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2021-06-04: Social Media Postees

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Peace in Colombia Should Mean Land Reform and an End to Hunger
Vijay Prashad — Zoe Alexandra | counterpunch.org | 2021-06-04
Since the end of April, Colombia's streets have smelled of tear gas. The government of Colombian President Iván Duque imposed policies that put the costs of the pandemic on the working class and the peasantry and triedto suffocate any advancement of the Havana peace accords of 2016. Discontent led to street protests, which were repressed harshly by the government. These protests, Rodrigo Granda of Colombia's Comunes party told us in an interview, "are defined by the wide participation of youth, women, artists, religious people, the Indigenous, Afro-Colombians, unions and organizations from neighborhoods of the po…
counterpunch.org/2021/06/04/peace-in-colombia-should-mean-land-reform-and-an-end-to-hunger/

Birds of a Fascist Feather: Why Israel Is Aiding Colombia's Crackdown on Protesters
Alan MacLeod | globalresearch.ca | 2021-06-04
Photos circulating on …
globalresearch.ca/birds-fascist-feather-why-israel-aiding-colombia-crackdown-protesters/5746945

How USAID Created Nicaragua's Anti-Sandinista Media Apparatus, now Under Money Laundering Investigation
Ben Norton | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-04
By Ben Norton — Jun 1, 2021 | With tens of millions of dollars over years of work, CIA front USAID helped create and train Nicaragua's anti-Sandinista opposition. At the center of its operations is the elite Chamorro Foundation, which stands accused of money laundering. | The US government has spent years cultivating a ring of right-wing media outlets in Nicaragua that played a central role in a violent 2018 coup attempt. This network is now being investigated by the Nicaraguan government on allegations of money laundering. | These publications are an integral part of a political opposition that Washington h…
orinocotribune.com/how-usaid-created-nicaraguas-anti-sandinista-media-apparatus-now-under-money-laundering-investigation/

The global wave of miners strikes and the case for the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees
wsws.org | 2021-06-04
From the nickel mines of Northern Ontario and the coalfields of Alabama to the Atacama desert in Chile and the jungles of Colombia, miners of every race and nationality are engaged in an international strike wave against the world's most powerful transnational mining corporations.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/06/04/pers-j04.html

Trade unions work to "de-escalate" protests in Colombia
wsws.org | 2021-06-04
While working hand in glove with the discredited unions, whose "de-escalation" only serves to isolate the protests, the ruling class and US imperialism are escalating repression.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/06/04/colo-j04.html

As Colombia's right-wing government mounts savage repression, Canada criticizes "violence" of impoverished protesters
wsws.org | 2021-06-04
In a cynical statement, Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau managed to avoid mentioning Duque and his far-right government, never mind the heavily armed paramilitary police force that has used US- and Canadian-made weaponry to terrorize protesters.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/06/04/coca-j04.html

Diosdado Cabello: Leopoldo López Wanted to Bribe 8 Soldiers Rescued from Colombian Paramilitaries
Staff | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-04
First Vice President of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, announced this Wednesday, June 2, that the fugitive from Venezuelan law, Leopoldo López, tried to negotiate for the release of eight Venezuelan soldiers kidnapped by Colombian paramilitary gangs during a confrontation in Apure state on April 23, so that they would be handed over to the opposition. | "These comrades (the eight soldiers) were rescued, and today they are with their family," said Cabello during his television program Con el Mazo Dando. "How that has hurt the right wing, how it has burned them that those boys are…
orinocotribune.com/diosdado-cabello-leopoldo-lopez-wanted-to-bribe-8-soldiers-rescued-from-colombian-paramilitaries/

"Bolívar's Thinking Is Based On the Need for Human Progress"
Internationalist 360 ∞ | libya360.wordpress.com | 2021-06-04
Alex Anfruns A conversation between Alex Anfruns and Christine Pic-Gillard, author of a new study: Bolívar (Ellipses, 2020) The political and humanist stature of Simón Bolívar, leading figure of the Liberation of Latin America, continues to powerfully inspire the left movements of the continent. Simón Bolívar, a 19th century Venezuelan statesman, embodied the progressive ideals… Read…
libya360.wordpress.com/2021/06/04/bolivars-thinking-is-based-on-the-need-for-human-progress/

