With Washington announcing funding cuts to over 90% of USAID funding, programs designed to curb crime on America’s maritime border have been kneecapped.
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Caribbean islands mark Carnival in a time of emergency
There’s officially a national state of emergency, and it covers the entire run of the country’s most important tourist attraction – including the frenzied height of the Carnival season.
Algerian journalist and activist, 65, pardoned during third stint in prison
Algerian journalist Ihsane El Kadi, 65, was released from prison in late October after serving 22 months of detention.
Roman Ivanov’s story is a microcosm of media censorship in Russia
Roman Ivanov’s case is part of a larger story about President Vladimir Putin’s successful efforts to silence journalists and dismantle independent media in Russia.
Exiled for reporting: The story of Nicaraguan journalist Victor Ticay Ruiz
Journalist Victor Ruiz Ticay spent 517 days and nights sleeping on a cement floor in the suffocating heat of an overcrowded Nicaraguan prison cell.
Vietnamese journalist, former UMD fellow, imprisoned amid nationwide crackdown on press freedom
Truong Huy San, one of Vietnam’s most influential journalists and historians, was arrested on charges of “abusing democratic freedoms.”
Little Belarus: Warsaw becomes home for exiles
There are an estimated 250 exiled Belarusian journalists in Warsaw, according to Barys Haretski, deputy chairman of the Belarusian Association of Journalists.
An emerging crime in Hong Kong: Freedom of speech and press
Ryan Law Wai-Kwong became a symbol of the dramatic transformation of Hong Kong from a dynamic center of capitalism and media freedom to a government-controlled nation with little room for independent journalists.
Iran’s oldest political prisoner released, still an activist
At 76 years old, Keyvan Samimi, a veteran journalist and political activist had spent more than 10 years behind bars.
Israel’s War on the Media: Palestinian Alaa Al-Rimawi one of nearly 50 journalists imprisoned; many more killed in war
Under what Israel calls “administrative detention,” it is allowed to hold detainees without charges, without a trial date and with little contact with the outside world.