(2023-06-25). Over 9 million Guatemalans are voting on Sunday for a new president. plenglish.com Guatemala City, Jun 25 (Prensa Latina) Some 9.3 million Guatemalans go to the polls today to elect a new president, basically among three main candidates: Edmund Mulet (72), Zury Ríos (55) and Sandra Torres (67).
(2023-06-25). Enlaces de Red Latina sin fronteras 23.06.2023. indybay.org ENLACES de Red Latina sin fronteras 23.06.2023 | comunicaciones e información para la liberación…
(2023-06-25). The Western Left Must Reject Anti-China Propaganda and Join the Progressive Global Trend. orinocotribune.com By Jenny Clegg — Jun 20, 2023 | What follows is the text of a speech given by veteran British peace activist and China specialist Jenny Clegg at the launch event in London for Carlos Martinez's book The East is Still Red: Chinese socialism in the 21st century. | Summarizing the key points of the book, Jenny highlights in particular the escalating New Cold War and anti-China rhetoric in the West. "China is being presented as an existential threat to the Western way of life so as to prepare a climate for war." | Beyond the obvious dangers of preparing a climate for war, Jenny points out that the incessant lies…
(2023-06-24). Correspondence] Human genome editing: potential seeds of conflict. thelancet.com Recently, The Lancet published an important declaration regarding the necessity of regulating and legislating for human genome editing.1 We agree with their opinions that the human genome editing technology and resulting research can have both positive and negative effects on human society. The use of genome editing for research and commercial purposes has sparked debates in both biological and political realms. However, most of them have mainly focused on the effects of human genome editing on the patients themselves, and little attention has been paid to their offspring.
(2023-06-24). Insights | China's poverty reduction experience instructive for Latin America: Honduran official. ecns.cn One of the main things that Latin America could learn from China is the strategy used for poverty elimination, said Marcela Arias, minister at the Permanent Mission of Honduras to the UN and Other International Organizations based in Geneva, on Thursday in an interview with China News Network.
(2023-06-24). Spanish artist rejects US blockade against Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) Spanish singer Cristina del Valle, who together with Alberto Comesaña make up Amistades Peligrosas duo, reject the US Government's hostile policy, hardened in the past years, against Cuba.
(2023-06-24). Bolsonaro's trial for electoral fraud marked week in Brazil. plenglish.com Brasilia, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) The beginning of the trial at the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) against former president Jair Bolsonaro for attacks on the voting system during a meeting with ambassadors, stood out in Brazil in the week that ends today.
(2023-06-24). CentroCaribbean Games colored the week in El Salvador. plenglish.com San Salvador, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) With time constraints and threats from nature, the 24th Central American and Caribbean Sports Games took over the week that ends here today.
(2023-06-24). DPRK warns against recent US provocation. plenglish.com Pyongyang, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) ¥The US is practically turning the Korean Peninsula into a theater of military operations, International affairs commentator of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kang Jin Song warned on Saturday.
(2023-06-24). Ethiopian President launches Green Legacy Initiative. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde arrived today in the city of Hawassa, Sidama region (south), to launch the second phase of the Green Legacy Initiative, a reforestation program against climate change.
(2023-06-24). Geopolitical map and legislative commission in Venezuelan week. plenglish.com Caracas, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) The presentation of the Geopolitical Map of Sanctions and the creation of a special commission to identify the scope of the confessions of former US President Donald Trump against Venezuela, stood out in the week that ends here today.
(2023-06-24). Syrian women showcase their creations and products at two fairs. plenglish.com Damascus, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) Dozens of Syrian women presented today their artistic creations, handicrafts and the products of their own projects established during the war, in two fairs inaugurated in the north and center of the country.
(2023-06-24). DPRK warns against recent US provocation. plenglish.com Pyongyang, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) ¥The US is practically turning the Korean Peninsula into a theater of military operations, International affairs commentator of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kang Jin Song warned on Saturday.