CNE Sends Invitations to International Observers & Supervises Electoral Registry (21N Regional Elections)
José Manuel Blanco Diaz | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-04
This Thursday, June 3, Venezuela's Electoral Power, the National Electoral Council (CNE), confirmed that it has already sent the first invitations to summon international observers who will participate in the regional and local elections to be held on November 21 of this year. | In this regard, the president of the electoral body, Pedro Calzadilla, reported that when the assistance of international companions is confirmed it will be announced to the public in a timely manner. | "Part of the calendar, as always, includes international colleagues," said the rector. "We have already sent the invitations and it is an…
orinocotribune.com/cne-sends-invitations-to-international-observers-supervises-electoral-registry-21n-regional-elections/

Venezuela's Migration: Why They Left
Editor2 | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-04
By Rosiris Berroteran — Jun 2, 2021 | Part I | Between 2000 and 2020, a large part of Venezuela's young working population migrated to different locations across the globe in search of better opportunities. This migration has been largely caused by political differences, economic impoverishment, and the deterioration of social conditions in the Latin American country. | Venezuela is a country with a young working population awaiting employment. The country has the installed capacity to process extra-heavy crude oil and metals, as well as to produce te…
orinocotribune.com/venezuelas-migration-why-they-left/

Former Deputy Guaidó Wants to Negotiate with President Maduro in Mexico or Norway
Staff | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-04
Former deputy Juan Guaidó said this Wednesday, June 2, that they are evaluating the possibility of Mexico being the headquarters of negotiations with the Government of Venezuela chaired by President Nicolás Maduro. | "We are evaluating Mexico, Norway, and some other countries that can independently, impartially, and respectfully host a possible negotiation," said the self-proclaimed "interim president" in an interview for the Mexican Reforma website. | The interview caused an uproar in Mexico because it was published just a few days before the country's mega-elections, and was used again to sow fear of communism,…
orinocotribune.com/former-deputy-guaido-wants-to-negotiate-with-president-maduro-in-mexico-or-norway/

Venezuela Ratifies its Commitment to Fight Corruption at United Nations Conference
Staff | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-04
This Thursday, June 3, before the United Nations, the Foreign Minister of Venezuela Jorge Arreaza confirmed the perseverance of state policies favoring multilateral cooperation to combat corruption and strengthen transparent public management. | "We ratify the Venezuelan Government's commitment to multilateral cooperation against corrupt practices, in favor of transparent management and equitable power relations, on the political, economic, public and private levels," Arreaza stated during his speech, via videoconference, at the special session of the United Nations General Assembly against Corruption. | @jaarrea…
orinocotribune.com/venezuela-ratifies-its-commitment-to-fight-corruption-at-united-nations-conference/

Carabobo State to Activate Historical Routes in Preparation for Battle of Carabobo's Bicentennial
José Manuel Blanco Diaz | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-04
Twenty-two days before the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo, the national government advanced with the activation of historical cultural routes and the inauguration of monuments, as requested by President Nicolás Maduro as part of the emblematic celebration of independence and sovereignty. | The executive Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, offered details about the supervision session she led in Carabobo state, where she was joined by Governor Rafael Lacava and other authorities who are members of the Presidential Commission in charge of the celebration. | "We have come to…
orinocotribune.com/carabobo-state-to-activate-historical-routes-in-preparation-for-battle-of-carabobos-bicentennial/

'Commune or nothing': New laws reignite old debates over communal power in Venezuela
Federico Fuentes | greenleft.org.au | 2021-06-04
Venezuela's National Assembly (AN) has approved two bills with the aim of further empowering the communal councils and communes that lie at the heart of the country's project of communal power, writes Federico Fuentes.
greenleft.org.au/content/commune-or-nothing-new-laws-reignite-old-debates-over-communal-power-venezuela

