(2021-06-04). Peace in Colombia Should Mean Land Reform and an End to Hunger. counterpunch.org Since the end of April, Colombia's streets have smelled of tear gas. The government of Colombian President Iván Duque imposed policies that put the costs of the pandemic on the working class and the peasantry and triedto suffocate any advancement of the Havana peace accords of 2016. Discontent led to street protests, which were repressed harshly by the government. These protests, Rodrigo Granda of Colombia's Comunes party told us in an interview, "are defined by the wide participation of youth, women, artists, religious people, the Indigenous, Afro-Colombians, unions and organizations from neighborhoods of the po…
(2021-06-04). Birds of a Fascist Feather: Why Israel Is Aiding Colombia's Crackdown on Protesters. globalresearch.ca Photos circulating on …
(2021-06-04). How USAID Created Nicaragua's Anti-Sandinista Media Apparatus, now Under Money Laundering Investigation. orinocotribune.com 
By Ben Norton — Jun 1, 2021 | 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. | The US government has spent years cultivating a ring of right-wing media outlets in Nicaragua that played a central role in a violent 2018 coup attempt. This network is now being investigated by the Nicaraguan government on allegations of money laundering. | These publications are an integral part of a political opposition that Washington h…
(2021-06-04). Trade unions work to "de-escalate" protests in Colombia. wsws.org While working hand in glove with the discredited unions, whose "de-escalation" only serves to isolate the protests, the ruling class and US imperialism are escalating repression.
(2021-06-04). As Colombia's right-wing government mounts savage repression, Canada criticizes "violence" of impoverished protesters. wsws.org In a cynical statement, Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau managed to avoid mentioning Duque and his far-right government, never mind the heavily armed paramilitary police force that has used US- and Canadian-made weaponry to terrorize protesters.
(2021-06-04). The global wave of miners strikes and the case for the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees. wsws.org From the nickel mines of Northern Ontario and the coalfields of Alabama to the Atacama desert in Chile and the jungles of Colombia, miners of every race and nationality are engaged in an international strike wave against the world's most powerful transnational mining corporations.
(2021-06-04). Diosdado Cabello: Leopoldo López Wanted to Bribe 8 Soldiers Rescued from Colombian Paramilitaries. orinocotribune.com First Vice President of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, announced this Wednesday, June 2, that the fugitive from Venezuelan law, Leopoldo López, tried to negotiate for the release of eight Venezuelan soldiers kidnapped by Colombian paramilitary gangs during a confrontation in Apure state on April 23, so that they would be handed over to the opposition. | "These comrades (the eight soldiers) were rescued, and today they are with their family," said Cabello during his television program Con el Mazo Dando. "How that has hurt the right wing, how it has burned them that those boys are…
(2021-06-04). Venezuela's Migration: Why They Left. orinocotribune.com By Rosiris Berroteran — Jun 2, 2021 | Part I | Between 2000 and 2020, a large part of Venezuela's young working population Venezuela is a country with a young working population awaiting employment. The country has the installed capacity to process extra-heavy crude oil and metals, as well as to produce te…
(2021-06-04). Venezuela Ratifies its Commitment to Fight Corruption at United Nations Conference. orinocotribune.com 
This Thursday, June 3, before the United Nations, the Foreign Minister of Venezuela Jorge Arreaza confirmed the perseverance of state policies favoring multilateral cooperation to combat corruption and strengthen transparent public management. | "We ratify the Venezuelan Government's commitment to multilateral cooperation against corrupt practices, in favor of transparent management and equitable power relations, on the political, economic, public and private levels," Arreaza stated during his speech, via videoconference, at the special session of the United Nations General Assembly against Corruption. | @jaarrea…
