assassination

Uruguayan repressors sentenced to prison

Published on: November 29, 2023
12:22

Montevideo, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) Uruguayan justice ordered the prosecution with imprisonment of five military officers charged with the abduction and disappearance of communist dock worker Julio Correa Rodríguez in 1975, it was announced on Wednesday.

Ecuadorian Parliament to investigate Villavicencio’s assassination

Published on: November 29, 2023
11:55

Quito, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) The National Assembly (Parliament) of Ecuador will create an occasional commission to investigate the assassination of Presidential Candidate Fernando Villavicencio, local media reported on Wednesday.

Cuban authorities recall assassinations of medical students

Published on: November 27, 2023
12:49

Havana, Nov 27 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel noted that the medical students who were assassinated due to the hatred of the volunteers during the Spanish colonial rule in 1871 will never be forgotten, on the occasion of the 152nd anniversary of that event on Monday.

Chilean justice is about to close case on Víctor Jara’s assassination

Published on: November 9, 2023
08:02

Santiago de Chile, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Chilean justice is about to closing the case on the assassination of singer and composer Víctor Jara, with the extradition from the United States of the person responsible for the crime, Pedro Barrientos.

34 Palestinian journalists killed in Israeli attacks over Gaza

Published on: October 29, 2023
11:14

Ramallah, Oct 29 (Prensa Latina) A total of 34 journalists were killed in the intensive bombardments and attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip by Israel since Oct. 7.

Councilman assassinated in Ecuador

Published on: October 25, 2023
12:11

Quito, Aug 25 (Prensa Latina) A new political crime has shaken Ecuador, where Charbel Rouhana, councilman from the municipality of Yaguachi, in the province of Guayas, and member of the Citizen Revolution Movement, was assassinated.

Israeli strike in southern Lebanon kills journalist, wounds others

Published on: October 13, 2023
16:12

Beirut, Oct 13 (Prensa Latina) At least one journalist has been killed and six wounded in shelling by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, according to witnesses and reporters at the scene.

Colombian authorities condemn assassination of well-known musician

Published on: August 21, 2023
15:31

Bogota, Aug 21 (Prensa Latina) Authorities, diplomats, artists and numerous voices in Colombia condemn today the murder of musician Lisandro Vallecilla, after participating in the Petronio Alvarez Pacific Music Festival.

FBI participates in investigation into candidate’s assassination

Published on: August 13, 2023
15:05

Quito, Aug 13 (Prensa Latina) Ecuadorian Interior Minister Juan Zapata confirmed on Sunday that a team from the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is participating in the investigation into the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.

UN chief condemns Ecuadorian presidential candidate’s assassination

Published on: August 11, 2023
08:57

United Nations, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres condemned Ecuadorian Presidential Candidate Fernando Villavicencio's assassination, and described it as a threat to democracy.

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