US EditionCloser Look at ‘Coolest Dictator in the World’ — Harvard Gazette
- In 2022, President Nayib Bukele declared a State of Exception in El Salvador, suspending civil liberties and imprisoning over 85,000 people nationwide.
- The crackdown followed a deadly gang killing spree in March 2022, triggering Bukele's 'mano dura' policy amid longstanding frustration with violent gangs and political corruption.
- Prisons are dangerously overcrowded, including the Terrorism Confinement Center , holding about 2% of adults and thousands of children, while political opponents face detention.
- Since Bukele's 2019 presidency, Israeli exports of weapons and surveillance tech have surged, with the government spending over $3 million annually on Israeli spyware to monitor critics.
- Bukele's authoritarian approach reduced gang violence and gained over 80% approval but raised serious human rights concerns, prompting U.S. Legislative efforts to suspend aid if violations persist.
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Closer look at ‘coolest dictator in the world’ — Harvard Gazette
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele during a White House visit last month.Win McNamee/Getty Images Nation & World Closer look at ‘coolest dictator in the world’ Sociologist traces rise, career of Salvadoran leader some view as savior, others as authoritarian Liz Mineo Harvard Staff Writer May 15, 2025 7 min read President Nayib Bukele is both widely popular and highly controversial in El Sa…
Bukele’s secret deal with the devil exposed - The Grayzone
The current “Pax Bukele,” a state of emergency in which constitutional rights have been invalidated, was only made possible by a secret deal between President Nayyib Bukele and some of the country’s most violent gangs, which actively assisted Bukele’s rise. The Grayzone spoke with veteran Salvadorean journalist Walter Raudales about the stunning revelations of Bukele’s covert arrangement with the cartels, and interviewed human rights lawyer Alej…
Nayib Bukele’s El Salvador Dictatorship: Made in Israel
Nayib Bukele may be Palestinian, but the dictatorship he has built in El Salvador is very much made in Israel. From arming his security forces to supplying him with weapons and high-tech surveillance tools, MintPress explores the Israeli influence helping to prop up the man who calls himself “the world’s coolest dictator.” Arming a Dictatorship Since Bukele’s ascension to the presidency in 2019, Israeli exports to El Salvador have been rapidl…
Kaine: 'Serious Consequence' Likely if El Salvador Is Colluding with Trump
Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) said Wednesday on CNN's "News Central" that he is advancing legislation that would force the Trump administration to produce a human rights report on El Salvador that would result in "serious consequences" if violations were found. The post Kaine: ‘Serious Consequence’ Likely if El Salvador Is Colluding with Trump appeared first on Breitbart.
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