Nicaragua: Crackdown on Catholic Church spreads fear among the faithful, there and in exile
GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, of Associated Press, reports on the ongoing impact of President Daniel Ortega’s crackdown on churches in Nicaragua…
Honduras extends, expands state of emergency meant to fight crime
Tegucigalpa Reuters The Honduran Government on Saturday extended a state of emergency declaration for 45 days, expanding it to additional areas of the country in an effort to fight criminal gangs amid high levels of violence. The state of emergency, in place since 6th December in 165 areas of Honduras’ largest two cities, Tegucigalpa and […]
About 50 people killed in Chad protests, government says
N’Djamena, Chad Reuters About 50 people were killed and nearly 300 injured in violence that broke out in Chad on Thursday as hundreds took to the streets to demand a quicker transition to democratic rule. Prime Minister Saleh Kebzabo, who gave the death toll at a news conference, said the government was still compiling casualties […]
Iran toughens crackdown as some oil workers reported to join protests
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Iranian security forces intensified a crackdown on anti-government protests in several Kurdish cities on Monday, as demonstrations elsewhere in Iran spread into the country’s vital energy sector. Protests have swept Iran since Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old from Iran’s Kurdish region, died on 16th September while being held for “inappropriate attire”, marking […]
In El Salvador, rising inmate numbers threaten humanitarian crisis: NGO
San Salvador, El SalvadorReuters Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s war against the country’s criminal gangs could generate prison overcrowding and even a violent reaction from criminals, said a report by the NGO International Crisis Group released Tuesday. After a historic rise in homicides in March, Bukele asked Congress to authorise a state of exception, which suspends […]
Human rights body pleads with El Salvador amid gang crackdown
San SalvadorReuters The Inter-American Commission for Human Rights doubled down on its calls Friday for El Salvador’s government to respect the rights and dignity of tens of thousands of Salvadorans detained during a nationwide state of emergency. “The Commission reiterates its call to the State to ensure that actions related to citizen and prison security […]
Essay: How colonial-era laws are being used to shut down independent journalism in Hong Kong
In an article first published on The Conversation, academics YAN-HO LAI and YUEN CHAN look at how old laws are being employed in the crackdown on media outlets in Hong Kong…
Kazakhstan detains 7,939 people over unrest
Nur-Sultan, KazakhstanReuters Kazakhstan’s security forces have detained a total of 7,939 people as of Monday over last week’s unrest, the Interior Ministry said, the worst bout of violence in the Central Asian nation’s post-Soviet history. Government buildings were briefly captured or torched in several cities last week as initially peaceful protests against fuel price increases […]
At least 150 Christians arrested in Eritrea clampdown
World Watch Monitor At least 150 Eritrean Christians were arrested by government officials during the last two months, with some of them held in an underground prison made up of tunnels. The most recent arrests occurred on 18th August when Eritrean security officials detained 80 Christians from Godayef, an area near the airport of the […]