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Maduro regime detains businessman Ricardo Albacete who hosted opposition leader María Corina Machado

Ricardo Albacete's lawyer described the detention as “arbitrary”, stating that up to this moment “he is missing because there is no information.”

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Shock: Human rights activist detained for military uprising in Bolivia

The activist, who chairs the Ibero-American Commission on Human Rights for the Development of the Americas (CIDHPDA) in Bolivia, was arrested in the early hours of July 7

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U.S. accuses Cuban dictatorship of human trafficking, deploys workers to foreign countries using "deceptive and coercive tactics"

The 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP Report) was released Monday by the U.S. Department of State

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Justice Dept. task force declares war on cartels smuggling migrants through Darién Gap jungle

The U.S. announced the $8 million reward on Tuesday for information leading to arresting those involved in migrant smuggling

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Intimidation tactic: Maduro closes restaurant, hotels after hosting opposition leader María Corina Machado

Nicolás Maduro's regime continues trying to sabotage the opposition ahead of the July 28 presidential elections

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State Dept. defends paying $31,530 to Cuban company with reputed regime ties, avoids interviewing key witnesses

The State Dept. told Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar it stands by the story of a so-called “Mipyme” small enterprise, and did not even bother to talk to two young refugees who say they were fired for criticizing the Castro military dictatorship

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Miss Universe Sheynnis Palacios in "indefinite exile" from Nicaragua, Ortega regime accused of "cruel intentions"

Anne Jakrajutatip, owner of Miss Universe, confirmed that Sheynnis Palacios' relatives left Nicaragua

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U.S. State Dept. condemns Cuban military dictatorship for imposing long sentences on protestors

13 protestors were prosecuted and convicted for sedition and sabotage after protesting in 2022 against civil liberties repression and planned power cuts

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Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to death for lyrics denouncing Tehran's repression

The Iranian regime has handed down a sentence that threatens to silence one of the nation's most critical and challenging voices: that of rapper Toomaj Salehi. He was sentenced to death for the lyrics of his songs.

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As U.S. reinstates sanctions, Venezuelan dictatorship reopens door to U.N. Human Rights Office

ICC prosecutor Karim Khan said that while he does not agree with the Venezuelan regime on some issues, there has been a small positive step in that that spaces for “dialogue” are beginning to open