Venezuela 16/06/2017 Venezuela: opponent warns of rigged vote Nicmer Evans, one of Venezuela's most famous dissidents, said Maduro would boost his votes
Panama 30/05/2017 Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega dies Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega has died at the age of 83 following brain surgery this year. Noriega, who ruled Panama from 1983 to 1989
no comment 11/05/2017 Argentina protests against law helping human rights criminals Tens of thousands protested in Buenos Aires against a Supreme Court ruling that could have led to the early release from jail of those convicted of human rights abuses during the military…
Argentina 11/05/2017 People power: Argentina blocks early release for human rights criminals Under pressure from the street, Congress stopped a ruling from applying to dictatorship-era human rights offenders.
Philippines 18/11/2016 Filipino dictator Marcos given hero's burial by President Duterte Twenty-seven years after his death, Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos has been buried at Manila’s prestigious Cemetery of Heroes.
no comment 26/03/2016 Remembering Argentina's 1976 coup Tens of thousands of Argentines marched in Buenos Aires on Thursday (24 March) to mark the 40th anniversary of the coup that overthrew Isabel Peron
Tajikistan 22/01/2016 Tajik parliament paves way to life presidency for Imomali Rakhmon Over 20 years after he was first elected president, Imomali Rakhmon has tightened his grip on power in Tajikistan. Parliament has approved
Poland 23/12/2015 Jean Asselborn fires warning to Poland Jean Asselborn Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister has fired a warning to Poland’s ruling conservative Law and Justice party against going down the path of
Chile 08/08/2015 Chile: celebrations as former head of hated secret police dies There have been celebrations on the streets at news of the death of one of the most hated men in Chile. Manuel Contreras headed the South American
Chile 08/08/2015 Chile: Pinochet's former intelligence chief Manuel Contreras dies The former head of Chile’s secret police during the country’s military dictatorship has died, aged 86. Manuel Contreras was unrepentant for human
Russia 06/08/2015 Historian, who revealed Stalin went to movies after ordering 3,000 deaths, dies aged 98 Robert Conquest, a prominent Anglo-American historian, who documented many aspects of Stalin’s rule, has died aged 98 in California. He wrote poetry
Spain 23/04/2015 Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca was executed during civil war, papers reveal Federico Garcia Lorca, the Spanish playwright and poet who was killed shortly after the start of Spain’s civil war, was executed by the authorities
Brazil 10/12/2014 Brazil President Rousseff moved to tears by military rule abuses report The national Truth Commission's report says arrests, torture, executions and disappearances were rife during the 1964-85 military dictatorship.
Korea 26/09/2014 Why has North Korea leader Kim Jong-un not been seen in public for three weeks? Fresh details have emerged shedding more light on the public absence of North Korea leader Kim Jong-un. The firebrand dictator, who is in his early
Insight 25/04/2014 Portugal's Carnation hope overpowered by austerity bitterness Forty years after the Carnation Revolution freed Portugal from dictatorship, many Portuguese are in a different sort of straight jacket today
focus 21/11/2013 Myanmar: on the road to democracy? After half of century of military dictatorship, is Myanmar really on the road to democracy? The country, also known as Burma, has started opening
Insight 24/05/2012 Amnesty cites UN hypocrisy, EU scapegoating euronews London correspondent Ali Sheikholeslami spoke to Amnesty International’s secretary-general Salil Shetty about groundshifts taking place in
