(2021-10-08). Indigenous people take over a pipeline station in the Peruvian Amazon. peoplesdispatch.org 
The Indigenous people of the Loreto region in the Peruvian Amazon are demanding environmental remediation against numerous oil spills. They also seek infrastructure guaranteeing basic services in the region…
(2021-10-08). Were Pandora Papers a Controlled Leak?—Misión Verdad's William Serafino Comments. orinocotribune.com The Pandora Papers are a controlled leak that does not take aim at the system that privileges US and UK interests, explained William Serafino, a researcher at the Samuel Robinson Institute. | For Serafino, a Venezuelan political scientist, this new case of the Pandora Papers, that recently linked world political leaders and celebrities accused of trying to hide their fortunes in infamous tax havens, constitutes a controlled leak in that "it touches intermediate sectors of the transnational elite" but does not point out "the true root of the problem, which is the system of incentives and privileges that the United…
(2021-10-08). International Observers Take Part In Venezuelan Electoral Drill. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) President Pedro Calzadilla announced that the Latin American Council of Electoral Experts (CEELA) and the Carter Center will send observers to the electoral drill to be held on Sunday. | RELATED: | Around 3,232 public officials will participate in this drill, which will be held from 7: 00 a.m. to 4: 00 p.m. (local time) at 1,336 polling stations located in 333 municipalit…
(2021-10-08). Immigrant Rights Rally in Front of White House Leads to Arrests. latinorebels.com Hundreds of protesters turned up at Lafayette Square in front of the White House on Thursday for a midday "escalation rally" for immigrant rights. Dozens were arrested.
(2021-10-08). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Treating and preventing liver cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org While still relatively rare, the rate of primary liver cancer has been increasing in recent decades, disproportionately affecting minority populations. "Research has shown that Blacks and Hispanics are less likely to be diagnosed with liver cancer at an earlier stage, compared to whites," says Dr. Sumera Ilyas, a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist. "And that, in turn, means the odds of being eligible for potentially curative treatments are lower for these patients." These disparities are due to…
(2021-10-08). The US, Mexico To Discuss Security Topics in Bilateral Meeting. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the government of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) will meet a U.S. delegation headed by State Secretary Anthony Blinken to discuss possible ways to counteract the migration crisis and drug trafficking in their region. | RELATED: | Currently, about 14,000 Haitian migrants are stranded in Mexican border crossings or shelters, where they wait for the U.S. authorities to process their asylum clai…
(2021-10-08). Bolivian Workers Central Calls March To Defend Democracy. telesurenglish.net On Oct. 12, Bolivia's Indigenous movements and workers unions will hold rallies in La Paz, Cochabamba, and Santa Cruz to defend President Luis Arce, the Indigenous flag ("The Whipala"), and democracy. | RELATED: | Called by the Bolivian Workers Central (COB) Secretary Juan Huarachi on Thursday, these rallies are a response to the far-right movements that have threatened to implement destabilization actions. | The COB ask…
(2021-10-08). Immigration Cruelty Extends Far Beyond the Border. counterpunch.org Images of Border Patrol officers on horseback whipping Black migrants shocked many Americans. President Biden called them "outrageous" and "wrong" and promised an investigation. Many members of Congress also spoke out. Given this reaction, you could be forgiven for thinking that abuse like this isn't normal for Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) or Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(2021-10-08). EU Tries To Block Russia-Belarus Integration As Migrants Die Along Its Border. southfront.org 
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(2021-10-08). Following xenophobic attacks, hundreds of Venezuelans return from Chile. peoplesdispatch.org A group of 200 Venezuelans voluntarily returned to their country from Chile with the assistance of the socialist government of President Nicolás Maduro, following the xenophobic attacks in Chile's Iquique last month…
