(2022-01-13). Colombia: Murder Toll Of Activists Increased By 35% In 2021. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) revealed that the number of reports of murders of human rights defenders in Colombia increased by 35 percent between 2020 and 2021. | RELATED: | In the latter year, 202 complaints were received by this multilateral office, which managed to verify only the murder of 78 activists. Seventeen of the murdered leaders were dedicat…
(2022-01-13). CELAC: Latin American People Strive for Integration and Unity. orinocotribune.com By Alejandra García — Jan 9, 2022 | Last Friday, January 7, Argentina assumed the pro tempore presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) for the year 2022. The first words of the President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, after accepting this great challenge, was to call on the people to move forward in integration and to strengthen the dialogue to continue building a region at peace. This theme of deepening Latin America integration has been the thrust of the organization for over a decade, excluding the US and Canada, but that doesn't mean that there are no CELAC member nati…
(2022-01-13). 7,326 Human Trafficking Victims Were Rescued in Mexico in 2021. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Mexico's Interior Secretary informed that the National Migration Institute (INM) and Interpol rescued 7,329 victims of crimes related to human trafficking during 2021 | RELATED: | By coordinating their actions, these institutions carried out three major joint operations: Itzel II, Liberterra, and Turquesa III. As a result, authorities managed to detect and assist men and women who had been detained by crimin…
(2022-01-13). Nigeria Ends 7-Month Suspension of Twitter. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Nigerian government ended its suspension of Twitter, seven months after it halted the operation of the California-based microblogging platform in Africa's most populous country. | RELATED: | The lifting of the ban in Nigeria would take effect from 12 a.m. local time on Thursday after the U.S. company had agreed to meet all the conditions set by the Nigerian government, said Kashifu Abdullahi, the director of the Nat…
(2022-01-13). Bolivia Brings to Trial Those Responsible for the Coup d'Etat: Will Honduras Follow the Same Path? libya360.wordpress.com Ollantay Itzamná Images of acts of social resistance to the coup d'état in Bolivia and Honduras. We suspected a coup in Bolivia, but in Honduras there was no doubt about it. The coup perpetrators must be tried and punished in an exemplary manner so that their impunity is not an example of reward for future…
(2022-01-13). Labor power and wages after women's labor market incorporation in Argentina. mronline.org 
In the past years, there has been a very much welcomed flourishing of Marxist Feminist analyses.
(2022-01-13). How Bolivia's Economy Was Saved. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News We spoke to Zenón Mamani, Bolivia's Vice Minister for Budget and Public Accounts, about what the country's economic recovery looks like following the restoration of the socialist model at the end of 2020, with the landslide victory of Luis Arce and the Movement Towards Socialism. What are the core principles behind the economic…
(2022-01-13). Brazilian Army prepares for "Capitol scenario" in coming presidential election. wsws.org The military chiefs are talking about a replay of the January 6 events in Washington led by "radical supporters" of Brazil's fascistic President Jair Bolsonaro.
(2022-01-13). Venezuela Rejects US 'Incoherent and Disrespectful' Statement — Barinas Rerun Elections. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister, Félix Plasencia, responded firmly to the statements of the spokesperson for the United States government based in Colombia, James Story, who had referred to the electoral process held in Barinas state on January 9. | Through his official Twitter account, the Venezuelan minister for foreign affairs questioned that the representative of the Biden administration tried to "congratulate" the people of Barinas on the electoral process, after being the main promoter of actions against the legitimate government of Venezuela and the boycott of electoral processes. | Llamar al boicot el…
(2022-01-13). Anti-imperialists call on UK govt. to return Venezuelan gold held at Bank of England. peoplesdispatch.org As part of the US-backed imperialist maneuvers to destabilize the socialist government in Venezuela, the UK authorities blocked the country from accessing 31 tons of gold, valued at around USD 2 billion, which is deposited at the Bank of England…
(2022-01-13). Venezuela Begins 2022 with Oil Production Increase (+Alex Saab). orinocotribune.com 
Despite the economic blockade imposed by the United States regime, Venezuela began 2022 by increasing its oil production in its domestic refineries to almost 160,000 barrels per day (bpd), a source revealed to Reuters. | With the help of Iran, which provided tankers of fuel, Venezuela was able to satisfy its internal demand for gasoline a few months ago. In addition, technicians from Iran helped to replace equipment and effectuate repairs at several refineries in Venezuela. | Processing was revamped to handle a more diverse list of crude grades, to produce more gasoline and diesel. | Venezuela has been heavily af…
