El Salvador sentences activist 15 years for exposing prison abuses under state of exception

A court in El Salvador sentenced activist Fidel Zavala to 15 years in prison for denouncing torture in prisons during the state of exception. NGOs claim the ruling is retaliatory and undermines human rights oversight. The case signals tightening repression of dissent amid the ongoing security crackdown.

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