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El Salvador's New Wave of Political Exiles Say History Is Repeating Itself
EL SALVADOR, JUL 23 – More than 100 political exiles have fled amid arrests, harassment, and a new law targeting dissent, marking the largest displacement since El Salvador's civil war, human rights groups say.
- More than 100 political exiles, including journalists, lawyers, and activists, have fled El Salvador in recent months amid repression and new laws.
- This wave follows the May passage of a foreign agents law that criminalizes dissent by targeting groups receiving overseas funding and enabled arrests.
- Exiles like journalist Mónica Rodríguez and reporter Jorge Beltrán describe threats, legal harassment, and violent repression forcing them into hiding or exile.
- Beltrán expressed that despite his current location, he still feels imprisoned, while Cristosal leader Noah Bullock remarked that the justice system is being used as a tool against them.
- This exodus recalls El Salvador’s brutal 1979-1992 civil war when about 1 million fled, suggesting current repression echoes past political crises.
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