(2021-10-08). Revolutionizing the Cities: 10 Years of Housing, Self-Management, and Communes in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com By Alba Movimientos — Oct 5, 2021 | Ten years ago we gathered in the Ezequiel Zamora Park (or El Calvario) of Caracas—as part of a public dialogue alongside Commander Hugo Chávez—and began an ongoing process of urban revolution that has allowed the people of Venezuelan to recover previously abandoned or underutilized lands. Today, millions of houses have been built on these lands, thousands of units have been constructed by people's power, many of which are now self-managed by the community. The right to housing for working families is fully protected, in stark contrast to a past in which people…
(2021-10-08). Anti-Iran and Anti-Venezuela Agents Conspire. orinocotribune.com Two prominent individuals working against Iran and Venezuela met this week to continue their conspiracies against the governments of their respective countries. | The Venezuelan coup plotter and fugitive Leopoldo López and the US journalist of Iranian descent Masih Alinejad held a meeting on Tuesday, October 7, within the framework of the so-called Oslo Freedom Forum, held in the US state of Florida. | Alinejad and López, who are known for their illegitimate actions against their governments, advocated strengthening their cooperation in their "struggle for freedom"—a euphemism for defending Washington's int…
(2021-10-07). Dispatches from The US: Biden continues Trump's violent deportation policies. peoplesdispatch.org Eugene Puryear from Breakthrough News spoke to Peoples Dispatch about the current Haitian migrant crisis and how the US administration under president Joe Biden has responded to this.
(2021-10-07). Chilean Students Call For Protests Against President Piñera. telesurenglish.net Chile's Students Confederation (CONFECH) and the Catholic University Students Federation (FEUC) called for nationwide protests against President Sebastian Piñera on Oct. 8. | Related | They demand the resignation or removal of Piñera, who is currently involved in the Pandora Papers scandal for trading Dominga, an offshore mining project located next to the Humboldt Archipelago, which is one of the world's most diverse ecosystems. | "P…
(2021-10-07). Puebla Group Rejects Practices Exposed in Pandora Papers. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Puebla Group spoke out against the tax evasion practices by presidents and former governors of the region, exposed after the Pandora Papers scandal. | RELATED: | In a communiqué, the progressive alliance declared itself in favor of fiscal equity and transparency to strengthen the social role of the State in times of Covid-19. | For the same reason, the Group proposes the penalization of tax evasio…
(2021-10-07). Washington-backed groups plotting overthrow of Cuban government. peoplesworld.org 
Washington-backed anti-government forces are plotting a new series of protests in Cuba over the next two months, according to information posted on a private Facebook group. MintPress News discovered that the organizations behind July's riots in the capital Havana are organizing a general strike for Oct. 11, the day after Cuban Independence Day. This will …
(2021-10-07). Private Facebook Group that Organized the July Protests in Cuba Plans Bigger Ones Soon. orinocotribune.com 
By Alan Macleod — Oct 5, 2021 | The involvement of foreign nationals in the domestic affairs of Cuba is on a level that can scarcely be conceived of in the United States. | HAVANA —After gaining access to their private Facebook group, MintPress can reveal that the people who sparked the July 11 protests in Cuba are planning similar actions for October and November. | The group,
(2021-10-07). Nobel de Literatura 2021 para novelista africano Abdulrazak Gurnah. peoplesworld.org 
ESTOCOLMO, Prensa Latina. La Academia Sueca otorgó hoy el Premio Nobel de Literatura 2021 al escritor británico de origen africano, Abdulrazak Gurnah, cuya obra refleja 'el destino de los refugiados en el golfo entre culturas y continente'. El jurado aludió a su trayectoria vital y destacó su creación literaria, que trasciende ' por su penetración …
(2021-10-07). In A California Desert, Sheriff Deputies Settle Schoolyard Disputes. popularresistance.org Barron Gardner, a high school history teacher in Southern California's Antelope Valley, stared down Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies during an online meeting in April, trying to keep his composure. | Gardner, 41, had become a reluctant spokesperson for a growing movement, driven primarily by Black and Latino residents, to get LASD deputies off school campuses. His wife, who's also a teacher, worried about the repercussions for their family. What if he lost his job? What if he became a target of discrimination or worse? After all, this valley at the western edge of the Mojave Desert, population rou…
