(2021-06-18). US Eases Some Sanctions Against Venezuela to 'Address the Pandemic'. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, June 16, the The Office for the Control of Foreign Assets (OFAC) explained that the license granted permits transactions and activities with the Central Bank of Venezuela, Banco de Venezuela and Banco Bicentenario, among others, that involve masks, ventilators and oxygen tanks, vaccines and the production of vacci…
(2021-06-18). Faced with New ICC Prosecutor, Opposition in Venezuela Pushes for Desired Verdict. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan opposition and its international allies increased their pressure on the International Criminal Court (ICC) with new maneuvers to encourage a hasty verdict against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. | Statements by opposition elements perhaps reflected their frustration with the ICC's change of management this week. Before her departure, outgoing ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda did not provide the confirmation they had hoped to receive to their damaging accusations regarding the South American nation. | Therefore, spokespeople for the opposition factions requested that British lawyer Karim Kh…
(2021-06-17). Cape Verde Ignores International Outcry in Alex Saab Case. orinocotribune.com 
The president of Cape Verde, Jorge Carlos Fonseca, decided to turn a blind eye to the international clamor and ignore the request made on June 8 by the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations (UN) to suspend the extradition process that the United States that is carried out against the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, who has been illegally detained in Cape Verde since June 12, 2020. | According to a review published by the Cape Verdean news outlet Noticias do Norte, President Jorge Carlos Fonseca said that "only the Constitutional Court (TC) has autonomous constitutional jurisdiction to decide on the case," i…
(2021-06-17). PDF of June 17 issue. workers.org 
Download the PDF. Two faces of imperialism G7/NATO: Diplomacy among thieves Venezuela, Cabo Verde, the case of Alex Saab Also: Reparations victory Harvard workers battle layoffs Colonial legacy: anti-LGBTQ+ laws Palestine & solidarity LUMA protest Editorial: ‚ÄÇCuts punish jobless GLOBAL: India, Greece, Honduras, France, 'African Lion,' Peru. Tear down the walls: . . . |
(2021-06-17). Large Mural Painted on Closed Off Montgomery Street. indybay.org Demonstrations for Palestine Continue as Supporters Paint a | Street Mural in Front of the Israeli and Colombian Consulates…
(2021-06-17). Venezuelan Authorities Unveil New Corruption Plot: Eight Arrested, Three from Ministry of Economy and Finance. orinocotribune.com Eight people, including three officials from the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Venezuela, have been arrested for their links to a corruption network, informed Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab during his weekly press conference this Wednesday, June 16. | Saab reported that those who were involved in the case had manipulated a technology platform for their own benefit and diverted money from the Finance Ministry. "This is part of our relentless fight against corruption and in favor of public ethics… We want this to have a didactic objective and at the same time be a clear sign of judgement and…
(2021-06-17). Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez in Qatar to Strengthen Bilateral Relationship. orinocotribune.com The Executive Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, arrived in Qatar this Tuesday, June 15, on an official visit with the aim of strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries and addressing other issues of interest related to the bilareal agreements on economy, oil, and customs. | The senior official of the government of Venezuela was received by the Venezuelan ambassador in Qatar, Giuseppe Angelo Yoffreda Yorio. During this visit as part of the Peace Diplomacy promoted by President Nicolás Maduro, Rodríguez is expected to address various issues within the framewor…
(2021-06-17). Ethiopia: Tribalism Versus National Consciousness. popularresistance.org Nearly 554,000 people are sleeping on the streets in the US — 40% of them are Black. Of 2.3 million US prisoners, 34% are Black. However, the 06/01 quarterly report of the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect (GlobalR2P) says that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is the only human rights crisis in the Western hemisphere that warrants the attention of international law established by the United Nations. Those are just a few reasons to take its alarms about the ongoing human rights crisis in Tigray, Ethiopia, with a grain of salt or a hot pepper salad of skepticism. | A coalition of twelve NGOs, inc…
