(2023-03-24). Fight for Venezuelan diplomat's freedom intensifies due to health concerns. fightbacknews.org Caracas, Venezuela – It has now been more than 1000 days since Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab was first kidnapped by the U.S. government on the island of Cabo Verde, off the west coast of Africa. Since then, he's been subjected to physical, psychological and chemical torture and moved to a federal detention center in Miami, Florida. | Two members of Minnesota's Anti-War Committee met with Saab's wife, Camilla Fabri Saab, on Tuesday, March 7, alongside a delegation from the Alliance for Global Justice and progressive lawyers with the Free Alex Saab Movement. Camilla, Fabri Saab, mother to their two young daug…
(2023-03-24). Venezuela-US Relations: When 'Maximum Pressure' Fails. orinocotribune.com By Carlos Ron — Mar 17, 2023 | President Maduro has shown two firm convictions. The first is that he will not cede the nation's sovereignty to the pressure of illegal sanctions. But he has also indicated that dialogue and diplomacy is the way; that Venezuela is willing and ready to re-establish relations as long as they are based on mutual respect and an equal footing, writes Valdai Club expert The strategy of "maximum pressure" imposed by Donald Trump on Venezuela has failed to achieve its goal of changing the Venezuelan…
(2023-03-24). Presidents of Venezuela and Colombia Meet in Caracas, 4th Meeting in 7 Months. orinocotribune.com 
Caracas, March 23, 2023 ( The first meeting between Presidents Maduro and Petro was held on November 1, 2022, wherein they signed a joint declaration at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, after the resumption of d…
(2023-03-24). Presidente de Venezuela sostiene encuentro con su homólogo de Colombia. telesurtv.net En el encuentro de los mandatarios también estuvieron presentes autoridades de ambos países.
(2023-03-23). Global War: The 101s of US Empire – the USA is a WAR MACHINE! podcasters.spotify.com Welcome to a (possible) new series – Global War – where we will focus on the developing conflicts, events, wars and regime change efforts of the US Empire and its NATO and other allies. In this episode we discuss, very very briefly, how the US came into existence, Spanish, English, Dutch and other European "exploration", corporations, and colonization. We talk about the many many wars the US has and is fighting since it's "founding" as a "Constitutional Republic" in 1787, before then, after then, and today. We bring up WW1 and WW2, Korea, Vietnam, China and the Opium Wars, Iraq, Iran, Guatemala, Venezuela, Peru,…
(2023-03-23). Venezuela Stacks $21.2B in Unpaid Oil Sales, Maduro Appoints New Minister. venezuelanalysis.com Pedro Tellechea takes charge of the oil industry amidst a high-level corruption probe that revealed $3.6 billion in losses from untracked crude sales.
(2023-03-24). Fight for Venezuelan diplomat's freedom intensifies due to health concerns. fightbacknews.org Caracas, Venezuela – It has now been more than 1000 days since Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab was first kidnapped by the U.S. government on the island of Cabo Verde, off the west coast of Africa. Since then, he's been subjected to physical, psychological and chemical torture and moved to a federal detention center in Miami, Florida. | Two members of Minnesota's Anti-War Committee met with Saab's wife, Camilla Fabri Saab, on Tuesday, March 7, alongside a delegation from the Alliance for Global Justice and progressive lawyers with the Free Alex Saab Movement. Camilla, Fabri Saab, mother to their two young daug…
(2023-03-24). Venezuela-US Relations: When 'Maximum Pressure' Fails. orinocotribune.com By Carlos Ron — Mar 17, 2023 | President Maduro has shown two firm convictions. The first is that he will not cede the nation's sovereignty to the pressure of illegal sanctions. But he has also indicated that dialogue and diplomacy is the way; that Venezuela is willing and ready to re-establish relations as long as they are based on mutual respect and an equal footing, writes Valdai Club expert The strategy of "maximum pressure" imposed by Donald Trump on Venezuela has failed to achieve its goal of changing the Venezuelan…
(2023-03-24). Presidents of Venezuela and Colombia Meet in Caracas, 4th Meeting in 7 Months. orinocotribune.com Caracas, March 23, 2023 ( The first meeting between Presidents Maduro and Petro was held on November 1, 2022, wherein they signed a joint declaration at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, after the resumption of d…
(2023-03-24). Presidente de Venezuela sostiene encuentro con su homólogo de Colombia. telesurtv.net En el encuentro de los mandatarios también estuvieron presentes autoridades de ambos países.
(2023-03-23). Global War: The 101s of US Empire – the USA is a WAR MACHINE! podcasters.spotify.com Welcome to a (possible) new series – Global War – where we will focus on the developing conflicts, events, wars and regime change efforts of the US Empire and its NATO and other allies. In this episode we discuss, very very briefly, how the US came into existence, Spanish, English, Dutch and other European "exploration", corporations, and colonization. We talk about the many many wars the US has and is fighting since it's "founding" as a "Constitutional Republic" in 1787, before then, after then, and today. We bring up WW1 and WW2, Korea, Vietnam, China and the Opium Wars, Iraq, Iran, Guatemala, Venezuela, Peru,…
(2023-03-23). Venezuela Stacks $21.2B in Unpaid Oil Sales, Maduro Appoints New Minister. venezuelanalysis.com Pedro Tellechea takes charge of the oil industry amidst a high-level corruption probe that revealed $3.6 billion in losses from untracked crude sales.
