Daily Archives: October 6, 2021

2021-10-06: News Headlines

teleSUR, JDO, JCM (2021-10-06). Por caso de Papeles de Pandora citan a funcionarios colombianos. telesurtv.net Al menos 588 nombres de personas naturales y jurídicas de Colombia figuran como dueños reales de sociedades offshore.

teleSUR (2021-10-06). Venezuelan Socialists Start Pre-Campaign for November Elections. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro summoned the militants of the Great Simon Bolivar Patriotic Pole (GPPSB) to start a pre-campaign day on Thursday and get ready for the sub-national elections that will take place on November 21. | RELATED: | "On Oct. 7, when we remember nine years of the 2012 victory of Commander Hugo Chavez, we will start a GPPSB mobilization day in our country's 335 municipalities and 23 states,"

Staff (2021-10-06). Venezuela's CNE Approves International Observation Exceptions For 21N Mega-Elections & Meets with Carter Center. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan electoral authorities, through a resolution approved unanimously, decided to exceptionally admit and regulate the presence of foreign institutions and organizations qualifying as International Observers for the upcoming regional and municipal elections, scheduled for November 21. | The resolution confirms that the foreign institutions and organizations that accept the invitation by the CNE must adhere to the constitutional and legal principles that govern the Venezuelan legal system of elections, which are: respect for the sovereignty of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; not to interfere in the aff…

teleSUR, JDO, JCM (2021-10-06). Víctimas repudian ejecuciones extrajudiciales en Colombia. telesurtv.net En la ciudad de Cali sesiona el Encuentro por la Verdad de Víctimas de Ejecuciones Extrajudiciales, donde se debate sobre los "falsos positivos".

teleSUR, JL (2021-10-06). Denuncian asesinato de líder indígena en Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz señala que en lo corrido del año se han asesinado 134 líderes sociales en Colombia.

Roger Harris (2021-10-06). Forbes Reveals Why the US Government Is Trying to Extradite Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab. counterpunch.org Alex Saab is "the key that unlocks the Venezuelan monetary mystery—that is, how a country facing sanctions from the US, the UK and the European Union—is still able to export things like gold and oil…and really the only man who can actually explain how the country [Venezuela] survives today," according to Forbes. The US would

Ana Perdigón (2021-10-05). Colombia-Venezuela Border to Open for Trade October 5. orinocotribune.com As of this Tuesday, October 5, trade exchange will be opened on the Colombian-Venezuelan border, as reported by Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez. | In her statement from Miraflores Palace, Rodríguez stressed that commercial exchange must comply with strict biosafety measures. | "This should be a biosecure exchange. Let us remember that in Colombia there is a variant of interest to the WHO, which has had an impact on western states of Venezuela," the vice president recalled. Colombians have suffered from a mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the country has one of the highest death rates in the re…

Anonymous007 (2021-10-05). Venezuela Reopens Border With Colombia More Than Two Years After Closure. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On October 5th, Venezuela is reopening its border with Colombia, which has been closed for over 2 years. | Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez announced the opening on October 4th. | Venezuela closed the border in February 2019 as the Venezuelan opposition, backed by Bogota and Washington, attempted to bring humanitarian aid into the country its land border with Colombia against the wishes of President Nicolas Maduro. | Venezuela is suffering from a multi-year, hyperinflationary ec…

teleSUR, drl, JCM (2021-10-05). Conmemoran cuatro años de la masacre de El Tandil, Colombia. telesurtv.net En los hechos de 2017 resultaron asesinados siete campesinos y 100 resultados heridos a manos de la fuerza pública.

teleSUR, JDO, JCM (2021-10-05). Retoman en Colombia audiencias de caso contra àÅlvaro Uribe. telesurtv.net Se escucha a representantes de las víctimas. Tras oir testimonios de las partes, la jueza decidirá si archiva el caso o continúa con él.

teleSUR, JDO, JCM (2021-10-05). Denuncian asesinato de cuatro líderes sociales en Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz informa que suman 133 los líderes asesinados durante 2021 y 1.248 desde la firma del Acuerdo de Paz.

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-05). Colombia: NATO consolidates beachhead in Latin America. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO and Colombia conduct high-level staff talks, reaffirm commitment to partnership NATO and Colombia reaffirmed their commitment to mutually beneficial partnership during High Level Staff Talks in Colombia, which ended on Saturday (2 October 2021)…. While in Bogota, [Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, Bettina] Cadenbach…participated in an academic panel titled "NATO …

Ana Perdigón (2021-10-05). Xenophobic Demonstrations Continue in Chile. orinocotribune.com Xenophobic demonstrations in Chile continued this weekend, after a new day of marches against migrants in the cities of Santiago and Iquique. | Hundreds of protesters participated in the cacerolazo [banging of pots and pans] and waved Chilean flags, shouting "this is not migration, this is an invasion." | In Iquique, located 1,700 kilometers from the capital, violent events took place over a week ago, as several people burned the belongings of a group of migrants, mostly Venezuelans, who camped there. The port city was the site of xenophobic demonstrations again over the weekend. | In recent days, the xenophobic…

teleSUR (2021-10-05). 200 Venezuelans Return To Their Country From Chile. telesurenglish.net In the early hours of Tuesday, 200 Venezuelans returned to their country on a chartered flight from the public company Conviasa. The repatriation of this group occurs days after Venezuelan migrants were victims of acts of xenophobia in Iquique City, Chile. | RELATED: | "Today 200 compatriots return to Venezuelan territory thanks to the "Return to the Homeland" program. Venezuela welcomes you with open arms. Missi…

_____ (2021-10-05). Forbes Reveals Why The US Government Is Trying To Extradite Alex Saab. popularresistance.org Alex Saab is "the key that unlocks the Venezuelan monetary mystery—that is, how a country facing sanctions from the US, the UK and the European Union—is still able to export things like gold and oil…and really the only man who can actually explain how the country [Venezuela] survives today," according to Forbes. | The US would far prefer to just quietly extradite Saab to Miami, use whatever means necessary to extract sensitive information from him, and then warehouse him in the world's largest prison system. Forbes uses the euphemism "under pressure" by US prison authorities as the means to force Sa…

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