(2023-06-24). Ethiopian President launches Green Legacy Initiative. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde arrived today in the city of Hawassa, Sidama region (south), to launch the second phase of the Green Legacy Initiative, a reforestation program against climate change.
(2023-06-24). Geopolitical map and legislative commission in Venezuelan week. plenglish.com Caracas, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) The presentation of the Geopolitical Map of Sanctions and the creation of a special commission to identify the scope of the confessions of former US President Donald Trump against Venezuela, stood out in the week that ends here today.
(2023-06-24). Syrian women showcase their creations and products at two fairs. plenglish.com Damascus, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) Dozens of Syrian women presented today their artistic creations, handicrafts and the products of their own projects established during the war, in two fairs inaugurated in the north and center of the country.
(2023-06-24). Colombian Government to solve vulnerabilities in La Guajira. plenglish.com Bogota, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) Colombian President Gustavo Petro will head the Government with the People Day next week in the department of La Guajira, one of the most vulnerable regions of the country, an official communiqué confirmed.
(2023-06-24). Cuba makes progress in connecting water pumps to solar panels. plenglish.com Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) Santi Spiritus is among the Cuban territories that have increased efficiency in pumping drinking water to communities, especially rural ones, with the use of solar panels.
(2023-06-24). People involved in armed attacks in Vietnam to be tried for terrorism. plenglish.com Hanoi, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) Seventy-five people arrested by the Dak Lak Police and involved in recent armed attacks in two communes in that Vietnamese province will be tried for acts of terrorism against the people's administration, it was announced.
(2023-06-24). Spain assumes responsibility for violence against women. plenglish.com Madrid, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) At a time of high sensitivity on the issue, Spain has assumed the presidency of the Ibero-American Initiative to Prevent and Eliminate Violence against Women.
(2023-06-24). Popular Spanish chef living in Cuba will publish book. plenglish.com Havana, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) Spanish chef Migue Angel Jimenez, known as Chefarandula, said on social networks that his book "Cuba en mi cocina" (Cuba in my Kitchen) will be available to the public in a digital format on June 30.
(2023-06-24). Bolivia sends food shipment to Cuba in solidarity. plenglish.com La Paz, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian President Luis Arce confirmed in a tweet the shipment of 65 tons of food for those affected by rains and floods in the eastern region of Cuba.
(2023-06-24). Counterterrorist regime declared in Moscow and homonymous province. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee announced that the counterterrorist regime for Moscow and the province of the same name was decreed in order to prevent possible terrorist attacks.
(2023-06-24). Defense of Humanity members denounced call to use force against Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) The Network in Defense of Humanity (REDH) has denounced the pronouncement made by the representative of the first congressional district of the state of Florida, Matt Gaetz, urging the use of military force against Cuba.
(2023-06-24). Maria Zakharova: The enemy is betting on a civil war in Russia. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) Russia's enemies are betting that a civil war will break out in the country, but there will be none, the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, declared on Saturday.
(2023-06-24). Palestine condemns statements by far-right Israeli minister. plenglish.com Ramallah, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian government described as aberrational and genocidal the statements made by Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir, who called for launching a large-scale military operation in the West Bank to "kill thousands of terrorists."
(2023-06-24). Putin: Exorbitant ambitions drive the armed rebellion. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) Russian President Vladimir Putin described the call for an armed rebellion organized by the head of the Wagner Group, Evgeni Prigozhin, as treason motivated by "exorbitant ambitions."
(2023-06-24). Russian Defense Ministry urges Wagner not to participate in rebellion. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Defense Ministry affirmed that the fighters of the Wagner private military company were dragged into a criminal adventure by means of deception, and called on them to refuse to take part in an armed insurgency.
(2023-06-24). Russian Senate ratifies support for President Putin. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) The Federation Council fully supports the country's president, Vladimir Putin, and understands the importance of his leadership in all Russian regions, said the upper house leader Valentina Matvienko.