(2021-06-04). "Bolívar's Thinking Is Based On the Need for Human Progress" libya360.wordpress.com Alex Anfruns A conversation between Alex Anfruns and Christine Pic-Gillard, author of a new study: Bolívar (Ellipses, 2020) The political and humanist stature of Simón Bolívar, leading figure of the Liberation of Latin America, continues to powerfully inspire the left movements of the continent. Simón Bolívar, a 19th century Venezuelan statesman, embodied the progressive ideals…
(2021-06-04). CNE Sends Invitations to International Observers & Supervises Electoral Registry (21N Regional Elections). orinocotribune.com This Thursday, June 3, Venezuela's Electoral Power, the National Electoral Council (CNE), confirmed that it has already sent the first invitations to summon international observers who will participate in the regional and local elections to be held on November 21 of this year. | In this regard, the president of the electoral body, Pedro Calzadilla, reported that when the assistance of international companions is confirmed it will be announced to the public in a timely manner. | "Part of the calendar, as always, includes international colleagues," said the rector. "We have already sent the invitations and it is an…
(2021-06-04). Former Deputy Guaidó Wants to Negotiate with President Maduro in Mexico or Norway. orinocotribune.com Former deputy Juan Guaidó said this Wednesday, June 2, that they are evaluating the possibility of Mexico being the headquarters of negotiations with the Government of Venezuela chaired by President Nicolás Maduro. | "We are evaluating Mexico, Norway, and some other countries that can independently, impartially, and respectfully host a possible negotiation," said the self-proclaimed "interim president" in an interview for the Mexican Reforma website. | The interview caused an uproar in Mexico because it was published just a few days before the country's mega-elections, and was used again to sow fear of communism,…
(2021-06-04). Carabobo State to Activate Historical Routes in Preparation for Battle of Carabobo's Bicentennial. orinocotribune.com Twenty-two days before the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo, the national government advanced with the activation of historical cultural routes and the inauguration of monuments, as requested by President Nicolás Maduro as part of the emblematic celebration of independence and sovereignty. | The executive Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, offered details about the supervision session she led in Carabobo state, where she was joined by Governor Rafael Lacava and other authorities who are members of the Presidential Commission in charge of the celebration. | "We have come to…
(2021-06-04). 'Commune or nothing': New laws reignite old debates over communal power in Venezuela. greenleft.org.au Venezuela's National Assembly (AN) has approved two bills with the aim of further empowering the communal councils and communes that lie at the heart of the country's project of communal power, writes Federico Fuentes.
(2021-06-03). International Mission Assesses Colombia's Violence. telesurenglish.net The International Solidarity and Human Rights Mission reported on Thursday its first assessments of the state repression during the National Striked that have kept the country in turmoil for 37 days. | RELATED: | According to one of its members, Ismael Jalil, the mission spread throughout the Colombian territory to verify all the information and collect their testimonies as "they were not carried away by the information tha…
(2021-06-03). Mobilizations in Colombia Persevere After Government Continues Militarization. orinocotribune.com 
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.
(2021-06-03). Peace in Colombia should mean land reform and an end to hunger. popularresistance.org 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.
