24 h. ago Trump has found in El Salvador a model for the repressive state he wants to build – and he’s just getting started | Jordana Timerman

Nayib Bukele has shown how brutal control can be sustained not just through force, but by raising the cost of speaking outThe Terrorism Confinement Center (Cecot) maximum security prison in El Salvador is the crown jewel of President Nayib Bukele’s efforts to quash not only criminal gangs, but also criticism and political opposition to his government. The “mega-prison” is also one of the more visible destinations in the emerging map of American deportations – a sprawling archipelago that includes conservative US districts, the Guantánamo military base and Central American waypoints connected by a tangle of military and charter flights.That the two states have connected their penal architecture is no coincidence. Donald Trump’s aggressive policies towards foreigners build on Bukele’s infamous iron fist crackdown against criminal gangs: it’s a political toolkit that leverages anti-establishment anger to justify an authoritarian slide. In deploying strongman tactics to address social c...

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66 h. ago Toby Carvery owner apologises after ancient oak tree felling in north London

The cutting down of the tree has been compared to that of the landmark Sycamore Gap tree

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69 h. ago Owner of North London tyre fitters banned for 10 years after inflating turnover to secure maximum

Owner of North London tyre fitters banned for 10 years after inflating turnover to secure maximum-value Covid loan  GOV.UK

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4 d. ago Soldier jailed by Russia after he voluntarily surrendered to Ukraine

Ivanishin, who was reported to have denied all the charges, will serve his sentence in a maximum security facility

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1 week ago Briton held by Taliban with wife describes dire conditions in Kabul jail

Peter Reynolds, 79, detained with his wife, Barbie, since February, says prison is ‘nearest thing to hell I can imagine’A Briton held captive by the Taliban for more than nine weeks has said he is living in dire conditions in a prison in Kabul, describing it as “the nearest thing to hell I can imagine”.In a recording of a phone call from Pul-e-Charkhi prison, Peter Reynolds, 79, also spoke of his fears for the safety of his wife, Barbie, who is being held in the women’s section of the the maximum-security jail. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Brit pensioners in Taliban jail chained to 'killers and demon

Peter Reynolds, 79, and wife Barbie, 76, have been being held in Pul-e-Charkhi maximum-security prison in Kabul since February. Peter has now spoken about their horrific ordeal

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2 w. ago Container ship owner launches legal action over North Sea crash

Ernst Russ, which owns Portuguese-registered Solong, said this is part of the ‘usual process for large maritime casualties’.

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2 w. ago North Sea collision ship owner takes legal action against owner of second vessel

The Solong and the anchored tanker Stena Immaculate collided off the East Yorkshire coast on March 10.

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2 w. ago Joe Rogan breaks with Trump, calling Venezuelan deportations ‘horrific’

Influential podcast host and prominent Trump supporter criticizes administration for removal of gay makeup artistJoe Rogan, the influential podcast host and prominent supporter of Donald Trump, has criticized the president’s administration over the deportation of a professional makeup artist and hairdresser to a prison in El Salvador, calling it “horrific”.Andry José Hernández Romero, who is gay, had sought asylum in the US, telling officials he faced persecution because of his sexual orientation and political views. But US immigration officers argued the crown tattoos on his wrists were proof he was part of Tren de Aragua, the Venezuelan gang, despite Hernández Romero telling them he was not. Last month, he was flown from Texas to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador, a facility that his lawyer said was “one of the worst places in the world”. His removal comes as the administration undertakes what Trump has pledged would be a mass deportation campaign. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Owner of North Sea collision ship seeks to set up fund for legal claims

The owner of the Solong said that the fund was being established ahead of any ‘verified’ legal claims following the collision on March 10.

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3 w. ago REVEALED: Number of autistic people locked up in Scotland's maximum security State Hospital has more than doubled

A record number of autistic patients have been locked up against their will alongside rapists and murderers at Scotland's maximum security State Hospital.

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3 w. ago Venezuelan migrants deported by the US ended up in a Salvadoran prison. This is their legal status

The U.S. government used an 18th-century wartime law to deport nearly 300 Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador, where they were immediately transferred to the country’s maximum-security gang prison

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4 w. ago Prison worker who was caught on CCTV letting Zara Aleena's killer Jordan McSweeney 'throttle' her as part of sordid behind bars relationship is jailed

Hayley Jones, 34, was caught on CCTV kissing and touching Jordan McSweeney, 31, at maximum security HMP Belmarsh in southeast London .

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