Peace In Colombia Should Mean Land Reform And An End To Hunger
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-06-03
Since the end of April, Colombia's streets have smelled of tear gas. The government of Colombian President Iván Duque imposed policies that put the costs of the pandemic on the working class and the peasantry and tried to suffocate any advancement of the Havana peace accords of 2016. Discontent led to street protests, which were repressed harshly by the government. These protests, Rodrigo Granda of Colombia's Comunes party told us in an interview, "are defined by the wide participation of youth, women, artists, religious people, the Indigenous, Afro-Colombians, unions and organizations from neighborhoods of the p…
popularresistance.org/peace-in-colombia-should-mean-land-reform-and-an-end-to-hunger/

New Investigation Reveals Role of Israeli Operatives in Colombia's "Political Genocide"
Dan Cohen | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-03
By Dan Cohen — Jun 2, 2021 | Known as the "Red Dance," the systematic murder of the Patriotic Union remains one of the most extreme cases of political violence in Latin America and new evidence suggests that it was concocted by one of the most decorated spies in Israeli history. | BOGOTA, COLOMBIA — On April 6, 1984, a group of men dressed in police uniforms arrived at the home of Milcíades Contento in the town of Viotá, Colombia. Contento was a peasant, communist and member of the Patriotic Union (UP), a newly-formed experimental political party born out of the 1985 peace negotiations between the cons…
orinocotribune.com/new-investigation-reveals-role-of-israeli-operatives-in-colombias-political-genocide/

Colombia: "The Government Murders with Impunity Because the US Empire is Behind it."
Carlos Aznarez | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-03
By Carlos Aznarez — May 31, 2021 | Cecilia Zamudio is a Colombian writer, poet, journalist and artist, and like many of her compatriots lives these days with great concern for what means the repressive escalation of the government of Iván Duque, but also with deep satisfaction to the patriotism that the Colombian people starring a national productive strike that has passed the month of duration, With her we talked about all these contingencies, in order to further sharpen the efforts of internationalist solidarity with the struggle of that people. | Day after day, Uribism in government continues to develop a…
orinocotribune.com/colombia-the-government-murders-with-impunity-because-the-us-empire-is-behind-it/

Human Rights Mission Condemns State Terrorism In Colombia
telesurenglish.net | 2021-06-03
Colombia's International Human Rights Verification Mission on Thursday ordered an investigation into President Ivan Duque's administration for "torturing, disappearing, raping, and murdering Colombian citizens during the social outbreak." | RELATED: | Colombia To Purchase 'Emergency' Weapons To Quell Protests | "The government is encouraging police brutality, which has limited the right of the people to protest peacefully and to take part in the country's political decisions," the Mission c…
telesurenglish.net/news/Human-Rights-Mission-Condemns-State-Terrorism-In-Colombia-20210603-0009.html

Mobilizations in Colombia Persevere After Government Continues Militarization
Staff | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-03
The National Strike Committee of Colombia announced that peaceful mobilizations will continue throughout country, as the government of Iván Duque refuses to endorse the preliminary agreement agreed to in May. | "The peaceful strike continues due to the government's attitude of refusing to negotiate the emergency document," said Committee delegate Francisco Maltés. | El Comité Nacional de Paro convoca en el marco del Paro Nacional: | Gran toma de capitales Miércoles 2 de junio En todo el país. | Por negociación del Pliego Nacional de Emergencia ya. pic.twitter.com/C67irYwEzJ…
orinocotribune.com/mobilizations-in-colombia-persevere-after-government-continues-militarization/

New Investigation Reveals Role of Israeli Operatives in Colombia's "Political Genocide"
Dan Cohen | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-03
By Dan Cohen — Jun 2, 2021 | Known as the "Red Dance," the systematic murder of the Patriotic Union remains one of the most extreme cases of political violence in Latin America and new evidence suggests that it was concocted by one of the most decorated spies in Israeli history. | BOGOTA, COLOMBIA — On April 6, 1984, a group of men dressed in police uniforms arrived at the home of Milcíades Contento in the town of Viotá, Colombia. Contento was a peasant, communist and member of the Patriotic Union (UP), a newly-formed experimental political party born out of the 1985 peace negotiations between the cons…
orinocotribune.com/new-investigation-reveals-role-of-israeli-operatives-in-colombias-political-genocide/

