(2023-05-23). Venezuela's Communist Party Controversies Reach New Level. orinocotribune.com 
This Sunday, a dissident Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) faction held a grassroots congress in Caracas, creating controversy within the political organization. While formal leaders stated that this congress intended to assault this political party, others oppose the position of the party leaders. | The leadership of the PCV, represented by the general secretary of the Central Committee, Oscar Figuera, claimed that the Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) wants to "assault" the PCV to "subordinate it to the interests of the government of Nicolás Maduro." | "The PSUV leadership wants to usurp the legal personalit…
(2023-05-23). President Maduro Highlights the Importance of UNASUR. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro reiterated his defense of "continental integration" on the 15th anniversary of the signing of the founding treaty of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR). | RELATED: | "On a day like today, Commander Hugo Chavez promoted the creation of UNASUR, taking up the premise of a great homeland that our liberator Simon Bolivar outlined," he said. | "We are still giving…
(2023-05-23). Venezuela rechaza cuestionamiento sobre compromiso en lucha contra el terrorismo. telesurtv.net Venezuela reiteró el llamado a que EE.UU. respeste el derecho internacional y vuelva a la práctica de la diplomacia para fortalecer la estabilidad y la paz mundial.
(2023-05-22). Venezuelan Communist Party Denounces 'Fake Congress' by Parallel Organization. venezuelanalysis.com The leftist organization has struck an increasingly critical stance in recent years against the government's economic policies.
(2023-05-22). Venezuelan President Enacts Law To Protect Assets Abroad. telesurenglish.net Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro signed this Monday the enactment of the Law for the Protection of the Assets, Rights, and Interests of the Republic and its Entities Abroad. | RELATED: | "We have a new legal and constitutional instrument to protect all the patrimony that belongs to all Venezuelans. Let's comply with it", said Maduro during the fifth edition of the program "With Maduro +" | According to the President, it prov…
(2023-05-22). Negociaciones en Venezuela, sin luz al final del túnel. globalizacion.ca La conferencia connotaba en principio el entierro ya definitivo del grupo de Lima, aquella entente de gobiernos de derecha de la región alineados con la estrategia de Donald Trump para derrocar a Nicolás Maduro. El encuentro en Bogotá era en…
(2023-05-23). 'For us, extractivism is lethal': The ongoing colonial violence of resource extraction in Latin America. therealnews.com 
From the defeat of the coup government in Bolivia, the election of Xiomara Castro in Honduras, and the rise of Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Mexico, to the historic election of Gustavo Petro in Colombia and the return of Lula in Brazil, left-leaning governments are changing the political landscape of Latin America. However, even more progressive parties and ruling coalitions have failed to rein in the violence of the resource extraction economy and the domineering power of international capital flowing through mining, drilling, and deforestation operations across the hemisphere. Indigenous and environmenta…
(2023-05-23). Colombia's Government Suspends Ceasefire With FARC Dissidents. orinocotribune.com The measure responds to a massacre in the southwest of the country. | On Monday, the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, announced the suspension of the ceasefire agreement with the dissident groups of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (EMC-FARC). This occurred after a massacre, in which four children died, took place in the department of Putumayo (in the southwest of Colombia) . | "… The bilateral ceasefire that currently existed with this armed group in the departments of Meta, Caquetá, Guaviare, and Putumayo is suspended and all offensive operations are reactivated," read a statement from Presiden…
(2023-05-23). Director Of TeleSur To Receive Journalism Award In Honduras. telesurenglish.net Patricia Villegas, Colombian journalist and director of the TeleSUR network, will receive this Wednesday, May 24, one of the "Mártires de la Resistencia" journalism awards from the hands of the President of Honduras, Xiomara Castro. | Related: | During the gala, Villegas will receive the "Wendy àÅvila" award, in honor of the young woman who dedicated herself to the struggle against the coup d'état against Manuel Zelaya…
(2023-05-23). Blind bird watching initiative. america.cgtn.com 
Colombia is home to more than 1,900 different bird species. Bird watchers love to travel to this biodiverse hotspot to take in the beauty of nature. A pioneering initiative in Latin America, wants to give the visually-impaired greater access to this natural treasure. CGTN's …
(2023-05-23). Bogota court refuses to drop fraud and bribery charges against Uribe. colombiareports.com A Bogota judge thwarted prosecution an attempt to drop fraud and bribery charges against Colombia's former President Alvaro Uribe on Tuesday. The prosecution asked to drop the charges despite compelling…
(2023-05-23). International Mission to Colombia to Share Ways to Stop Abusive Corporate Claims. ips-dc.org 
12 representatives of organizations from 8 Latin American countries and other parts of the world will visit Colombia to participate in a mission to share their experiences of standing up to corporate greed and stopping abusive transnational claims in the courts.
(2023-05-22). Petro ends ceasefire with FARC dissidents in south Colombia. colombiareports.com President Gustavo Petro unilaterally suspended a ceasefire with guerrilla group EMC in southern Colombia in response to a massacre. The suspension allows the military to resume operations in the part…