(2020-11-23). Venezuelan Elections: Maduro Requests Anti-Corruption 'Help' as APR Blasts 'Censorship'. venezuelanalysis.com Centre-right and right-wing parties have also been campaigning hard for the December 6 contest.
(2020-11-23). Colombia: Landslide Leaves Seven People Dead and Nine Injured. telesurenglish.net Colombia's authorities Monday informed that at least seven people died and nine others were injured after a landslide in the town of Puerto Valdivia, Antioquia Department. | RELATED: | The nine people injured that have been found so far were transferred to care centers, according to local outlets. | "It is still impossible to confirm the number of deaths and missing people there is. Local authorities don't know exactly how many people were th…
(2020-11-23). Venezuela: Regional Electoral Boards Start Election Training. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's electoral authorities announced that the training of Regional Electoral Boards (REB) will be carried out from November 23rd until November 27th, as set out in the electoral calendar ahead of the parliamentary elections to take place on December 6. | RELATED: | The training will be conducted by the National Electoral Board (NEB) and the National Office of Subaltern Electoral Organizations…
(2020-11-23). A Venezuelan view: Trump the fraudster. fightbacknews.org U.S. role in the world and its election | In spite of its decline as the superpower of the world, the United States continues to be the major imperial power of the planet. Its economic and military power allows the U.S. to influence and to even directly intervene in crucial scenarios of the world. | It is inevitable then, that most major mass media outlets of the world, as well as the world's citizens, closely follow electoral processes in the U.S. In fact, after the November 3, 2020 election, street protests against police killings continue and there is no remedy at hand for the gross human rights violations in…
(2020-11-22). Guaido's Team Told To Comply With UK Court Order In Gold Litigation. popularresistance.org London – According to the London-based legal firm Zaiwalla & Co., Guaido's lawyers sought to argue during an administrative hearing held on Thursday at the London Commercial High Court that they were unable to produce the £400.000 ($529.000) required because of the sanctions in place against Venezuela by the United States. | The BCV counsellor noted that the losing side only raised the issue of the sanctions after the October 20 payment deadline had passed, so judge Sara Cockerill warned them that they should find better excuses, or they will be in "all sort of trouble" for failing to comply with a UK…
(2020-11-22). Around the World in 8 minutes: Strike in Colombia. peoplesdispatch.org Mobilizations will continue in Colombia over the next couple of days to demand an end to Ivan Duque's anti-people policies and against the lack of political will to address the urgent and pressing issue of violence against communities.
(2020-11-22). People Are Rising Up Against The Elites, So Should We. popularresistance.org This weekend, ten thousand people took to the streets in Guatemala to protest the President and Congress over a proposed budget, the largest in its history, that cuts funds for health care and education as poverty rises, and provides slush funds to politicians and governments. In Colombia, the people held a national strike to protest their violent, right-wing government. In Peru, protests against a right-wing power grab have ousted one appointed president and people are demanding a new government and constitution.
(2020-11-21). Why Venezuela's Dec. 6 election is legitimate. mronline.org 
With heightened U.S. attacks in Venezuela, including a tightening economic blockade, the elections are of great consequence to the future of the country.
(2020-11-21). iLaw's US-Funded Charter Proposal REJECTED. thealtworld.com Funded by the US government via the notorious National Endowment for Democracy (NED) — iLaw set about petitioning the Thai government to have the nation's entire constitution rewritten and rewritten in such a way as to make it easier for US-backed opposition parties to get into power. | The Thai parliament flatly rejected the proposal in part because of growing public awareness of iLaw's foreign funding and the massive conflict of interest this represents — not to mention the assault on Thailand's political independence it constitutes. | Hopefully this is the first step toward Thailand reviewing its…
(2020-11-20). Colombians embark on a fresh national strike against Ivan Duque. peoplesdispatch.org On November 19, hundreds of thousands of Colombians began