(2022-01-13). In Barinas Venezuela Responds with the Dignity of a Good Loser in Fair Elections. orinocotribune.com By Nino Pagliccia — Jan 11, 2022 | Last Sunday, January 9, many Venezuelans received the news of an electoral result that undoubtedly disappointed those who support Chavismo and made opponents happy. That was the election for governor of the state of Barinas that was repeated following the irregularities detected on November 21 in the previous candidacy presented by the extreme right. | Jorge Arreaza himself, the candidate of the Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV), broke the news with the following words: "Dear Barinas. The information we receive from our PSUV organization indicates that, although…
(2022-01-13). President Maduro Reports COVID-19 Case Spike due to Omicron. orinocotribune.com 
This Tuesday, January 11, during a brief on the fight against COVID-19 and the return to classes, the Venezuelan head of state pointed out that Venezuela has had a slight increase in the rate of infections, rising from five cases to six cases for every 100,000 inhabitants. Likewise, he pointed out that the new daily cases of COVID-19, which in the first days of January fell to 110, rose to 598 cases this Tuesday. For the moment, classes will not be suspended nor will the reopening of the economy be affected, but he urged Venezuelans not to be careless. He called for those who have not yet done so to get vaccinate…
(2022-01-13). Comparing The COVID-19 Responses In Cuba And The United States. popularresistance.org With fundamental differences in health systems structure and organization, as well as in political philosophy and culture, it is not surprising that there are major differences in outcomes. The more coordinated, comprehensive response to COVID-19 in Cuba has resulted in significantly better outcomes compared with the United States. Through July 15, 2021, the US cumulative case rate is more than 4 times higher than Cuba's, while the death rate and excess death rate are both approximately 12 times higher in the United States. In addition to the large differences in cumulative case and death rates between United Sta…
(2022-01-13). National Faith Groups Call On Congress And President To Close Guantanamo Bay Prison. popularresistance.org Washington, DC — On Tuesday, Jan. 11, twenty-nine national faith groups sent a letter to President Biden and all Members of Congress calling on them "to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and to ensure that all of the people held there are either released, agree to a plea deal, or receive a fair trial in a federal court." | Rev. Ron Stief, Executive Director of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, released the following statement: | "For twenty years our country has held people without charge or trial in Guantanamo. Some of the people we still hold there were tortured by the U.S. after the…
(2022-01-13). New revelations in assassination of Haitian president point to conspiracy of high-ranking government officials. wsws.org The revelations add more evidence that the plot was a conspiracy orchestrated by powerful figures within MoàØse's cabinet and backed by US authorities.
(2022-01-12). NATO-Russia Council Meeting Ends Without Clear Result. telesurenglish.net NATO Allies are ready to meet again with Russia to have discussions in greater detail, to put concrete proposals on the table and to seek constructive outcomes, said NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. | NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks while attending a joint press point with Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olha Stefanishyna at NATO Headquarters before the meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission, Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 10, 2022.
(2022-01-12). Environmental Justice Activists Want NJ Gov. to Vote No New Gas-Fired Power Plant in Newark. democracynow.org 
In Newark, New Jersey, residents of the largely Black and Latinx community of Ironbound are calling on Governor Phil Murphy to stop plans to build a $180 million gas-fired power plant that could worsen the poor local air quality and exacerbate the climate crisis. As the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission holds a vote to begin construction on Thursday, activists are urging the governor to enforce the environmental justice law that he passed last year. "If we don't set a good precedent for New Jersey, what does that mean for the country and other states that are trying to pass similar laws?" says Maria Lopez-Nuñez,…
(2022-01-12). Headlines for January 12, 2022. democracynow.org Biden Supports Senate Bypassing Filibuster Rule to Pass Voting Rights Legislation, FDA Head Says "Most People" Will Get COVID; Students Protest School Safety Protocols, Red Cross Warns of Blood Supply Crisis Amid Pandemic, Anthony Fauci Accuses Sen. Rand Paul of Endangering His Life by Spreading Lies Around Pandemic, 19 People Reported Killed in Tigray Airstrikes on Same Day Biden Speaks with Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed, Coast Guard Rescues 176 Haitian Migrants from Boat as Biden Admin Continues Mass Deportations, DOJ Forms Domestic Terrorism Unit, NC Protesters Demand Justice for Jason Walker, a Black Man Shot Dead…
(2022-01-12). Los Angeles school district restarts in-person learning as pediatric hospitalizations skyrocket. wsws.org In the midst of escalating coronavirus infections, the reopening of schools in Los Angeles is a massive social crime.
