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El Salvador's president conducts gang crackdown, prompting human rights concerns

Nayib Bukele. He is speaking into microphones at a campaign rally and pointing off into the distance.
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El Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele in 2019 during his presidential campaign.

El Salvador's president has responded to gang violence with a sweeping campaign of arrests that raise questions about whether he's trying to silence opponents.

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Carrie Kahn is NPR's International Correspondent based in Mexico City, Mexico. She covers Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America. Kahn's reports can be heard on NPR's award-winning news programs including All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Weekend Edition, and on NPR.org.
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