U.S: Eyes on Cuba and Russia for Supporting Venezuela
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-09
U.S. special envoy on Venezuela, Elliott Abrams, told Reuters exclusively Washington ¥s new sanctions on Cuba for its support for Nicolas Maduro as well as the "closer look" at Russia's role in helping him remain in power. | RELATED: | Almost One Million Migrants Arrested at US Border | President Donald Trump's frustration over the failure of his "maximum pressure" campaign to overthrow Maduro has spurred foreign policy aides to ready further U.S. actions and press for tougher sanct…
telesurenglish.net/news/U.S-Eyes-on-Cuba-and-Russia-for-Supporting-Venezuela-20191009-0017.html
Progressive Gov'ts, Movements Back Ecuador Protests
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-09
Social organizations in Latin America, as well as several governments in the region including Bolivia and Venezuela, have expressed public support to the protests that have shaken Ecuador for almost week Tuesday, rejecting the austerity measures imposed by the government of President Lenin Moreno. | RELATED: | Ecuador: Public Radio Pulled Off Air For Reporting on Anti-Gov't Protests | "Sadly, the economic policies imposed by the International Monetary Fund only result with the ban…
telesurenglish.net/news/Progressive-Govts-Movements-Back-Ecuador-Protests-20191008-0012.html
Ecuador Protests Enter 7th Day Against Pro-IMF Economic Reforms
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-09
After resting for a few hours during the early hours of Wednesday, Ecuador's workers, students, farmers, Indigenous peoples, senior citizens, mothers and even their children resumed demonstrations to protest against President Lenin Moreno. | On Tuesday night, the protests did not subside despite the curfew and the "state of exception" whereby the authorities want to contain social unrest. | RELATED: | 'Lenin Moreno is Out of Reality', President Maduro Warns | In Quito, the capital city,…
telesurenglish.net/news/Ecuador-Protests-Enter-7th-Day-Against-Pro-IMF-Economic-Reforms-20191009-0008.html
Ecuador's president retreats from capital in face of growing mass protests
wsws.org | 2019-10-09
In the face of a continuing strike and mass indigenous mobilization, Moreno took the unprecedented step of moving his government from Quito to Guayaquil.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/09/ecua-o09.html
Ecuador's President Moves Government Operations From Capital to Escape Protests
Jessica Corbett | theantimedia.com | 2019-10-09
Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno has moved government operations out of the capital of Quito following days of nationwide protests.
Ecuador's President Moves Government Operations From Capital to Escape Protests
Sixth straight day of mass protests throughout Ecuador against austerity measures
Harvey Goldberg | indybay.org | 2019-10-09
Protesters in Cuenca, Ecuador approach police line. | October 7, 2019 | Monday saw another day of protests, with highway blockades, being the main tactic. Protests continued in major cities, especially Monday night. A national strike has been called for Wednesday.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/08/18827136.php
Ecuadorian Protests Intensify as President Flees Capital, Blames Venezuela
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-09
Shortly after the government of President Lenin Moreno announced new IMF-imposed austerity measures and price increases, protests against the government, uniting workers, students, and indigenous movement escalated in the capital of Quito this week.
