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Palestinian leader serves 23 years in Israeli prisons

Published on: April 15, 2025
10:31

Ramallah, Apr 15 (Prensa Latina) Marwan Barghouti, one of the most popular Palestinian leaders in Gaza and the West Bank, completed today 23 years imprisoned in Israeli prisons.

More than 77,000 abused minors reported in Italy

Published on: January 24, 2025
10:42

Rome, 24 Jan (Prensa Latina) Italy's social services currently care for 401,766 vulnerable minors, of whom 77,493 are victims of abuse, a report says today.

Palestinian prisoners denounce Israel’s hunger policy

Published on: June 27, 2024
09:17

Ramallah, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian Prisoners Club condemned the torture and starvation policy adopted against thousands of Palestinians detained in Israeli prisons.

WHO reports high lethal level of alcohol consumption

Published on: June 27, 2024
01:00

Geneva, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that in 2019, 2.6 million deaths were attributed to alcohol consumption, which accounts for 4.7 percent of all deaths.

Israel tortures and executes Palestinian detainees of the Gaza Strip

Published on: June 20, 2024
08:36

Ramallah, Jun 20 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Authority denounced the torture of Palestinian citizens arrested in the Gaza Strip and condemned the extrajudicial executions carried out by Israel.

Costa Rica reports rise in violence against older adults

Published on: June 13, 2024
18:54

San Jose, Jun 13 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rican specialists reported on Thursday a rise in cases of abuse, neglect and other damages against the elderly.

Israel arrested more than 7,600 Palestinians in West Bank

Published on: March 16, 2024
09:28

Ramallah, Mar 16 (Prensa Latina) More than 7,600 Palestinians were arrested by the Israeli army and police in the West Bank since October 7, when the new cycle of violence began, two organizations linked to the issue revealed today.

Seven girls got pregnant in Guatemala every day in 2023

Published on: February 14, 2024
00:30

Guatemala, Feb 14 (Prensa Latina) Seven girls got pregnant in Guatemala every day as a result of sexual abuse in 2023, an official source warned here, in reference to a recent incident that set off alarms on social media.

China rejects US coercion in trade activities

Published on: November 28, 2023
10:22

Beijing, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) China today rejected the US abuse of the concept of national security as a weapon and coercion to sabotage normal trade activities.

Mississippi sheriff´s deputies fired after Black men allege torture

Published on: June 29, 2023
16:39

Washington, Jun 29 (Prensa Latina) A Mississippi sheriff's department in Rankin County said it had fired multiple deputies after two Black men accused them in a federal lawsuit of beating, torturing and sexually violating them.

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