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Cubans wary of banks as government cracks down on cash
Cubans wary of banks as government cracks down on cash
by  AFP

Accustomed to lugging around thick wads of cash, Cubans are skeptical of government efforts to force them to deposit their money into a crumbling banking system, in an effort to curb runaway inflation and boost liquidity.

Outcry as Turkish journalist jailed by text
Outcry as Turkish journalist jailed by text
by  AFP

Even in a country which regularly holds the world record for jailing journalists, the case of Turkish investigative reporter Baris Pehlivan stands out. - 'Abusive prosecutions' - Pehlivan, editor in chief of the OdaTV website and a contributor to the secular daily Cumhuriyet, was conditionally freed on May 15, then sent back to jail for a day after multiple cases were opened against him.

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