Ukraine war: Deadly attack leaves retaken Kherson with no power
Two people have been killed, say Ukrainian officials, in a second day of Russian attacks on central Kherson, recaptured by Ukraine last month.
Heavy shelling on critical infrastructure in the port area left the entire city without power, according to the regional governor.
The retreat of Russian forces from Kherson was one of Moscow's biggest setbacks since the February invasion.
For weeks it has targeted power facilities in Ukrainian cities.
First Turkish journalist arrested under ‘disinformation’ law
Sinan Aygül, a journalist in Kurdish-majority Bitlis province, was detained after tweeting about alleged sexual abuse
Reuters in Ankara
A journalist has been arrested in south-east Turkey for allegedly spreading “disinformation”, his lawyer said on Thursday, marking the first pre-trial detention under a new law that critics say poses a threat to free speech.
The arrest comes two months after parliament passed the sweeping legislation that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling party said would protect the public. Critics say the law could be abused by authorities to stifle dissent.
Sinan Aygül, a journalist in Kurdish-majority Bitlis province, was detained early on Wednesday after he wrote on Twitter that a 14-year-old girl had allegedly been sexually abused by men, including police officers and soldiers. He retracted the story.
Anastasiia Lapatina: Ukraine reporter named in Teen Vogue’s ‘21 under 21’ list
‘Helping Ukraine defeat a cruel dictatorship is in everybody’s best interest’
Ukrainian reporter Anastasiia Lapatina was featured by Teen Vogue in its “21 Under 21” list that honours the work of young changemakers, influencers, activists, and artists across the world.
Ms Lapatina is a national reporter at the Kyiv Independent and has previously worked with the Kyiv Post, Ukraine’s oldest and largest English-language publication.
The young war correspondent has written about the horrific events during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, filing stories about bombings, hospitals in towns occupied by Russian soldiers, and cyberattacks.
Uganda: ICC upholds conviction of feared LRA commander
The International Criminal Court threw out an appeal challenging the 2021 conviction of Dominic Ongwen, the commander of the Lord's Resistance Army, a group that killed thousands during their reign of terror in Uganda.
The International Criminal Court on Thursday ruled it will uphold all convictions of a feared commander of the Lord's Resistance Army, a notorious Ugandan rebel group that waged a war of terror during their insurgency in Uganda.
Dominic Ongwen was sentenced to 25 years in prison for crimes, including murders, rapes and forced pregnancy, in a landmark ruling by the ICC nearly two years ago.
Report: Police falsified records about man who died in detention
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 15, 2022 at 18:15 JST
Osaka prefectural police sent to prosecutors papers on three Fukushima Police Station officers who are suspected of falsifying documents about a murder suspect who killed himself while in custody.
Prefectural police have admonished 11 officers over their failure to keep close watch over the man and are also imposing disciplinary measures against seven officers, including the police station chief.
The moves come on the heels of an investigative report released on Dec. 14 by prefectural police that found station officers had attempted to cover up their failure to properly check up on the man.
El Salvador has arrested 2% of its adult population in its war on gangs. Other countries are taking note
Eight months since El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele announced a war on gangs, an estimated 2% of the country’s adult population – or roughly 100,000 people – are now behind bars.
Bukele’s crackdown this year, prompted by a bloody killing spree by gangs that saw dozens of people killed in March, placed El Salvador in a prolonged state of emergency and relaxed important constitutional rights, like due process and freedom of association.
This mano dura or “iron fist” anti-gang policy appears to be working, with homicide rates falling in the country, according to Tiziano Breda, a Central America expert at the Crisis Group.
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