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Eight hopefuls are seeking to succeed President Laurentino Cortizo in Sunday’s election, with corruption a top issue.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Several labor unions, associations, and guilds of Panama protested this Thursday in the premises of the Parliament against the Government, which celebrates its second anniversary today, in a demonstration that ended in skirmishes against the police. The protest was peaceful until a small group broke down the security cordon and threw paint at the police, who responded with tear gas and dispersed the gathering (Photo internet reproduction) “It is a government more of the same, businesslike, just like the other six governments of the last 31 years (…) we need a ne...

efe-epaPanama City Outrage in Panama over police beatings of protester, photographer La Estrella de Panama newspaper provided this photo of Agencia Efe's Bienvenido Velasco surrounded by police while covering a demonstration in Panama City on Wednesday, 16 December 2020. EFE-EPA/Roberto Barrios/Courtesy La Estrella de Panama Police arrest a protester in front of Panama's National Assembly in Panama City on Wednesday, 16 December 2020. EFE-EPA/Bienvenido Velasco Police arrest a protester outside Panama's National Assembly in Panama City on Wednesday, 16 December 2020. EFE-E...

Outrage in Panama over police beatings of protester, photographer 3 minutes read Panama City, Dec 17 (efe-epa).- Panama’s National Police faced criticism Thursday over the brutal beating of a young woman during a protest and an assault against a photojournalist who was covering the demonstration. A video aired on Panamanian television and circulated on social media shows a male cop holding University of Panama student Ileana Corea while a helmeted female officer repeatedly hits the protester even as another officer attempts to intervene to stop the beating. And when Agencia Efe’s Bienve...