(2021-06-17). La CIA intenta golpes de Estado en Nicaragua con dólares de impuestos a través de agencias estadounidenses y fundaciones corporativas: USAID no brinda ayuda, ejecuta golpes de Estado. globalizacion.ca 
Desde que los sandinistas ganaron las elecciones de 2006, sus políticas contra la pobreza han tenido un éxito enorme. | El país es 90% autosuficiente en alimentos. El 99% de la población tiene electricidad en sus hogares que ahora se genera…
(2021-06-17). What If It Happened Like This In The US? popularresistance.org We have had a good many people to write us and ask us what in the world is going on in Nicaragua as they read all the international reporting. This is our attempt at trying to put the recent arrests in a way that people living in the United States might better understand. We are finding that if we do comparisons, that other people can maybe get a feeling of what this little nation that we love so much is doing. | First let us explain some before we get to the comparisons between Nicaragua and the U.S. | USAID and other U.S. government entities have sent astronomical sums of money to NGOs in Nicaragua, a poor coun…
(2021-06-16). The case of Alex Saab. workers.org 
By Sara Flounders and Roger D. Harris Facing the possible extradition to the U.S. of a Venezuelan diplomat on bogus charges, an emergency human rights delegation organized by the International Campaign to Free Alex Saab on June 3 flew to Cabo Verde, where Saab is imprisoned. This island archipelago . . . |
(2021-06-16). A National Strike Has Reignited in Colombia. zcomm.org Since April 28, people in Colombia's cities and towns have engaged in an ongoing national strike, el paro nacional…
(2021-06-16). Por las venas abiertas de Colombia, sangra Latinoamérica. globalizacion.ca Recientemente visité Colombia, y luego de observar esa lucha por la vida de su pueblo, contra el neoliberalismo insaciable del uribismo, se hace inevitable pensar que hay en Colombia, una herida abierta por la que sangra hoy Latinoamérica entera. Por…
(2021-06-16). Colombia, øDemocracia o impunidad? globalizacion.ca Al conocer cada día más detalles de los acontecimientos y grave crisis que atraviesa hoy el hermano pueblo colombiano, me pregunto, quien y quienes, pueden continuar levantando la bandera de que en Colombia reina la "democracia más antigua de este…
(2021-06-16). Large Mural Painted on Closed Off Montgomery Street. indybay.org Demonstrations for Palestine Continue as Supporters Paint a | Street Mural in Front of the Israeli and Colombian Consulates…
(2021-06-16). 36 people injured in a car bomb blast in Colombia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) — At least 36 people, including two civilians, were wounded in a car bomb blast at a military base in eastern Colombia.
(2021-06-16). Venezuela Rejects Accusations of Election Meddling in Peru. venezuelanalysis.com Right-wing political figures have taken to blaming a Venezuelan conspiracy for every advance of the left in the region.
(2021-06-16). Extraordinary Threat: The US Empire, the Media, and Twenty Years of Coup Attempts in Venezuela—Book Review. orinocotribune.com By Saheli Chowdhury, Gabriel Martínez Saldívar, Steve Lalla — Jun 14, 2021 | Since the election of Hugo Chávez in 1998, Venezuela has been subjected to a campaign of hybrid warfare at the hands of the US and its allies. In that span of time the Bolivarian Republic has weathered six coups attempts including the attempted assassination of its president, a mercenary invasion by former green berets, and an economic blockade that has killed over 100,000 of its citizens. A new book by Joe Emersberger and Justin Podur, Extraordinary Threat: The US Empire, the Media, and Twenty Years of Coup Attempts in Venezuela, t…
(2021-06-16). Simón Bolívar Study Center to Inaugurate Carabobo XXI Century International Forum Today. orinocotribune.com The Simón Bolívar Study Center will hold the Carabobo International XXI Century Forum in Caracas, Venezuela, from June 16 to June 18, to discuss the "Challenges of Independence." This was informed by the president of the Simón Bolívar Center, Alejandro López, via a telephone interview during the Punto de Encuentro TV broadcast of Venezolana de Televisión (VTV). | According to López, the forum will feature "a group of national and international speakers, who will expound on the Bicentennial of the Battle of Carabobo, which will be conducive to a lively debate and reflection around this important historical event f…