therealnews.com/stories/ecuador-protests-president-flees-blames-venezuela
Indigenous-Led Anti-Austerity Protests Force Ecuador to Move Capital
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-09
| Tens of thousands of people, led by indigenous leaders, are expected to again bring Ecuador to a standstill today in massive ongoing anti-government protests. Demonstrators flooded the streets of Quito Tuesday to decry government-imposed austerity measures and a steep hike in fuel prices, despite a severe police crackdown. Civil unrest has been growing since President Lenín Moreno ended a decades-old fuel subsidy program last week as part of a so-called reform plan imposed by the Internati…
truthout.org/video/indigenous-led-anti-austerity-protests-force-ecuador-to-move-capital/
Popular Outrage Against Ecuador's President Moreno. Deadly Wave of IMF Economic Reforms
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-09
This important article by Stephen Lendman brings the forefront the insidious role of IMF Economic Medicine. | The policies implemented by Moreno were imposed by the IMF in a March 2019 Report. The Executive Summary of this report is included …
globalresearch.ca/popular-outrage-against-ecuador-moreno/5691478
Macri Accused of Delaying Payments to Victims of Dictatorship
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-09
Human rights organizations are filing a legal complaint against President Macri, accusing him of deliberately delaying payment of state compensation to victims of the military dictatorship, media outlets reported Wednesday. | RELATED: | Alberto Fernandez Vows Argentina To Leave 'Lima Group' If He Wins | Pablo Gastón Paolini, a leading human rig…
telesurenglish.net/news/Macri-Accused-of-Delaying-Payments-to-Victims-of-Dictatorship-20191009-0014.html
General strike rocks Ecuador
Michael Otto and Zoila Ramirez | workers.org | 2019-10-09
Oct. 7 — Support for a call for a general strike in Ecuador has grown quickly in the past few days, bringing the country to the brink of a change in government. Credit: Telesur The latest upsurge in mass struggle began after the unpopular President Lenín Moreno issued a decree . . . | Continue reading General strike rocks Ecuador at Workers.org…
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General strike rocks Ecuador
Michael Otto and Zoila Ramirez | workers.org | 2019-10-09
Oct. 7 — Support for a call for a general strike in Ecuador has grown quickly in the past few days, bringing the country to the brink of a change in government. Credit: Telesur The latest upsurge in mass struggle began after the unpopular President Lenín Moreno issued a decree . . . | Continue reading General strike rocks Ecuador at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/10/08/general-strike-rocks-ecuador/
Colombia Formalizes Criminal Charges Against Uribe
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-09
Colombia's Supreme Court announced that they are formally filing criminal charges against former right-wing President Alvaro Uribe for bribery and fraud. The court made the decision late Tuesday evening after Uribe had completed his first day in court. | RELATED: | Colombia: Uribe Bribed Witness to Testify for Him | The court ruling represents an intensification of Uribes…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombia-Formalizes-Criminal-Charges-Against-Uribe–20191009-0009.html
Adobe Cancels All User Accounts in Venezuela to Comply with Trump Order
Jon Brodkin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-09
Adobe is deactivating all user accounts in Venezuela, saying that the action is necessary to comply with an executive order issued by President Donald Trump. The action affects both free and paid accounts. | In an FAQ titled "Adobe compliance with …
globalresearch.ca/adobe-cancels-all-user-accounts-venezuela-comply-trump-order/5691489
Guaido Signs USAID Agreement as Adobe Suspends Venezuela Service
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-10-09
Financial company TransferWise likewise stopped servicing Venezuelan clients.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14685
Brazilian Judge Rules in Favor of Nazism and Swastika Symbols
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-09
In the city of Itajai, state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, the First Criminal Court Judge Augusto Cesar Aguiar on Tuesday acquitted two Nazi sympathizers of charges of the crime of race prejudice.‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã | RELATED: | Brazil: WhatsApp Admits Illegal Mass Messaging in 2018 Elections | "I have to consider the evidence of the process and the context of the facts. Th…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazilian-Judge-Rules-in-Favor-of-Nazism-and-Swastika-Symbols-20191009-0001.html
Brazilian unions push "green and yellow" chauvinism in education strike against austerity, political interference
wsws.org | 2019-10-09
A range of issues, from austerity measures to privatizations, have repeatedly brought students to the streets, causing panic not only in the government, but in the unions and the opposition.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/09/braz-o09.html
Brazilian unions push "green and yellow" chauvinism in education strike against austerity, political interference
