Coverage dated February 8, 2024

The president jailed 1% of El Salvador

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El Salvador’s social services agency says more than 40,000 children have had one parent or both detained in President Nayib Bukele’s nearly two-year war on gangs. By arresting more than

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WDIO Duluth
The president seized 1% of El Salvador's population. Their children pay the consequences (opens WDIO Duluth)
Published Feb 8, 2024
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El Salvador’s social services agency says more than 40,000 children have had one parent or both detained in President Nayib Bukele’s nearly two-year war on gangs. By arresting more than 1% of his country's people, Bukele is seeking to break the chain of violence that has ravaged El Salvador.
KEYT Santa Barbara
The president seized 1% of El Salvador's population. Their children pay the consequences | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)
Published Feb 8, 2024
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The president seized 1% of El Salvador's population. Their children pay the consequences
Herald Bulletin
The president jailed 1% of El Salvador (opens Herald Bulletin)
Published Feb 8, 2024
Herald Bulletin's feed description
El Salvador’s social services agency says more than 40,000 children have had one parent or both detained in President Nayib Bukele’s nearly two-year war on gangs. By arresting more than

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