José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-04-01). Venezuela and International Criminal Court Strengthen Cooperation. orinocotribune.com This Thursday, March 31, a series of meetings were concluded between Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro and the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, yielding advances in cooperation between the two entities. | In statements offered at the end of the meeting, the Venezuelan head of state confirmed that among the new mechanisms agreed upon was the installation of an ICC office in Venezuelan territory. | The office "will allow a more effective, real dialogue," President Maduro said, "a dialogue that permits the memorandum of understanding that we signed to continue its development."

Staff (2022-04-01). Webinar on Alex Saab Case Next Tuesday with Top Panelists. orinocotribune.com Alex Saab's trial starts April 6 in Miami. This webinar includes the latest updates on the case. Protests demanding his freedom will take place in Miami, Boston, New York City, Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Diego, Vancouver and Chicago. | The webinar is going to be held next Tuesday April 5, 7 pm ET, 6 pm Central Time. | Panelists: | ‚Ä¢ Alfred de Zayas, former rapporteur on Venezuela for United Nations Human Rights Council | ‚Ä¢ Suzanne Adely, President of the Nation…

teleSUR, MER (2022-04-01). Pdta. hondureña recibe credenciales de embajadora venezolana. telesurtv.net El Gobierno hondureño afirmó que el restablecimiento de relaciones con Venezuela es parte del respeto al Derecho Internacional.

teleSUR, MER (2022-04-01). Venezuela y CPI exploran mecanismos de cooperación y asistencia técnica conjunta. telesurtv.net Se establecerá una oficina de asistencia técnica de la Fiscalía de la CPI en el país, como parte del memorando de entendimiento firmado en noviembre de 2021.

Ricardo Vaz (2022-03-31). Venezuela Sentenced to Pay 1.6 Billion Dollar Award to Agribusiness Corporations. venezuelanalysis.com Seed and fertilizer supplier Agroisleña was nationalized by the Hugo Chávez government in 2010.

Staff (2022-03-31). President Maduro to Visit South Africa (+Multipolarity). orinocotribune.com On Wednesday, March 30, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, highlighted his country's struggle for a multipolar and multicentric world during the farewell ceremony for the ambassadors of South Africa and Nicaragua, Joseph Khehla and Yaosca Calderón Martín, respectively, held in the Simón Bolívar Hall at Miraflores Palace in Caracas. | "Venezuela has been, is, and will be the epicenter of the struggles for a new world, an egalitarian world, which can already be seen on the horizon," said the president, recalling the anti-colonial and anti-imperialist legacy of the South American continent. | At the ceremon…

Staff (2022-03-31). Mexico Celebrates Rapprochement Between Caracas & Washington Amid Ukraine Conflict. orinocotribune.com It is a positive development that, after years of hostilities, the governments of Caracas and Washington seek agreement and conciliation as a result of the conflict in Ukraine, said the Mexican president. | "I was very pleased that it seems an agreement between the United States and Venezuela is on the right track, after so many things that have been said," Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) said during his morning press conference on Wednesday, March 30. | "And why the arrangement?" asked AMLO. "Well, because of the situation in Ukraine and the increase in oil prices, the United States considers it convenient to…

Staff (2022-03-31). ParlaSur to Discuss Re-entry of Venezuela into Mercosur. orinocotribune.com The South American Parliament (ParlaSur) will address the issue of the re-entry of the National Assembly of Venezuela to Mercosur, the South American trade bloc. This came as an announcement by Oscar Laborde, the vice president of ParlaSur Argentina and president of the ParlaSur Democracy Observatory. | "America must be a pole, and that will only be achieved if we travel the path of the Great Homeland," said the Argentine parliamentarian, while pointing to the interventionism of other countries in the region that have joined the US coup agenda against Venezuela. | In particular, he referred to the fact that the A…

Stephen Gibbs (2022-03-31). Feminism movements in Venezuela. america.cgtn.com Venezuela is often portrayed as one of the more politically polarized countries in Latin America; with support, or opposition, to its radical leftist government permeating everything. And that includes the country's feminism movements.

teleSUR, jaa, JL (2022-03-31). Pdte. Maduro resalta lucha de Venezuela por un mundo multipolar. telesurtv.net "Venezuela ha sido, es y será epicentro de los combates por un mundo nuevo, un mundo igualitario, que ya se ve en el horizonte", resaltó el jefe de Estado.

