The Déjà Vu of El Salvador’s Ongoing State of Emergency

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In late March 2022, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele declared a state of emergency on the heels of a bloody weekend in which 87 people were killed in gang-related violence. In the weeks since, he has carried out mass arrests against suspected gang members and moved to suppress news coverage, reminding people of the worst years of the military governments. Pundits and editorialists had much to say.

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