Peace in Colombia should mean land reform and an end to hunger
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-06-03
Colombia's ongoing national strike is part of a decades-long struggle against the political and economic elites to demand peace and dignity for all.
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Colombia: Police Brutality Left 30 People Injured In Pereira
telesurenglish.net | 2021-06-03
Colombia's Mobile Anti-Riot Squadron (ESMAD) on Wednesday night used stun guns and tear gas canisters to halt a peaceful protest in Pereira city, where they left at least 30 people injured. | RELATED: | Seven Killed in Colombia's 60th Massacre of 2020 | Videos posted on social networks show hundreds of people fleeing from the agents amid tear gas smoke and gunfires. The ESMAD attacked protesters to clear the Ciudad Victoria civic square, the main point of resistance in Pereira. | "Our city li…
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Human Rights Mission Condemns State Terrorism In Colombia
telesurenglish.net | 2021-06-03
Colombia's International Human Rights Verification Mission on Thursday ordered an investigation into President Ivan Duque's administration for "torturing, disappearing, raping, and murdering Colombian citizens during the social outbreak." | RELATED: | Colombia To Purchase 'Emergency' Weapons To Quell Protests | "The government is encouraging police brutality, which has limited the right of the people to protest peacefully and to take part in the country's political decisions," the Mission c…
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Colombia: "The Government Murders with Impunity Because the US Empire is Behind it."
Carlos Aznarez | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-03
By Carlos Aznarez — May 31, 2021 | Cecilia Zamudio is a Colombian writer, poet, journalist and artist, and like many of her compatriots lives these days with great concern for what means the repressive escalation of the government of Iván Duque, but also with deep satisfaction to the patriotism that the Colombian people starring a national productive strike that has passed the month of duration, With her we talked about all these contingencies, in order to further sharpen the efforts of internationalist solidarity with the struggle of that people. | Day after day, Uribism in government continues to develop a…
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Mobilizations in Colombia Persevere After Government Continues Militarization
Staff | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-03
The National Strike Committee of Colombia announced that peaceful mobilizations will continue throughout country, as the government of Iván Duque refuses to endorse the preliminary agreement agreed to in May. | "The peaceful strike continues due to the government's attitude of refusing to negotiate the emergency document," said Committee delegate Francisco Maltés. | El Comité Nacional de Paro convoca en el marco del Paro Nacional: | Gran toma de capitales Miércoles 2 de junio En todo el país. | Por negociación del Pliego Nacional de Emergencia ya. pic.twitter.com/C67irYwEzJ…
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Venezuela Rejects Colombia's Unilateral Decision to Open Border Crossings
Staff | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-03
On Wednesday, June 2, Venezuela rejected the decision of the Colombian government to unilaterally open the border crossings between the two countries, informed Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Arreaza. | The information was made public through a communiqué of the Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Ministry, indicating that "this sort of border ambush shows that the Colombian government continues to engage in political tricks in order to distract public opinion from the notorious acts of human rights violations that for 36 days have shaken Colombian society and the whole world." | In the statement, Venezuela expresses that…
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Update on Mumia's Case and MOVE — Chavista Chronicles from Caracas interview with Suzanne Ross
Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-03
Caracas, June 03, 2021 (OrinocoTribune.com)–In the most recent episode of Chavista Chronicles from Caracas we had the pleasure of interviewing Suzanne Ross. Ross has been active in the international solidarity movement since the US war in Vietnam, and has visited Venezuela four times in the past ten years to support the Bolivarian Republic's struggle for self determination faced with US intervention and aggression. | Ross began supporting the cause of Mumia Abu-Jamal when he was on death row and scheduled for execution in 1995. She has played a key role in building the impressive Free Mumia movement which c…
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Venezuela's PSUV to Hold August 8 Primaries for 21N Regional Elections: Procedures & Principles
José Manuel Blanco Diaz | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-03
The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) will hold primary elections on August 8, selecting candidates to contest the for the offices of governors, mayors, regional councils, and councils throughout the country. | The announcement was made this Tuesday, June 1, by the head of state and president of the party, Nicolás Maduro Moros, during a meeting with the national leadership and the youth of the revolutionary political party. The meeting took place at the emblematic Hotel Humboldt in the city of Caracas. | Maduro explained that the origin of the entire process is rooted in the method approved by the PSUV,…
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PDF of June 3 issue
Workers World Party | workers.org | 2021-06-03
Download the PDF. U.S. behind detention of Venezuelan diplomat Release Alex Saab! Ama-zen? Alabama mine strike. Editorial: Reparations NOW for Black Tulsans! A year after George Floyd, fight police terror! Cleveland, Seattle, Oakland. From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free: March on Washington Global class impact Being . . . | Continue reading PDF of June 3 issue at Workers.org…
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Rapidity of Phase II of Mass Vaccination in Venezuela Stands Out
Staff | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-03
Venezuelans who have been contacted by the Patria System, an online state platform in which more than 20 million Venezuelans are registered, to receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine have remarked on the speed of the immunization process, according to àöltimas Noticias. | "They took good care of us since we arrived, the process was fast," said Milagros Ríos, 62, after receiving a dose of the vaccine this Wednesday at the point set up in the Hotel Alba Caracas, one of the several designated vaccination points for the second phase of the mass vaccination process. This phase includes senior citizens, an…
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How USAID created Nicaragua's anti-Sandinista media apparatus, now under money laundering investigation
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-06-03
With tens of millions of dollars over years of work, CIA front USAID helped create and train Nicaragua's anti-Sandinista opposition. At the center of its operations is the elite Chamorro Foundation, which stands accused of money laundering.
