The human rights group Cristosal has evacuated its staff from El Salvador in response to increasing government pressure under President Nayib Bukele, who has intensified crackdowns on dissent and targeted organizations scrutinizing his administration. With key civil liberties suspended, Cristosal plans to continue its work in exile, highlighting the dangerous climate for expressing dissent in the country.
Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: The group Cristosal, which helps people in El Salvador, had to move to another country because the president is being mean to them and not letting them speak freely.
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