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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>echoblic — News: El Salvador</title><link>https://echoblic.com/en/pays/sv/</link><description>echoblic groups articles from media around the world into events, measures their reach and shows every source, in French, English and Arabic.</description><language>en</language><item><title>El Salvador&#39;s Bukele announces plan to free up to half of prisoners jailed in gang crackdown</title><link>https://echoblic.com/en/e/2e7f6024f2/el-salvador-s-bukele-announces-plan-to-free-up-to-half-of-prisoners-jailed-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://echoblic.com/en/e/2e7f6024f2/el-salvador-s-bukele-announces-plan-to-free-up-to-half-of-prisoners-jailed-in/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 05:44:00 +0000</pubDate><description>6 outlets</description></item><item><title>Costa Rica opens mega-prison as Bukele model embraced across Latin America</title><link>https://echoblic.com/en/e/127e06f62f/costa-rica-opens-mega-prison-as-bukele-model-embraced-across-latin-america/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://echoblic.com/en/e/127e06f62f/costa-rica-opens-mega-prison-as-bukele-model-embraced-across-latin-america/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:53:05 +0000</pubDate><description>Costa Rica inaugurated a maximum-security prison, named CACCO, inspired by El Salvador&#39;s model. The facility is set to house over 5,000 inmates and was inaugurated by President Laura Fernández. This new prison is being implemented amid rising insecurity and an increase in homicides in Costa Rica. — 15 outlets</description></item><item><title>What happened to Bukele&#39;s experiment of turning El Salvador into the &#34;bitcoin country&#34;</title><link>https://echoblic.com/en/e/87833bef5b/what-happened-to-bukele-s-experiment-of-turning-el-salvador-into-the-bitcoin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://echoblic.com/en/e/87833bef5b/what-happened-to-bukele-s-experiment-of-turning-el-salvador-into-the-bitcoin/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:01:12 +0000</pubDate><description>In 2021, El Salvador became the first nation to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. Today, much of that initiative has been dismantled due to population apathy and pressure from the FMI. Currently, the dollar remains the sole legal currency in the country, and Bitcoin acceptance is voluntary. — 4 outlets</description></item></channel></rss>