(2023-06-24). Paris summit stressed urgency of reforming financing architeture. plenglish.com Paris, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) A well-known and denounced reality reverberated here at the summit for a New Global Financing Pact: the urgency of reforming the world financing architecture in the face of challenges such as poverty and climate change.
(2023-06-24). President Díaz-Canel in Cuba after finishing tour of Europe. plenglish.com Havana, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Díaz-Canel has returned to Cuba in the early hour of Saturday after finishing an European tour that took him to Vatican City, Italy, Serbia and France.
(2023-06-25). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why Black women should consider screening for breast cancer earlier. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Age recommendations for when women should start yearly mammograms to screen for breast cancer vary. However, Mayo Clinic healthcare professionals have been firm for more than a decade that women should start breast cancer screening at age 40. Starting mammograms early is especially important for non-Hispanic Black women, who have higher rates of breast cancer compared to non-Hispanic white women. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Sandhya Pruthi, with Mayo Clinic's Breast Diagnostic Clinic and Mayo…
(2023-06-25). Bolivia condecora a embajadora de México María Teresa Mercado. telesurtv.net La Cancillería de Bolivia condecoró a la embajadora de México por su destacada actuación frente al golpe de Estado de 2019.
(2023-06-25). México vence a Cuba 4-0 en debut de béisbol centroamericano. telesurtv.net El picheo mexicano se mostró hermético ante la batería cubana. Lanzador Wilmer Ríos permite solo dos jits y ninguna carrera.
(2023-06-25). México y Colombia dominan la natación en Centroamericanos 2023. telesurtv.net Para la segunda jornada de la natación de los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe están programadas siete finales.
(2023-06-25). Minuto a minuto del conflicto en torno al grupo Wagner en Rusia. telesurtv.net En la capital rusa y en las provincias de Moscú y de Vorónezh se impuso el régimen de operación antiterrorista.
(2023-06-25). Venezuela, Nicaragua y Cuba expresan su apoyo al Gobierno ruso. telesurtv.net En sendos comunicados, los Gobierno venezolanos y nicaragüense se manifestaron sobre la amenaza que lanzó el grupo militar Wagner de avanzar hacia Moscú, pero fue desactivado.
(2023-06-25). Detienen a responsables de explosión de restaurante en China. telesurtv.net El violento incidente se produjo este jueves 22 de junio en un restaurante de barbacoa en la región autónoma de la etnia hui de Ningxia, en el noroeste de China.
(2023-06-25). Médicos de Inglaterra anuncian histórica huelga de cinco días. telesurtv.net Los negociadores de BMA han estado pidiendo un aumento del 35% para compensar los 15 años de aumentos por debajo de la inflación.
(2023-06-25). Claves para entender el conflicto en torno al grupo Wagner en Rusia. telesurtv.net La rebelión del grupo armado Wagner fue calificada por el presidente Vladímir Putin como un acto de ambiciones personales desmesuradas del jefe de los combatientes.
(2023-06-25). Grupo Wagner acepta propuesta para detener su avance en Rusia. telesurtv.net El presidente de Belarús comunicó que Yevgueni Prigozhin también aceptó tomar medidas para rebajar las tensiones.
(2023-06-25). Sierra Leona realiza elecciones para elegir a su nuevo presidente. telesurtv.net El conteo comenzaría después del cierre de las urnas a las 17H00 y se esperan los primeros resultados oficiales en una semana.
(2023-06-25). Organizaciones y comunidades se mantienen en pie de lucha en Jujuy. telesurtv.net Se reportan cortes de rutas. Parte del sector docente aprueba oferta salarial. Trabajadores de salud exigen remuneraciones dignas.
(2023-06-25). Colapso de puente provoca caída de tren a un río en EE.UU. telesurtv.net Las autoridades de Montana adoptaron medidas de emergencia en las plantas de tratamiento de agua debido al posible vertido de sustancias peligrosas.