International Mission Assesses Colombia's Violence
telesurenglish.net | 2021-06-03
The International Solidarity and Human Rights Mission reported on Thursday its first assessments of the state repression during the National Striked that have kept the country in turmoil for 37 days. | RELATED: | Human Rights Mission Condemns State Terrorism In Colombia | According to one of its members, Ismael Jalil, the mission spread throughout the Colombian territory to verify all the information and collect their testimonies as "they were not carried away by the information tha…
telesurenglish.net/news/International-Mission-Assesses-Colombias-Violence-20210603-0022.html

Colombia: Police Brutality Left 30 People Injured In Pereira
telesurenglish.net | 2021-06-03
Colombia's Mobile Anti-Riot Squadron (ESMAD) on Wednesday night used stun guns and tear gas canisters to halt a peaceful protest in Pereira city, where they left at least 30 people injured. | RELATED: | Seven Killed in Colombia's 60th Massacre of 2020 | Videos posted on social networks show hundreds of people fleeing from the agents amid tear gas smoke and gunfires. The ESMAD attacked protesters to clear the Ciudad Victoria civic square, the main point of resistance in Pereira. | "Our city li…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombia-Police-Brutality-Left-30-People-Injured-In-Pereira-20210603-0002.html

Belarus to Retaliate in Response to US Sanctions
telesurenglish.net | 2021-06-03
Belarus announced on Thursday retaliatory measures against Washington, including reducing U.S. diplomatic personnel in the country, following the entry into force of new sanctions against Minsk. | "We cannot overlook this unfriendly procedure," Belarusian Foreign Ministry spokesman Anatoli Glaz said in a statement, just as U.S. economic sanctions are instituted against nine Belarusian state-owned enterprises. | RELATED: | Putin Condemns Coup Attempts in Venezuela, Belarus, Ukraine…
telesurenglish.net/news/Belarus-to-Retaliate-in-Response-to-US-Sanctions-20210603-0021.html

PDF of June 3 issue
Workers World Party | workers.org | 2021-06-03
Download the PDF. U.S. behind detention of Venezuelan diplomat Release Alex Saab! Ama-zen? Alabama mine strike. Editorial: Reparations NOW for Black Tulsans! A year after George Floyd, fight police terror! Cleveland, Seattle, Oakland. From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free: March on Washington Global class impact Being . . . | Continue reading PDF of June 3 issue at Workers.org…
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Venezuela's PSUV to Hold August 8 Primaries for 21N Regional Elections: Procedures & Principles
José Manuel Blanco Diaz | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-03
The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) will hold primary elections on August 8, selecting candidates to contest the for the offices of governors, mayors, regional councils, and councils throughout the country. | The announcement was made this Tuesday, June 1, by the head of state and president of the party, Nicolás Maduro Moros, during a meeting with the national leadership and the youth of the revolutionary political party. The meeting took place at the emblematic Hotel Humboldt in the city of Caracas. | Maduro explained that the origin of the entire process is rooted in the method approved by the PSUV,…
orinocotribune.com/venezuelas-psuv-to-hold-august-8-primaries-for-21n-regional-elections-procedures-principles/

Venezuela Calls for Global Clean Energy Debate
telesurenglish.net | 2021-06-03
On Thursday, Venezuelan Oil Minister Tareck El Aissami called for the global debate on clean or alternative energy to serve as a "banner for the human cause." | RELATED: | Alliance for Global Justice Campaigns To Free Diplomat Saab | | "This debate must transcend the agendas of governments, countries, corporations. We must place the family, humanity at the center (of the debate) to build energy transition," El Aissami said in a speech to the teleconference of the 24th St. Petersb…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Calls-for-Global-Clean-Energy-Debate-20210603-0020.html

