Where To Stream Our World Season 2023 Episode 8
Inside El Salvador's Gang Crackdown
- Aired May 19, 2023
- 30 Min
Once dubbed the 'murder capital' of the world, for nearly three decades, rival gangs ruled the streets of El Salvador through a regime of violence, extortion, and fear. That is, until now. For the last year, the country's young, media-savvy president has launched a full-scale war on gangs, imposing emergency constitutional measures and giving police sweeping new powers of arrest. As the State of Exception passes its one-year anniversary, more than 65,000 people have been arrested, and dramatic...