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Journalists Urge El Salvador to Repeal Harmful Law

6/2/2025

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The Committee to Protect Journalists is calling on El Salvador to abolish its controversial "foreign agents" law, introduced on May 20, 2025. This legislation imposes a 30% tax on foreign funding for media and nonprofits, jeopardizing press freedom and raising alarms about government efforts to stifle dissent and manipulate public opinion.

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The Committee to Protect Journalists is calling on El Salvador to abolish its controversial "foreign agents" law, introduced on May 20, 2025. This legislation imposes a 30% tax on foreign funding for media and nonprofits, jeopardizing press freedom and raising alarms about government efforts to stifle dissent and manipulate public opinion.