(2022-01-12). La presidencia de la CELAC y una sorpresiva reunión con el gobierno estadounidense. globalizacion.ca La elección como presidente de la Comunidad Latinoamericana y Caribeña de Naciones (Celac) le sirvió a la Argentina para conseguir, al fin, una reunión presencial el martes 18 de enero del canciller argentino Santiago Cafiero con el jefe de la…
(2022-01-12). Netizens Mock Eric Trump Complaining About 'Mean Lady Suing His Dad' Amid Letitia James' Probe. sputniknews.com Last month, Donald Trump filed a lawsuit in an attempt to block Letitia James' investigation into his business, accusing the New York AG of violating his constitutional rights.
(2022-01-12). Chilean Senate To Submit Approval to Reform Gun Law. telesurenglish.net The Prensa Latina portal reported that the senators would submit this bill for approval. | A mixed commission of both chambers drafted the report explaining the law changes, already outlined in 2017 but ignored. | RELATED: | Meanwhile, the Minister of the Interior of the southern country, Rodrigo Delgado, pointed out that if the modifications are approved, it will be necessary to review the increase in penalties an…
(2022-01-12). Los Angeles school district restarts in-person learning as pediatric hospitalizations skyrocket. wsws.org In the midst of escalating coronavirus infections, the reopening of schools in Los Angeles is a massive social crime.
(2022-01-12). Two exemplary Twentieth-Century Socialist Latin American lives: José Carlos Mariátegui and Orlando Letelier. mronline.org 
The two books we will analyze in this essay, Bread and Beauty: The Cultural Politics of José Carlos Mariátegui by Juan E. De Castro, and Alan McPherson's Ghosts of Sheridan Circle: How a Washington Assassination Brought Pinochet's Terror State to Justice, are very different in subject matter, discipline, and style.
(2022-01-12). Friday 2/18: "Mi MariÃÅa": First Hand Accounts of Surviving Puerto Rico's Devastating Hurricane. indybay.org Online event via Zoom…
(2022-01-12). US Coast Guard Looks To Expand Role in Pacific. telesurenglish.net According to Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz, the U.S. Coast Guard is taking on more assertive actions against China in the Pacific theater and is involved in missions that the Navy is unable to do or not geared towards. | U.S. Coast Guard taking more decisive role against China in the Pacific theater. Jan. 12, 2022.
(2022-01-12). WHO Cautions Against Concurrent Outbreaks of COVID-19. telesurenglish.net "Let's be clear: while Omicron causes less severe disease than Delta, it remains a dangerous virus, particularly for those who are unvaccinated," said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. | Maria van Kerkhove (R), technical lead for the Health Emergencies Program of the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks at a daily briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 3, 2020.
(2022-01-12). Venezuela: Gasoline Pipeline Exploded Due to Illegal Drilling. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday night, Anzoategui Governor Jose Marcano informed that a gasoline pipe exploded in Naricua town in the Simon Bolivar municipality, leaving three people injured. | RELATED: | This accident, which was caused by a perforation of the pipeline by people who wanted to extract fuel illegally, occurred at approximately 6: 30 in the afternoon in the sector known as Puente Grande, where firefighters and rescuers we…
(2022-01-12). Bolivia: Judges to Start Ordinary Trial to Coup Leader Añez. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, a Bolivian court is expected to order the formal opening of the first ordinary trial against former Senator Jeanine Añez, who proclaimed herself president of the republic during the U.S.-backed coup d'état against President Evo Morales in November 2019. | RELATED: | According to Justice Vice Minister Jaime Siles, the hearings in this criminal process, whose main private accuser is former socialist lawmaker Lidia Patty,…
(2022-01-12). Venezuela Denounces Sabotage Against Oil Facilities. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Bolivarian authorities denounced a new criminal sabotage against the country's oil industry facilities. | RELATED: | The Ali Rodriguez Araque Presidential Commission (CPARA) assured that the extreme right would be related to the explosion in the Eastern Pipeline, located in the Naricual municipality, in the Anzoategui state, from which all fuel is distribute…
(2022-01-12). Ecuador: Gang Clash In Esmeraldas Prison Leaves 3 Convicts Dead. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Ecuador's Comprehensive Care Service for Adults Deprived of Liberty (SNAI) informed that a drug-trafficking gang clash in Esmeraldas City prison left three convicts dead. | RELATED: | "We lament the prisoners' death and assure that the Attorney General's Office will coordinate the necessary actions to find out this crime's material and intellectual authors as soon as possible," the SANI stated. | In 20…
(2022-01-12). Brussels Holds Russian-NATO Council. telesurenglish.net Russian-NATO Council occurred on Wednesday; the four-hour meeting was held in Brussels, becoming the second in a series of talks between Russia and the West on Russia's proposals for European security. | Russia- NATO Council was held on Wednesday in Brussels in order to discuss the Russian proposal on European security. Jan. 12, 2022.
