Human Rights
Cuban prosecutor’s office says peaceful protest participants will face legal charges
Cubans who participate in November’s peaceful march with be charged with “instigation of crime,” says Cuba’s Prosecutor’s Office.
Politics
Peru's socialist president faces legal troubles for "attacking the freedom of millions"
"I have filed a Constitutional Complaint against Castillo for attacking the freedom of millions of Peruvians,” the opposition leader and Avanza Pais party member said in a statement
Human Rights
International Criminal Court opens investigation into alleged war crimes in Ukraine
"I am satisfied that there is a reasonable basis to believe that both alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity have been committed in Ukraine," the prosecutor stated
Politics
Senior U.S. envoy Chris Dodd to visit Honduras as it considers cutting ties with Taiwan
Dodd’s visit comes days after Honduran President Xiomara Castro said her government planned to seek diplomatic ties with China, in part due to the country’s financial challenges and a $600 million debt it owes to Taiwan
Human Rights
BUSTED! Cuban General accused of participating in "Tugboat March 13" massacre caught partying in nightclub
Photographs of Cuban Brigadier General Lázaro Román Rodríguez, the former head of Cuba's Directorate of Coast Guard Troops (TGF) was photographed partying at Tropicana Night Club, 28 years after he allegedly played a role in the tugboat “March 13” massacre.
Drug trafficking
50,000 arrested as part of El Salvador's ongoing ‘war against gangs’
Most of those arrested belong to the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), one of the largest criminal organizations on the continent
Politics
Protesting Putin: More than 5,900 arrested for antiwar demonstrations in Russia
Thousands of demonstrators still took to the streets Sunday despite the threat of arrests and beatings
Culture
Biden says he's 'determined to ban' assault weapons, high capacity magazines
"We're living in a country awash in weapons of war," Biden stated
Culture
New York Times slammed by Cuban activists and journalists after blaming U.S. embargo for mass exodus
"Cubans who claim that they are leaving the country for economic reasons do not dare to recognize what the real problem is, and they are the greatest example of the terror with which this country lives. Communism is the cause," said the poet and activist Ariel Maceo