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The Promise and Peril of Digital Security in the Age of Dictatorship

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Steven Rodríguez traveled more than 40 miles from his home in Santa Ana , in western El Salvador , to attend the Pride march in the capital on June 28 .

His main fear is that the march will serve as an excuse to criminalize its attendees.

In the past four months , at least six human rights defenders have been arrested in the country for political reasons.

To date, Chávez 's team has registered 68 incidents of violence against LGBTIQ+ people.

The authoritarian escalation in El Salvador has forced organizations to be more cautious with their public work.

El Salvador's government has created an entire infrastructure to have not only social, but also digital control of the citizenry.