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Kilmar Abrego Garcia was tortured in El Salvador’s CECOT prison
World Socialist Web Site
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July 7, 2025
Kilmar Abrego Garcia meets briefly with US Senator Chris Van Hollen in El Salvador on April 17, 2025. [Photo: Chris Van Hollen]A new lawsuit alleges that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a 29-year-old Maryland resident, was tortured inside the CECOT...
El Salvador Anti-Corruption Lawyer Ruth López Transferred to Harsh Prison
Tico Times
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July 6, 2025
The humanitarian organization Cristosal denounced on Saturday that Salvadoran lawyer Ruth López, head of its anti-corruption unit and considered a “prisoner of conscience” by Amnesty International, was arbitrarily transferred to a harsher prison...
‘We know what’s coming: exile or prison’ – Salvadoran journalist Óscar Martínez on surviving Bukele’s crackdown
Global Voices
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July 7, 2025
Óscar Martínez, editor-in-chief of the Salvadoran outlet El Faro, and nine other journalists left El Salvador after publishing a report alleging ties between President Nayib Bukele and criminal groups. (Photo: Courtesy of Óscar Martínez, used with...
El Salvador’s Business Sector Applauds New Robotics Law as Strategic Leap Toward Technological Leadership.
El Salvador in English
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July 6, 2025
The Salvadoran business community has welcomed with optimism the approval of the Technology and Robotics Law, a pioneering regulatory framework that positions El Salvador as the first country in Latin America—and possibly the world—to enact...
El Salvador Showcases the World’s Most Advanced Prison Reintegration Model.
El Salvador in English
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July 6, 2025
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has described the country’s prison system as “the best in the world,” following the release of a video showcasing the work of 48,000 inmates, not affiliated with gangs, who participate in the government’s...
El Salvador Joins the WCO Harmonized System, Strengthening Its Role in Global Trade.
El Salvador in English
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July 6, 2025
El Salvador has officially joined the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, becoming the 162nd Contracting Party to this essential global trade framework. The accession was formalized on June 28, 2025,...
Security Strategy Leads to 471 Monthly Gang Arrests in El Salvador This Year.
El Salvador in English
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July 6, 2025
El Salvador continues to intensify its national security efforts, capturing an average of 471 gang members per month in the first half of 2025. According to official data, more than 2,800 members of criminal organizations were arrested between...
El Salvador Releases Video from Kilmar Abrego Garcia Prison Cell amid Silence from Senator Van Hollen
The Star News Network
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July 5, 2025
President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador on Thursday released video footage purportedly showing the cell where Kilmar Abrego Garcia was detained at the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) prison complex, which the foreign leader says...
El Salvador’s Bukele denies Abrego Garcia mistreatment in prison
Washington Examiner
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July 4, 2025
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele denied Kilmar Ábrego García’s allegations that he was beaten and tortured after being mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison.In March, Ábrego García was wrongly deported to the Centro de Confinamiento del...
El Salvador Sentences Ex-Military Chiefs for 1982 Murder of Dutch Journalists
Tico Times
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July 4, 2025
A court in El Salvador sentenced three former military chiefs to 60 years in prison on Thursday for the murder of four Dutch journalists 43 years ago during the country’s civil war (1980–1992). On June 3, the Court of First Instance of Dulce...
El Salvador president denies Kilmar Abrego Garcia's claims of abuse in prison
CBS News
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The president of El Salvador is refuting allegations made by Kilmar Abrego Garcia - the man whose mistaken deportation by the Trump administration has fueled a monthslong legal saga – in which he said he was beaten and subject to psychological...
El Salvador President Bukele denies beating and torture of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in prison, releases videos of him working out
Fox News
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Illegal migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia is seen gardening, playing soccer and working out in El Salvador prison amid torture claims. (Credit: X/ @nayibbukele) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has released...
My eye-opening trip through El Salvador
The Times
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The sun was setting on the Pacific as I ate grilled lobster and watched families stroll along the sand, trees twinkling with fairy lights, past thatched bars and boutiques buzzing with international customers. El Salvador was among the world’s top...
Embarrassing new video contradicts deported domestic abuser's claims he was tortured in El Salvador superjail
Daily Mail
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July 5, 2025
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele has hit out at accusations made by a Maryland migrant who claims he was tortured inside a notorious El Salavador prison. Kilmar Abrego Garcia alleges he was physically abused and forced to endure inhumane...
El Salvador court sentences 3 ex-military officers over killings of Dutch journalists
ABC News - New York
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July 4, 2025
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador -- Three former El Salvador military officers were given lengthy prison sentences late Thursday over the 1982 killings of four Dutch journalists during the country’s civil war. It means former Defense Minister Gen. José...
El Salvador’s Bukele Hits Back Hard at Torture Claims, Releases Footage of Kilmar Abrego Garcia at CECOT Prison (VIDEO)
The Gateway Pundit
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July 4, 2025
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele hit back hard at torture claims and released footage of MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia looking fat and happy while detained at the CECOT prison. Kilmar Abrego Garcia claimed he was “severely beaten” while...
El Salvador’s president denies that Kilmar Ábrego García was abused in notorious prison
The Guardian
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July 4, 2025
The president of El Salvador has denied claims that Kilmar Ábrego García was subjected to beatings and deprivation while he was held in the country before being returned to the US to face human-smuggling charges. Nayib Bukele said in a social...
El Salvador court sentences 3 ex-military officers over killings of Dutch journalists in 1982
CityNews Halifax
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July 4, 2025
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Three former El Salvador military officers were given lengthy prison sentences late Thursday over the 1982 killings of four Dutch journalists during the country’s civil war. It means former Defense Minister Gen....
El Salvador denies torture of deported US resident
Sun Online International
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El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has denied allegations that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a former US resident, was beaten and psychologically tortured in one of the country’s high-security prisons. In a post on the social media platform X, Bukele...
El Salvador president disputes alleged MS-13 member Kilmar Abrego García’s prison torture claims with shocking video: ‘Why does he look so well?’
New York Post
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July 4, 2025
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has refuted claims made by US deportee and alleged MS-13 member Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who said he was beaten and psychologically tortured while imprisoned in the Central American country. Bukele denied Abrego...