Nicaragua strips lawyers of certification in crackdown on dissent
Nicaragua's government has removed the licences of a large number of lawyers from the official registry, in a move critics say is the latest step in a widening crackdown on dissent. Lawyers in the country noticed in recent days that their authorisations to practise had disappeared from the Supreme Court of Justice registry without explanation. The action has drawn criticism from a United Nations expert, who described it as a purge of the legal profession.According to Reed Brody, an American human rights lawyer and member of a UN panel of experts on Nicaragua, there was no official notification from the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 11 Jul 2026 01:03 LONDON
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Cuba hit by third nationwide blackout of the year as protests break out
Cubans in several parts of the island protested on Tuesday evening after a nationwide power cut left homes and streets in the dark. Residents banged pots and set rubbish on fire in some locations, while others shouted for the lights to be turned back on. The outage was the third nationwide blackout in Cuba this year and came on top of rolling electricity cuts already affecting the country.Officials said most of the country had had power restored by Tuesday, but some areas remained without electricity later in the day. Santiago de Cuba, the country's second-largest city, was among the places... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 08 Jul 2026 12:34 LONDON