(2021-06-16). Congressman McGovern Admits the United States Uses Venezuelan Lives as 'Bargaining Chips'. orinocotribune.com A US congressman has asked the US President Joe Biden to "correct the course of US policy" towards Venezuela and lift all the sanctions against the South American country. | "I think the time has come to correct the course of US policy towards Venezuela," wrote Democrat Congressman Jim McGovern in a The Massachusetts legislator condemned the sanctions that have been imposed on the Venezuelan oil industry, on its…
(2021-06-16). This Friday June 18: Orinoco Tribune Goes Live with Emersberger & Podur, Authors of New Book on US Coup Attempts & Hybrid Warfare Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com On Friday, June 18, Orinoco Tribune will host a live discussion with Joe Emersberger and Justin Podur, authors of the new publication Extraordinary Threat: The US Empire, the Media, and 20 Years of Coup Attempts in Venezuela, Emersberger is a writer with Ecuadorian roots based in Canada. An engineer by profession and member of Canada's UNIFOR trade union, he has written for FAIR.org, Telesur English, ZNet, CounterPunch, and many more. Podur is a Toronto-based writer and the author of America's Wars on Dem…
(2021-06-16). Venezuela Denounces 83.7% Drop in Food Imports Due to Sanctions Before FAO. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Minister for Food, Carlos Leal Tellería, decried this Tuesday that food imports in Venezuela have fallen by 83.7% due to the unilateral coercive measures imposed on the South American country by the United States and Europe. He made this comment during his speech at the 42nd conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). | "These measures [the sanctions] have caused a 83.7 % drop in food imports, thus preventing the international procurement of raw produce, manufactured goods and inputs for agricultural production, as well as sanctioning most international and national…
(2021-06-16). Venezuela Denounces Before FAO 83.7% Drop in Food Imports due to Sanctions. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Minister for Food, Carlos Leal Tellería, decried this Tuesday that food imports in Venezuela have fallen by 83.7% due to the unilateral coercive measures imposed on the South American country by the United States and Europe. He made this comment during his speech at the 42nd conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). | "These measures [the sanctions] have caused a 83.7 % drop in food imports, thus preventing the international procurement of raw produce, manufactured goods and inputs for agricultural production, as well as sanctioning most international and national…
(2021-06-16). Venezuela Conference Another Example of Liberal Hypocrisy. orinocotribune.com By Yves Engler — Jun 13, 2021 | Was it conscious? Did someone at Global Affairs say, "we should organize a lofty sounding conference that's a cover for our pro-US and corporate policy on the anniversary of the international community rejecting Trudeau's liberal imperialism?" | On the one-year anniversary of Canada's defeat in its bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council the Trudeau government is hosting an
(2021-06-16). Outrage as COVAX reports blocked vaccine payments, U.S. sanctions blamed. mronline.org 
Venezuela's efforts at the Copa America football tournament have also been derailed after 15 players and staffers caught the virus, prompting calls for an investigation. | June 16, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-06-16). International webinar pays tribute to Ramsey Clark. workers.org 
Ramsey Clark, human rights fighter and former U.S. Attorney General, who died April 9 at age 93, was memorialized by hundreds of people, from the U.S. and worldwide, who attended an international webinar June 13. Ramsey Clark and current Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, 2006 in New York City The program . . . |
(2021-06-16). Extraordinary Threat: The US Empire, the Media, & 20 Years of Coup Attempts in Venezuela—Book Review. libya360.wordpress.com Saheli Chowdhury, Gabriel Martínez Saldívar, Steve Lalla Since the election of Hugo Chávez in 1998, Venezuela has been subjected to a campaign of hybrid warfare at the hands of the US and its allies. In that span of time the Bolivarian Republic has weathered six coups attempts including the attempted assassination of its president, a…
(2021-06-16). The CIA Attempts Coups in Nicaragua with Tax Dollars Through US Agencies and Corporate Foundations: USAID Does Not Provide Aid — It Carries Out Coups. globalresearch.ca Visit and follow us on Instagram at @