(2023-06-25). Rusia cierra caso penal contra jefe del grupo militar Wagner. telesurtv.net Portavoz del Kremlin subraya que la causa penal por rebelión armada fue desestimada. Agradece a presidente de Belarús por su mediación.
(2023-06-25). Países aliados expresan su respaldo al Gobierno de Rusia. telesurtv.net "Apreciamos mucho la comprensión de esta posición de principios por parte de nuestros aliados y socios extranjeros", señaló la cancillería rusa.
(2023-06-25). Arriban a Cuba 65 toneladas de alimentos enviadas por Bolivia. telesurtv.net El jefe de estado boliviano, Luis Arce, recalcó que este envío es una muestra de solidaridad hacia Cuba y las familias afectadas por recientes lluvias.
(2023-06-25). Declaran en Chile zona de catástrofe por lluvias e inundaciones. telesurtv.net Se aplica en la región que va desde Valparaíso hasta el Biobío. Ministerio del Interior precisa que el decreto de zona de catástrofe no equivale al estado de excepción.
(2023-06-25). Presidente de Venezuela ratifica solidaridad y apoyo a Rusia. telesurtv.net Nicolás Maduro participa en acto conmemorativo por los 202 años de la Batalla de Carabobo. Asegura que Rusia enfrentó y venció un intento de traición y guerra civil.
(2023-06-25). Justicia chilena condena a exrepresores en proceso histórico. telesurtv.net En un fallo considerado como histórico, la Segunda Sala Penal de la Corte Suprema de Justicia condenó a los exjefes de la DINA Juan Hernán Morales y Pedro Octavio Espinoza y otros 35 acusados.
(2023-06-25). Chile interrumpirá servicio de agua potable en zona metropolitana. telesurtv.net El corte podría durar hasta 24 horas, en dependencia de las condiciones de los ríos que abastecen agua a la ciudad.
(2023-06-25). Colombia declarará en emergencia socio-económica a La Guajira. telesurtv.net El presidente Gustavo Petro anunció que visitará la región del Caribe colombiano para atender las principales necesidades de los pobladores de la zona.
(2023-06-25). Gobierno ecuatoriano aprueba plan de emergencia contra El Niño. telesurtv.net El COE dio detalles del plan que incluye un análisis de las experiencias con El Niño entre 1982 y 1997.
(2023-06-25). Inundaciones y lluvias dejan al menos dos muertos en Chile. telesurtv.net Ante la gravedad de la situación, la ministra del Interior de Chile anunció que se decretó el estado de catástrofe en las regiones de Valparaíso y Biobío.
(2023-06-25). Más de 3.000 personas aisladas por inundaciones en Chile. telesurtv.net La emergencia por las lluvias obligó al presidente Gabriel Boric, a suspender una gira por la Antártica para atender la situación en la Región Metropolitana de Santiago.
(2023-06-25). Presidente Putin califica de amenaza mortal rebelión del grupo Wagner. telesurtv.net El presidente ruso recordó que toda la maquinaria militar, económica e informativa de Occidente está dirigida contra Rusia.
(2023-06-25). Arriba a Cuba presidente Díaz- Canel tras su gira por Europa. telesurtv.net El dignatario de Cuba "ya está en la Patria, luego de visitar el Vaticano, Italia, Serbia y Francia", refirió la Presidencia de Cuba.
(2023-06-25). Condenan asesinato de niño palestino en Cisjordania ocupada. telesurtv.net La víctima fue identificada como Ishaq Hamdi Ajlouni y tenía tan sólo 17 años.
(2023-06-25). Accidente en Alemania deja dos muertos y diez niños heridos. telesurtv.net Las autoridades municipales y regionales de Baja Sajonia continúan las pesquisas para determinar las causas del accidente.
(2023-06-25). ONU denuncia el asesinato de personas que tratan huir de Sudán. telesurtv.net El Alto Comisionado ha pedido a los líderes de las Fuerzas de Apoyo Rápido que condenen de manera inmediata e inequívoca estas acciones.
