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World Alert reported that Yuleidy Ixcotoyac, 15 years old, woke up in her coffin after spending about eight hours in a wake in the village of El Jocote, in the Guatemalan department of Quiché. According to the publication, her father, Abraham Ixcotoyac, believed she had died after the young girl fainted while he was transporting her by car to a health center and did not detect any breathing or pulse. The publication noted that Yuleidy did not receive medical attention and that her father obtained a coffin to take her back home. During the wake, attendees noticed movements in the casket and assisted her. World Alert indicated that the young girl was conscious and recovering. #Guatemala #NoticiaImpactante #Milagro (translated)

Press Briefs reported nearly 7,000 police custody cases, 86% of which involved minors, and indicated that the majority had not led to legal proceedings at this stage. The account described these arrests as a massive and unprecedented measure aimed at containing the mobilization of young people. Several cited observers viewed this as a form of intimidation, while Press Briefs believed this practice infringed on the right to protest and risked normalizing disproportionate police and judicial responses. The account added that the preventive use of police custody had already been documented during the Yellow Vests movement. Relying on independent press articles, Press Briefs relayed testimonies from high school students reporting violent detention conditions, symptoms of post-traumatic stress, forced undressings, and physical or psychological violence. A 15-year-old reportedly recounted being slammed against a concrete bed and hit on the head by police and then insulted. A complaint had been filed, according to the account, which also indicated that the police prefecture had not responded to Mediapart's questions about the reported statements. Mohammed, a 16-year-old high school student in Saint-Denis, reportedly stated that police had hit the bars of his cell during the night to wake up the detainees and had targeted him with a racist insult. The mother of Noham, also 16, claimed that her son had been hit in the liver and face after asking why he had been arrested. Adam's mother also denounced violence against young protesters. Press Briefs added that several teenage girls and boys reported sexist and racist remarks from police, and complaints had been filed. Anne Savinel-Barras, president of Amnesty International France, expressed her concern over the repression of the student movement, believing that the young people's demands for education and health were met with prohibitions on demonstrations and disproportionate police violence. The NGO stated that it would support people peacefully protesting and defend the right to demonstrate. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights also expressed concern about the situation in France and notably called for a proportional use of force. #jeunesse #manifestation #répression (translated)

An 18-year-old has been arrested for the murder of plastic surgeon Alexander Aslani in Marbella, a case that reflects the increasing involvement of unscrupulous adolescents from Northern Europe in organized crime on the Costa del Sol. #Sicarios #CriminalidadJuvenil #CostaDelSol (translated)

The climate crisis is exacerbating child marriage and adolescent pregnancies, as 36% of young women surveyed report an increase in these situations following natural disasters, due to loss of income, disruption of education, and limited access to health services. #CrisisClimática #MatrimonioInfantil #DerechosDeLasNiñas (translated)

The assassination of surgeon Alexander Aslani in Malaga has revealed the growing threat of foreign teenage hitmen recruited by mafias in Sweden, who operate in Europe committing contracted crimes while their true bosses evade criminal responsibility. #Sicariato #CrimenOrganizado #Málaga (translated)

The General Directorate of Health (DGS) has simplified the monitoring of people in pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV, allowing the prescription of PrEP in primary health care and community organizations, aiming to facilitate the follow-up of adults and adolescents at high risk of infection. #Saúde #VIH #PrEP (translated)

Felipe Leme criticized the denial of a statement attributed to Ana Elisa, saying there was evidence everywhere. He stated that she should acknowledge what she said, explain that she was a teenager at the time, and say that she has matured and wants to bring that experience to the political debate. Leme accused the PT of trying to replace facts with false narratives and compared this strategy to cancer for Brazil. He also said he would present a cure at the polls on the 25th. #Política #PósVerdade #Eleições2024 (translated)

We have just requested a Florida court to order Meta to deactivate the features that hook teenagers and leave Florida's children alone when they are at school or sleeping. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced this Wednesday that he has requested a temporary injunction against Meta to deactivate the features that create addiction among young people, considering that these tools also generate "anxiety, depression, or eating disorders." #AdicciónDigital #ProtecciónInfantil #RedesSociales (translated)

Thus, the Minister of the Interior, Laurent Nuñez, has announced the suspension of the use of stun grenades while the case of a 15-year-old teenager who suffered the amputation of a hand by one of them in Lens, in the north of the country, is investigated. #ProtestasEstudiantiles #Francia #DerechosEducativos (translated)

“When teenagers suffer, during protests, injuries that change their lives, that is something that should concern us all. Authorities must maintain order, but their response must be proportional, especially when minors are involved,” said the Maltese European Commissioner for Intergenerational Equity, Youth, Culture and Sport, Glenn Micallef, in a message posted on social media. #França #ProtestosEstudantis #Educação (translated)