State, power and society in Latin America
Raul Zibechi | zcomm.org | 2021-05-23
From state violence and neoliberal extractivism to Colombia's general strike and Zapatismo…
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UN Recognizes Venezuela's Efforts to Strengthen Human Rights
José Manuel Blanco Diaz | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-23
The United Nations (UN) Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights recognized this Friday, May 21, via Twitter, the efforts of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to strengthen the exercise of human rights. | The UN body, led since 2018 by High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet, expressed its satisfaction after the government of President Nicolás Maduro adopted procedures that coincide with the recommendations issued by the multilateral organization. | In this sense, the Attorney General of the Republic, Tarek William Saab, recently announced the restructuring of the SEBIN and the DGCIM, Venezuelan State secur…
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US Trying To Extradite Diplomat For The 'Crime' Of Securing Food For The Hungry
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-05-23
Special envoy and ambassador to the African Union for Venezuela, Alex Saab, was on a humanitarian mission flying from Caracas to Iran to procure food and gasoline for the Venezuelan CLAP food assistance program. Saab was detained on a refueling stop in the African nation of Cabo Verde and has been held in custody ever since June 12, 2020. | Saab's "crime," according to the US government, which ordered the imprisonment, was money laundering. That is, Saab conducted perfectly legal international trade, but his circumventing the US sanctions — which are designed to prevent relief to the Venezuelans — is…
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Sanctions, Making Venezuela Scream
Alexander Main | zcomm.org | 2021-05-23
Interview on the economic and political impact of the sanctions…
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Governor of La Guaira State García Carneiro Passes Away
Lucía Eugenia Córdova | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-23
The governor of the state of La Guaira, Jorge Luis García Carneiro, passed away on the morning of this Saturday, May 22. He was 69 years old. | "We regret to report the departure of our Governor of La Guaira, General García Carneiro," wrote Delcy Rodríguez, executive vice president of Venezuela, on her Twitter account. | Communicating the sad news, she described García Carneiro as a "patriotic, loyal, brave and indispensable soldier." She also sent condolences to his wife, María del Valle, his children, and the people of La Guaira. "Venezuela has lost a distinguished son. Fly high general in chief," she added.
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Governor of La Guaira State García Carneiro Passes Away
Lucía Eugenia Córdova | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-23
The governor of the state of La Guaira, Jorge Luis García Carneiro, passed away on the morning of this Saturday, May 22. He was 69 years old. | "We regret to report the departure of our Governor of La Guaira, General García Carneiro," wrote Delcy Rodríguez, executive vice president of Venezuela, on her Twitter account. | Communicating the sad news, she described García Carneiro as a "patriotic, loyal, brave and indispensable soldier." She also sent condolences to his wife, María del Valle, his children, and the people of La Guaira. "Venezuela has lost a distinguished son. Fly high general in chief," she added.
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The Struggle Continues in Colombia
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-05-22
Above Photo: AP Photo/Fernando Vergara Colombia's wave of protests continues unabated. This is a first hand account from a comrade living in Colombia. Colombia's wave of protests continues unabated. On May 12th, there were massive demonstrations throughout the country, indicating that the movement shows no immediate signs of waning. Between the last national mobilisation and …
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Colombia: Truth Commission To Investigate Repression in Cali
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-22
The President of Colombia's Truth Commission Francisco de Roux and the commissioner Alejandra Miller on Friday toured the city of Cali to research human rights violations and contribute to solve the political and social crisis that the city, and the country, have been going through since April 28. | RELATED: | Colombia: Constitutional Court Revives Peace Seats | The commission visited the places where national strike protesters are concentrated and accompanied the departure of indigenous pe…
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National Strike in Colombia: A Labyrinth for Uribism
Internationalist 360 ∞ | libya360.wordpress.com | 2021-05-22
María Fernanda Barreto Operation Orion Victims marched in 2012 to demand justice for their family members. | Photo: EFE "We woke up in the night of terror amidst the bullets and the helicopter…": so begins one of the many terrible stories of the people who lived in the Comuna 13 of Medellin on October 16,… Read…
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National Strike in Colombia: A Labyrinth for Uribism
Internationalist 360 ∞ | libya360.wordpress.com | 2021-05-22
María Fernanda Barreto Operation Orion Victims marched in 2012 to demand justice for their family members. | Photo: EFE "We woke up in the night of terror amidst the bullets and the helicopter…": so begins one of the many terrible stories of the people who lived in the Comuna 13 of Medellin on October 16,… Read…
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Venezuelan Opposition Parties to Present Unified Ticket for Regional Elections
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2021-05-22
The country will choose mayors and governors in "mega-elections" on November 21.
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US Trying to Extradite Venezuelan Diplomat for the "Crime" of Securing Food for the Hungry: The Case of Alex Saab v. The Empire
Roger D. Harris | dissidentvoice.org | 2021-05-22
The case of Alex Saab raises dangerous precedents in terms of extraterritorial judicial abuse, violation of diplomatic status, and even the use of torture to extract false confessions. This is according to Montréal-based international human rights lawyer John Philpot. He spoke on May 19 at a webinar sponsored by the Alliance for Global Justice and …
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Misión àÅrbol: Ecosocialism in an Oil-Rich Nation
Dakotah Lilly | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-22
By Dakotah Lilly — May 21, 2021 | "We must change the system, not the climate." These are some of the words that the Venezuelan President Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías opened up his remarks with at the COP15 climate conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. He went on to say: | Capitalism is a destructive development model that is putting an end to life; it threatens to put a definitive end to the human species. And another slogan calls for reflection. It is very in tune with the banking crisis that swept the world and still affects it, and of how the rich northern countries gave aid to bankers and the big banks. The U.
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