(2023-06-25). Guatemala celebra elecciones generales para elegir a nuevo presidente. telesurtv.net 9.3 millones de guatemaltecos están convocados a participar en unos comicios donde también quedarán definidos el vicepresidente y 160 diputados al Congreso.
(2023-06-25). Tiroteo deja al menos 11 muertos en el norte de Honduras. telesurtv.net Este sería el tiroteo número 15 registrado en Honduras en lo que va del 2023.
(2023-06-25). Peruanos retoman marchas contra presidenta y el Congreso. telesurtv.net Organizaciones sociales anunciaron que el 19 de julio se movilizarán en la tercera toma de Lima para exigir nuevamente la renuncia de Dina Boluarte.
(2023-06-25). Alerta por inundaciones e intensas lluvias en centro y sur de China. telesurtv.net Las precipitaciones reportadas en la provincia de Hunan estropearon cerca de 16.400 hectáreas de cultivos.
(2023-06-25). Guatemalan General Elections Kick Off. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, around 9.3 million Guatemalans will decide their future for the next four years through the celebration of general elections. | RELATED: | During these elections, they will choose a president, vice president, 160 legislators, 20 legislators for the Central American Parliament, and 340 municipal authorities. | This electoral process has been the most controversial since the establishment of democracy in 1…
(2023-06-24). Venezuela y Nicaragua expresan su respaldo al Gobierno de Rusia. telesurtv.net En sendos comunicados, los Gobierno venezolanos y nicaragüense se manifestaron sobre la amenaza que lanzó el grupo militar Wagner de avanzar hacia Moscú, pero fue desactivado.
(2023-06-24). Decretan alerta roja por calor en Beijing, China. telesurtv.net La administración municipal de respuesta de emergencia aconsejó a quienes residen en Beijing a no exponerse al aire libre.
(2023-06-24). Presidente Lula rechaza imposiciones de la UE para acuerdo con Mercosur. telesurtv.net "Es inadmisible que tengamos una asociación estratégica y exista una carta adicional amenazando a un socio", subrayó el mandatario.
(2023-06-24). Autoridades rusas abren investigación contra jefe de Grupo Wagner. telesurtv.net La Fiscalía General de Rusia precisó que las acciones de Prigozhin serán objeto de una evaluación jurídica adecuada.
(2023-06-24). Unión por la Patria anuncia fórmula presidencial en Argentina. telesurtv.net Unión por la Patria expresó que han decidido conformar una lista de unidad que los representará en las próximas elecciones.
(2023-06-24). Deja al menos dos muertos el naufragio de un pesquero en Filipinas. telesurtv.net Otros siete pescadores se reportan como desaparecidos frente a Davao Oriental.
(2023-06-24). Colombia roza las 19.000 personas desplazadas durante el 2023. telesurtv.net De acuerdo al informe de la Defensoría colombiana la cifra de desplazados desde enero a junio del presente año es de 18.755.
(2023-06-24). Presidente de Guatemala llama a votar en elecciones generales. telesurtv.net Alejandro Giammattei reiteró que desde el Gobierno han brindado todas las garantías para que la jornada electoral se lleven a cabo en paz, transparencia y seguridad.
(2023-06-24). Inauguran XXIV Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe. telesurtv.net La ceremonia inició poco después de las 19H00 (hora local), con la entonación del Himno Nacional salvadoreño.
