Human Rights
Salvadoran women freed from jail after being sentenced for suspected abortion
Abortions under any circumstance are banned in El Salvador. Ending a pregnancy or being suspected of it comes with a sentence of up to eight years in jail.
Immigration
Guaidó to ask OAS to investigate the death of Venezuelan child migrating to Trinidad and Tobago
A Venezuelan child died after his boat was shot at by the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard
Human Rights
OLYMPICS MYSTERY: Uyghur ski star breaks custom after Opening Ceremony by dodging reporters
After carrying the torch during the Opening Ceremony, Yilamujiang did not appear before the international press, raising questions as to whether the Uyghur skier was chosen merely for optics and silenced so the state controlled press could control her narrative
Human Rights
Nicaragua to try 46 jailed opposition members in kangaroo court
Many detained opposition leaders, including seven people who were considered potential candidates to challenge Ortega in the elections, have been imprisoned since May or June
Politics
Exclusive: Rubio and Scott raise alarm U.S. dialogue with Cuba leading to removal from terrorism list
The letter comes amid speculation in Miami’s Cuban exile community that the Biden administration is considering removing the regime from the nation’s State Sponsor of Terrorism (SST) list
Human Rights
Myanmar's elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to solitary confinement after 2021 military coup
The 77-year-old politician was deposed from her democratically elected government during a 2021 coup d'état by Myanmar’s armed forces, the Tatmadaw
Entertainment
Bette Midler turns on left, says trans language erases women
"They don’t call us 'women' anymore; they call us 'birthing people' or 'menstruators,'" the long time New York actress lamented
Politics
Biden finally excludes Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from the Summit of the Americas
Washington maintained its initial position despite complaints from countries in the region, which supported the inclusion of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua.
Politics
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau urges capitalist democracies to unite against China
“We’ve been competing and China has been from time to time very cleverly playing us off each other," he stated
Human Rights
Golden State Warriors co-owner slammed for saying 'nobody cares' about Uyghurs
"I’m telling you a very hard ugly truth," he said, adding that "of all the things that I care about, yes, it is below my line."