Loida Avelar

Loida Avelar is a journalist for Revista FACTUM in El Salvador, known for her investigative work and dedication to press freedom. Recently, she was involved in a tense situation where she and two foreign journalists were detained by members of the Fuerza Armada de El Salvador while covering a report on the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) in Tecoluca. Despite being pressured to delete their footage, Avelar stood her ground, highlighting the challenges faced by journalists in the region.