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The Audio Long Read The true cost of El Salvador’s new gold rush – podcast
Seven years ago, El Salvador banned all mining for metals to protect its water supply. But now the government seems to be making moves to reverse the ban – and environmental activists are in the firing line. By Danielle Mackey
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The true cost of El Salvador’s new gold rush – podcast
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The long read The true cost of El Salvador’s new gold rush
The long read: Seven years ago, El Salvador banned all mining for metals to protect its water supply. But now the government seems to be making moves to reverse the ban – and environmental activists are in the firing line
The true cost of El Salvador’s new gold rush
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The future of work Garment workers have lost out on $4bn of severance pay, says rights group
The employees, who made clothes for western clothing brands, were legally entitled to the money after losing their jobs
Garment workers have lost out on $4bn of severance pay, says rights group
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Nayib Bukele re-elected as El Salvador president in landslide win
Nayib Bukele re-elected as El Salvador president in landslide win
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El Salvador re-elects Nayib Bukele as president in a landslide – video
El Salvador re-elects Nayib Bukele as president in a landslide – video
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Southern frontlines: Latin America and the Caribbean Gold fever: big mining companies circle as El Salvador prepares to reverse ban
Gold fever: big mining companies circle as El Salvador prepares to reverse ban
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El Salvador strongman Bukele eyes re-election – never mind the constitution
El Salvador strongman Bukele eyes re-election – never mind the constitution
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Ecuador is copying El Salvador’s war on gangs – but it will only add to the spiral of violence
Jordana Timerman
Latin Americans besieged by organised crime may be willing to overlook a turn towards authoritarianism, but at what cost, asks Buenos Aires-based journalist Jordana Timerman
Ecuador is copying El Salvador’s war on gangs – but it will only add to the spiral of violence
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Rights and freedom Human rights in decline globally as leaders fail to uphold laws, report warns
Human Rights Watch’s annual report highlights politicians’ double standards and ‘transactional diplomacy’ amid escalating crises
Human rights in decline globally as leaders fail to uphold laws, report warns
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Climate crisis is ‘not gender neutral’: UN calls for more policy focus on women
Only a third of countries with climate crisis plans include access to sexual, maternal and newborn health services, UNFPA report finds
Climate crisis is ‘not gender neutral’: UN calls for more policy focus on women
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Mexican cartels are fifth-largest employers in the country, study finds
Organized crime groups have about 175,000 members and authors say the best way to reduce violence is to cut membership
Mexican cartels are fifth-largest employers in the country, study finds
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El Salvador clears way for mass trials as crackdown on gangs ramps up
Congress passes bill that could allow 900 people to be tried together if they are accused of being in the same criminal group
El Salvador clears way for mass trials as crackdown on gangs ramps up
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Salvadoran government accused of doctoring true extent of Covid deaths
A Salvadoran newspaper reported 15,956 people died from the disease, three times more than President Bukele’s official numbers
Salvadoran government accused of doctoring true extent of Covid deaths
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Life imitates art as El Salvador pressures book fair to bar dissenting writer
Barbers on Strike, author Michelle Recinos’s collection of short stories, has apparently upset strongman president Nayib Bukele
Life imitates art as El Salvador pressures book fair to bar dissenting writer
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The Guardian view on El Salvador’s crime crackdown: a short-term, high cost fix
Editorial: President Nayib Bukele’s hardline campaign against gangs has won admirers at home and abroad. Look closer and its flaws are glaring
The Guardian view on El Salvador’s crime crackdown: a short-term, high cost fix
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At least 153 died in custody in El Salvador’s gang crackdown – report
Human rights group’s 107-page report details human cost of President Nayib Bukele’s controversial ‘war on gangs’
At least 153 died in custody in El Salvador’s gang crackdown – report
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At least 12 fans killed in crowd crush at El Salvador football stadium –video
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At least 12 fans killed in crowd crush at El Salvador football stadium –video
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At least 12 people dead after crowd crush at football stadium in El Salvador
At least 12 people dead after crowd crush at football stadium in El Salvador
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‘They found hell’: innocent foreigners caught in El Salvador’s mass arrests
‘They found hell’: innocent foreigners caught in El Salvador’s mass arrests
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US-Mexico migration deal raises fears for struggling border cities
US-Mexico migration deal raises fears for struggling border cities
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