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Haitian criminals release kidnapped doctor

Published on: August 7, 2023
07:17

Port-au-Prince, Aug 7 (Prensa Latina) Doctor Reynold Grand-Pierre was released from captivity two days after his kidnapping in the Tabarre area, which has been the scene of attacks by armed gangs for several days.

Costa Ricans demand an end to female violence on the Internet (+Photo)

Published on: August 5, 2023
12:10

San José, Aug 5 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Population Fund (Unpfa) representative in Costa Rica, Juan Luis Bermudez, spoke here today about the risks, facilitated by technologies on the Internet, with the misuse of images and gender violence, especially directed at women.

Homicide rate increases in Haiti, organization reports

Published on: August 4, 2023
00:45

Port-au-Prince, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The Citizen's Organization for a New Haiti (OCNH) recorded 82 homicides in July, an increase of 44 percent in contrast to the previous month.

Haitians displaced by violence denounce bad shelter conditions

Published on: August 2, 2023
07:34

Port-au-Prince, Aug 2 (Prensa Latina) People displaced by violence in Haiti asked authorities for help to return to their homes, and denounced the subhuman conditions in which they survive.

Journalists condemn aggression in social protests in Peru

Published on: July 31, 2023
15:01

Lima, Jul 31 (Prensa Latina) The head of the Association of Journalists of Peru (ANP), Zuliana Lainez, on Monday condemned the arrests of journalists, aggression and harassment during the recent protests against President Dina Boluarte.

UN shows concern for the increase of violence in Ecuador

Published on: July 28, 2023
10:13

Quito, Jul 28 (Prensa Latina) Yesterday, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, expressed his concern for the violence in Ecuador and regretted the continuous deterioration of the penitentiary system in this South American nation, according to media reports.

Another national doctor kidnapped in Haiti

Published on: July 24, 2023
13:09

Port-au-Prince, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) Haitian Doctor Pierre-Marie Reynold Grand Pierre was kidnapped in Tabarre, the same area where journalist Marie Lucie Bonhomme and her husband Pierre-Louis Opont were also abducted in June, relatives confirmed on Monday.

Venezuela ratifies unrenounceable defense of Palestine’s cause

Published on: July 24, 2023
12:59

Caracas, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) on Monday ratified the stance of the Government of Nicolás Maduro regarding the unrenounceable defense of the Palestinian people's cause.

Twenty soldiers killed in attack in the capital of Somalia

Published on: July 24, 2023
11:39

Mogadishu, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) Some 20 Somali soldiers were killed in this capital by a suicide attack claimed by the radical extremist organization Al Shabaab.

Wave of violence in Ecuador targets political figures

Published on: July 24, 2023
10:26

Quito, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) Political figures have been targeted by the wave of violence that is affecting Ecuador, mainly in the campaign period or in office.

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