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Cuba Sentences Former Economy Minister Alejandro Gil to Life in Prison in Landmark Corruption Case

Cuba’s Supreme Popular Tribunal has sentenced former...

Former EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini Charged in Belgian Fraud and Corruption Probe

Federica Mogherini, the former European Union high...

Former Colombian Ministers Charged in Expanding Vote-Buying Scandal

Colombia’s widening political corruption scandal deepened on...

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Mali: Army, Wagner Group Disappear, Execute Fulani Civilians

Mali’s armed forces and the allied Russia-backed Wagner Group have committed dozens of summary executions and enforced disappearances of ethnic Fulani men since January...

French Culture Minister Rachida Dati to Face Trial Over Corruption and Lobbying Allegations

France’s Culture Minister Rachida Dati, a prominent political figure with ambitions to run for Paris mayor next year, is set to stand trial on...

Kazakhstan: Journalists Denied Accreditation

(Berlin, July 22, 2025) – The decision by Kazakhstan’s Foreign Affairs Ministry to withhold accreditation from 16 journalists for the Kazakh service of Radio Free...

UN: End Impunity for Israeli Crimes Against Palestinians

(New York) – United Nations member countries should use the ministerial-level conference on Palestine on July 28-29, 2025, to publicly commit to concrete actions aimed at...

ICE Rio Grande Valley investigation results in the sentencing of convicted human smuggler

McALLEN, Texas — A south Texas man was sentenced to 20 years for possessing images of sexual assaults of prepubescent children following an investigation...

ICE San Juan investigation leads to arrest of female teacher for child sex trafficking

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — On July 10, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations special agents arrested Lizamarie Rivera-García, a 42-year-old woman...

US: Immigrants Abused in Florida Detention Sites

Detainees in Florida immigration detention centers are being subjected to inhuman conditions, including denial of medical care, overcrowding, and degrading treatment. At least two...

Jordan: Petra’s Bedul Bedouin Community Displaced

(Beirut) – The Jordanian government is forcibly evicting the Bedul, a group of Bedouins from Petra, in clear violation of their economic, social, and cultural rights,...

Former Moldovan Justice Minister Charged in France Over Interpol Red Notice Scandal

French authorities have formally charged Vitalie Pirlog, a former Moldovan justice minister and former chair of a powerful Interpol oversight commission, in connection with...

Angola: Police Use Excessive Force Against Peaceful Protesters

(Johannesburg) – Angolan police used excessive force and carried out arbitrary arrests while dispersing peaceful protesters in Luanda, the capital, on July 12, 2025,...

Former Indonesian Trade Minister Jailed in Sugar Import Corruption Case

A Jakarta court has sentenced former Trade Minister Thomas Trikasih Lembong to four and a half years in prison for his role in a...

Greece’s Asylum Suspension Denies Rights, Puts Lives at Risk

Greece has suspended the ability for people coming by boat via North Africa to seek asylum –violating their rights, potentially putting their lives at risk...

A Disappointing Ruling in Italy with a Silver Lining

The Italian Constitutional Court’s recent ruling upholding a law that imposes sanctions on sea rescue groups casts a dark shadow over sea rescue, but...

FBI Washington Field Office Releases Seeking Information Posters for Senior Iranian Intelligence Officers Involved in the Abduction of Robert A. Levinson

The FBI Washington Field Office today released seeking information posters featuring three senior Iranian intelligence officers who were involved in the abduction of retired...

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