wsws.org | 2019-10-09
A range of issues, from austerity measures to privatizations, have repeatedly brought students to the streets, causing panic not only in the government, but in the unions and the opposition.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/09/braz-o09.html
Indigenous-Led Anti-Austerity Protests Shut Down Quito Forcing Ecuadorian Government to Move Capital
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-09
Tens of thousands of people, led by indigenous leaders, are expected to again bring Ecuador to a standstill today in massive ongoing anti-government protests. Demonstrators flooded the streets of Quito Tuesday to decry government-imposed austerity measures and a steep hike in fuel prices, despite a severe police crackdown. Civil unrest has been growing since President Lenín Moreno ended a decades-old fuel subsidy program last week as part of a so-called reform plan imposed by the International Monetary Fund after Ecuador took a $4.2 billion loan from the IMF earlier this year. Hundreds of people have been arreste…
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/9/ecuador_indigenous_led_protests_lenin_moreno
Indigenous-Led Anti-Austerity Protests Shut Down Quito Forcing Ecuadorian Government to Move Capital
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-09
Tens of thousands of people, led by indigenous leaders, are expected to again bring Ecuador to a standstill today in massive ongoing anti-government protests. Demonstrators flooded the streets of Quito Tuesday to decry government-imposed austerity measures and a steep hike in fuel prices, despite a severe police crackdown. Civil unrest has been growing since President Lenín Moreno ended a decades-old fuel subsidy program last week as part of a so-called reform plan imposed by the International Monetary Fund after Ecuador took a $4.2 billion loan from the IMF earlier this year. Hundreds of people have been arreste…
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/9/ecuador_indigenous_led_protests_lenin_moreno
Ecuador: Public Radio Pulled Off Air Amid Anti-Gov't Protests
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-08
Ecuadorean public radio Pichincha Universal denounced its signal has been pulled off the air and equipment was confiscated, as police raided the radio station Tuesday afternoon amid extensive coverage of the anti-government protests. | RELATED: | 'Ecuadoreans Can't Take It Anymore': Protesters, Indigenous People March on as Gov't Flees Capital | "We reject this intervention. We've just been informing the public. I strongly reject this attitude," Wa…
telesurenglish.net/news/Ecuador-Public-Radio-Pulled-Off-Air-Amid-Anti-Govt-Protests-20191008-0015.html
Ecuador: President Decrees Curfew Around 'Strategic Buildings'
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-08
Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno issued Tuesday Executive Order 888 in which he decrees the move of the seat of government to Guayaquil, reaffirms the state of exception and announces a special curfew around state buildings. | RELATED: | Ecuador: Public Radio Pulled Off Air For Reporting on Anti-Gov't Protests | "To restrict transit and mobility under these terms: no circulation Monday thru Sunday from 20h00 to 05h00 local time around strategic government buildings and installati…
telesurenglish.net/news/Ecuador-President-Decrees-Curfew-Around-Strategic-Buildings-20191008-0022.html
Ecuador Lenin Moreno Called 'Pitiable Character' in France
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-08
The France-Latin America Unsubmissive Group said Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno falsely blamed his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro, and his predecessor Rafael Correa for the anti-government protests currently happening for the 6th day in the South American country. | RELATED: | Ecuador: Public Radio Pulled Off Air For Reporting on Anti-Gov't Protests |…
telesurenglish.net/news/lenin-moreno-accused-in-france-for-lying-about-protests-origins-20191008-0016.html
State of exception in Ecuador amid strong protests
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-10-08
President Lenin Moreno declared a national state of exception due to protests against the elimination of fuel subsidies and expressed he ¥s not taking a step-back on reestablishing it because it ¥s "a distortion that caused deterioration to the national economy." | Source…
mronline.org/2019/10/07/state-of-exception-in-ecuador-amid-strong-protests/
Right Kind of Green: Agroecology
Colin Todhunter | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-08
The globalised industrial food system that transnational agri-food conglomerates promote is failing to feed the world. It is responsible for some of the planet's most pressing political, social and environmental crises. Whether it involves the undermining or destruction of what were once largely self-sufficient agrarian economies in Africa or the devastating impacts of soy cultivation in Argentina, localised, traditional methods of …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/right-kind-of-green-agroecology/
France Not To Sign Mercosur Agreement Due to Amazon Destruction
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-08
