The media in El Salvador is being recruited into the government’s war on criminal gangs.
A change in the law means gang-related messages in the media are illegal.
Journalists say the crackdown targets freedom of expression.
Al Jazeera’s Latin America Editor @Lucia Newman reports.
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UN worried about gang members ?
It’s okay
US democracy at work. Why have Archbishop Romero when you can have dope dealers?
Maybe it’s time for Latin America to clean house
These people terrorize those poor citizens in El Salvador and kill and rob and rape innocent people and there concerned with there civil rights bahaha . It’s also a buetiful place without all the crime they can get some American tourism and those people can make some money and have a better economy
Criminals should not have rights
Them and Russia do so much harm to their people! Censorship is outta control! The gang issue is a long time coming.
Good job El Salvador! You are cleaning up your country. It’s clear that they are gang members because they have freaking “MS-18” tattooed on their chests. The UN human rights will never support your people.
Bullet to the head, no need to feed those animals
No mercy for criminal gangs, narcos, corrupt politicians or civil servants.
Now a days nobody beleives in journalist and so called human right activist…El salvador goverment should have done long time back
Send these killers to prison for life so next generation will be peacefull
Yrs from now, when you look back at this approach it will be a complete failure. This won’t stop gang warfare, but it will increase poverty and crime. Getting them educated and into good job would be a better approach to eliminate gang warfare.
Mfrs these people murdered anyone they wanted too. They didn’t respect anyone’s right yet they deserve human rights? Where was the outrage when children were getting killed? They can rot in prison. If you care about them so much how about you take them and care for them.
Well said
“Alleged” gang members proudly wearing tattoos on their chests that spell the name of their gangs.
Thèse gangbangers don’t deserve human rights
The president understands these gangs are extorting, killing, raping his citizens he is trying to give his people safety and I applaud him! Of Salvador becomes safe and prosperous less people will try to migrate north because of the violence.
Send them to the Philippines… the president there has a powerful final solution.
Good to see them getting in trouble. They are causing regular people to flee the country so it must be done. Use the siezed cash to provide them with humanitarian relief. Leaving them in boxes without mattress is not acceptable even if they are murderers.
These reporters are jokes. Compassion to the gangs is a injustice to the victims
Al Jazzera, you have interview the wrong people that have given you their wrong analyzed regarding gang in El Salvador. Next time that News want to have an accurate report, it’s simple, Just ask the citizens, they are the ones that suffered gang oppression
Kill yhem all or send them to india 🤣🤣
Can’t stand 18st.. since high school
good and for all the bleeding hearts out there let them crash at your house see how quick your opinion changes
Wow good work mr Presedent
Human what? Rights?…full of it!!!!
I’ve seen so much graphic videos of Latin American cartel horrors that it made me numb of all the evil in this planet.
Funny how UN Human Rights was never “deeply concerned” about the gangs murdering innocent Salvadorans left and right.
Simple… it is not the job of Human Rights to interfere in civilian crime or conflicts, that is the government job, Human Rights only interfere when a government and the police or the armies forces commit crimes against their own people. By the way I support Bukele in his war against the gangs but he has to be careful not to cross the line.
Load them into the back of a C-17, equip them with parachutes and drop them over North Korea. Do the same with inmates in US prisons …. Problem solved.
Good
Good go Buckley don’t stop
Bukele is doing an amazing job. He has got the support of the majority of the population, the opposition knows it and those in the international stage that oppose him know it. All these international human rights organizations, where are they when these criminals kill innocent people? or when they extortion the poor? or when they disappear people. All these human rights HYPOCRITES know nothing of the pain that thousands of salvadorans have gone through due to gang violence. Help the victims not the aggressors. Salvadorans support what Bukele is doing, that is why he was voted in as a president and with a big margin. That is why Nuevas Ideas was given a big majority in the national assembly, to work hand in hand with Bukele to clean the country.
Solitary confinement for life for each and every one of these scum bags😡
Reporters are a joke they really can’t comprehend why that may be necessary
Where is the humans RIGHTS when the gangs been killing INNOCENT PEOPLE for years the UN is just a JOKE!!! How would they like it if they couldn’t even go to the neighborhood across the street because it’s was the other gangs turf and you would get killed just because you live In the opposite side !!!
just like here in the Philippines you need to give the streets back normal citizen.. even it would kill millions of gang members.. it is them or us or no more Philippines just like madmax..
