2022-03-17: News Headlines

teleSUR, mcs, JGN (2022-03-17). Pdte. venezolano subraya importancia del pueblo ante agresiones. telesurtv.net El poder popular de la nación bolivariana es fundamental para impulsar el desarrollo económico y social del país, frente a las amenazas estadounidenses, afirmó el gobernante.

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-03-17). Colombianos exiliados en Venezuela testifican ante la JEP. telesurtv.net Algunas de las víctimas del conflicto colombiano que residen en Venezuela valoraron la posibilidad de regresar a su país si se dan garantías.

Alejandro Marcó del Pont (2022-03-17). Exorcizar a Venezuela, bendecir a Irán y que EE.UU. pegue una. globalizacion.ca De esta guerra civil europea saldrá seguramente el bosquejo de un nuevo orden mundial. Algunos de los participantes del juego están, yo diría, algo angustiados. El presidente norteamericano detenta una imagen negativa del 58% pero, para su tranquilidad, es la…

Staff (2022-03-17). Canciller cubano sostuvo encuentro con participantes extranjeros en el Coloquio Internacional Patria. cubadebate.cu Rodríguez recibió a los delegados de Argentina, Brasil, México, Venezuela, España, Líbano y Estados Unidos que en la Casa de las Américas debatieron sobre redes sociales, manipulación de las opiniones por parte de los medios hegemónicos y la necesidad de la construcción de plataformas digitales para defender las causas dignas del mundo.

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-03-17). Asesinan en Colombia a cantante y defensor de DD.HH. telesurtv.net Fabián era del dúo Hety and Zambo, con el que se presentó en diversos escenarios exponiendo la cultura isleña.

àÅlvaro Verzi Rangel (2022-03-17). Colombia, aliado no OTAN de EE.UU., gendarme para la región. globalizacion.ca El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, le informó este jueves a su homólogo colombiano Iván Duque su intención de convertir a Colombia en aliado principal no OTAN (MNNA, por sus siglas en inglés) un estatus especial que conlleva privilegios…

Staff (2022-03-16). Venezuela and UN Human Rights Office Discuss Increased Technical Assistance. orinocotribune.com Monday, March 14, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro held a videoconference with United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet. | Through his Twitter account, President Maduro said that the two reviewed Venezuela's COVID-19 response, and discussed the possibility of increased UN technical assistance in order to guarantee justice and peace for the Venezuelan people. | En videoconferencia con la Alta Comisionada de la ONU para los DD…

Staff (2022-03-16). Deputy Jorge Rodríguez: New Dialogue Phase will be Inclusive (+Alex Saab). orinocotribune.com Tuesday, March 15, the president of Venezuela's National Assembly (AN), Jorge Rodríguez, explained the conditions of a new format for dialogue with members of the opposition. | During a meeting of the Dialogue Commission for Peace and National Reconciliation, Rodríguez highlighted three fundamental issues related to the need, mentioned also by President Nicolás Maduro, to "reformat" the political dialogue in Venezuela. | Rodríguez said that the reformatting will consist of expanding the inclusivity of the dialogue, "where we can all be represented, including cultural media, those working in the fishing industry,…

Andreína Chávez Alava (2022-03-16). Venezuela: Oil Output Rises as Washington Backtracks on Sanctions Relief. venezuelanalysis.com Chevron is reportedly preparing to take operating control of its joint oil ventures to begin shipping Venezuelan oil as soon as next month.

Staff (2022-03-16). Chevron Asks US Government for License to Expand Operations in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The United States might be set to authorize increased production for Chevron in Venezuela as a result of its ban on oil imports from Russia and the subsequent increase in fuel prices. | According to an article published by the news agency Chevron has started putting a team t…

Staff (2022-03-16). OPEC Reports 4% Increase in Venezuelan Oil Production for February. orinocotribune.com Last week, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro stated that the country set the goal of producing two million barrels a day in 2022. | According to the most recent Monthly Petroleum Market Report (MOMR) of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), published on Tuesday, March 15, crude oil production in Venezuela increased by 4% in February, when compared to January. | The report indicated that, according to the country's official figures, in February Venezuela produced a total of 788,000 barrels per day (bpd), an increase of 33,000 bpd compared to the previous month, when 755,000 bpd of crude were…

