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Mexican schoolboy set on fire for being Indigenous
Mexican schoolboy set on fire for being Indigenous
by  AFP

A Mexican schoolboy was set on fire and badly burned in a classroom -- his "only crime" was speaking an Indigenous language in a country struggling to end racial discrimination. Discrimination is common in Mexico, a country of 126 million where 23.2 million people identify as Indigenous and more than 7.3 million speak an Indigenous language, according to a 2020 census.

US prosecutor says Polanski case transcripts can be unsealed
US prosecutor says Polanski case transcripts can be unsealed
by  AFP

Los Angeles prosecutors said Tuesday they will no longer oppose the release of sealed transcripts in the statutory rape case against Roman Polanski -- documents which the fugitive director has previously argued could reveal judicial misconduct.

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