Tales of Resistance: We're Getting Old
Jessica Dos Santos | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-03
By Jessica Dos Santos — May 30, 2021 | The economic crisis and US sanctions have meant a series of obstacles for Venezuela's senior population. VA columnist Jessica Dos Santos shares her thoughts and experience on the matter. | In each conversation, each kiss, each hug | There is always a bit of fear. | –Pablo Milanés | A few days ago I was telling a friend that it seemed like all of a sudden every possible family problem was upon me. "We're getting old, girl," she told me. | In part that's true. We're over 30 and we have to "care" for our parents. But in present-day Venezuela it's much more than th…
orinocotribune.com/tales-of-resistance-were-getting-old/

PDF of June 3 issue
Workers World Party | workers.org | 2021-06-03
Download the PDF. U.S. behind detention of Venezuelan diplomat Release Alex Saab! Ama-zen? Alabama mine strike. Editorial: Reparations NOW for Black Tulsans! A year after George Floyd, fight police terror! Cleveland, Seattle, Oakland. From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free: March on Washington Global class impact Being . . . | Continue reading PDF of June 3 issue at Workers.org…
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Update on Mumia's Case and MOVE — Chavista Chronicles from Caracas interview with Suzanne Ross
Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-03
Caracas, June 03, 2021 (OrinocoTribune.com)–In the latest episode of Chavista Chronicles from Caracas we had the pleasure of interviewing Suzanne Ross. Ross has been active in the international solidarity movement since the US war in Vietnam, and has visited Venezuela four times in the past ten years to support the Bolivarian Republic's struggle for self determination faced with US intervention and aggression. | Ross began supporting the cause of Mumia Abu-Jamal when he was on death row and scheduled for execution in 1995. She has played a key role in building the impressive Free Mumia movement which contin…
orinocotribune.com/update-on-mumias-case-and-move-chavista-chronicles-from-caracas-interview-with-suzanne-ross/

Venezuela: PSUV to Hold Primaries for Regional Elections, Grassroots Will Choose Candidates
Andreína Chávez Alava | venezuelanalysis.com | 2021-06-03
PSUV members Elías Jaua and Rigel Sergent praised the decision to allow the party bases to choose candidates for upcoming "mega-elections."
venezuelanalysis.com/news/15223

NGO Presents New Cases to ICC Regarding Human Rights Violations of Economic Blockade
Staff | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-03
This Monday, June 1, the Latin American Foundation for Human Rights and Social Development (Fundalatin) reported that it continues to present to the Prosecutor's Office of the International Criminal Court (ICC) new cases of victims of the blockade imposed by the United States and Europe against Venezuela. | According to statements on the NGO's Twitter account, on Monday 24 additional cases of individuals whose rights were violated as a result of the sanctions were presented. This report included the cases of four citizens who unfortunately lost their lives. | Seguimos presentando a la Fiscalía de la Corte Penal I…
orinocotribune.com/ngo-presents-new-cases-to-icc-regarding-human-rights-violations-of-economic-blockade/

How USAID Created Nicaragua's Anti-Sandinista Media Apparatus
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-06-03
The US government has spent years cultivating a ring of right-wing media outlets in Nicaragua that played a central role in a violent 2018 coup attempt. This network is now being investigated by the Nicaraguan government on allegations of money laundering. | These publications are an integral part of a political opposition that Washington has carefully managed, trained, and funded with millions of dollars over the past decade. While relentlessly accusing Nicaragua's leftist government of corruption, they have been suspiciously obscure with their own finances and record-keeping. | The institution at the heart of t…
popularresistance.org/how-usaid-created-nicaraguas-anti-sandinista-media-apparatus-now-under-money-laundering-investigation/

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2021-06-03: News Headlines

Staff (2021-06-03). Mobilizations in Colombia Persevere After Government Continues Militarization. orinocotribune.com The National Strike Committee of Colombia announced that peaceful mobilizations will continue throughout country, as the government of Iván Duque refuses to endorse the preliminary agreement agreed to in May. | "The peaceful strike continues due to the government's attitude of refusing to negotiate the emergency document," said Committee delegate Francisco Maltés. | El Comité Nacional de Paro convoca en el marco del Paro Nacional: | Gran toma de capitales Miércoles 2 de junio En todo el país. | Por negociación del Pliego Nacional de Emergencia ya.

