In Haiti, murder charges have been dropped against jailed Catholic priest Gerard Jean-Juste but he remains in jail of two new lesser charges–illegal weapons possession and criminal conspiracy. Supporters of Jean-Juste have argued the priest is a political prisoner being detained because of his close ties to the ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Jean-Juste wanted to run in next month’s presidential election but was barred from doing so because he was behind bars. Amnesty International has declared him to be a prisoner of conscience.