(2023-06-24). EU Introduces 11th Package Of Sanctions Against Russia. telesurenglish.net After four months of deliberations, the European Union agreed on the 11th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation, which for the first time in the EU's history includes the principle of extraterritorial restrictions. | RELATED: | This means that the EU has given itself the right to impose sanctions against third countries and their businesses that ignore sanctions against Russia. The major purpose of the new package, ac…
(2023-06-24). Lukashenko Strikes Deal With Wagner Group, Prigozhin Retreats. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, Aleksandr Grigórievich Lukashenko, President of Belarus, announced he arranged a deal in which Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner Group, in exchange for "security guarantees" for his fighters, he will end the current armed insurgency in Russia; the talks were held in coordination with Russian President Vladimir Putin. | Related: | "Evgeny Prigozhin accepted the proposal of President Alexander Luka…
(2023-06-24). Venezuela and Nicaragua Show Support to Russia. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Moros and Daniel Ortega Saavedra, Nicaraguan President, issued a communiqué supporting Russia and its President, Vladimir Putin, and condemning the armed insurgency of the Wagner Group in Russia. | Related: | According to the statement released by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Venezuela and its people "reject any change of power or armed uprising by violent and…
(2023-06-24). Wagner Group Rebellion a Deadly Threat, President Putin Says. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, Russian President Vladímir Vladímirovich Putin, while referring to the mutiny of the leader of the private military group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said that any act of armed rebellion in his country is a deadly threat. | Related: | Vladimir Putin assured that the Russian Armed Forces were ordered to neutralize those participating in the armed insurgency led by Prigozhin. | In his message to the Russian people, the Presiden…
(2023-06-24). Evacuan zonas del centro sur de Chile ante fuertes lluvias. telesurtv.net Se declaró la alerta roja para las comunas de Pinto, El Carmen, San Ignacio, Pemuco y Bulnes, por "amenaza de crecida" del río Diguillín en San Lorenzo.
(2023-06-25). U.S. Intelligence Agencies Advance Disinformation About Chinese Spy Base in Cuba to Gain Support for Cruel Embargo Costing Cubans $455 Million Per Month. covertactionmagazine.com After having lied about WMDs, Russia Gate, chemical weapons in Syria and so many other things, the U.S. intelligence community is now advancing the lie that Cuba is hosting a Chinese spy base that enables China to spy on the U.S. The Wall Street Journal reported on June 8 that China and Cuba had reached …
(2023-06-25). Friday 6/23: AVENGE BANKO! Defend Trans Lives! indybay.org meeting at Dolores and 19th streets — at the Mexican bell near the main park entry.
(2023-06-25). Meet the Indigenous Women Taking on Corruption in Guatemala's Elections. scheerpost.com 
(2023-06-24). Panamanian workers condemn US interference. plenglish.com In a communiqué, the largest trade union center stressed that the current administration of Laurentino Cortizo and the previous ones follow the guidelines dictated by the State Department, the US embassy and the Southern Command. | In this sense, the CNTP rejected that in this way the Government yields the sovereignty achieved by the struggle and sacrifice of several generations of Panamanians. | The text points out that the collective will continue to firmly denounce those who sell out the country and will be in the safeguard of national interests and natural resources, and urged to prepare for the struggle in…
(2023-06-25). Report From Venezuela On The Case Of Political Prisoner Alex Saab. popularresistance.org I was invited by Camilla Saab, the spouse of the kidnapped Venezuelan Diplomat, Alex Saab, to attend the international conference titled: "Lawfare Against Venezuela: Three Years After the Kidnapping of Diplomat Alex Saab." This conference, sponsored by the Free Alex Saab Movement, brought activists and revolutionaries from as far as Canada, Slovenia, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Spain, Nigeria, England and the United States, to name a few. | On June 14th, 2023, a public forum was held at the Jose Felix Ribas Hall, Teatro Teresa Carreno, where invited speakers presented their support for the immediate release of Ale…
(2023-06-24). Argentina: Jujuy and the Coming Struggles. orinocotribune.com By Carlos Aznárez — Jun 21, 2023 | When all avenues of dialogue are closed and they appeal to impose authoritarian positions with repression. When they persecute, imprison, and deny any type of legal defense. When from extreme right-wing political sectors, which hide behind failed democracies. When voices are heard approving the application of a brutal "order" that does not hesitate to shoot out the eyes of young people of this people — as in Chile and Peru. When all this happens in broad daylight with the consent of the Judiciary and the complicit and cowardly silence of the Executive Power (and the l…
(2023-06-24). Argentina: Repression against indigenous people in Jujuy (+human rights in Venezuela). mronline.org 
Police repression of mass protests regarding provincial constitution reforms—threatening the right to protest and land workers' rights—have led to at least 68 people being arrested and 170 injured this Tuesday, June 20.
