A Times investigation reveals the story behind how Mexico became the first and most prolific user of Pegasus. It’s still using it, despite promising to stop.
Tag: Human Rights and Human Rights Violations
Harsh Sentence for Putin Critic Highlights Kremlin’s Repression
A Moscow court sentenced Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in prison, making it clear that any criticism of the war can lead to prison time.
Mexico Charges 4 Soldiers in Killings of 5 Civilians in Border City
The shooting deaths, in the cartel-dominated city of Nuevo Laredo, caused outrage because the people the soldiers fired on had apparently been unarmed.
China Sentences Leading Rights Activists to 14 and 12 Years in Prison
Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi were detained after organizing a small seaside gathering of activists to discuss human rights. Their lengthy sentences point to Beijing’s intolerance of dissent.
Fears Grow Over Mexico Military’s Power as Five Men Killed
Uniformed soldiers shot and killed unarmed civilians, including an American, then blocked medics from providing care, a top government official said. To many Mexicans, such abuse is all too familiar.
Baptist Minister in Myanmar Gets 6 Years in Prison for Opposing Junta
The minister met with President Donald J. Trump in 2019 to highlight the abuses of Myanmar’s military, which later seized power in a coup.
Tunisia’s Influence in Europe
The European Union relies heavily on Tunisia to stem migration, giving its increasingly authoritarian president leverage in negotiations with the bloc.
North Korean Workers Toil in Russia and China, Despite Sanctions
Despite sanctions and the pandemic, laborers from the country remain abroad, earning desperately needed cash for the regime, according to a new report.
The Yearslong Fight To Get Paul Rusesabagina Out of Rwanda
Paul Rusesabagina, depicted in the 2004 film about genocide in his country, was reunited with his family last week. It took years of pressure to get him out of Rwanda, where he was convicted on terrorism charges.
Vatican Repudiates ‘Doctrine of Discovery,’ Used as Justification for Colonization
Indigenous communities have long called on the Vatican rescind the concept, which had been used over the centuries to seize land from people in the Americas, Africa and elsewhere.