El Salvador: Life after the gangs
El Salvador used to be one of the most dangerous countries in the world. How have people鈥檚 lives changed for better and for worse after the government imprisoned 76,000 people?
El Salvador used to be known as one of the most dangerous places in the world. The central American country was dominated by rival gangs who terrorised the population. President Bukele declared a State of Emergency in 2022 and since then more than 76,000 people have been arrested 鈥� around 1% of the population. Two years on Jane Chambers travels to El Salvador to find out how people鈥檚 lives have changed 鈥� for better and for worse - since the crack down on crime.
Presenter/producer: Jane Chambers
Fixer: Claudia Palacios
Sound engineer: Rod Farquhar
Production co-ordinator: Gemma Ashman
Series editor: Penny Murphy
(Image: Miguel Angel at a football match in Popotlan. Credit: Claudia Palacios)
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