(2022-01-12). Migrants Leaving Lebanon Denounced Greek Authorities Abuse. telesurenglish.net Last October 26, dozens of people attempted to leave Lebanon to get to Italy without success. Ahmad, a goldsmith in Lebanon's coastal town of al-Mina, said that he knew it was time to go when he could no longer operate his machines due to protracted electricity cuts. | RELATED: | "I sold all of my equipment and decided to leave," 25-year-old Ahmad said to Al Jazeera. As some friends made the perilous boat journ…
(2022-01-12). Lula Keeps Leading 2022 Brazilian Presidential Elections. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the results of an intention to vote poll conducted by the firm Quaest Advisory revealed that Brazil's former President and Workers Party (PT) militant Lula da Silva is the favorite candidate to win the October 2 presidential elections, in which he could obtain 45 percents of the ballots. | RELATED: | His closest rival will be the current President Jair Bolsonaro, with a 23-percent margin difference and former…
(2022-01-12). Low-Pay and Harsh Conditions Overwhelm Turkish Health Workers. telesurenglish.net Violence from patients, low wages, and extreme working conditions that inflict on Turkey's health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic has compelled lots of them to quit the job or seek opportunities abroad, according to their unions. | RELATED: | Tens of thousands of Turkish healthcare employees and social support personnel held a one-day nationwide strike on Dec. 15 demanding better pay, lower workload, and more safet…
(2022-01-12). Wildfires Trigger One-Year Igneous Emergency in Argentina. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, President Alberto Fernandez decreed a one-year "Fire Emergency" throughout the national territory. During this period, his administration will coordinate actions with subnational authorities to combat forest, rural, or grassland fires, restore affected areas, and prevent new outbreaks. | RELATED: | The presidential decree establishes the "Igneous Emergency" as a measure to encourage consistent, effe…
(2022-01-12). World Bank: Slashes Global Growth Forecast Given the Pandemic. telesurenglish.net The World Bank slashed the global growth forecast for the current year, saying that based on the pandemic waves the world is facing, the perspectives of the possibility of unanchored inflation expectations, and financial stress in a context of record-high debt levels, the perspectives are "clouded by various downside risks." | RELATED: | On Tuesday, the World Bank Group, warned of various downside risks to global growth prospects for 2022 amid…
(2022-01-12). Argentina Rejects UK Allegations About The Malvinas Islands. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Argentine government rejected the threats and denigrating references that the U.K. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace made about the Malvinas Islands, an Argentine territory illegally occupied by the United Kingdom. | RELATED: | During an act for the 40th anniversary of the Argentine-British war over the Malvinas, Wallace argued that London is determined to face the "thugs" who threaten its values. | "Distance w…
(2022-01-12). Somalia: At Least 10 Casualties from Car Bombing. telesurenglish.net Mogadishu, the Somali capital, was the scene on Wednesday of a suicide car bombing, in which at least ten people died, including five soldiers killed and nine injured. | RELATED: | Ali Abdi Wardhere, Deputy Governor of Banadir Region, in charge of security, stated that a suicide bomber targeted a security convoy near the heavily fortified international airport. | "The suicide car bomb attack left at least ten peo…
(2022-01-12). Chile: Lawyer Meza-Lopehandia Appointed As Boric's Staff Chief. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Chile's President-elect Gabriel Boric appointed the human rights and Indigenous movements expert lawyer Matias Meza-Lopehandia as his cabinet chief. | RELATED: | A left-wing Social Convergence (CS) party militant, Meza-Lopehandia has a master's degree in Human Rights from the London School of Economics and Political Science and currently works as a researcher at the Chilean Congress Library. | He had a…
