violence

The number of Arabs killed by criminal violence in Israel is rising.

Published on: November 8, 2025
09:29

Tel Aviv, November 8 (Prensa Latina) At least 224 Arab-Israelis have been killed this year amid a wave of violence plaguing this minority in the country, the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported.

Costa Rica’s students suffer violence, bullying, and mistreatment

Published on: November 7, 2025
11:03

San Jose, Nov 7 (Prensa Latina) – The student sector in Costa Rica is currently facing a problem of violence and bullying among students in their schools, and from adults against them, totaling some 4,300 cases since 2023, according to an official institution.

One in five children suffers violence in the Dominican Republic

Published on: October 15, 2025
12:44

Santo Domingo, Oct 15 (Prensa Latina) The president of the Dominican Association of Psychology Professionals (Asodopsi), Abril Arias, warned that one in five children in the Dominican Republic suffers some type of physical or sexual violence, it was revealed.

Stray bullet victims increase in Brazil

Published on: October 14, 2025
12:34

Brasilia, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) At least 170 people were hit by stray bullets between January and September in Brazil, a figure that represents an eight percent increase compared to the same period last year.

DRC reports attacks against humanitarian workers

Published on: October 8, 2025
10:45

Kinshasa, October 8 (Prensa Latina) Humanitarian workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were at the center of 46 security incidents during September, according to a report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

Uruguay marked by homicides in violent week

Published on: September 27, 2025
09:42

Montevideo, Sept 27 (Prensa Latina) Uruguay experienced a particularly violent week with 12 homicides, especially between Wednesday and Friday, according to police data and press reports.

Escalating Israeli violence against Gaza activist decries

Published on: September 26, 2025
10:44

Ramallah, Sep 26 (Prensa Latina) Salah Abdel-Ati, Chairman of the International Commission to Support Palestinian Rights (ICSPR), condemned the growing escalation of Israeli violence in the occupied territories, especially in Gaza, which has been under fire for two years.

Haiti: Violence generates more forced displacements

Published on: September 18, 2025
10:46

Port-au-Prince, Sept 18 (Prensa Latina) Following the escalation of gang violence in the Haitian commune of Cabaret, thousands of people are now seeking refuge to escape the wrath of armed gangs.

Massacre and escalation of violence denounced in Haiti

Published on: September 18, 2025
10:25

Port-au-Prince, Sept 18 (Prensa Latina) The National Network for the Defense of Human Rights of Haiti denounced the massacre that occurred in Cabaret and expressed concern about the deteriorating security climate in the country.

Bolivia seeks owners of abandoned suitcases containing cocaine

Published on: September 18, 2025
06:52

La Paz, Sep 18 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian authorities are looking for the owners of three suitcases abandoned in La Paz Bus Terminal, with packages of cocaine hydrochloride, according to the departmental deputy commander of the Police, Andres Paz.

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