(2021-10-07). Colombia: A Threat to Latin America. orinocotribune.com In Colombia, state terrorism has deepened and is open. Social leaders, indigenous people, peasants, teachers, settlers are assassinated every day. The rich in Colombia hold on to power and maintain their model of accumulation by means of discriminatory violence against activists and their organizations. According to data from Global Witness, a Human Rights NGO based in London, 65 environmentalists have been murdered in 2020 alone. INDEPAZ reports that 126 social leaders have been assassinated in 2021, adding to the list of 1241 social leaders assassinated after the signing of the peace accords. This same year 72…
(2021-10-07). Inflation is Back with a Vengeance in Latin America. orinocotribune.com 
By Nick Corbishley — Oct 5, 2021 | After last year's economic carnage, the spectre of runaway inflation is the last thing the region needs. | As prices for many vital goods and services surge across the globe, central bankers in most advanced economies refuse to take their foot off the gas, even as inflation gets stickier. But things are very different in emerging economies. | Last year many emerging economy central banks slashed rates to extreme lows as economic activity ground to a standstill and inflation crumbled. But now many of them are frantically hiking them again as inflation returns with a vengeanc…
(2021-10-07). Transcript: "Making the Most of Special Drawing Rights: Approaches to Maximize Impact and Create a Sustainable and Just Recovery" cepr.net CEPR Senior Research Fellow Andrés Arauz participated in an event on October 4th as part of the IMF Annual Meetings, sponsored by CEPR, ActionAid, Afrodad, the Bretton Woods Project, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, Eurodad, Global Policy Forum, Global Call to Action Against Poverty, Jubilee Debt Campaign, Latindadd, Oxfam International, Social Justice in Global …
(2021-10-07). Indian Immigrants Feel Senate Has Ignored Their Calls to Reform Massive Green Card Backlogs. latinorebels.com "I considered myself a DREAMer," says Dip Patel, 25, founder of Improve the Dream, an organization advocating for immigrant youth who grew up as dependents of long-term visa holders but then lose their legal status in the United States when they turn 21 years old.
(2021-10-07). Looking Back at Some of the Latinos and Latinas Who Played Lollapalooza This Summer. latinorebels.com We spoke with Latina and Latino artists at this year's Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago about their identity and how the pandemic has affected their music…
(2021-10-07). OPINION: COVID and Latinx Homelessness in Los Angeles. latinorebels.com Time will tell if Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's homeless programs will live up to expectations. But many Angelenos like myself believe these programs are not enough.
(2021-10-07). Black migration beyond states and borders. roarmag.org 
A man from Haiti is crossing the Rio Grande natural border between Mexico and the United States. May, 2021. David Peinado Romero / Shutterstock.com | Migration is a central part of
(2021-10-07). Mexico Deports 129 Haitian Migrants. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Mexico's Migration Institute (INM) deported 129 undocumented Haitian migrants who were heading to the U.S. This action was carried out in compliance with the policies agreed through a permanent dialogue table with Haiti's consular authorities. | RELATED: | The migrants were transported from Tapachula City to the Toussaint Louverture airport in Port-au-Prince. The INM did not specify how women, men, an…
(2021-10-07). Venezuela Increases Its Production Amid The US Blockade. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, President Nicolas Maduro highlighted the increase in national production despite the U.S. arbitrary sanctions against the Venezuelan people. | RELATED: | He announced that the Local Supply and Production Committees (CLAP) were able to increase their economic efficiency to expand their service to the population. | "They increased their coverage from 6 million to 7 million families," the Bolivarian leader said, expl…
(2021-10-07). Argentina Seeks Justice For Journalist Killed in Bolivian Coup. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, family members of Argentine journalist Sebastian Moro launched an international campaign to demand an investigation into his death, which occurred in Bolivia during the U.S.-backed coup against Evo Morales in 2019. | RELATED: | The journalist's relatives and human rights organizations chose as a slogan for the campaign "Justice for Sebastian Moro". They held a press conference at the 'Argentinian house' in La Paz. The m…
(2021-10-07). Globalink | 20 Killed, Over 300 Injured in Earthquake in SW Pakistan. telesurenglish.net At least 20 people died and over 300 others were injured after a 5.9-magnitude quake hit Pakistan's Balochistan province early Thursday.
