Human Rights
U.N. tells Nicaragua to re-establish fair elections
She also asked Ortega to hold talks with the country’s opposition groups.
Politics
U.S. sanctions Nicaraguan officials for exiling critics
“The United States is taking further action to hold accountable perpetrators of the Nicaraguan regime’s repressive actions,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said
Human Rights
Nicaragua sends 222 freed political opponents to U.S.
The U.S. government said the release was a “unilateral decision” that resulted from continued diplomatic efforts with the regime of Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega
Crime
UN mission concludes that crimes against humanity were committed in Venezuela
Marta Valiñas claimed that "the situation of impunity must be addressed"
Human Rights
China operates police stations around the world to monitor Chinese citizens abroad, report says
The policing operations have assisted Chinese authorities in “carrying out policing operations in foreign soil,” says the report
Business
JetBlue Airlines to halt Cuba flights as U.S. travel restrictions continue
JetBlue representatives said they will proactively provide an automated full refund to their original form of payment to customers
Politics
U.S. bars investment in Chinese AI giant and bans exports to chip maker
The moves come as the Biden administration tightens sanctions against China
Human Rights
At least 18 Salvadorans have died in police custody during gang crackdown
“Given the precarious prison conditions, there is a well-founded fear that the number of fatalities could increase in the following days"
Crime
FBI rescues over 200 sex trafficking victims including 59 missing children
As part of “Operation Cross Country,” the FBI also found 59 victims of child sex trafficking and sexual exploitation and located 59 missing children, the statement added.
Politics
Nicaragua's Ortega regime expels European Union ambassador
So far the regime has not issued an official statement justifying the decision taken with the high ranking official