(2021-06-08). 91 Colombians Are Still Missing, Ombudsman's Office Warns. telesurenglish.net The Colombian Ombudsman's Office delivered a report to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) showing that 91 people are still missing as a result of the repression unleashed against citizens by the Mobile Anti-Riot Squad (ESMAD) since the protests began on April 28. | RELATED: | Ombudsman Carlos Camargo reported 58 murders of citizens. In 20 of these cases, there is sufficient evidence that the killings occu…
(2021-06-08). Dan Cohen on the Israeli Operatives Behind some of Colombia's Most Violent Death Squads. mintpressnews.com Although on opposite sides of the world from each other, Colombia and Israel have much in common. Among other similarities, they are both key outposts of U.S. power in their regions, helping make their neighborhood safe for American businesses and American profits.
(2021-06-08). IACHR Calls for Resumption of Dialogue in Visit to Colombia. telesurenglish.net An international human rights organization called on the Colombian government and the National Strike Committee to insist on the path of dialogue to overcome the social crisis that the South American country is going through. | The representation of the international organization indicated that the organization has always insisted that any human rights crisis is solved through dialogue. | RELATED: | They also revea…
(2021-06-08). Still 91 Missing in Colombia's Uprising (Desaparecidos). orinocotribune.com Colombians are still looking for 91 people reported missing during the national strike and demonstrations which began on April 28 and have left at least 20 dead, according to a report delivered this Monday by the Ombudsman's Office to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), an organization dependent on the infamous Organization of American States (OAS). Other independent organizations have reported at least 65 deaths in the protests, most of them at the hands of the police. | "The organization has received 783 reports of people who could not been located, of which 317 were discarded… for having r…
(2021-06-08). Even The New York Times Now Admits That It's US Sanctions, Not Socialism, That's Destroying Venezuela. counterpunch.org The facile right-wing talking point that the economic crisis facing Venezuela "proves" that "socialism always ends in failure" has become so hackneyed by overuse that it has attained its own tongue-in-cheek name. The ad Venezuelum, as it has come to be known, has slowly developed into such a tedious and predictable right-wing tactic that it seems to now serve as an all-purpose retort to try to discredit even the most modest of left-of-center proposals. In October 2018, for instance, then-President Trump responded to a plan by progressive Democrats in congress to introduce a bill to establish a system of universal…
(2021-06-08). Why are Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela Managing So Well in the Fight Against Covid-19? libya360.wordpress.com Marc Vandepitte It is curious that the three American countries that are suffering harsh economic sanctions from the United States are doing much better than the others in their fight against covid-19. One thing is certain: the pandemic has highlighted the crisis of the neoliberal and capitalist model. Actual number of deaths from covid As…
(2021-06-08). On Monday, Venezuela Reports 1,483 New COVID-19 Cases & 15 Deaths. orinocotribune.com 
Venezuelan Minister for Communication and Information Freddy àëáñez reported this Monday, June 7 that in the past 24 hours 1,483 new COVID-19 cases had been recorded in Venezuela, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 243,621. | In the course of the daily reprt offered by President Maduro's administration, the senior official, through his Twitter account @luchaalmada, revealed that 222,788 (92%) patients have recovered, while 8,675 patients are asymptomatic, 7,131 demonstrate mild acute respiratory failure, one thousand have moderate acute respiratory failure, and 293 patients are in Intensive Care…
(2021-06-08). UN Committee Ruled on Detention of Venezuelan Diplomat Saab. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the United Nations Human Rights Committee ruled on the illegal detention of the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab and requested the government of Cabo Verde to suspend his extradition process to the United States. | RELATED: | "Pursuant to rule 94 of the Committee's rules of procedure, the State party has been requested to refrain from extraditing Mr. Alex Nain Saab Moran to the United States of America wh…
(2021-06-08). Honoring Ramsey Clark on June 13. workers.org 
Representatives from Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Palestine, the Philippines, Malaysia, Serbia, Syria and more will be paying tribute June 13 to Ramsey Clark, a beloved and respected antiwar humanitarian. Clark, a former U.S. Attorney General under the Lyndon Johnson administration from 1967 to 1969, died April 9 after a long illness . . . |
(2021-06-08). Cómo USAID creó el aparato mediático antisandinista de Nicaragua, ahora bajo investigación de lavado de dinero. globalizacion.ca 
Con decenas de millones de dólares a lo largo de años de trabajo, el frente de la CIA, USAID, ayudó a crear y capacitar a la oposición antisandinista de Nicaragua. En el centro de sus operaciones se encuentra la élite…
(2021-06-07). Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Visits Colombia. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, a mission from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) will start an official visit to Colombia to analyze human rights violations committed by the Military Police (ESMAD) amid nationwide protests whipping the country since April. | RELATED: | The mission will analyze denunciations of excessive use of force, forced disappearances, eye injuries, sexual and gender-based violence committed by…
(2021-06-07). Judge Suspends use of Venom Against Colombians in Popayan City. orinocotribune.com This order came in response to a protective action aimed at guaranteeing the fundamental rights of citizens who are victims of State terrorism in Colombia. | In Popayan City, Judge Jenny Cuetia ordered the National Police to immediately suspend the "Venom," an automatic projectile launcher that the Mobile Anti-Riot Squad (ESMAD) uses to fire electric stun shells and 37mm gas cartridges. | This order came in response to a protective action filed by Andres Niño and Carlos Amaya, who asked the judge to guarantee the fundamental rights of citizens who are victims of State terrorism in Colombia. | Cuetia also order…
(2021-06-07). Colombia's Police Used Bus Stations as Detention Centers. telesurenglish.net In response to a petition filed by Bogota's councilman Diego Cancino, TransMilenio confirmed that the Mobile Anti-Riot Squadron (ESMAD) used its stations as centers for the detention of citizens during the National Strike. | RELATED: | TransMilenio is a rapid transit bus system that serves Bogota with raised-floor stations distributed along the main routes. According to information provided by the company's manager,…
(2021-06-07). OPINION: The Racialization of Violence in Colombia. latinorebels.com As protests grip Colombia, old wounds of structural racism have resurfaced through the criminalization of Indigenous and Black communities.