Editor (2022-03-16). Venezuela defines conditions for sale of oil to U.S. mronline.org The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela maintained its willingness to resume its oil trade with countries such as the United States, and even those that belong to the European Union, but it has clearly outlined the diplomatic and political conditions necessary for any exchange to take place.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-03-16). India hopes for oil from Iran, Venezuela, says minister. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) — India is pinning hope on the resumption of crude oil supplies from Venezuela and Iran.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-16). Iran, Ukraine, Venezuela: The Business of Sabotage in Multi-factor Warfare. libya360.wordpress.com Eder Peña There are multiple and diverse cases in which sabotage groups have managed to twist situations and scenarios in favor of the interests of the corporations that run the United States and Europe (Photo: Oleksandr Klimenko / Reuters). Sabotage has been an inherent part of the unconventional warfare that has been orchestrated by the…

Editor2 (2022-03-16). Afro-Venezuelan Consciousness, Transformation, Development and Tourism in Caracas' own San Agustin. orinocotribune.com By àÅlvaro Sánchez Cordero — Mar 13, 2022 | As we have been reading in the news lately, something is happening in a picturesque Caracas neighborhood called San Agustin, where a copious number of tourists from all over the world, including Russia and China, are coming to enjoy themselves and learn a thing or two about Venezuela. | Indeed, Cumbe Tours would gladly show you around — for an affordable price — the historical parish of San Agustin. | As you step in the bus that takes you from the Teresa Carreño Theatre Complex to the heart of San Agustin, near the center of Caracas, you would immed…

Staff (2022-03-16). Colombia lidera en inicio de Torneo Internacional de Halterofilia en La Habana. cubadebate.cu Colombia, potencia mundial en el levantamiento de pesas, lideró este martes en la inauguración del tradicional Torneo Internacional de Halterofilia Manuel Suárez in Memoriam, en la Escuela Superior de Formación de Atletas de Alto Rendimiento Cerro Pelado, de la capital cubana.

Ana Vraƒçar (2022-03-16). Women in Colombia continue their struggle for reproductive rights. peoplesdispatch.org Ana Gonzalez Velez from the Roundtable for Life and Health of Women talks about the recent constitutional ruling in favour of decriminalization of abortion in Colombia and what lies ahead…

SF015 (2022-03-16). Mass Grave In Mariupol. Who May Buried There And Why. southfront.org An official representative of the DPR said at an urgent briefing on the morning of 16 March that information had been received from various sources that another falsification had been carried out by the Ukrainian leadership in the city of Mariupol. | This time, the office of the Ukrainian President set the task for the Ukrainian armed forces' command to discredit the actions of the Russian forces by showing the Western public the mass graves of civilians allegedly killed as a result of artillery shellin…

Human Rights Watch (2022-03-16). Saudi Arabia: Mass Execution of 81 Men: Rampant Abuses in Criminal Justice System, lack of Fair Trials. juancole.com Human Rights Watch — (Beirut) — Saudi authorities' execution of 81 men on March 12, 2022 was its largest mass execution in years despite recent promises to curtail its use of the death penalty, Human Rights Watch said today. Rampant and systemic abuses in Saudi Arabia's criminal justice system suggest it is highly unlikely that …

Ramona Wadi (2022-03-16). Not all Refugees are Equal: Plight of Palestinians Displaced by Israel Worsening. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) — Financial support for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is dwindling, despite the renewed mandates and financial contribution pledges by world leaders. "The almost unanimous political support expressed by the UN General Assembly to the Agency is not translated into matching financial resources," UNRWA's Commissioner-General, …

Juan Cole (2022-03-16). Top 7 Ways Iran evaded US Sanctions that Putin could Follow. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The sorts of sanctions and boycotts the United States and its allies are placing on Russia resemble those applied by Washington to Iran off and on in the past decade, though so far the measures in place against Tehran are still far more severe than what has been done to …

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