Human Rights
OCDH records 416 repressive actions in February against the Cuban population
Women are the main victims of repression so far in 2022, especially arbitrary arrests and house arrest
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.
Crime
Four hundred tombs discovered in Ukrainian city after Russian army flees
Ukraine's president said Putin's forces who invaded his country are "murderers and torturers"
Politics
El Salvador extends state of emergency to halt gang violence
Bukele declared a state of emergency to temporarily suspend constitutional protections, after the country saw a dramatic rise in homicides
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
Crime
El Salvador: One year after gang-crackdown measures
With a population of 6.3 million, the mass arrests have turned El Salvador into a country with one of the highest prison population rates in the world
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Politics
Satellite images show China staging mock attacks on US Navy ships, analysts say
Key evidence comes from recently surfaced satellite photos depicting mock targets that were built in the remote Taklamakan Desert of northwest China
Politics
El Salvador declares state of emergency as gang violence reaches historic levels
A total of 62 homicides were reported in El Salvador on Saturday – the highest daily homicide toll in the 6.5 million person country so far this century