_____ (2021-06-03). Peace in Colombia should mean land reform and an end to hunger. popularresistance.org Colombia's ongoing national strike is part of a decades-long struggle against the political and economic elites to demand peace and dignity for all.

teleSUR (2021-06-03). Colombia: Police Brutality Left 30 People Injured In Pereira. telesurenglish.net Colombia's Mobile Anti-Riot Squadron (ESMAD) on Wednesday night used stun guns and tear gas canisters to halt a peaceful protest in Pereira city, where they left at least 30 people injured. | RELATED: | Videos posted on social networks show hundreds of people fleeing from the agents amid tear gas smoke and gunfires. The ESMAD attacked protesters to clear the Ciudad Victoria civic square, the main point of resistance in Pereira. | "Our city li…

Carlos Aznarez (2021-06-03). Colombia: "The Government Murders with Impunity Because the US Empire is Behind it." orinocotribune.com By Carlos Aznarez — May 31, 2021 | Cecilia Zamudio is a Colombian writer, poet, journalist and artist, and like many of her compatriots lives these days with great concern for what means the repressive escalation of the government of Iván Duque, but also with deep satisfaction to the patriotism that the Colombian people starring a national productive strike that has passed the month of duration, With her we talked about all these contingencies, in order to further sharpen the efforts of internationalist solidarity with the struggle of that people. | Day after day, Uribism in government continues to develop a…

Staff (2021-06-03). Venezuela Rejects Colombia's Unilateral Decision to Open Border Crossings. orinocotribune.com On Wednesday, June 2, Venezuela rejected the decision of the Colombian government to unilaterally open the border crossings between the two countries, informed Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Arreaza. | The information was made public through a communiqué of the Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Ministry, indicating that "this sort of border ambush shows that the Colombian government continues to engage in political tricks in order to distract public opinion from the notorious acts of human rights violations that for 36 days have shaken Colombian society and the whole world." | In the statement, Venezuela expresses that…

teleSUR (2021-06-03). Human Rights Mission Condemns State Terrorism In Colombia. telesurenglish.net Colombia's International Human Rights Verification Mission on Thursday ordered an investigation into President Ivan Duque's administration for "torturing, disappearing, raping, and murdering Colombian citizens during the social outbreak." | RELATED: | "The government is encouraging police brutality, which has limited the right of the people to protest peacefully and to take part in the country's political decisions," the Mission c…

Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza (2021-06-03). Update on Mumia's Case and MOVE — Chavista Chronicles from Caracas interview with Suzanne Ross. orinocotribune.com Caracas, June 03, 2021 (OrinocoTribune.com)—In the most recent episode of Chavista Chronicles from Caracas we had the pleasure of interviewing Suzanne Ross. Ross has been active in the international solidarity movement since the US war in Vietnam, and has visited Venezuela four times in the past ten years to support the Bolivarian Republic's struggle for self determination faced with US intervention and aggression. | Ross began supporting the cause of Mumia Abu-Jamal when he was on death row and scheduled for execution in 1995. She has played a key role in building the impressive Free Mumia movement which c…

Workers World Party (2021-06-03). PDF of June 3 issue. workers.org Download the PDF. U.S. behind detention of Venezuelan diplomat Release Alex Saab! Ama-zen? Alabama mine strike. Editorial: Reparations NOW for Black Tulsans! A year after George Floyd, fight police terror! Cleveland, Seattle, Oakland. From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free: March on Washington Global class impact Being . . . |

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-06-03). Venezuela's PSUV to Hold August 8 Primaries for 21N Regional Elections: Procedures & Principles. orinocotribune.com The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) will hold primary elections on August 8, selecting candidates to contest the for the offices of governors, mayors, regional councils, and councils throughout the country. | The announcement was made this Tuesday, June 1, by the head of state and president of the party, Nicolás Maduro Moros, during a meeting with the national leadership and the youth of the revolutionary political party. The meeting took place at the emblematic Hotel Humboldt in the city of Caracas. | Maduro explained that the origin of the entire process is rooted in the method approved by the PSUV,…

