Real wages in the UK continue falling due to austerity policies.

Russian opposition politician Navalny will be barred from elections for many years.

Colombian farmers trying to recover land that was extorted from them by the paramilitaries face threats, even murder.

The paramilitaries are right-wing thugs that were linked to cronies of former president Alvaro Horrible. They were the worst terrorists in Colombia, and maybe still are.

Hu Jintao, former president of China, faces prosecution in Spain for genocide in Tibet.

The actions of the Chinese government in Tibet qualify as tyranny and oppression. To call them "genocide" seems like a stretch, since they are not aimed at exterminating the Tibetan people or anything close to that. They are somewhat comparable to the Israeli occupation of Palestine.

Egypt and Israel are combining to starve Gaza. Food, water, and electricity are scarce, and construction has nearly stopped.