In the spotlight: Nicaragua offers the former Taiwanese embassy to China

A view of the Taiwanese Embassy in Managua after Nicaragua announced it was severing diplomatic relations with Taiwan in favor of China.

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The Nicaraguan government seized the former Taiwanese embassy and diplomatic offices, claiming they are now Chinese-owned. It is on the front page of the

information site

. The Nicaraguan government broke off relations with Taipei on December 10 in favor of China. While Taiwan was preparing to donate the premises of its embassy to the Catholic Church of Nicaragua, the political authorities took the decision, Sunday, December 26, to appropriate the building located in an upscale neighborhood of Managua, and to offer it to China.   

This provoked the ire of the Taiwanese government which denounced " 

 ", according to

.

An expert consulted by the news site supports Taiwan's position and recalls that a diplomatic mission forced to leave a country obviously has the right to sell or donate its goods to whomever it wishes.

When Costa Rica and El Salvador severed relations with Taipei in 2007 and 2017, the two countries did not confiscate the embassy premises, but respected Taiwan's right to liquidate its property.

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Floods in Brazil: "

We have been forgotten

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Flooding from heavy rains in Bahia state has left two more dead, bringing the region's death toll to 20 since early November, with nearly 63,000 people displaced, local officials said

In the

newspaper

, a native of the Tupinamba ethnic group expresses her despair at the situation in her community: “ 

 "According to Ana Carolina Bié, many members of the ethnic group have had to leave their homes:" 

"she explains. And the native continued: " 

 "

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Christmas greetings from de facto Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry

It's on the front page of the

. The Port-au-Prince newspaper recalls that the country has no longer had a president since the assassination of Jovenel Moïse on July 7 and that the presentation of Christmas greetings was therefore incumbent on the Prime Minister. In a pre-recorded message, Ariel Henry called for “ 

 ” writes Le

. The head of government also " 

". Still according to the

, the inhabitants of the metropolitan region gathered to " 

 », But some people preferred to stay at home because of the insecurity.   

No Christmas truce for armed gangs

According to information from the

agency

, "

" on Monday, December 27 in the district of Martissant.

The information site specifies that the victims were hit by projectiles while they were "

".

The attackers were heavily armed: the attack is, according to Alterpresse, another example of how gangs continue to spread terror with impunity.

Insecurity marked the year 2021 in the country, recalls the Civil Society Initiative, in an interview with

.

According to the organization, kidnappings have reached an all-time high.

All strata of society as well as foreigners are affected by this scourge.

The Human Rights Analysis and Research Center identified 949 cases of kidnapping until December 15, i.e. around 150 more cases than in 2020.   

In Chile, famous lawyer Roberto Garreton dies at the age of 80

He had distinguished himself as a defender of human rights during the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet, writes the newspaper

.

Upon receiving the National Human Rights Award in 2020, Roberto Garreton said he was part of a generation that is committed to bringing a minimum of hope and justice to Chile.

The new president Gabriel Boric made a point of attending the funeral vigil of the former lawyer, saluting his courage "

".

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