Stories for December 2022

Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 11:09 UTC
Record number of journalists detained worldwide; Americas most dangerous region for media, RSF report

A record total of 533 journalists are currently detained worldwide, according to the annual round-up of violence and abuses against journalists published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 11:07 UTC
Lula's inauguration to be attended by 17 heads of state

Brazil's Foreign Ministry Wednesday confirmed that 17 heads of state will be attending Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's third presidential inauguration on Jan. 1, 2023.
Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 19:41 UTC
Governments need to address aging issues, ECLAC insists

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) urged governments in the region this week to address the issue of aging people during the V Regional Conference on Aging and the Rights of Older Persons in Santiago.
Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 19:39 UTC
Cusco Airport closed as violence in Peru keeps hitting strategic air terminals

The Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport in the Peruvian city of Cusco has been closed as a result of the ongoing protests following the impeachment of Pedro Castillo Terrones and his replacement by Dina Boluarte.
Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 10:59 UTC
Uruguayan opposition wants heads to roll over controversial passport issuance to a drug lord

Uruguayan opposition leader Fernando Pereira, president of the Broad Front (Frente Amplio - FA), Tuesday called for the resignation of Ministers Francisco Bustillo (Foreign Affairs) and Luis Alberto Heber (Interior) after high-ranking officials under both of them were allegedly involved in the controversial issuance of a passport to a notorious drug lord.
Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 10:45 UTC
Buenos Aires Police said to be repressing harmless fans celebrating team's victory over Croatia

Argentina's Secretary of Human Rights Horacio Pietragalla Corti Tuesday demanded Buenos Aires Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta to “stop repressing” jubilant groups marching through the streets of Buenos Aires to celebrate the national team's victory over Croatia at the Qatar 2022 football World Cup.
Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 10:13 UTC
Next of kin of the only Argentine combatant buried in South Georgia visit his grave

Forty years after the end of the South Atlantic conflict, the children of Argentine Navy NCO Felix Oscar Artuso were able to visit the grave of their father, the only Falklands combatant buried in South Georgia island.
Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 10:09 UTC
Falkland Islands detailed Consultation Report on Marine Managed Areas

The unique marine environment of the Falkland Islands is important to our community, supporting our biodiversity and the economy of the Islands. The Falkland Islands Government ran a consultation from 23 March to 1 May to help us with our consideration of proposals for Marine Managed Areas (MMAs), which set aside areas for special protection. MMAs could play an important role in caring for and managing our marine environment for current and future generations.
Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 10:04 UTC
Caracas to resume ties with Caribbean Dutch overseas territories gradually

After resuming diplomatic ties with Colombia, the Venezuelan administration of President Nicolás Maduro is now advancing on its return to the international community through negotiations with The Netherlands to restore links with the European kingdom's islands of Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire.
Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 10:03 UTC
Iran carries out 2nd execution, footballer may too be hanged soon

Footballer Amir Reza Nasr Azadani has been reported to be among those who could be hanged in Iran shortly in the aftermath of the protests ensuing the death of a 22-year-old girl while in custody for not wearing her veil properly.