(2023-06-24). Alex Saab, Three Years As A Kidnapped Diplomat. popularresistance.org June 12, 2023 was the third anniversary of the illegal kidnapping and imprisonment by the US of Alex Saab. | Because the brutality and cruelty of the US blockade was wreaking havoc on the economy and millions of the most vulnerable in Venezuela were being deliberately denied their human rights to the most basic necessities of daily life, President Nicolas Maduro tasked Saab with traveling around the world procuring food, medicines and fuel for his country. | Breaking every treaty, protocol, law and norm of international diplomacy, the US plotted to have Saab arrested while in transit to Iran to fulfill his diplom…
(2023-06-24). Deadline Passes: Who Registered for Venezuela's Opposition Primaries? orinocotribune.com The deadline to register candidacy for the Venezuelan opposition primary elections has almost ended. Still, some candidates have not registered. This caused the National Primary Commission (CNP) to extend the deadline, generating discomfort in some opposition politicians. | The internal elections to elect the sole opposition presidential candidate are increasingly facing more obstacles. Not only are almost half the leaders banned from running for public office, but they do not even know who will actually participate. On Monday, CNP will report who officially registered their candidacy. | Initially, candidates cou…
(2023-06-24). Argentina: Repression against indigenous people in Jujuy (+human rights in Venezuela). mronline.org 
Police repression of mass protests regarding provincial constitution reforms—threatening the right to protest and land workers' rights—have led to at least 68 people being arrested and 170 injured this Tuesday, June 20.
(2023-06-23). Trump Boasts He Wanted to Take Venezuela's Oil After Overthrowing Its Government. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-23). Iran in America's Backyard: Raisi's Defiant Latin America Tour. libya360.wordpress.com Zafar Mehdi The Iranian president's visit to Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba sought to challenge Washington's global hegemony, by stripping it bare in its own backyard. On 21 June, the US House Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Subcommittee conducted a hearing on "countering threats posed by nation-state actors" in Latin America to US homeland security. Congressman and subcommittee…
(2023-06-23). The Visit That Could Reignite Talks Between Washington and Caracas. orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad — Jun 22, 2023 | This week, various Venezuelan news outlets have The plane was reportedly carrying Roger Carstens, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the US State Department and current…
(2023-06-23). Iran Joins Forces With Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua To Blow Back US Sanctions. orinocotribune.com 
By Alejandra Garcia and Bill Hackwell — Jun 19, 2023 | The president of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, concluded this Friday in Havana, a trip to Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba, that aimed to denounce the U.S. sanctions and imperialist policy suffered by the four countries, and to create new economic and commercial agreements to promote the development of their peoples. The tour succeeded in uniting forces between these countries, which are under heavy unilateral sanctions at a time of economic hardship. | Raisi was received with honors in Caracas by President Nicolás Maduro. This was the starting point of the leader…
(2023-06-23). Tension Rises Between Opposition Parties & National Primary Commission. orinocotribune.com With only one day to go before the closing of the nomination process for Venezuela's opposition primaries, the back and forth between the political parties and those responsible for the organization of the event is intensifying. | On this occasion, as of this Wednesday, June 21, the Justice First (PJ) and Un Nuevo Tiempo (UNT) parties are at the center of the controversy, having proposed an extension to the deadline for the nominations of candidates for these elections. The opposition primaries themselves are scheduled to take place on October 22 of this year. | Although there is no official explanation as to the…
(2023-06-24). Colombian Government to solve vulnerabilities in La Guajira. plenglish.com Bogota, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) Colombian President Gustavo Petro will head the Government with the People Day next week in the department of La Guajira, one of the most vulnerable regions of the country, an official communiqué confirmed.
(2023-06-24). Colombia declarará en emergencia socio-económica a La Guajira. telesurtv.net El presidente Gustavo Petro anunció que visitará la región del Caribe colombiano para atender las principales necesidades de los pobladores de la zona.
(2023-06-24). Colombia roza las 19.000 personas desplazadas durante el 2023. telesurtv.net De acuerdo al informe de la Defensoría colombiana la cifra de desplazados desde enero a junio del presente año es de 18.755.
(2023-06-23). Colombia's congress agrees to government budget hike. colombiareports.com Colombia's congress agreed to add $4.1 billion (COP16.9 trillion) to the government's budget for this year. According to the government of President Gustavo Petro, a tax reform that was approved…
(2023-06-23). Cuban FM wishes success to commission for Colombia ¥s peace talks. plenglish.com Havana, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Friday wished success to a new commission of the peace talks between the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN).
(2023-06-23). Argentina envía carta a Biden pidiendo apoyo con FMI. telesurtv.net Los mandatarios firmantes son el brasileño Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, el mexicano Andrés Manuel López Obrador, el colombiano Gustavo Petro, el chileno Gabriel Boric, el boliviano Luis Arce y el paraguayo Mario Abdo Benítez.
(2023-06-23). Colombia and ELN Prepare Protocols for Ceasefire. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the negotiating delegations of the Colombian Government and the guerrilla of the National Liberation Army (ELN) announced that two commissions are preparing the protocols for the bilateral ceasefire and the participation of society in the peace process. | RELATED: | Since June 20, the commission in charge of drafting the protocols has been in session in Havana, Cuba, where the "bilateral, national, and…