Tag: Political persecution

Peruvian Supreme Court Begins Trial Against Former President Pedro Castillo
‘I refuse to participate in this political trial disguised as a legal trial,’ said Castillo, who faces up to 34 years in prison. On Tuesday, Jose Neyra, the president of the Supreme Court’s Special Criminal Chamber, opened the trial against former Peruvian president Pedro Castillo for the attempted coup that took place on Dec. 7, […]
March 4, 2025

Former Ecuadorian President is in Danger, International Committee Warns
Currently, Jorge Glas remains incarcerated in a maximum-security facility in Guayaquil. On Thursday, the International Committee for the Freedom of Jorge Glas demanded that the government of President Daniel Noboa ensure the physical safety of the former Ecuadorian vice president, who is currently imprisoned. RELATED: Rafael Correa Denounces the Prohibition of Entry of him and […]
January 3, 2025

U.S. and Canada Sanction the Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network
Pro-Israel groups have been pushing to list Samidoun as a ‘terrorist group for years. On Tuesday, the Canadian government announced that it has listed the Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network (Samidoun) as a terrorist entity. RELATED: Cuba Marches in Support of Palestine and Condemning the Israeli Aggression According to a news release from Public Safety Canada, […]
October 16, 2024

El Salvador: Trial Against Santa Marta Environmentalists Ends
‘They are being tried in order to silence their struggle and open the doors to extractivism,’ COPINH denounced. On Tuesday, the trial against a group of Salvadoran environmentalists, who are being prosecuted for alleged war crimes committed in 1989, concluded in the Sensuntepeque court. RELATED: El Salvador: Nuclear Reactor by 2030 The activists involved in […]
October 16, 2024

Former Catalan President Puigdemont Returns to Barcelona After a Seven-Year Exile
The police are deploying the operation ‘Cage’ to locate the pro-independence politician. On Thursday, former Catalan regional president Carles Puigdemont arrived in Barcelona to participate in an event organized by his supporters and to attempt to attend the inauguration of Socialist Salvador Illa. RELATED: Catalan Left-Wing Parties Claim Victory in Regional Elections He arrived at […]
August 8, 2024

Journalist Alondra Santiago Leaves Ecuador Before Being Deported
She had maintained a critical stance against the right-wing administrations that have controlled Ecuador since 2017. On Friday, the Cuban journalist and actress Alondra Santiago left Ecuador legally and voluntarily before being deported by the authorities of this Andean country. RELATED: Ecuador Revokes Visa of Cuban Journalist Alleging Acts Against State Security Three days ago, […]
June 28, 2024

Julian Assange Expected to Plead Guilty in Deal With US
He was embroiled in a lengthy legal battle with the U.S. due to his role in acquiring and releasing classified military documents. Julian Assange has reached a tentative deal with U.S. Justice Department to plead guilty to a single felony count of violating the Espionage Act, with no additional prison time. RELATED: Julian Assange Is […]
June 25, 2024

We Must Redouble Our Efforts to Achieve a Fairer Chile: Mayor Jadue
Currently, the leftist politician is in preventive detention as a consequence of what appears to be a new lawfare case. Through a message sent from prison on Wednesday, Daniel Jadue, the mayor of Recoleta, thanked Chileans for their solidarity and urged them to redouble their efforts to achieve a fairer country. RELATED: Chileans March in […]
June 13, 2024

Ecuador: Former VP Jorge Glas’ Lawyers to Go to International Courts
On Friday, a Supreme Court tribunal denied that his detention inside the Mexican embassy was illegal and arbitrary. On Monday, the legal team of former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas announced that they will appeal to the Inter-American justice system to achieve his release after Ecuadorian Justice rejected his request for release in two instances […]
June 10, 2024

Judicial Harassment Against Chilean Mayor Daniel Jadue Rejected
The Forum of Sao Paulo (FSP) denounced on Wednesday the resurgence of judicial persecution against the mayor of the Chilean commune of Recoleta, Daniel Jadue, who from the previous day faces an oral trial accused of alleged corruption. RELATED: Brazil Surpasses Record 4 Million Cases of Dengue The also militant and former presidential candidate for […]