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
Human Rights
Thousands take to Haiti's streets to protest gang violence
According to the United Nations, around 73,500 Haitians have fled their country in the last year alone, due to the worsening economic conditions and insecurity.
Human Rights
Hong Kong arrests 90-year-old Roman Catholic cardinal under national security law
China’s Catholics are split between an underground church that swears loyalty to the Vatican and the state-sponsored Catholic Patriotic Association
Human Rights
China violently suppresses protestors fighting to withdraw life savings
Chinese authorities brutally crushed a non-violent demonstration on Sunday by over 1,000 depositors fighting to withdraw their life savings from provincial banks Chinese banking regulators are investigating for “illegal financial activities.”
Human Rights
Over 52,000 unidentified bodies in mass graves in Mexico
There are at least 63,428 mass graves registered in Mexico, in which 92,658 bodies have been buried
Human Rights
Three years after U.S. withdrawal Taliban ban women's voices in public and make it illegal to bare their faces
According to the new regulations, a woman's voice “is considered an intimate attribute that should not be heard in public, prohibiting them from singing, reciting or reading aloud”
Politics
China sends missiles to Serbia through NATO airspace
Western nations are expressing concerns over an arms buildup in the Balkans as Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine continues
Crime
U.S. nurse and child safely released after kidnapping in Haiti
Alix Dorsainvil and her young daughter were abducted while serving in their community ministry at the El Roi Hati’s campus near the capital city of Port-au-Prince on July 27
Human Rights
U.S. condemns Maduro for refusing to grant safe passage to refugees at Argentine embassy in Caracas
State Department officials expressed concern about “continued harassment” of the embassy, which “endangers the safety of the mission and those who may be seeking temporary shelter”
Crime
Police raids in Brazil leave at least 44 people dead
"A clash occurred when police teams came under attack by gunmen at the scene," state police said in a statement