(2023-03-23). What is known about the corruption investigation in Venezuela's state-owned oil company. peoplesdispatch.org An operation led by the Anti-Corruption Police and the Public Prosecutor's Office has hit the Venezuelan political scene hard. The authorities are investigating alleged cases of corruption on the part of judges, mayors, governors, and especially the leaders of PDVSA, Venezuela's state-owned oil company. | After several arrests made since last Friday, March 17, the Minister of Petroleum, Tareck El Aissami, resigned from his position and President Nicolás Maduro promised to restructure the company "at the highest levels of command." | The incident has provoked a crisis in the sector, which had been struggling to re…
(2023-03-23). Jorge Rodríguez: Investigation Against Corruption Just Beginning (+Parliamentary Immunity Lifted). orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela's National Assembly (AN), Jorge Rodríguez, reported that the authorities have arrested 19 people within the framework of the Nicolás Maduro administration's anti-corruption drive. This was announced this Tuesday, March 21, during a session in Parliament, where Rodríguez further proposed a revision of anti-corruption laws to make them more severe. | "This investigation is just beginning and it is an exemplary response that will not [just] remain in words, since the law will apply to anyone who is involved," Rodríguez stated. "I propose that the internal policy commission of the AN engage…
(2023-03-23). President Maduro Names Pedro Rafael Tellechea New Minister of Petroleum (+PDVSA). orinocotribune.com 
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro appointed Pedro Rafael Tellechea as the new Minister of Petroleum on Tuesday. Telechea will also continue in his position as president of the state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA). | Through his social media accounts, the Venezuelan head of state indicated that, during a meeting with Tellechea, the "transformation process" that will take place within PDVSA was discussed. | "I met with the president of PDVSA, engineer Pedro Tellechea, I appointed him as the new minister of petroleum, within the framework of the transformation process that the industry is undergoing,"
(2023-03-23). Venezuela and Sahrawi Arab Republic Sign Cooperation Agreements. orinocotribune.com Venezuela and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic have committed to cooperation agreements in different strategic areas, in order to strengthen relations between the nations. The signing took place this Tuesday, March 21, at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, after a meeting between the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and his Saharawi counterpart, Brahim Ghali. | During the signing, 11 memorandums of understanding were agreed to, wherein all projects have an action plan that will be executed between 2023 and 2025. A number of the agreements are listed below: | A memorandum on university education, signed b…
(2023-03-23). EE.UU. expresa apoyo a lucha anticorrupción del Gobierno venezolano. telesurtv.net La declaración ocurre luego que el Gobierno venezolano informara sobre el desarrollo de una investigación en el marco de la lucha contra la corrupción.
(2023-03-23). Venezuela rechaza uso político de mecanismos de DD.HH. telesurtv.net El Gobierno venezolano expresó que Misión de Determinación de Hechos pretende seguir tergiversando la realidad con falsas matrices mediáticas.
(2023-03-24). Colombia's cocaine market collapsed: farmers. colombiareports.com Farmers from multiple parts of Colombia say cocaine sales have collapsed after a surge in the production of the illicit drug. In an interview, coca farmers' representative Leidy Diaz told…
(2023-03-24). Nueva masacre deja cuatro muertos en el Putumayo, Colombia. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a Indepaz, en lo que va del 2023 Colombia suma 26 masacres y 31 líderes sociales asesinados.
(2023-03-23). Armed conflict in Colombia displaced more than 180,000 people in 2022: ICRC. colombiareports.com Armed conflict in Colombia forcibly displaced more than 180,000 people last year, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The ICRC's annual report on Colombia said that…
(2023-03-23). Anuncian Asamblea Nacional Popular Comunal en Bogotá, Colombia. telesurtv.net El Gobierno de Gustavo Petro presenta en estas semanas un ambicioso Plan Nacional de Desarrollo y sendas reformas de pensiones y de salud, las cuales busca articular en diálogo con diversos sectores sociales.
(2023-03-23). Gobierno de Colombia presenta proyecto de ley de reforma pensional. telesurtv.net Busca ampliar la cobertura pensional y beneficiar a cerca de tres millones de adultos mayores que hoy permanecen sin posibilidad de pensión y enfrentan pobreza.
(2023-03-23). Cruz Roja alerta de un aumento de conflictos en Colombia. telesurtv.net Según la organización humanitaria la población civil se encuentra en una situación difícil en medio de los conflictos.
(2023-03-24). Postulan el joropo venezolano como Patrimonio Cultural ante Unesco. telesurtv.net La firma del documento tuvo lugar en un acto público en el parque Simón Bolívar de La Carlota en el estado de Miranda.