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Masses battle rightist regimes in Colombia, Brazil, Chile
John Catalinotto | workers.org | 2021-06-02
Ongoing struggles in three South American countries show the general uprising that began in 2019 is still challenging right-wing ruling groups that had resumed control of governments. "Bolsonaro out!" Ten thousand demonstrated in Rio de Janeiro, May 29. A look at events in Colombia, Brazil and Chile demonstrate that the . . . | Continue reading Masses battle rightist regimes in Colombia, Brazil, Chile at Workers.org…
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Venezuelan Soldiers Freed After Capture in Border Region
José Luis Granados Ceja | venezuelanalysis.com | 2021-06-02
The eight soldiers had been detained by Colombian "irregular armed groups" following an ambush.
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Bolivarian National Guard Detains Colombian Spy in Táchira
Staff | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-02
The Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) detained a member of the Armed Forces of Colombia in the border state of Táchira. According to sources, the detained individual was carrying out espionage operations within Venezuela. | According to a report from the GNB, the apprehended person, identified by the name of Jhorman Benjamín Ortega Tarazona, was incercepted by GNB personnel as he displayed "suspicious behavior" in the vicinity of a Citizen's Attention Post in Vega de Aza, a Venezuelan town located 68 kilometers away from the Colombian city of Cúcuta. | Identification documents of Jhorman Benjamín Ortega Tarazona, w…
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Venezuelan Authorities Rescue 8 Kidnapped Soldiers From Colombian Paramilitary Gangs Without Violence
Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-02
Caracas, June 1 (Special for OrinocoTribune.com)–Eight soldiers kidnapped by Colombian narco-terrorist groups at the beginning of this month in the border area of Apure state were rescued this Monday, May 31, in an operation called Centennial Eagle. | The news was confirmed by the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) through a statement shared on social media networks by Minister for Defense Vladimir Padrino. In the document, the military organization detailed that two additional soldiers are the subject of an ongoing search. | #FANBEnDefensaDeLaDignidad t.co/…
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New Investigation Reveals Role of Israeli Operatives in Colombia's "Political Genocide"
Dan Cohen | mintpressnews.com | 2021-06-02
Known as the "Red Dance," the systematic murder of the Patriotic Union remains one of the most extreme cases of political violence in Latin America and new evidence suggests that it was concocted by one of the most decorated spies in Israeli history.
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Colombia Backs Down, Will Extend the Closure of Border with Venezuela
Staff | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-02
Colombian authorities have backed down and announced an extension of the closure of the international border of Colombia with Venezuela at least until September 1, 2021. | Just days earlier, the government of Colombia had announced the opening of the border with Venezuela and had scheduled it for June 1, but now the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a decree to ratify the continuity of the closure of cross-border land and river routes. | In Decree 580, dated May 31 2020, the Colom…
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Colombia: At Least 3,789 Police Brutality Cases Since April 28
telesurenglish.net | 2021-06-02
The Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Temblores reported on Wednesday at least 3,789 cases of police brutality amid the national strikes in Colombia, which have extended for 36 days. | RELATED: | Colombia's Senator Arias Persecuted for Helping Protesters | According to the latest report, 45 out of the 3,789 cases were homicides, 65 victims suffered eye injuries, 187 cases of gunshots, and 25 cases of sexual violence. Temblores said that there had been 1,649 arbitrary detentions an…
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Colombia's Partnership with NATO Allows It to Breach Human Rights Without Condemnation
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2021-06-02
Since Joe Biden's …
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At Least 100 Million Full-Time Jobs Lost In 2021-ILO
telesurenglish.net | 2021-06-02
The International Labour Organization (ILO) reported on Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic economic crisis is "far from over" as the "jobs gap will reach 75 million in 2021, before falling to 23 million in 2022." | RELATED: | Covid-19 in Colombia: Almost 500.000 New Unemployed | According to the latest projections, the estimate of working or reduced-hours losses will amount to 100 million full-time jobs in 2021 and 26 million full-time jobs in 2022. Moreover, global unemployment "is expe…
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Colombia Backs Down, Will Extend the Closure of Border with Venezuela
Staff | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-02
Colombian authorities have backed down and announced an extension of the closure of the international border of Colombia with Venezuela at least until September 1, 2021. | Just days earlier, the government of Colombia had announced the opening of the border with Venezuela and had scheduled it for June 1, but now the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a decree to ratify the continuity of the closure of cross-border land and river routes. | In Decree 580, dated May 31 2020, the Colom…
orinocotribune.com/colombia-backs-down-will-extend-the-closure-of-border-with-venezuela/

Venezuelan Authorities Rescue 8 Kidnapped Soldiers From Colombian Paramilitary Gangs Without Violence
Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-02
Caracas, June 1 (Special for OrinocoTribune.com)–Eight soldiers kidnapped by Colombian narco-terrorist groups at the beginning of this month in the border area of Apure state were rescued this Monday, May 31, in an operation called Centennial Eagle. | The news was confirmed by the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) through a statement shared on social media networks by Minister for Defense Vladimir Padrino. In the document, the military organization detailed that two additional soldiers are the subject of an ongoing search. | En este momento, acompañados de un excelente grupo de médicos militares, brind…
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After Decades of Oppression, Colombian Women Lead Front Lines of National Strike
Natalia Torres Garzon | zcomm.org | 2021-06-02
Women's presence in Colombia's national strike–both as activists and as victims–has caught the world's attention…
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Colombia o la hipocresía europea
Jesús González Pazos | globalizacion.ca | 2021-06-02
Un régimen que criminaliza la protesta social y que en su respuesta a la misma suma un reguero continuo de violaciones sistemáticas a los derechos humanos. Un régimen que ha añadido a la represión policial, que causa ya decenas de…
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Venezuela Carried Out 23 Anti-Narcotics Operations in Last Five Months
Staff | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-02
Journalist Eligio Rojas published in àöltimas Noticias a report of anti-narcotics operations carried out by Venezuelan authorities in the first five months of 2021, with figures obtained from the National Anti-Drug Superintendence (SNA). | According to the report, the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) carried out 23 military operations against drug trafficking groups so far this year. The report is directly quoted here: | In anti-drug operations during January-May,…
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United States Extends Authorization for Transactions with PDVSA–Made in USA Only
Daniela Jimenez | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-02
Washington extended the "licenses" of US companies Chevron Corp, Halliburton, Schlumberger Limited, Baker Hughes and Weatherford International to make transactions with Venezuela's state-owned oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA). The licenses were extended until the end of the year, confirmed the United States Department of the Treasury, within the framework of illegal US sanctions. | In the midst of unilateral "sanctions" and an economic blockade against Venezuela, the "8H General License" extends until December 1, 2021 the deadline for some companies to reduce their activities with the state-owned Petról…
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U.S. behind detention of Venezuelan diplomat: Release Alex Saab!
Sara Flounders | workers.org | 2021-06-02
Editor notes: Sara Flounders is part of a humanitarian delegation to Cabo Verde, led by Cabo Verdean religious leader Bishop Filipe Teixeira of the Diocese Of Saint Francis of Assisi, Catholic Church of the Americas. The delegation has tasked itself with exposing the U.S. role in the kidnapping, torture and . . . | Continue reading U.S. behind detention of Venezuelan diplomat: Release Alex Saab! at Workers.org…
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ALBA-TCP to Support UN Resolution Against US Blockade of Cuba
telesurenglish.net | 2021-06-02
Communicators and journalists from the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-Peoples' Trade Agreement (ALBA-TCP) agreed to support a resolution at the UN against the U.S. blockade of Cuba. | RELATED: | Newspaper Highlights Impact of Caravans Against the US Blockade | Freddy àëáñez, Venezuelan vice president of Communication, Culture, and Tourism, announced that during the meeting of presidents of Televisoras and Public Media, they agreed to support Cuba on Ju…
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Venezuela's Migration: Why They Left
Internationalist 360 ∞ | libya360.wordpress.com | 2021-06-02
Tatuy TV Part I Between 2000 and 2020, a large part of Venezuela's young working population migrated to different locations across the globe in search of better opportunities. This migration has been largely caused by political differences, economic impoverishment, and the deterioration of social conditions in the Latin American country. Venezuela is a country with… Read…
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Cómo USAID, fachada de la CIA, creó el aparato mediático anti-sandinista en Nicaragua
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2021-06-02
Con decenas de millones de dólares a lo largo de años de trabajo, USAID, una fachada de la CIA, ayudó a crear y capacitar a la oposición anti-sandinista de Nicaragua. En el centro de sus operaciones se encuentra la Fundación Chamorro, acusada de lavado de dinero. Por Benjamin Norton (You can read this article in English here.) El gobierno de Estados Unidos ha pasado años cultivando un círculo de medios de comunicación de derecha en Nicaragua que jugaron un papel …
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Cómo USAID, fachada de la CIA, creó el aparato mediático anti-sandinista en Nicaragua
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2021-06-02
Con decenas de millones de dólares a lo largo de años de trabajo, USAID, una fachada de la CIA, ayudó a crear y capacitar a la oposición anti-sandinista de Nicaragua. En el centro de sus operaciones se encuentra la Fundación Chamorro, acusada de lavado de dinero. Por Benjamin Norton (You can read this article in English here.) El gobierno de Estados Unidos ha pasado años cultivando un círculo de medios de comunicación de derecha en Nicaragua que jugaron un papel …
thegrayzone.com/2021/06/01/usaid-cia-medios-oposicion-nicaragua/