(2021-10-07). Cuban Researcher Gets Unesco-L'Oréal Prize For Women in Science. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the cosmetics company L'Oréal awarded the "Young Talent Prize for Women in Science" to Cuba's Tropical Medicine Institute Pedro Kouri (IPK) researcher Gladys Gutierrez for her investigation on the transmission and evolution of the Zika virus. | RELATED: | "We learned of this award with immense pleasure. Many congratulat…
(2021-10-07). COVID-19: Chile Relaxes Travel Restrictions. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Chile's Health Undersecretary Paula Daza announced that all persons entering the country would be allowed to avoid a five-day quarantine if they have been vaccinated against COVID-19 and test negative for it. | RELATED: | Some of the old measures to regulate the entry into the country will remain in force. These include validating the complete immunization schedule on the website 'mevacuno.gob.cl', a sworn declaration, a…
(2021-10-07). Luis Arce Inaugurates Cochabamba's International Book Fair. telesurenglish.net On Oct 6, the President of Bolivia, Luis Arce, inaugurated the 14 ∞ Cochabamba International Book Fair, the first face-to-face event of its kind in the country since the beginning of the pandemic. | "I was always an avid reader and loved to visit this type of event," said the Pres…
(2021-10-07). Stark Inequalities Among Poor Ethnic Groups: UNDP. telesurenglish.net The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), produced by the UNDP and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, measures the composition of the poor in 109 countries covering 5.9 billion people, about 92 percent of the developing world's population. | RELATED: | For the first time, the 2021 Index examines the correlations between poverty and ethnicity and race, caste and gender, the UNDP said. Besides income, it studie…
(2021-10-07). Salvadoran NGO's Present New Transitional Justice Law Proposal. telesurenglish.net In February 2020, members of the Legislative Assembly approved the Special Law on Transitional Justice, Reparation and National Reconciliation, which was rejected by the victims of the armed conflict and vetoed by President Nayib Bukele as unconstitutional. | RELATED: | Congress did not overcome the president's veto and the law was shelved, so current members of the Justice and Human Rights Commission have resumed the discussio…
(2021-10-07). CIA Creates Special Operations Center to Confront China. telesurenglish.net Burns stressed that it is not the Chinese people, but the Chinese authorities, who pose the threat and said the new center "will provide an agency-wide response and unify the exceptional work the CIA is already doing against its key rival," according to a statement. | RELATED: | "CMC [China Mission Center] will further strengthen our collective work on the most important geopolitical threat we face in the 21st century, the increa…
(2021-10-07). Russia and Iran Discuss Afghanistan Reconstruction Support. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian met in Moscow. Both countries are interested in promoting further international cooperation to help in the reconstruction of Afghanistan. | RELATED: | Lavrov announced that his country and Iran are coordinating efforts to implement aid initiatives in Afghanistan, a country whose current situation is the resu…
(2021-10-07). Commodity Markets In Africa To Remain Volatile Amid COVID-19. telesurenglish.net Commodity markets in Africa are expected to remain volatile in the coming months following the persistence of COVID-19 constraints in the supply chain and other global economic pressures, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) warned. | RELATED: | This came during the UNECA's Price Watch session with African finance ministers, Stephen Karingi, Director of Regional Integration and Trade Division at the ECA, told African financ…
(2021-10-07). Barbados Confers 'Order of Freedom' Award To Kenya's President. telesurenglish.net In an official ceremony held in Bridgetown on Wednesday, Barbados' Governor Sandra Mason conferred the "Order of Freedom" award to Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta for promoting global trade and strengthening cooperation between African and Caribbean countries. | RELATED: | "This honor is a great sign of the growing collaboration between Kenya and Barbados," Kenyatta stated, adding that he will continue fighting…
(2021-10-07). Electricity and Gas Prices Soar to New Records in Europe. telesurenglish.net Natural gas prices have soared in Europe as economic activity resumes after the Covid-19 confinements, costs that have also pushed up electricity prices, fueling a crisis that will impact consumer bills this winter. | RELATED: | The cost of gas in Europe has increased fivefold in a year and continues to rise, making it unlikely that the crisis will abate before spring. | Natural gas is the second most-consumed fuel in the…
(2021-10-07). Peru: President Castillo Changes Seven Ministers. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Peru's President Pedro Castillo accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Guido Bellido. This led to the resignation of all the other ministers and, as a result, Castillo had to reshuffle the Cabinet. | RELATED: | "It is time to put Peru first. Therefore, I inform the country that today we accepted the resignation of the president of the Council of Ministers, Guido Bellido, whom I thank for his services," said Castillo.
