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Vladimir Putin · PanamaThe public portion of a trial of more than two-dozen associates accused of helping some of the world’s richest people hide their wealth came to an unexpectedly speedy conclusion Friday when a Panamanian judge said she would take the two weeks of trial arguments and testimony under advisement. The trial came eight years after 11 million leaked secret financial documents that became known as the “Panama Papers” prompted the resignation of the prime minister of Iceland and brought scrutiny to the then-leaders of Argentina and Ukraine, Chinese politicians, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, among others. Judge Baloisa Marquínez noted Friday that the case included more than 530 volumes of information. The public trial had been expected to run to the end of the month. The judge has 30 working days to issue a verdict.See the Story
Panama Papers trial's public portion comes to an unexpectedly speedy end
58% Center coverage: 17 sources
Asylum Seekers · ColombiaColombia and Panama are failing to protect hundreds of thousands of migrants who cross the Darien jungle on their way to the U.S. and have become increasingly vulnerable to robberies and sexual violence, Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Wednesday.See the Story
Panama and Colombia fail to protect migrants on Darien jungle route, Human Rights Watch says
53% Center coverage: 17 sources
Panama Politics · PanamaPanama’s Electoral Tribunal has disqualified former president Ricardo Martinelli’s candidacy in the country’s May 5 presidential election because of a 10-year prison sentence for money laundering he received last year, the tribunal’s presiding magistrate said Monday night.See the Story
Panamanian electoral court bars former president Martinelli's candidacy in May elections
Coverage: 20 sources
Asylum Seekers · PanamaA disturbance among migrants and eventually with Panamanian border police resulted in the destruction of various vehicles and at least 10 modules of a migrant camp in the country’s Darien region, authorities said Saturday.See the Story
Migrant brawl at reception center in Panama's Darien region destroys shelter
54% Center coverage: 15 sources
International · PanamaWhile authorities have not confirmed the number of victims or their nationalities, reports from media outlets including Telemetro and TVn2 said the boat was carrying 25 migrants, four of whom were killed and seven others were missing. Record numbers of migrants have reached the southern border of the United States in recent years, as thousands travel from South America on their way through Central America to the U.S.-Mexico border.See the Story
Migrants dead, missing after boat capsizes off Panama coast
50% Center coverage: 12 sources
Daniel Ortega · PanamaPanama’s former President Ricardo Martinelli has received political asylum from Nicaragua days after Panama's Supreme Court denied his appeal over a money laundering conviction that carried a 10-year sentence.See the Story
Panama ex-President Ricardo Martinelli receives political asylum from Nicaragua
38% Center coverage: 16 sources
