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Anatomy of a Siege

An interactive investigation into the shutdown of civic space in El Salvador.

Arbitrary arrests, political persecution, and the growing exile of journalists and human rights defenders reveal the human cost of the “Bukele Model.” Through six testimonies and a timeline, FOCOS presents the patterns of a system that has evolved toward social control and the concentration of power.

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Andrés Dimas

Reporting

Gabriela Villarroel

Reporting and editing

Saúl Hernández Alfaro

Executive producer

FOCOS

Creative direction and multimedia production

This story was supported by the Institute for War & Peace Reporting’s Impact Reporting programme (iwpr.net), which helps local journalists around the world create impact. IWPR logo