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The photo is taken through prison bars. We see several rows of prisoners who are sat on the floor with their head between their knees and their hands behind their necks. Most prisoners have tattoos on them.
ULAN/ Pool/Latin America News Agency

  • Authorities carry out a security check in a prison in El Salvador in March 2022. As part of his hardline response to a wave of gang violence, President Nayib Bukele decreed a maximum emergency in all prisons where gang members are serving sentences.

  • Credits ULAN/ Pool/Latin America News Agency
  • Themes Human Rights
  • Regions Americas El Salvador

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