 Hello and welcome to the International Daily Roundup by People's Dispatch, where we bring you major news developments from around the world. Our headlines. Right-wing Bokele-led alliance set to secure supermajority in El Salvador elections. Israeli military court sentences Palestinian lawmaker Khalid al-Jaraar to prison. Protesters denounce custodial death of Bangladeshi writer Mushtaq Ahmed. UK announces drastic cut to eight commitments for Yemen. In our first story, El Salvador's far-right President Naib Bokele is set to consolidate near-total control over state institutions. The preliminary results of the country's legislative and municipal elections held on February 28th indicate a supermajority for Bokele and his allies. With 90.36% of the votes counted, the Grand Alliance for National Unity and New Ideas Coalition is set to secure a two-thirds majority in the parliament. However, the allotment of seats and percentage share of votes secured has not been published. The president of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal announced on March 1st the share of seats would be announced only after the counting process has been completed. These elections have marked a significant defeat for parties that have been dominant in El Salvador's government and Congress since 1992. This includes the right-wing nationalist Republican Alliance and the left-wing FMLN. The FMLN has repeatedly pointed to the authoritarian policies being pursued by the Bokeli administration. This includes a significant increase in the budget of the armed forces. Bokeli had also employed armed forces in the parliament to force lawmakers to approve a $109 million loan plan in 2020. He is reportedly also seeking to make changes in the constitution, including an extension of the presidential term. Leasing setbacks with regard to the rule of law and human rights have also been reported. Coupled with this, the country is also struggling under a pandemic-induced crisis in the financial and health sectors. Bokeli is now seeking a deal with the IMF to address the fiscal deficit in the country. If signed, the government is likely to implement mass austerity measures including cuts to public spending, cuts to employment, etc. The agreement will require a two-thirds majority in the parliament to be approved. In our next-to-early prominent Palestinian lawmaker and activist Khalid al-Jarrar has been sentenced to two years in prison. The Israeli military court at the Awfur base convicted her on charges related to inciting violence and membership of a banned organization. Jarrar was additionally also fined $1,300 as part of the verdict, not on March 1st. She is a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and has already spent a year under illegal detention. As part of the plea deal, the court has reportedly suspended part of her sentence for time served, meaning that Jarrar will be imprisoned for around 8 months. She was arrested and placed on administrative detention on October 31st, 2019, without a formal charge or trial. She had previously also spent nearly two years in detention before a brief release in February 2019. She has been subject to multiple Israeli raids and arrests since 1989 and was banned from traveling outside the occupied West Bank in 1998. She has been repeatedly arrested without being charged or facing trial or has been charged without any evidence. Her lawyers have stated that the military court has convicted her despite no proof of her involvement in so-called terror or militant activities. Jarrar has participated in Palestinian politics as a member of the Popular Front and now suspended Palestinian legislative council. They now go to Bangladesh where protests denouncing the death of imprisoned writer Mushtaq Ahmad continued on March 1st. Monday marked the 4th day of protests following Ahmad's death on February 25th. He had been imprisoned in the Kashmipur High Security Jail following his arrest in May 2020. Jail authorities claim that Ahmad had been taken to the Sachshaheed Tajuddin Medical College Hospital after he had fallen ill. However, as reported by the Dhaka Tribune and emergency doctors stated that Ahmad had been brought dead at 9.30pm local time. He had been arrested under Bangladesh Digital Security Act, following comments he made online regarding the government's handling of the pandemic. He was charged with spreading disinformation and hurting the spirit of the 1971 Liberation War and defaming the country's founder. Inviction under the Contention Digital Security Act carries a prison sentence of up to 14 years. Since his arrest last year, Ahmad was denied bail six times. His lawyers as well as activists have also stated that he was subjected to merciless torture in prison. Following his death, protests broke out in the capital Dhaka on Friday morning. Police forces reportedly deployed tear gas against hundreds of protesters that had gathered in the Shahbagh area. At least 15 protesters have been injured and seven student activists have been detained in police custody. Hundreds of protesters gathered on Monday to demand the DSA be revoked and the detailed activists be released. The United Kingdom has announced it will reduce its humanitarian aid to Yemen by almost half of its previous amount. The decision was announced by Foreign Office Minister James Cleverly during the UN conference on March 1st. The conservative administration of Prime Minister Boris Johnson will now commit 87 million pounds in aid. This is a drastic cut compared to the 160 million pounds pledged during the conference in 2020. This also comes at a time when the UN requires additional funds to address the crisis in Yemen made worse by the pandemic. The required amount has been set at 3.85 billion dollars by the UN. However, it has been able to raise only 1.7 billion so far. The US has also scaled back its commitments by 35 million dollars as compared last year. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that cutting aid is a death sentence for the people of Yemen. The Saudi-led war and blockades have led to conditions of starvation and scarcity of necessary medical supplies. The UK's decision has received widespread condemnation from rights groups and activists. They have also highlighted the continued sale of arms by the UK to Saudi Arabia. The campaign against arms trade has stated that the UK government has licensed arms sales worth 9.5 billion dollars over the past six years. That's all we have time for today. We'll be back tomorrow with more news from around the world. 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