Crime
Latino community outraged after prosecutor in Rogel Aguilera-Mederos case mocks results on social media
Latino civil rights organizations have called for "immediate disciplinary action and a formal apology" for the wildly inappropriate post.
Drug trafficking
The life of child-recruits in Mexican cartels
Presently, it is estimated that approximately 21,000 minors were killed between 2000 and 2019, and another 7,000 are missing, according to the Network for Infant Rights in Mexico (Redim)
Politics
Sec. State: U.S. undeterred by China sanctions against religious freedom officials
The Chinese government blacklisted four commissioners of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Dec. 23
Crime
Mexico: More than 10,000 march against drug trafficking violence amid cartel wars
The demonstration occurs after armed clashes between the Sinaloa Cartel (CDS) and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG)
Human Rights
U.S. condemns Russia's 6-year prison sentence of American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva
Kurmasheva was secretly tried and sentenced on July 19 in a Russian court to six and a half years in prison on unfounded charges that stem from an arrest and her imprisonment more than nine months ago in October
Human Rights
23 people killed during anti-Maduro protests as opposition activists clash with regime forces over election fraud
The demonstrations, which began in the early hours of July 29 after the CNE declared Maduro was the winner, have faced strong repression from armed regime forces
Human Rights
China conducting global disinformation campaign on Xinjiang, Uyghurs, says State Dept.
Beijing employees an estimated two million people nationwide to troll critics of China online.
Politics
Rumble in Brazil: São Paulo mayoral candidate attacks rival during televised debate
After the assault with the chair, the victim compared the attack to the assassination attempts on former President Donald Trump in July
Politics
Congressional reps back Cuban exile push against Miguel Diaz-Canel U.N. visit
The Cuban regime confirmed that Cuban dictator Miguel Díaz-Canel will attend the 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York in September.
Human Rights
Guatemalan president vows to oppose abortion even if critics call him 'a dictator'
Giammattei's remarks were made during his address at the International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington on Wednesday.