2023-06-15: News Headlines

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2023-06-15). Lawfare contra Venezuela: 3 años del secuestro de Alex Saab. telesurtv.net "Un llamado a la humanidad de los Gobiernos y sus contrapartes a que prioricen realmente nuestras vidas, a que no sean más pacientes con nuestro dolor", dijo Saab,…

teleSUR, nama, DRL, MER (2023-06-15). Foro "Lawfare contra Venezuela" se solidariza con Alex Saab. telesurtv.net El diplomático venezolano cumple tres años secuestrado a instancias del Gobierno de Estados Unidos, primero de Donald Trump y luego de Joe Biden.

teleSUR, nama, SH (2023-06-15). Lista delegación venezolana para Centroamericanos y del Caribe. telesurtv.net La presidenta del Comité Olímpico Venezolano destacó la voluntad de las autoridades y el compromiso del mandatario Nicolás Maduro de apoyar a los deportistas.

teleSUR, SH, JGN (2023-06-15). Significado del Decreto de Guerra a Muerte de Simón Bolívar. telesurtv.net Mediante este decreto, Simón Bolívar solicita a sus compatriotas a dar una respuesta a los crímenes cometidos por los españoles contra el pueblo, tras la caída de la Primera República.

teleSUR (2023-06-15). Venezuelans Hold Forum in Solidarity With Diplomat Alex Saab. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, social activists held the forum "Lawfare against Venezuela: Three years of the kidnapping of diplomat Alex Saab" in Caracas. Attendees at the event were able to listen to an audio message sent by the Venezuelan diplomat who is currently imprisoned in Miami. Here is his message: | RELATED: | I want to read you a letter that I sent you on today's forum. I thank you for honoring us with your presence he…

Staff (2023-06-14). Alex Saab's Illegal Detention Reaches 3 Years. orinocotribune.com This Monday marked three years of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab's illegal detention in a United States prison, in a case in which violations of international law and diplomatic conventions by the US regime stand out. | On June 12, 2020, Alex Saab was traveling to Iran on a diplomatic mission for the Venezuelan government to negotiate medical supplies and food for the Venezuelan people amid the crisis unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the strengthening of illegal US and European sanctions. | The Venezuelan government plane Saab was traveling in stopped on Sal island in Cape Verde, an archipelago country off t…

Staff (2023-06-14). Iran and Venezuela Sign 25 Agreements in Caracas (+Trump Confession). orinocotribune.com This Monday, June 12, Venezuela and the Islamic Republic of Iran signed 25 new cooperation agreements in different areas and announced the goal of increasing the value of their bilateral trade to $10 billion. This was announced by the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, after a meeting held at Miraflores Palace with his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, who is making his first official visit to Venezuela. | President Maduro described the presence of the Iranian president in Venezuela as an unprecedented event. "This visit marks a new milestone in a relationship that has been built from the brotherhood, from…

Staff (2023-06-14). Iran's President in Caracas: 'Imperialism Is in Decline'. orinocotribune.com On Tuesday, June 13, a meeting of Venezuelan youth in solidarity with the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, was held in the Teresa Carreño Theater in Caracas. The Iranian president called for building the new world that empowers independent and sovereign nations. "Imperialism is in decline," he said. | President Ebrahim Raisi explained, that conditions must be created to ensure that all countries can create their own economic models. | The Iranian head of state congratulated the Venezuelan people for heroically resisting the difficulties that world imperialism has imposed on them. Accordin…

teleSUR (2023-06-14). Iranian First Lady Alamolhoda Talks Exclusively With TeleSUR. telesurenglish.net As part of a Latin American tour that includes Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his wife Jamileh Alamolhoda were in Caracas on Tuesday. Below is an interview granted by the Iranian First Lady to teleSUR. | RELATED: | – A few months ago, you had a meeting with women leaders from many parts of our Latin America. How was that meeting, which you have announced here in Venezuela as a second…

Cira Pascual Marquina, Resumen English. (2023-06-14). Chávez, UNASUR And The End Of Unipolarity. popularresistance.org A pivotal event that would push Chávez to proclaim the Bolivarian Process anti-imperialist (and later frame our project as "Socialism of the 21st Century") was the April 11, 2002 coup d'état — which involved imperialist interference — and also the popular mobilization to rescue him and bring him back to the presidency on April 12 and 13. From that moment on, he began to purge his government of the conservative and anti-popular elements in it. He did all this because he was listening and learning from the people. | In 2004 Chávez declared the Venezuelan process to be anti-imperialist.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-06-15). Legisladores de Colombia saludan acuerdos entre Gobierno y ELN. telesurtv.net Comisión de Paz destaca importancia de lo acordado respecto al cese al fuego y al proceso de participación de la sociedad en la construcción de la paz.

teleSUR, nama, MER (2023-06-15). Senado colombiano aprueba reforma pensional en primer debate. telesurtv.net La reforma pensional aprobada pasará ahora a plenaria en el Senado para un segundo debate.

