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Brazil: Judge Annuls Convictions of Ex-President Lula

In Brazil, a judge has annulled all convictions against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. He hopes to run for president in 2022.

Delegates of the OAS General Secretariat held a virtual meeting with members of the Pro-Electoral Reforms Group in Nicaragua.

Burma’s main labor unions have launched a general strike as mass protests and the violent crackdown on peaceful demonstrators intensifies.

They demand an end to harassment & persecution and ask that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights be allowed to return to the country.

The political prisoner regrets being in jail for demanding justice, freedom, and democracy. However, he said he will not give up doing so.

The prosecution asked for 16 years for supposed drug trafficking. A Judge also delivered a guilty verdict against 23-year-old Brayan Cornejo.

In Italy, dozens of humanitarian aid workers have been charged with complicity in human smuggling refugees.

Pope Francis is planning to travel to Baghdad Friday and is scheduled to meet with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani Saturday.

Campos Mello, a 2019 recipient of CPJ’s Press Freedom Award, has said the environment for journalists has worsened under President Bolsonaro.

The highs will be between 25 and 28° C (77 and 82 F), and the lows between 18 and 21° C (64 and 70 F). The sea surface will be 25° C (77 F).