San Salvador, June 5, 2025 (AFP) - 'I am a political prisoner' says detained Salvadoran activist

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2025-06-05

A prominent lawyer and human rights activist said Wednesday she was a "political prisoner" of El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele's government as she appeared in court accused of corruption. Ruth Lopez is a critic of gang-busting Bukele, and assists families of Venezuelan migrants deported by the United States and imprisoned in the Central American nation. "I am innocent. I am a political prisoner," the 47-year-old shouted as she was escorted by......

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