(2021-10-07). Japan and Russia Agree to Move Forward on Peace Treaty. telesurenglish.net At a press conference, Kishida reported that during a telephone conversation with Putin, the two agreed to resolve the issue of the status of four islands now controlled by Russia. | RELATED: | The head of government said he expressed his desire to develop relations between Tokyo and Moscow which are mutually beneficial. At the same time, Putin declared his intention to continue dialogue on a variety of bilateral issues. | Japan and Ru…
(2021-10-07). Pfizer Requests FDA to Allow COVID-19 Jabs for Children 5-11. telesurenglish.net Pfizer officially requested the U.S. government on Thursday to allow the use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11, and if approved, shots could be ready within a matter of weeks. | RELATED: | Many parents and pediatricians are concerned about protecting children under 12, the age limit for the vaccine made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech. The concern lies not only in that children sometimes get seriously ill, b…
(2021-10-07). Fiscalía peruana denuncia a policías por represión en 2020. telesurtv.net Fiscalía formalizó denuncia penal contra 11 oficiales de la Policía por la presunta comisión de los delitos de homicidio agravado y otros.
(2021-10-07). Encuesta apunta a Lula como favorito a presidenciales en Brasil. telesurtv.net La intención de voto a favor del líder del PT oscila entre 43 y 46 por ciento, frente a 24-27 por Bolsonaro.
(2021-10-07). Covid-19 provoca orfandad a miles de menores mexicanos. telesurtv.net Alertan que la cifra de niños afectados por la pérdida de madres, padres o abuelos podría aumentar.
(2021-10-07). Cuba reporta la cifra más baja de contagios en tres meses. telesurtv.net El 56,7 por ciento de la población cubana, cumplen con el esquema completo de vacunación.
(2021-10-07). Comunidades indígenas en el norte de Perú toman oleoducto. telesurtv.net Los líderes demandan la presencia del presidente Pedro Castillo para que asuma un compromiso con las organizaciones indígenas.
(2021-10-07). Evo Morales asegura que pueblo boliviano derrotará a golpistas. telesurtv.net Denunció que los llamados dirigentes cívicos procuran desestabilizar y quedar impunes tras violar los DD.HH.
(2021-10-07). FILM SCREENING | IT WAS A COUP. peoplesforum.org Join us at The People's Forum for a film screening of It Was A Coup! This is a free, educational program, however, in order to maintain a safe capacity level, we ask that you leave a $6 deposit to reserve your participation. You will be refunded your deposit upon arrival or if you cancel. Please have your confirmation email ready when you arrive. | About "IT WAS A COUP" | It Was A Coup is a feature film that documents the coup in Bolivia, the role of Mexican diplomacy in its defense of asylum and the crimes against humanity during the de facto government of Añez in Bolivia. Unpublished information on the Mexican…