(2023-06-24). Peru: "Genocide Bill" Scrapped as Indigenous People Claim Victory. dissidentvoice.org 
(2023-06-24). 'I Will Stay Until 2026': Boluarte Rejects Early Elections. popularresistance.org As the Boluarte coup regime continues to dig its heels in six months after the parliamentary coup by the Fujimori right-wing Congress ousted democratically elected president Pedro Castillo, there has yet to be any justice for the massacres, repression and other human rights abuses during the uprising since December 7th. Despite multiple legal challenges from inside the country and international investigations into human rights abuses, Boluarte has stated as recently as last week that she will continue her term through 2026 .This move has outraged Peruvians who have been mobilized and organized against this dictat…
(2023-06-24). Census 2023 advances in Uruguay. plenglish.com The director of the National Statistics Institute (INE), Diego Aboal, informed that a total of one million addresses have been visited out of a total of approximately 1,700,000. | Aboal detailed that around 70 percent of the private homes have already been censused and in some 30 localities of the country the progress of the survey is higher than 99 percent. | The INE director said that the possibility of responding to the census online is still active, using the housing code established in the digital document for this purpose. | Data on housing and other data related to daily life, as well as data on the inhab…
(2023-06-24). Venezuela: Yukpa People Call for Justice for Detainees Amidst Protests. venezuelanalysis.com Indigenous communities from western Venezuela were injured during a crackdown while trying to reach Caracas to sell handicrafts.
(2023-06-24). Deadline Passes: Who Registered for Venezuela's Opposition Primaries? orinocotribune.com The deadline to register candidacy for the Venezuelan opposition primary elections has almost ended. Still, some candidates have not registered. This caused the National Primary Commission (CNP) to extend the deadline, generating discomfort in some opposition politicians. | The internal elections to elect the sole opposition presidential candidate are increasingly facing more obstacles. Not only are almost half the leaders banned from running for public office, but they do not even know who will actually participate. On Monday, CNP will report who officially registered their candidacy. | Initially, candidates cou…
(2023-06-25). US Policy Towards Cuba Being Challenged This Week In Over 30 Cities. popularresistance.org In a growing mosaic of solidarity across the US, people are taking to the streets to say no to the way their government is punishing Cuba for their example of humanity in these precarious times. This weekend in over 30 cities there will be protests to visibly express it. | In Washington DC there will be a national focus with a march on the White House to bring attention to a callous foreign policy that has endured through democratic and republican administrations generating an ever turning multi-million dollar industry based on hatred guided by greedy corrupt politicians with no regard to the consequences for the…
(2023-06-24). As Media and Military Hawks Push War With China, Cuba Is Caught in the Crossfire. truthout.org In the repertoire of foreign policy combatants in Washington's corridors of power, there is a time-tested ploy: Conservatives in the military or intelligence bureaucracy leak damaging information to force the (usually Democratic) president into a more confrontational approach with a foreign adversary, derailing any effort to reduce tensions. The bureaucrats' allies on Capitol Hill immediately… |
(2023-06-24). Cuba works in recovery of areas affected by rains. plenglish.com During last week, after visiting the provinces of Granma and Camagàºey to check the strategies to restore normality in that area (the most damaged by the rainfall), Prime Minister Manuel Marero affirmed that they are working hard for that purpose and that there is a good follow-up of the situation. | He assured that the country will continue to support the recovery process there. | Marrero pointed out that the meetings held with authorities and inhabitants of the region allowed the identification of other problems that hinder local development strategies. | The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy…
(2023-06-24). Biden's Asylum Policy Continues Tradition of US Cruelty to Haitians. scheerpost.com 