El Salvador: From the World’s ‘Murder Capital’ to Tourism Paradise | New Episode | SBS Dateline

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El Salvador, once the ‘murder capital of the world’ is welcoming foreign tourists and Trump’s unwanted prisoners. Dateline investigates its aggressive crackdown on gangs and asks, at what cost? 00:00 Welcome to the new El Salvador 01:19 How has El Salvador changed, according to its citizens? 06:58 How did President Nayib Bukele stop the gang war? 08:16 Inside the CECOT maximum-security prison 16:17 Swept up in the crackdown 20:56 The cost of peace Subscribe to Dateline: https://bit.ly/3gkQHtr Website http://www.sbs.com.au/news/dateline Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DatelineSBS/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/datelinesbs/ Watch more Dateline, SBS 9.30pm Tuesday, and on SBS On Demand. Dateline is an Australian award-winning international documentary series with a current affairs backbone. Every week we transport you to a different part of the world to share half-hour stories about family, social injustice, identity, tragedy, redemption and survival. We scour the globe to bring you special characters and a world of daring stories. Network Terms & Conditions: https://www.sbs.com.au/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.sbs.com.au/privacy Feedback or complaints: https://www.sbs.com.au/complaints

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