And in Peru, the American activist Lori Berenson has been freed on parole after nearly fifteen years behind bars. Berenson was convicted in 1996 by hooded Peruvian military judges of collaborating with the rebel group MRTA. She has long maintained her innocence. Berenson had no comment for the media Thursday as she was rushed out of a Lima prison. But shortly before her release, Berenson’s father, Mark Berenson, welcomed the newfound freedom for his daughter and her one-year-old son Salvator.

Mark Berenson: “I’m just happy that Lori and Salvador will be free, that justice has been served in Peru. It’s been fourteen-and-a-half years that we have waited for this moment, and that’s about all we can say now.”

Lori Berenson will be required to remain in Peru under the terms of her five-year parole.