El Salvador Detains Anti-Corruption Lawyer for One Year, Triggers Mass Exodus of Rights Groups

Salvadoran authorities have held prominent anti-corruption lawyer Ruth López in sealed pretrial detention for one year, sparking wider crackdown that forced 140+ activists and journalists into exile.

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El Salvador Detains Anti-Corruption Lawyer for One Year, Triggers Mass Exodus of Rights Groups

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