WSWS (2023-06-15). Colombia's President Petro warns of "soft coup" attempt. wsws.org It did not take long for Colombians to conclude that Petro was not going to impinge upon the wealth of the financial, corporate and landowning elites.

Laith Fadel (2023-06-14). Colombia begins campaign to curb Amazon deforestation. america.cgtn.com Colombia's Amazon forest is fast approaching a point-of-no-return from deforestation by cattle ranchers, illicit mining and logging, and a lack of education. The government is supporting conservation efforts in these historically-neglected regions by educating a new group of front-line first responders. Michelle Begue has more. …

Adriaan Alsema (2023-06-14). How citizens will participate in Colombia's peace talks. colombiareports.com Negotiators of Colombia's government and ELN guerrillas have revealed the agreement on citizen participation in ongoing peace talks. The nine-page agreement is meant to generate the public support needed for…

Editor (2023-06-15). VIDEO: State Dept. Spokesperson Matt Miller Avoids Commenting on USAID Funding of Research That Could Have Triggered COVID Pandemic. scheerpost.com The British Sunday Times ran a piece fingering China using anonymous State Department sources, without noting that the State Department and USAID may themselves be culpable.

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2023-06-14: News Headlines

Cira Pascual Marquina, Resumen English. (2023-06-14). Chávez, UNASUR And The End Of Unipolarity. popularresistance.org A pivotal event that would push Chávez to proclaim the Bolivarian Process anti-imperialist (and later frame our project as "Socialism of the 21st Century") was the April 11, 2002 coup d'état — which involved imperialist interference — and also the popular mobilization to rescue him and bring him back to the presidency on April 12 and 13. From that moment on, he began to purge his government of the conservative and anti-popular elements in it. He did all this because he was listening and learning from the people. | In 2004 Chávez declared the Venezuelan process to be anti-imperialist.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-06-14). Presidentes de Irán y de Venezuela se reúnen con la juventud en Caracas. telesurtv.net En su intervención, el presidente iraní Ebraim Raisi agradeció al pueblo venezolano y al mandatario Nicolás Maduro por la invitación al país bolivariano.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-06-14). Presidente de Irán visita la Asamblea Nacional en Venezuela. telesurtv.net El presidente de la Asamblea Nacional (AN), Jorge Rodríguez, recibió este martes al presidente del país persa en el Palacio Federal Legislativo, Caracas.

teleSUR, MER (2023-06-14). Presidente de Irán: las sanciones buscan doblegar a los pueblos. telesurtv.net El mandatario iraní destacó la buena relación que tienen con Venezuela en diversas áreas…

Staff (2023-06-14). Iran's President in Caracas: 'Imperialism Is in Decline'. orinocotribune.com A meeting of Venezuelan youth in solidarity with the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, was held in the Teresa Carreño Theater in Caracas. The Iranian president called for building the new world that empowers independent and sovereign nations. "Imperialism is in decline," he said. | Ebrahim Raisi explained, this Tuesday, June 13, that the conditions must be created to ensure that all countries can create their own economic models. | The Iranian head of state congratulated the Venezuelan people for heroically resisting the difficulties that world imperialism has imposed on them. According to…

Staff (2023-06-14). Iran and Venezuela Sign 25 Agreements in Caracas (+Trump Confession). orinocotribune.com This Monday, Venezuela and the Islamic Republic of Iran signed 25 new cooperation agreements in different areas and announced the goal of increasing the value of their bilateral trade to $10 billion. This was announced by the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, after a meeting held at Miraflores Palace with his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, who is making his first official visit to Venezuela. | President Maduro described the presence of the Persian president in the country as an unprecedented event. "This visit marks a new milestone in a relationship that has been built from the brotherhood, from the co…