The same is happening in Guatemala. A family member got kidnaped by some. Brutally beat him for his wallet. Left him in a ditch to die. People are terrorized by gang members everyday. You have to accept that some of those will never reform. The UN hypocrite. Their own workers have been violating human rights, raping people.
You live by a gun you die buy a gun. If the gangs live by violence then to stop it is violence too. You can’t say to a gang member to put your gun down and surrender. As long as they fear death sentence they behave as normal citizen.
Like my country Philippines its like normal for a drug syndicate to kill whoever block their way. Since our President declare war and it Duterte well those killers with drug related almost gone. Maybe 10 % remains. But we want to put death sentence, its waste of our taxes to fed these animals. They dont have spot where good lives. If you want peace then let there be war first as cleansing. War against criminals then it will be peace as the remaining citizen are only want to live in harmony
These so called victims of society and inhumane treatment, have hacked people to pieces with machetes.. one has to kill just to become a member, often while still a minor.. they will go from being gang members on the Streets to gang members in the prison many of their outfit already well established and running things on the inside..it’s the other inmates I feel sorry for having to live with more of them..
LOL @ TikTok, the young lady’s video… Oh and yeah, HER STUPIDITY!!!!!!
Bukule is doing the right thing for his country. That Liz lady needs to shut up. She never opened her mouth when the gangs were the ones violating el Salvadorans human rights.
HAHA
Gang members don’t have humans rights anymore, they violated civilians humans rights when they killed many . Now we have a president in ES , we the people support our government .
Created and deported from America who installedn the puppet government
Send them to Madagascar
please el Salvador let Mexico use your president so he can make a clean up in Mexico nayib bukele should be an example for all other presidents ..
Anyone who joins, intends, promotes or associate or supports the gangs MUST pay the price!!! Period!! Viva Bukele!!
Well done El Salvador
Check the abuse of human rights in Ecuador, Colombia . Politicians stealing money buying properties in the states, Europa . All who complained about human rights are politicians earning millions of dollars
Great job my brother Nayib you refused their bribes and to be corrupt politician, finally bringing peace to El Salvador ! Your father late Imam Qattan would be proud of you Thank you !
the leader are the protecter of the nation bukel is trying to protect his people
scumbags! Good job 🇸🇻 ! 👏 💯
While in UK these gangs member would not only be released but also be given benefit payment every month
Send Them all to the Gallows also those human rights animals
But where was your concern when people were being gunned down?
“Yet many ordinary Salvadorans support the president’s hardline measures to reduce crime.” Yeah I do too from the United States.
Bukele!!! 🥚🥚🥚
“Alleged gang members” FOT
Human rights?
Gungs ain’t human
If you are so worry about them go to El Salvador and adopt a few. Take them to your house
Control the media as the West does regarding Ukrainian war, right?
👍👍👍👍
Line them up and kill them all.
All the brothers of the poor hate him,
the more their friends distance themselves from him;
he looks for words but cannot find them.
Silencing other people does not prove that those people are wrong and it certainly does not prove that the silencers are right…. Only honest and open discourse can expose real truth. Using censorship to push an agenda is simply a tool for control….
y vio a Jesús que pasaba, y dijo: He ahí el Cordero de Dios.
Clean it up 😉
What about the human rights of the victims who have been hurt and killed by these evil gang members?
Good job El Salvador for bringing true justice and order
Like nayib said if the UN and other countries are so worried about the gang members human rights, they can come and get them. At a 2 for 1 special even they’re willing to violate human rights regularly where was the outcry then?
Their president is doing a great job for them. He is a hero. Mexico needs to do the same.
The last 2 citizens who were interviewed and stated that ” they feel safer and that the measures are working ” is what truly mattes. This is the narrative that I care about.
I am Salvadoran, and I fully support the efforts in place by the Bukele Administration.
Not true. They are only capturing gang bangers.
I want to congratulate the people of El Salvador and it’s government for finally taking a real proactive stance against the criminal terrorist gangs that plauge their country and also the neighbouring region. Bravo!