(2021-06-07). Even The New York Times now Admits that it's US Sanctions, not Socialism, that's Destroying Venezuela. orinocotribune.com By Peter Bolton — Jun 5, 2021 | The facile right-wing talking point that the economic crisis facing Venezuela "proves" that "socialism always ends in failure" has become so hackneyed by overuse that it has attained its own tongue-in-cheek name. The ad Venezuelum, as it has come to be known, has slowly developed into such a tedious and predictable right-wing tactic that it seems to now serve as an all-purpose retort to try to discredit even the most modest of left-of-center proposals. In October 2018, for instance, then-President Trump responded to a plan by progressive Democrats in congress to introduce a bi…
(2021-06-07). US Kidnaps Venezuelan Diplomat: Alex Saab's Case. popularresistance.org Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with attorney Femi Falana about the shocking case of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, who has been kidnapped for the crime of violating illegal sanctions in order to feed his country. | Under pressure from the United States, Cape Verdean authorities arrested Saab in June of 2020 when he stopped in the country to refuel his plane while en route to a humanitarian mission in Iran. The US is seeking to extradite Saab over money laundering charges, however Falana explains why the case is invalid, accusing the US of practicing "gangsterism". The US is persecuting Saab over his work in…
(2021-06-07). US Kidnaps Venezuelan Diplomat: Alex Saab's Case. popularresistance.org Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with attorney Femi Falana about the shocking case of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, who has been kidnapped for the crime of violating illegal sanctions in order to feed his country.
(2021-06-07). Delegation fights to win Alex Saab's freedom. workers.org 
Sal Island, Cabo Verde Flounders took part in a delegation that traveled to Cabo Verde in solidarity with Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, who was abducted in June 2020 on orders of the U.S. and held under onerous conditions since then on two of C.V.'s ten islands. Cabo Verde is an . . . |
(2021-06-07). COVAX To Send Venezuela Millions of Doses in July and August. telesurenglish.net He indicated that this new shipment would allow the continuation of the Venezuelan people's immunization process so that most people can get vaccinated. | RELATED: | The Venezuelan President pointed out that the COVAX system "has a debt with Venezuela, and added that we have already given all the technical indications, the vaccines that can enter the country have already been approved… we have already made the pa…
(2021-06-07). Delcy Rodríguez: Despite US Blackmail, 11% Venezuelans are Already Vaccinated. orinocotribune.com 
The Executive Vice President of Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez reported this Saturday, June 5, that despite the blackmail of the government of the United States—which announced its refusal to send any vaccines to Venezuela—the Venezuelan people are receiving their doses of COVID-19 immunization. | "This is a very meaningful response that our people are giving, that we will not submit to any blackmail or extortion," said Rodríguez. "The criminal Juan Guaidó, who also wanted to extort the Venezuelan people, who wanted to politicize the issue of vaccines—here it is, our people getting vaccinated in an o…
(2021-06-07). UN 'COVAX Indebted to Venezuela Following April Payments': New Steps to be Taken Today. orinocotribune.com The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, reiterated that if the vaccine schedule is met as planned, it will be possible to meet the expanded vaccination goal without a problem and to have 70% of the population vaccinated by September, as was planned by the government. In this sense, he warned that the United Nations COVAX mechanism is indebted to Venezuela, considering that the South American nation already fulfilled its monetary commitments last April for millions of vaccines of various types. | "Venezuela has deposited the money. Tomorrow, Monday, the executive vice president will make a series of steps and…
(2021-06-07). Mass Vaccination in Venezuela Reaches Yanomami Indigenous Communities. orinocotribune.com Mass vaccination against COVID-19 in Venezuela is reaching the remotest places of the country, overcoming logistical challenges. On Saturday, June 5, mass vaccination of the Yanomami indigenous communities in the state of Amazonas began, where the Ministry of Health is working together with the Autonomous Service of the Amazon Center for Research and Control of Tropical Diseases. This was reported by the Foreign Affairs Minister of Venezuela, Jorge Arreaza on Saturday, through a post in his Twitter account. | °Emocionante! Todo un desafío logístico. Hasta las profundidades del Estado Amazonas, los equipos de…
(2021-06-07). How USAID Created Nicaragua's Anti-Sandinista Media Apparatus, now Under Money Laundering Investigation. globalresearch.ca With tens of …