(2022-03-02). Assassinations of Colombian social leaders shake communities. peoplesdispatch.org 
According to the Institute of Development and Peace Studies (INDEPAZ), during the past week, five social activists and two former combatants of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerilla group were assassinated in the country…
(2022-03-02). President Maduro Confirms Support for Putin During Phone Call. orinocotribune.com 
In a telephone conversation that took place this Tuesday, March 1, the Venezuelan head of state, Nicolás Maduro, ratified the support of the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for the Russian people and the administration of President Vladimir Putin, in the midst of the conflict with the Republic of Ukraine. | For this reason, the diplomatic services of the Eurasian nation reported on the phone call held by the president, as disclosed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, through social media platforms—at least those not censored by Washington and the European Union.
(2022-03-02). Venezuelan Opposition Governors Met James Story in Colombia? orinocotribune.com A photograph of a meeting between Venezuelan opposition governors and Colombia-based "US ambassador to Venezuela" James Story is at the center of public debate in Venezuela. | The photograph shows Story in conversation with former deputy of the National Assembly, Stalin González; Manuel Rosales, governor of Zulia state; Sergio Garrido, governor of Barinas state; and Alberto Galíndez, governor of Cojedes. These last three are among the four opposition governors who were elected in the November 21, 2021 regional elections and the January 9, 2022 rerun election in Barinas. | Although the date of the meeting has not…
(2022-03-02). Venezuela rechaza ante la ONU sanciones impuestas contra Rusia. telesurtv.net "Hacemos un llamado al cese de la propaganda de guerra y discursos de la intolerancia guiados por ideologías de odio", aseveró Moncada.
(2022-03-02). Caracazo- cornerstone of the Bolivarian Revolution. peoplesdispatch.org Hundreds of thousands of poor Venezuelans took to the streets of Caracas against neoliberalism and decades of social injustice in the country for a protest action in February 1989 known as Caracazo. The protests gave a big blow to the capitalist system and pseudo-democracy in the country as well as paved the way for the Bolivarian revolution.
(2022-03-02). UN Report: More than 7 Million Colombians Under Influence or Control of Armed Groups. orinocotribune.com A report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) indicates that more than seven million Colombians live under the influence or control of illegal armed groups. | The report, entitled "
(2022-03-02). Colombia's war crimes tribunal orders government to implement peace policies. colombiareports.com Colombia's war crimes tribunal JEP ordered the government to implement policies that would allow the dismantling of illegal armed groups. In a statement, the JEP blasted the government of President…
(2022-03-02). Exigen al gobierno colombiano garantizar seguridad de excombatientes. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a la Sección de Ausencia de Reconocimiento de la JEP, al menos 306 firmantes del Acuerdo han sido asesinados desde 2016.
(2022-03-02). Corte de Colombia ordena incluir género no binario en documentos. telesurtv.net La Corte avala la apuesta por los derechos a la dignidad humana, a la personalidad jurídica, al libre desarrollo de la personalidad y a la libertad de conciencia.
(2022-03-02). Colombia suspends human rights monitoring ahead of elections. colombiareports.com Colombia's ombudsman clashed with human rights officials over an order to suspend human rights monitoring in the field. Ombudsman Carlos Camargo ordered his employees to suspend "field commissions" that verify…
(2022-03-02). Colombia's prison chief sacked amid corruption scandal. colombiareports.com The director of Colombia's prison authority was sacked after media reported that guards helped an extradited businessman leave jail. The director of La Picota prison was also fired after television…
(2022-03-02). Francisco Maltés: 'For the First Time We Have the Possibility of an Alternative Government in Colombia'. orinocotribune.com Communicators from Forum on Communication for the Integration of Our America (FCINA) spoke with Francisco Maltés Tello, president of the CUT trade union confederation of Colombia. Vanessa Martina Silva (Diálogos do Sul), Mariano Vázquez (Colectivo Sangrre), Lautaro Rivara (Agencia Latinoamericana de Información-ALAI) and Javier Tolcachier (Pressenza press agency) participated in the conversation. | The president of the Central Unitaria de Trabajadores of Colombia emphasizes that the social unrest has laid bare social problems, along with the incapacity of the right-wing governments to solve them, and he therefore…