teleSUR (2023-06-14). Iranian First Lady Alamolhoda Talks Exclusively With TeleSUR. telesurenglish.net As part of a Latin American tour that includes Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his wife Jamileh Alamolhoda were in Caracas on Tuesday. Below is an interview granted by the Iranian First Lady to teleSUR. | RELATED: | – A few months ago, you had a meeting with women leaders from many parts of our Latin America. How was that meeting, which you have announced here in Venezuela as a second…

unitedEditor (2023-06-14). "Very important that Venezuela is in the BRICS" uwidata.com By Douglas Bolivar, Caracas / Venezuela Juan Carlos Valdez served as Venezuela's ambassador to Barbados between 2007 and 2010. He is a lawyer by profession and an economist by practice for more than 30 years. He is a member of the national leadership of the Patria Para Todos (PPT) party and organization secretary for the …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-06-13). Iranian president visits Latin American countries in an attempt to strengthen multipolar world order. peoplesdispatch.org Ebrahim Raisi is on a five-day state visit to Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua — Latin American countries that have been similarly affected by stringent US sanctions and hegemonic politics…

Staff (2023-06-13). President Maduro Receives Iran's Ebrahim Raisi in Caracas. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro received Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi with state honors at Miraflores Palace in Caracas. | With the highest military honors and a mounted escort from the Presidential Honor Guard hussars, Raisi arrived on Monday, June 12, at Miraflores Palace. He was welcomed with a handshake from President Maduro, who was waiting for Raisi accompanied by several members of the Venezuelan cabinet. | Earlier, President Raisi laid flowers before Liberator Simón Bolívar's tomb in the National Pantheon, where he signed the guest book of prominent figures and world dignitaries. | Venezuela is the…

Cira Pascual Marquina (2023-06-13). Chávez, UNASUR and the end of unipolarity: A conversation with Judith Valencia. mronline.org The Venezuelan researcher offers her reflections on Chávez's geopolitics and the reactivation of the Union of South American Nations.

James Patrick Jordan, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-06-14). Might The US Support A Coup In Colombia? popularresistance.org As Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Vice President Francia Marquez near the one year anniversary of their election, efforts to undermine their government are escalating. In some cases, these have included assassination threats and attempts, and calls for a coup. Many political opponents are engineering what increasingly appears to be an effort to remove President Petro by "lawfare," manipulations designed to give a semblance of legality in the removal of legitimately elected governments. For many, all these elements are familiar, as if they are taken from playbooks for coups in Latin America and elsewhere th…

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-06-14). Continúan los asesinatos de líderes sociales en Colombia. telesurtv.net Los estados de Córdoba, Arauca y Cauca vuelven a ser víctimas de genocidio sistemático contra luchadores sociales y defensores de los DD.HH.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-06-14). Denuncian nueva masacre en Valle del Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net Se trata de Gustavo Alberto Ramírez Rodríguez y Leidy Johana Cataño Rodríguez, quien estaba embarazada.

Ana Perdigón (2023-06-13). Italy Requests Extradition of Colombia's VP in Duque Administration. orinocotribune.com The government of Italy has requested the extradition of the former Colombian vice president during the government of Iván Duque, Marta Lucía Ramírez, as part of an investigation into alleged bribery related to the purchase of military vehicles produced by two Italian companies. | According to the Italian outlet Corriere della Sera, the Naples Prosecutor's Office is carrying out an investigation in which officials from both countries supposedly signed an agreement for the purchase of military vehicles. | The investigation also targets former Italian Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema for trying to mediate the sale of…

Brittani Banks (2023-06-13). Global News Dispatches: 4 Stories. independentmediainstitute.org Headlines in This News Package: Colombian Government and ELN Reach Historic Ceasefire Agreement Ultra-Processed Food Dominates Child Nutrition in the UK Palestinians Warn Against Israeli Proposal to Divide Al-Aqsa Compound U.S. Bid to Convince Allies to Normalize Ties With Israel Is Floundering [NEWS ITEM TEXT] Colombian Government and ELN Reach Historic Ceasefire Agreement [267 …

Zoe Alexandra (2023-06-13). 'We will not give in to blackmail': Colombians defend government and progressive reforms. greenleft.org.au Thousands took to the streets across Colombia, on June 7, in support of the labour, pension and healthcare reforms proposed by the Gustavo Petro government, reports Zoe Alexandra.

Adriaan Alsema (2023-06-13). Colombia's former finance minister facing corruption charges. colombiareports.com Colombia's Prosecutor General's Office announced corruption charges against former Finance Minister Oscar Ivan Zuluaga and former Transport Minister Cecilia Alvarez. Also included in the criminal charges is David Zuluaga, the…

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