iron fist
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From Gang Rule to Iron Fist: Questioning Progress in Bukele’s El Salvador
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Significant sums from a secret government fund? CHECK. Calling for occupation of the Legislature by security forces? CHECK. Intimidation of local journalists using death threats and imprisonment? CHECK. Nayib Bukele’s reign as president of El Salvador has exhibited all the fixings of an authoritarian regime. Embracing this image, Bukele openly…