Must-reads of the week last 7 days

The Guardian

The Guardian · EN · 21 Oct · investigation · ★ 9 FREE

‘I never saw my son, until they handed him over in a bag’: inside El Salvador’s brutal crime crackdown

Washington Post · EN · 22 Oct · news · ★ 8 FREE

El Salvador deploys special forces to Haiti to help find 4 missing soldiers who came under attack

+14 more · Al Jazeera English, AP News, Bloomberg and 7 more

BBC Mundo · ES · 22 Oct · analysis · ★ 8 FREE

What happened to Bukele's experiment to turn El Salvador into the "bitcoin country"

Foreign Affairs · EN · 20 Oct · analysis · ★ 8 FREE

Indignant Liberalism: Political Protest and Generational Change in El Salvador

El País

El País · ES · 19 Oct · reportage · ★ 8 FREE

The mothers of Bukele's prisoners, between sadness and hope: 'Even if they get out, half their life has been destroyed'

Washington Post

Washington Post · EN · Today · news · ★ 7 FREE

El Salvador's planned release of some prisoners falls short for many families

+1 more · AP News

RFI

RFI · EN · 22 Oct · reportage · ★ 7 FREE

Reclaiming the walls in a former Salvadoran gang hotspot

+2 more · France 24, La Repubblica

Reuters

Reuters · EN · 20 Oct · reportage · ★ 7

Photos from inside El Salvador's notorious mega-prison - October 20, 2026 | رويترز

Le Figaro

Le Figaro · FR · 19 Oct · news · ★ 7 FREE

'The greatness of France only asks to be reborn': after the violence of October 17, El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele proposes applying his security method