Venezuela

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti Haitians braced for more upheaval on Saturday as opposition leaders, emboldened by a massive protest demanding the resignation of President Jovenel Moïse, pledged to remain on the streets. Friday marked one of the largest demonstrations…

It remains unclear how many more British Jews have applied in the final rush to meet the Spanish deadline that saw 72,000 applications flood in last month alone, more than in the previous four years combined. Most of them were from citizens in Latin American…

A street of the old Jewish Quarters of Toledo - AFP More than 132,000 Jews have applied for Spanish citizenship since the government offered residence to relatives of those expelled during the Inquisition more than 500 years ago. The deadline has now passed…

Disturbing video footage recorded by an official at a jail in Venezuela captured the horrifying moment prison guards tortured naked inmates and used fighting roosters to attack them. At least 82 inmates were forced to lay face down naked with their hands beh…

Russia and European powers, anxious to end a protracted military conflict in eastern Ukraine, welcomed Wednesday the new accord between Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists, even as many in Ukraine dismissed it as a capitulation to Russia. In the deal signe…

In Colombia as elsewhere, the commodification of higher education has led to widespread systemic corruption, and on September 23, students from the Universidad Distrital in Bogotá took to the streets to protest an egregious case of embezzlement, in which, acc…

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) The operation dubbed “Find Jovenel Moïse” organized by opposition leaders demanding the resignation of Haiti’s president ended abruptly when he appeared at the National Palace early this week following violent protests in which seve…

There has been no independent criminal investigation into the death of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, despite findings from the CIA which indicate that the Saudi crown prince was involved in his killing one year ago. Khashoggi is among countless …

Al Jazeera Media Network has joined the One Free Press Coalition, a group formed by news organisations and publishers to advocate for journalists under attack worldwide. The coalition comprises of 36 prominent members, including The Associated Press, Bloombe…

One year after journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, his name remains atop a list of the most severe examples of threats to press freedom around the world. The monthly list — released by the One Free Press Coalition, w…