this post was submitted on 20 May 2025
34 points (100.0% liked)

BrainWorms

1836 readers
1 users here now

Hey, welcome to BrainWorms.

This is a place where I post interesting things that I find and cant categorize into one of the main subs I follow. Enjoy a front seat as i descend into madness

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
DeadWorld@lemm.ee
34
The lawyer representing immigrants imprisoned in El Salvador after being deported from the United States has been arrested (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 1 month ago by DeadWorld@lemm.ee to c/brainworms@lemm.ee
2 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/64465252

Other source: https://www.npr.org/2025/05/19/nx-s1-5403891/el-salvador-arrest-prominent-human-rights-lawyer

top 2 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

When I read the headline I assumed that this was political retaliation by the authoritarian Trump regime. It's so hard to tell which authoritarian regime these headlines refer to, now.

[–] spacecadet@lemm.ee -2 points 1 month ago

The best way I’ve heard it put is that Bukele hasn’t imprisoned thousands, he has liberated millions. Say what you want about the dude but he rescued his country.