teleSUR, hvh, DRL (2022-03-31). Denuncian como falso positivo masacre de Putumayo, Colombia. telesurtv.net La Red de DD.HH de Putumayo precisó la identidad de 6 de las 11 víctimas en Puerto Leguízamo.

teleSUR, DRL (2022-03-31). Candidatos a la Vicepresidencia de Colombia participan en debate. telesurtv.net La candidata vicepresidencial Francia Márquez recordó la responsabilidad del Estado colombiano en la continuidad de la violencia.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-31). Why is the Colombia right so afraid of Francia Márquez? peoplesdispatch.org Francia Márquez was at the forefront of a struggle against illegal gold mining in La Toma and led a 10-day march to the Capitol Bogotá in 2014.

Andreína Chávez Alava (2022-03-30). Venezuelan Communist Party Demands Justice for Two Members Killed in Border Region. venezuelanalysis.com Communist leaders have denounced that political activists are targets of constant threats and harassment on the Colombia-Venezuela border.

teleSUR, JL (2022-03-30). Diputados venezolanos solicitan investigación sobre Operación Puma. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con la diputada, la Operación Puma financiada por EE.UU. pretendía implementar una acción militar para derrocar al gobierno de Venezuela.

Dakotah Lilly (2022-03-30). As Inflation Hits US Workers Hard, do Argentina and Venezuela Provide a Heterodox Toolbox to Confront It? (Part I). orinocotribune.com By Dakotah Lilly — Mar 27, 2022 | Part I: Introduction | Inflation is currently a problem in the United States. It is not a problem in the classical sense that inflation has been weaponized as in the past; as a trojan horse against popular, socialist, or nationalist governments in favor of neoliberal adjustment plans. Instead, inflation is a problem in the United States because it exemplifies a ramping up of an aspect of a class based warfare tactic by the oligarchic establishment in order to continue raking in huge profits and an ever increasing share of the capital-labor pie. How do we know this? Well, we…

Staff (2022-03-30). Colombia Approves First Fracking Pilot Plant amid Strong Criticism. orinocotribune.com The National Environmental Licensing Authority (ANLA) of Colombia approved, amid criticism from sectors of the political opposition and the social movements, the first fracking pilot project in Puerto Wilches, department of Santander, reported environmental organizations on Monday, March 28. | The project will be developed by the Colombian state oil company Ecopetrol, in an area of up to 4.67 hectares, where fracking will be carried out at a depth of 1.2 kilometers. | The Fracking Free Colombia Alliance denounced the licensing process which was completed "in less than five months, despite numerous objections, ser…

teleSUR, mcs, JL (2022-03-30). Revelan tarjetón electoral para las presidenciales en Colombia. telesurtv.net La Registraduría Nacional realizó el sorteo para elegir la ubicación de candidatos en la tarjeta electoral para las presidenciales de mayo.

teleSUR, mcs, JL (2022-03-30). Organización indígena exige investigar asesinatos en Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia. telesurtv.net "Solicitamos a la Procuraduría para que, en el marco de sus funciones, investigue disciplinariamente a los funcionarios que participaron en este caso", detalla la Opiac.

W. T. Whitney Jr. (2022-03-30). Progressive coalition campaigning in Colombia promises real change. peoplesworld.org On March 24, Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez registered as presidential and vice-presidential candidates in Colombia for elections taking place on May 29. On behalf of the Historic Pact coalition, Petro stated that "today is the first day of a campaign that promises to actually change the history of Colombia." He was, in effect, proposing …

teleSUR, SH (2022-03-30). Asesinan a un gobernador indígena en el Chocó, Colombia. telesurtv.net Desde la Mesa Indígena del Chocó exigieron a la Fiscalía de Colombia realizar las investigaciones pertinentes para esclarecer este asesinato.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-30). Vice-presidential candidate Francia Márquez receives death threats. peoplesdispatch.org The candidate for the vice presidency of Colombia for the left-wing Historic Pact coalition, Francia Márquez, on March 27, reported that she received death threats for the second time this month and demanded that the right-wing government of President Iván Duque guarantee her safety. | "As if the slander, racist demonstrations were not enough, but in less than a month, they have threatened to kill me twice, along with other social leaders. President Iván Duque, I request you to guarantee my physical integrity, that of my family and the leaders mentioned here," Márquez tweeted along with the photographs of two let…