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E.Guinea detains ex-minister over criticising president
E.Guinea detains ex-minister over criticising president
by  AFP

Equatorial Guinea has detained a former justice minister after he criticised the president, his brother and the opposition said Thursday, adding that they had had no news of him in three weeks. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, 80, has ruled Equatorial Guinea with an iron fist for more than 43 years, making him the longest-serving non-monarchic leader in the world.

Independent journalism under attack in Central America
Independent journalism under attack in Central America
by  AFP

Central American journalists can pay a steep price for publishing unflattering stories about governments in the region -- one with a history of civil wars and dictatorships and where poverty, violence and corruption are rampant.

Afghan woman says she was raped, forced to marry Taliban official
Afghan woman says she was raped, forced to marry Taliban official
by  AFP

An Afghan woman has claimed in an online video that a Taliban official beat, raped and forced her into marrying him -- charges which the senior member of the hardline Islamist movement has denied. Khosty received support online from some Taliban members.

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