot on the Truth social site by former Fox Nation host Lara Logan

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The Guardian - UK

Crypto is starting to lose its cool – just look at El Salvador

Fantasies of a Bitcoin City have been undermined by the country’s huge losses in cryptocurrency

Reuters

In El Salvador's gang crackdown, quotas drive 'arbitrary' arrests of innocents

Dozens of innocent people have been apprehended in El Salvador in recent months amid President Nayib Bukele's "war on gangs," after superiors forced officers to meet daily arrest quotas during a state of emergency, five officials told Reuters.

Benzinga

If You Invested $100 In Bitcoin (BTC) When El Salvador Made It Legal Tender, Here's How Much You'd Have Now

On June 9, 2021, the Central American nation of El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) as legal tender.

Evening Standard

El Salvador spends $15 million on bitcoin to ‘buy the dip’

El Salvador has spent $15.4 million buying bitcoin as the price of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency drops.

Benzinga

Buying Bitcoin Dip: Tron Founder Justin Sun Follows El Salvador's Nayib Bukele To Load Up 500 BTC

El Salvador's president Nayib Bukele decided to buy the Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) dip and acquire 500 BTC, setting an example that was fo

The Independent UK

Mexican leader meets with Salvador president amid crackdown

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador met with his Salvadoran counterpart, Nayib Bukele, but did not mention rights complaints about El Salvador’s massive roundup of suspected street gang members

Los Angeles Times

US refuses to invite Cuba to Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration plans to exclude Cuba from the upcoming Summit of the Americas, a major global meeting to be held in Los Angeles in June that typically welcomes all governments in the Western Hemisphere, a senior U.S. official told The Times.

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