(2021-06-03). New Investigation Reveals Role of Israeli Operatives in Colombia's "Political Genocide" orinocotribune.com 
By Dan Cohen — Jun 2, 2021 | 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. | BOGOTA, COLOMBIA — On April 6, 1984, a group of men dressed in police uniforms arrived at the home of Milcíades Contento in the town of Viotá, Colombia. Contento was a peasant, communist and member of the Patriotic Union (UP), a newly-formed experimental political party born out of the 1985 peace negotiations between the cons…
(2021-06-03). Peace In Colombia Should Mean Land Reform And An End To Hunger. popularresistance.org Since the end of April, Colombia's streets have smelled of tear gas. The government of Colombian President Iván Duque imposed policies that put the costs of the pandemic on the working class and the peasantry and tried to suffocate any advancement of the Havana peace accords of 2016. Discontent led to street protests, which were repressed harshly by the government. These protests, Rodrigo Granda of Colombia's Comunes party told us in an interview, "are defined by the wide participation of youth, women, artists, religious people, the Indigenous, Afro-Colombians, unions and organizations from neighborhoods of the p…
(2021-06-03). Colombia: Police Brutality Left 30 People Injured In Pereira. telesurenglish.net 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: | 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…
(2021-06-03). Colombia: "The Government Murders with Impunity Because the US Empire is Behind it." orinocotribune.com 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…
(2021-06-03). Venezuela Rejects Colombia's Unilateral Decision to Open Border Crossings. orinocotribune.com 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…
(2021-06-03). Human Rights Mission Condemns State Terrorism In Colombia. telesurenglish.net 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: | "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…
(2021-06-03). Update on Mumia's Case and MOVE — Chavista Chronicles from Caracas interview with Suzanne Ross. orinocotribune.com Caracas, June 03, 2021 (OrinocoTribune.com)—In the latest 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 contin…
(2021-06-03). Update on Mumia's Case and MOVE — Chavista Chronicles from Caracas interview with Suzanne Ross. orinocotribune.com 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…
(2021-06-03). Tales of Resistance: We're Getting Old. orinocotribune.com By Jessica Dos Santos — May 30, 2021 | The economic crisis and US sanctions have meant a series of obstacles for Venezuela's senior population. VA columnist Jessica Dos Santos shares her thoughts and experience on the matter. | In each conversation, each kiss, each hug | There is always a bit of fear. | —Pablo Milanés | A few days ago I was telling a friend that it seemed like all of a sudden every possible family problem was upon me. "We're getting old, girl," she told me. | In part that's true. We're over 30 and we have to "care" for our parents. But in present-day Venezuela it's much more than th…
(2021-06-03). PDF of June 3 issue. workers.org 
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 . . . |
(2021-06-03). Venezuela Calls for Global Clean Energy Debate. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Venezuelan Oil Minister Tareck El Aissami called for the global debate on clean or alternative energy to serve as a "banner for the human cause." | RELATED: | | "This debate must transcend the agendas of governments, countries, corporations. We must place the family, humanity at the center (of the debate) to build energy transition," El Aissami said in a speech to the teleconference of the 24th St. Petersb…
(2021-06-03). Venezuela: PSUV to Hold Primaries for Regional Elections, Grassroots Will Choose Candidates. venezuelanalysis.com PSUV members Elías Jaua and Rigel Sergent praised the decision to allow the party bases to choose candidates for upcoming "mega-elections."
(2021-06-03). Venezuela's PSUV to Hold August 8 Primaries for 21N Regional Elections: Procedures & Principles. orinocotribune.com 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,…
(2021-06-03). NGO Presents New Cases to ICC Regarding Human Rights Violations of Economic Blockade. orinocotribune.com This Monday, June 1, the Latin American Foundation for Human Rights and Social Development (Fundalatin) reported that it continues to present to the Prosecutor's Office of the International Criminal Court (ICC) new cases of victims of the blockade imposed by the United States and Europe against Venezuela. | According to statements on the NGO's Twitter account, on Monday 24 additional cases of individuals whose rights were violated as a result of the sanctions were presented. This report included the cases of four citizens who unfortunately lost their lives. | Seguimos presentando a la Fiscalía de la Corte Penal I…
(2021-06-03). Rapidity of Phase II of Mass Vaccination in Venezuela Stands Out. orinocotribune.com 
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…
(2021-06-03). How USAID Created Nicaragua's Anti-Sandinista Media Apparatus. popularresistance.org The US government has spent years cultivating a ring of right-wing media outlets in Nicaragua that played a central role in a violent 2018 coup attempt. This network is now being investigated by the Nicaraguan government on allegations of money laundering. | These publications are an integral part of a political opposition that Washington has carefully managed, trained, and funded with millions of dollars over the past decade. While relentlessly accusing Nicaragua's leftist government of corruption, they have been suspiciously obscure with their own finances and record-keeping. | The institution at the heart of t…
(2021-06-03). How USAID created Nicaragua's anti-Sandinista media apparatus, now under money laundering investigation. popularresistance.org 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.