(2022-01-12). Guantanamo Is a Global Symbol of US Torture and Power Abuse. telesurenglish.net The notorious Guantanamo Bay detention facility, a symbol of U.S. torture and abuse of prisoners, marked on Tuesday the 20th anniversary of the first prisoners' arrival, amid renewed calls that it be shut down and America reflect on its poor human rights record. | RELATED: | "Today is a day to reflect, and to act," U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar wrote in an op-ed published in Teen Vogue on Tuesday. "For those of you who don't know much about…
(2022-01-12). FANB Maintains Full Deployment at Venezuela-Colombia Border. orinocotribune.com The Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) is maintaining full deployment at the border with Colombia, to protect the border region and guarantee the sovereignty of the nation. | Strategic Operational Commander of FANB, Domingo Hernández Lárez, informed of the deployment in a message posted on his Twitter account. He explained that military personnel have been deployed in the state of Apure, on the Colombia border, to prevent the entry of Colombian terrorists and armed drug traffickers (TANCOL). | In a video posted in his Twitter account, Hernández Lárez explained that FANB units have been based in the towns of E…
(2022-01-12). Piedad Córdoba to Sue Ecuadorian Politician—DEA Offered Her $10 Million to Testify Against Alex Saab. orinocotribune.com Former Colombian senator Piedad Córdoba announced that she will sue Ecuadorian politician Fernando Villavicencio, who accused Córdoba of having links with criminal elements. Villavicencio made similar accusations against Venezuelan diploma Alex Saab, as part of the media circus surrounding the ongoing lawfare case and Saab's pending trial in the US. | Córdoba warned the extreme-right Ecuadorean spokesperson that she would bring him before the corresponding legal authorities to answer for the unfounded statements against her. "Mr. Villavicencio, you've made me angry now," Córdoba said. "If you were looking for me,…
(2022-01-12). Piedad Córdoba to Sue Ecuadorian Politician—DEA Offered Her $10 Million to Testify Against Alex Saab. orinocotribune.com Former Colombian senator Piedad Córdoba announced that she will sue Ecuadorian politician Fernando Villavicencio, who accused Córdoba of having links with criminal elements. Villavicencio made similar accusations against Venezuelan diploma Alex Saab, as part of the media circus surrounding the ongoing lawfare case and Saab's pending trial in the US. | Córdoba warned the extreme-right Ecuadorean spokesperson that she would bring him before the corresponding legal authorities to answer for the unfounded statements against her. "Mr. Villavicencio, you've made me angry now," Córdoba said. "If you were looking for me,…
(2022-01-12). Daniel Ortega sworn in for a fresh term in Nicaragua. peoplesdispatch.org Daniel Ortega of the left-wing Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) party was sworn in as president of Nicaragua for a fourth consecutive term on January 10. Alongside Ortega, Rosario Murillo, also the first lady, was sworn in as his vice president for a second term. The duo won the general elections held in the Central American country on November 7, 2021, with around They were sworn in by the president of the National Assembly, Gustavo Porra Cortez, who was re-elected as the head of the legislative body on…
(2022-01-12). US Chamber of Commerce says what can help tackle inflation. rt.com 
Many industries across the US are currently facing labor shortages | The US Chamber of Commerce has called for doubling the number of legal immigrants into the country, saying that could ease inflation and the worker shortage crisis. | "We need more workers. We should welcome people who want to come here, go to school and stay," Chamber of Commerce CEO Suzanne Clark told reporters during a press conference on Tuesday. "That is a place the government could be particularly helpful and we do believe it would be anti-inflationary." | Clark added that bringing in more foreign workers would help to ease the supply c…
(2022-01-12). Venezuela to Establish 'New Map of Cooperation' with Nicaragua. venezuelanalysis.com The two countries will reportedly collaborate in economic, political and cultural matters.
(2022-01-12). Nicaragua Rides Wave of China, Reaffirming BRI. sputniknews.com Political leftward turn pushes regional leaders to make suitable choices.
(2022-01-12). °Alerta Nicaragua, °el odio y la maldad continúan acechando! globalizacion.ca El próximo 10 de enero 2022, será la toma de posesión de gobierno del Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional FSLN, en manos del presidente electo Daniel Ortega, será en la Plaza de la Revolución en Managua. En las elecciones generales…