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Ortega, Maduro, and Diaz-Canel Denounced in Argentina

The complaint filed is based on international reports documenting the political persecution exercised by these 3 leaders in their countries.

Claudia Camila from Venezuela took our photo of the day: “Manicure” in Caracas, Venezuela.

For leaders like Jair Bolsonaro or Donald Trump, politics is part of what the philosopher Hannah Arendt called the “organized lie”.

Today’s featured artist is Tito de Gracia from Puerto Rico with the song “Pensando en Ti” from the album “Atmosphere” (2007).

At least 16 journalists were attacked or harassed on January 8, and at least 24 others have been targeted in the aftermath of the riots.

Victor Parra from Venezuela took our photo of the day: “A Bird Meeting Place”, in Margarita, Venezuela.

“We hear a lot about migration crises, but in reality, it is the migrants who are often truly in crisis,” notes UN Commissioner Volker Türk.

Thousands in the city of Juliaca held a mass funeral procession for 17 people killed Monday after security forces opened fire on protesters.

Indi Rivero from Venezuela took our photo of the day: “Wildflowers” in Lara, Venezuela.

“We are alarmed by the dozens of attacks on journalists in Peru covering anti-government protests,” said Carlos Martinez de la Serna of CPJ.