MURDER

Ecuador shocked by murder of Olympic athlete Alex Quiñónez

Published on: October 23, 2021
10:22

Quito, Oct 23 (Prensa Latina) The murder of Olympic sprinter Alex Quiñonez has shocked Ecuador on Saturday, where a state of exception is in force to curb the growing levels of crime and drug trafficking. The death of the athlete in Guayaquil, the most violent city in the country, was confirmed by the Guayas Sports Federation.

Bolivia to request of ex minister’s extradition for attempted murder

Published on: October 23, 2021
00:15

La Paz, Oct 23 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia will ask Brazil to extradite Luis Fernando Lopez, former Minister of Defense during the de facto government of Jeanine Añez, for possible responsibility in the attempted assassination of President Luis Arce, according to media reports.

Venezuelan attorney general called on minors’ murder in Colombia

Published on: October 13, 2021
12:00

Bogotá, Oct 13 (Prensa Latina) Tarek William Saab, Venezuela attorney general, blamed criminal groups that work as outsources of the Colombian state for the murder of two Venezuelan minors in Tibú, Northern part of Santander.

Human rights institution condemns deacon’s murder in Haiti

Published on: September 27, 2021
07:25

Port-au-Prince, Sep 27 (Prensa Latina) The state Office of Citizen Protection (OPC) on Monday described the murder of Church deacon Sylner Lafaille as repugnant and unimaginable, amid the wave of violence that shakes Port-au-Prince.

Haitian government aims to reach national agreement

Published on: September 10, 2021
13:27

Port-au-Prince, Sep 10 (Prensa Latina) The Government of Haiti expects to reach an agreement to build governance amid the multiple crises the country is currently experiencing, after the president's assassination, the economic recession and the recent earthquake.

Four dead, including a baby, after active shooting rampage in Florida

Published on: September 6, 2021
07:22

Washington, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) Four people were killed, including a mother and her baby, an 11-year-old girl was shot multiple times, and deputies came under an early-morning shooting rampage in Polk County, Florida.

Uruguayan prosecutor opposed to closing cases of dictatorship murders

Published on: August 22, 2021
10:50

Montevideo, Aug 22 (Prensa Latina) The prosecutor for crimes against humanity in Uruguay, Ricardo Perciballe, slammed as unsustainable that the justice system shelved the case of the last mortal victim of the dictatorship in the country.

ELN rejects murder of indigenous leader in Colombia

Published on: June 10, 2021
17:16

Bogota, Jun 10 (Prensa Latina) The National Liberation Army (ELN) on Thursday repudiated the murder of the authority of the Nasa people Argenis Yatacue and her husband, at the entrance of the municipality of Corinto in the Colombian department of Cauca.

AIPS denounces murder of female handball player in Afghanistan

Published on: April 19, 2021
15:34

Kabul, (Prensa Latina) The murder of Afghanistan's national handball team player, Nooria Tabesh, is added today to the growing list of deaths of women journalists and civil society activists in that country.

Violence by irregular groups on Venezuelan border condemned

Venezuela al día
Published on: April 4, 2021
09:57

Caracas, Apr 4 (Prensa Latina) At least 30 social organizations in Venezuela condemned violent actions by Colombian irregular groups in the state of Apure, for threatening peace of its inhabitants.

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