Honestly, this is what happens when governments are given too much power. Today it’s the gangs. Tomorrow it could be opposition.
Why is it that you don’t talk about the main victims, the innocent people these gang members have killed for years?? None of the past governments (before BUKELE of course) did anything to eradicate the gang violence in the country. Now that something is being done about it, you guys say it’s inhumane to treat this assassins the way they are being treated. At least they are not being dismembered and killed with out any mercy as the gangs have been doing to parents to kids and to grandparents. The people is feeling safer now that the government is on their side, protecting them at all cost!! If you care so much for the gang member’s lives why don’t you go and get them all and take them somewhere where they can’t harm our humble hard working people?? Can you answer that??
The mother’s father’s and society is to blame for glorifying and harbouring Gangster lifestyle
I support Salvador president, love from Bangladesh, stay safe.
Good job president/ceo of El Salvador
Unlike other Presidents, Bukele lived up to his word. Why give rights to the rats that have the country living in fear! The UN wants to get involved and fight for the rights of these animals that rape and kill innocent ppl. C’mon now🤡…. 🇸🇻💙 I support you PRESIDENT BUKELE! THE PPL COMPLAINING ARE THE RELATIVES OF THESE CRIMINALS. Interview the innocent ppl .. those who have lost a child or a family member to these parasites proud to be Salvadoran 🇸🇻🇸🇻🇸🇻🇸🇻🇸🇻🇸🇻🇸🇻🇸🇻🇸🇻🇸🇻
When you harm the well-being of innocent people, you deserve a reality check. It’s not a perfect system, I’m sure there are a few peoples who aren’t gang affiliated without representation, and that’s tragic, but no murder in one week, something is obviously working. Hopefully after this they work the bugs out And keep the gang members in And the wrongly accused out if they are still alive.
Bro this so called human rights activist didn’t do anything when innocent people died but now that the gang members are in jail they do something I think they need El Salvador to have problems so they can get the coin
That girl deserves long sentences for being a stupid millennial 🤔🤣🤣🤣
Vayanse a la fregada defensores y uds tambien son criminales
Yay for ElSalvador!! Great job by the president and police officers! Now give them all the death penalty and sell their organs.
That seams preaty good..when these gangs are killing innocent father’s and brothers of someone …. at that time they don’t think about human rights …good step by president of EI Salvador
Mexico should have done this
Anyone with a gang tattoo should be shot on site. Problem solved
They are shameful!
Now they in jail, and the first thing coming from their mouths is INJUSTICES? WHAT ABOUT THEIR OWN PEOPLE THEY UNJUSTLY SLAUGHTER??? WHERE’S THEIR JUSTICE?
This is the making of US foreign policy. The only ones winning are the rich Salvadorans and the oligarchs here in the States
Gang members in El Salvador are hollering , ” We want our rights!!! ” TELL A HO….
Great Work. Finally the President of El Salvador have the courage to eradicate criminals. We must support this actions and forget about human rights that protect the victimizers, curiosity I didn’t hear your comments when inocente people in El Salvador is brutally muder because they couldn’t pay the extortion, I’m talking about poor Street vendor that barely make there daily sustenance.
The Government of El Salvador is doing what it has to do to protect their citizens.
Why you always interview the corrupt People!!!!!
And try to make look bad the president. They’re not journalist the opposite pay them to talk negative about our government…
Good for El Savador.
When UN is against you.
You are doing something good for your country.
From a few gore videos I have seen, these gang or cartel members have zero regard for human life so crying about their human rights is absolutely ridiculous to me them getting to live out their prison sentences is humane enough
Job job salvador
This “human rights” idiot would 100% be saying the opposite if she was gang rapped and robbed by these gang waste of life scum of society. Keep up the great work El Salvador👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
From seeing what has been going on in El Salvador now and also I’m looking at a lot of the comments and opinions from people in El Salvador I can honestly say we have all seen where this is going before with other examples in other countries and this is obviously another case of 🙄🤷♂️ Give away just a little bit of your freedom for a little bit more Safety 🤦♂️ That’s how it always starts that’s how a bad situation always becomes worse over time ☯️ I obviously hope El Salvador is not rampant with crime and gang murders … but I also don’t want to see El Salvador become like Russia or China where the state and government itself becomes the new enemy of the people