Staff (2021-06-03). Rapidity of Phase II of Mass Vaccination in Venezuela Stands Out. orinocotribune.com Venezuelans who have been contacted by the Patria System, an online state platform in which more than 20 million Venezuelans are registered, to receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine have remarked on the speed of the immunization process, according to àöltimas Noticias. | "They took good care of us since we arrived, the process was fast," said Milagros Ríos, 62, after receiving a dose of the vaccine this Wednesday at the point set up in the Hotel Alba Caracas, one of the several designated vaccination points for the second phase of the mass vaccination process. This phase includes senior citizens, an…

_____ (2021-06-03). How USAID created Nicaragua's anti-Sandinista media apparatus, now under money laundering investigation. popularresistance.org With tens of millions of dollars over years of work, CIA front USAID helped create and train Nicaragua's anti-Sandinista opposition. At the center of its operations is the elite Chamorro Foundation, which stands accused of money laundering.

John Catalinotto (2021-06-02). Masses battle rightist regimes in Colombia, Brazil, Chile. workers.org Ongoing struggles in three South American countries show the general uprising that began in 2019 is still challenging right-wing ruling groups that had resumed control of governments. "Bolsonaro out!" Ten thousand demonstrated in Rio de Janeiro, May 29. A look at events in Colombia, Brazil and Chile demonstrate that the . . . |

Staff (2021-06-02). Bolivarian National Guard Detains Colombian Spy in Táchira. orinocotribune.com The Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) detained a member of the Armed Forces of Colombia in the border state of Táchira. According to sources, the detained individual was carrying out espionage operations within Venezuela. | According to a report from the GNB, the apprehended person, identified by the name of Jhorman Benjamín Ortega Tarazona, was incercepted by GNB personnel as he displayed "suspicious behavior" in the vicinity of a Citizen's Attention Post in Vega de Aza, a Venezuelan town located 68 kilometers away from the Colombian city of Cúcuta. | Identification documents of Jhorman Benjamín Ortega Tarazona, w…

teleSUR (2021-06-02). Colombia: At Least 3,789 Police Brutality Cases Since April 28. telesurenglish.net The Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Temblores reported on Wednesday at least 3,789 cases of police brutality amid the national strikes in Colombia, which have extended for 36 days. | RELATED: | According to the latest report, 45 out of the 3,789 cases were homicides, 65 victims suffered eye injuries, 187 cases of gunshots, and 25 cases of sexual violence. Temblores said that there had been 1,649 arbitrary detentions an…

Dan Cohen (2021-06-02). New Investigation Reveals Role of Israeli Operatives in Colombia's "Political Genocide" mintpressnews.com Known as the "Red Dance," the systematic murder of the Patriotic Union remains one of the most extreme cases of political violence in Latin America and new evidence suggests that it was concocted by one of the most decorated spies in Israeli history.

Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza (2021-06-02). Venezuelan Authorities Rescue 8 Kidnapped Soldiers From Colombian Paramilitary Gangs Without Violence. orinocotribune.com Caracas, June 1 (Special for OrinocoTribune.com)—Eight soldiers kidnapped by Colombian narco-terrorist groups at the beginning of this month in the border area of Apure state were rescued this Monday, May 31, in an operation called Centennial Eagle. | The news was confirmed by the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) through a statement shared on social media networks by Minister for Defense Vladimir Padrino. In the document, the military organization detailed that two additional soldiers are the subject of an ongoing search. | #FANBEnDefensaDeLaDignidad t.co/…

José Luis Granados Ceja (2021-06-02). Venezuelan Soldiers Freed After Capture in Border Region. venezuelanalysis.com The eight soldiers had been detained by Colombian "irregular armed groups" following an ambush.

Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza (2021-06-02). Venezuelan Authorities Rescue 8 Kidnapped Soldiers From Colombian Paramilitary Gangs Without Violence. orinocotribune.com Caracas, June 1 (Special for OrinocoTribune.com)—Eight soldiers kidnapped by Colombian narco-terrorist groups at the beginning of this month in the border area of Apure state were rescued this Monday, May 31, in an operation called Centennial Eagle. | The news was confirmed by the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) through a statement shared on social media networks by Minister for Defense Vladimir Padrino. In the document, the military organization detailed that two additional soldiers are the subject of an ongoing search. | En este momento, acompañados de un excelente grupo de médicos militares, brind…

Staff (2021-06-02). Colombia Backs Down, Will Extend the Closure of Border with Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Colombian authorities have backed down and announced an extension of the closure of the international border of Colombia with Venezuela at least until September 1, 2021. | Just days earlier, the government of Colombia had announced the opening of the border with Venezuela and had scheduled it for June 1, but now the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a decree to ratify the continuity of the closure of cross-border land and river routes. | In

Paul Antonopoulos (2021-06-02). Colombia's Partnership with NATO Allows It to Breach Human Rights Without Condemnation. globalresearch.ca Since Joe Biden's …

Jesús González Pazos (2021-06-02). Colombia o la hipocresía europea. globalizacion.ca Un régimen que criminaliza la protesta social y que en su respuesta a la misma suma un reguero continuo de violaciones sistemáticas a los derechos humanos. Un régimen que ha añadido a la represión policial, que causa ya decenas de…

Natalia Torres Garzon (2021-06-02). After Decades of Oppression, Colombian Women Lead Front Lines of National Strike. zcomm.org Women's presence in Colombia's national strike—both as activists and as victims—has caught the world's attention…

Sara Flounders (2021-06-02). U.S. behind detention of Venezuelan diplomat: Release Alex Saab! workers.org Editor notes: Sara Flounders is part of a humanitarian delegation to Cabo Verde, led by Cabo Verdean religious leader Bishop Filipe Teixeira of the Diocese Of Saint Francis of Assisi, Catholic Church of the Americas. The delegation has tasked itself with exposing the U.S. role in the kidnapping, torture and . . . |

Staff (2021-06-02). Venezuela Carried Out 23 Anti-Narcotics Operations in Last Five Months. orinocotribune.com Journalist Eligio Rojas published in According to the report, the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) carried out 23 military operations against drug trafficking groups so far this year. The report is directly quoted here: | In anti-drug operations during January-May,…

Daniela Jimenez (2021-06-02). United States Extends Authorization for Transactions with PDVSA—Made in USA Only. orinocotribune.com Washington extended the "licenses" of US companies Chevron Corp, Halliburton, Schlumberger Limited, Baker Hughes and Weatherford International to make transactions with Venezuela's state-owned oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA). The licenses were extended until the end of the year, confirmed the United States Department of the Treasury, within the framework of illegal US sanctions. | In the midst of unilateral "sanctions" and an economic blockade against Venezuela, the "8H General License" extends until December 1, 2021 the deadline for some companies to reduce their activities with the state-owned Petról…

teleSUR (2021-06-02). ALBA-TCP to Support UN Resolution Against US Blockade of Cuba. telesurenglish.net Communicators and journalists from the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-Peoples' Trade Agreement (ALBA-TCP) agreed to support a resolution at the UN against the U.S. blockade of Cuba. | RELATED: | Freddy àëáñez, Venezuelan vice president of Communication, Culture, and Tourism, announced that during the meeting of presidents of Televisoras and Public Media, they agreed to support Cuba on Ju…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-06-02). Venezuela's Migration: Why They Left. libya360.wordpress.com Tatuy TV Part I Between 2000 and 2020, a large part of Venezuela's young working population migrated to different locations across the globe in search of better opportunities. This migration has been largely caused by political differences, economic impoverishment, and the deterioration of social conditions in the Latin American country. Venezuela is a country with…

Ben Norton (2021-06-02). Cómo USAID, fachada de la CIA, creó el aparato mediático anti-sandinista en Nicaragua. thegrayzone.com Con decenas de millones de dólares a lo largo de años de trabajo, USAID, una fachada de la CIA, ayudó a crear y capacitar a la oposición anti-sandinista de Nicaragua. En el centro de sus operaciones se encuentra la Fundación Chamorro, acusada de lavado de dinero. Por Benjamin Norton (You can read this article in English here.) El gobierno de Estados Unidos ha pasado años cultivando un círculo de medios de comunicación de derecha en Nicaragua que jugaron un papel …

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