New York, January 19 (RHC)-- Human Rights Watch, the HRW, has urged Western governments to break their silence on Bahrain's continued detention of opposition figures. On Sunday, a regional deputy at the HRW criticized Bahrain's Western allies for their silence on the regime's indiscriminate incarceration of opposition figures and activists. ... More
Caracas, January 19 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The Attorney General of Venezuela has filed a lawsuit against opposition activist Gaby Arellano over charges of conspiracy, the Public Minister reported over the weekend.... More
Mexico City, January 19 (RHC-EFE) – A bodyguard of Monterrey Mayor Margarita Arellanes was arrested for allegedly being a member of a kidnapping gang with links to Mexico’s Los Zetas drug cartel and arrest warrants have been issued for two other members of the official’s security detail, media reports said Sunday.... More
Brasilia, January 19 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The Brazilian government expressed outrage Saturday over the execution of a Brazilian national in Indonesia on charges of drug trafficking.... More
Montevideo, January 19 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Hitchhiking is unusual enough in Western countries, but imagine hitchhiking with the possibility of being picked up by the president.... More
Washington, January 19 (RHC-PL) -– The United States should close the prison at Guantanamo Naval Base, which causes international contempt, and prosecute detainees in U.S. territory, according to an editorial published by The New York Times. The detention center was established in January 2002 and is located in Cuban territory, against the will of the Government and people of Cuba.... More
New York, January 19 (RHC-EFE) -- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will head a trade mission to Cuba in the coming months, according to his spokesperson. "As part of the Global NY initiative, Gov. Cuomo is planning to lead a trade mission to Cuba. This is one of several trips of this kind he is planning to undertake during his new term to promote New York," said Melissa Derosa, the governor's communications director.... More
Havana, January 19 (RHC-PL) -- The creator of the worldwide known Cuban literacy method "Yo, si puedo" (“Yes, I Can”), Leonela Ines Relys, has died in Havana, a victim of cancer.... More
Luanda, January 19 (RHC) -- The Angolan Head of State, José Eduardo dos Santos, has applauded the important decision made by the U.S. administration and Cuban government, with the view toward resuming diplomatic relations, according to Angola Press news agency.... More
Renowned Cuban pedagogue, Leonela Relys, designer of the literacy method Yes, I Can, with which more than eight million illiterates in the world have learned to read and write, died of cancer in Havana... More
Cuban writer, Eduardo Heras León, has been granted the 2015 National Literature Award by the Cuban Book Institute for the work of his entire life... More
Granma came from behind to defeat 6-3 to current defending champion, Pinar del Río, to be located now at 2 games from defeated Matanzas, current leader of 54th Cuban Baseball Championship.... More
La Paz, January 17 (RHC-PL) -– Delegations from over 40 countries are accredited to attend the indigenous ceremony that will open the inauguration of President of Bolivia Evo Morales on January 21st, said the Deputy Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Alurralde. That figure is preliminary, said the official, as more and more requests are received from nations that want to participate in the ritual at Tiwanaku, a sacred place in the Andean culture.... More
Washington, January 17 (RHC)-- The U.S. military says it plans to deploy about 1,000 troops to train the so-called moderate Syrian militants to fight against the ISIL terrorist group. The Pentagon announced on Friday that the training is expected to begin in the "early spring" and will take place in Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar. ... More
The Hague, January 17 (RHC)-- The International Criminal Court (ICC) has launched a preliminary investigation into Israel’s war crimes against the Palestinian people in the besieged Gaza Strip. In a statement on Friday, the ICC prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, said she will conduct the examination in "full independence and impartiality." ... More
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