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
Human Rights
Peruvian politician arrested over 1988 journalist's murder
While Bustios was riding a motorbike, he was ambushed and shot at with machine guns by a group of plain-clothes soldiers
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
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
Human Rights
Nicaragua seizes properties of exiled businessman
The businessman has been an outspoken critic of the Ortega regime since 2018, when anti-government protests swept the country
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
Human Rights
Elon Musk makes private visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp after endorsing antisemitic post on X
The SpaceX leader’s Monday visit to the former Nazi concentration camp is part of a ceremony at Auschwitz-Birkenau to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which is recognized on Jan. 27
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.
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.