REVEALED: 27 - The Real Truth

Bitcoin 'revolution' a work in progress

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele took the stage to fireworks, announcing to a cheering crowd of crypto enthusiasts at a beachside confab that Bitcoin would revolutionise his country.

Bangkok Post · Sep 3, 2022

El Salvador extends state of exception; 50,000 arrested

Some 50,000 people have been locked up in El Salvador since late March for alleged gang ties and the country's congress has now approved another month-long extension of the state of exception that suspends some rights in the name of combatting gangs

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022

Concern that Nicaragua repression could be "model" in region

Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega’s government has closed seven radio stations this week owned by the Roman Catholic church, as well as two other outlets serving the largely rural northern area with a history of opposition

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022

‘Each day is agony’: the lives swept up in El Salvador’s mass arrests

As President Nayib Bukele arrests tens of thousands over gang fears, activists and family members grapple with the fallout

The Guardian - US · Jul 3, 2022

El Salvador Just Bought Another $1.5M Bitcoin: 'Thank You For Selling Cheap'

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele announced today that the nation has acquired an additional 80 Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) at an average price of $19,000 each.

Benzinga · Jul 1, 2022

El Salvador's Bitcoin-boosting leader buys $1.5 million more

El Salvador’s Bitcoin-boosting president is back at it, doubling down on his country's losing investment in the cryptocurrency by buying over $1.5 million more

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2022

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 · Jun 29, 2022

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 · Jun 29, 2022

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 · Jun 25, 2022

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 · Jun 19, 2022