France will not sign the EU-Mercosur farming deal struck between the European Union and the Mercosur countries of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay under current conditions, France's environment minister said on Tuesday. | RELATED: | France, First Country in EU With Facial Recognition ID System | "We can't sign a trade treaty with a country that doesn't respect the Amazon forest, that doesn't respect the Paris (climate) treaty. France will not sign the Mercosur deal under t…
telesurenglish.net/news/France-Not-To-Sign-Mercosur-Agreement-Due-to-Amazon-Destruction-20191008-0011.html
One Billion People Suffer From Preventable Eye Conditions: WHO
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-08
More than 2.2 billion people globally live with vision impairment or blindness and at least one billion people have a vision impairment that could have been prevented by simple eye care, according to a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) published Tuesday. | RELATED: | Cuban-Venezuelan Program Returns Eyesight to 700,000 Bolivians | This worldwide research was produced after several governments requested it during the 2017 World Health Assembly held in Switzerland,…
telesurenglish.net/news/one-billion-people-suffer-from-preventable-eye-conditions-20191008-0023.html
Nationalization Added 670,000 Jobs to Bolivia's Economy: CELAG
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-08
A new report published by the think tank CELAG says the nationalization of strategic industries in Bolivia has generated 670, 000 jobs since 2006. The figure is part of a wider study into how widespread nationalizations under leftist President Evo Morales have affected the economy. | RELATED: | Evo Morales Has 13-Point Lead in Presidential Race: CELAG Poll | "Thanks to the nationalizations, there is an additional generation of re…
telesurenglish.net/news/Nationalization-Added-670000-Jobs-to-Bolivias-Economy-CELAG-20191008-0006.html
Colombia's Uribe Appears At Supreme Court On Multiple Charges
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-08
Colombia's former right-wing President Alvaro Uribe made an appearance before Colombia's supreme court on Tuesday, facing 14 charges, including human rights abuses, fraud and tampering with a witness. | RELATED: | Colombia: Court Ratifies Evidence Against Former President Uribe | The court will have 10 days to determine whether or not to press on with the…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombias-Uribe-Appears-At-Supreme-Court-On-Multiple-Charges-20191008-0008.html
The Real Venezuela: Dignified, Indivisible and Truthful
Nino Pagliccia | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-08
All those wondering who is in charge in Venezuela, should stop reading the biased and confusing corporate media and should look at who represents the country at the United Nations. The UN is not a perfect institution but it is one that is clear on the issue of membership despite powerful attempts at obfuscating that…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/08/the-real-venezuela-dignified-indivisible-and-truthful/
A Tale of Two Policies: Trump's Hypocrisy and State Violence in Venezuela and Brazil
Colin Brineman | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-08
A recent report on Venezuela by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is a grim portrayal of a country in a severe crisis. Yet, given the extensive media coverage given to this report, it is important to contextualize what is going on in Venezuela in light of the situation…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/08/a-tale-of-two-policies-trumps-hypocrisy-and-state-violence-in-venezuela-and-brazil/
Is China "Buying Brazil"? Has President Bolsonaro Changed His Aggressive Anti-China Stance?
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-08
In an interview with DW Brasil, former Brazilian ambassador to Beijing, Marcos Caramuru, revealed the great interest Chinese companies have in potential infrastructure work in Brazil. Even with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro showing initial hostility towards China during his …
globalresearch.ca/is-china-buying-brazil-has-president-bolsonaro-changed-his-aggressive-anti-china-actions/5691408
Bolsonaro Introduces Bill to Dollarize Brazilian Economy
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-08
President Jair Bolsonaro's administration revealed Tuesday a "foreign exchange liberalization" bill, to be presented to the Brazilian Congress, which paves the way to the dollarization of the Brazilian economy. | RELATED: | Brazilians Spend More on Transportation Than on Food: Study | "Bank accounts, wages and prices could be dollarized, burying once and f…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolsonaro-Introduces-Bill-to-Dollarize-Brazilian-Economy-20191008-0001.html
Brazil: WhatsApp Admits Illegal Mass Messaging in 2018 Elections
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-08
WhatsApp has admitted Tuesday for the first time that the 2018 Brazilian election saw massive political and often unreliable messaging through automated SMS systems provided by private companies. | RELATED: | WhatsApp Warns Indian Political Parties Against Abuse of Platform Ahead of General Elections | "Last year's Br…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-WhatsApp-Admits-Illegal-Mass-Messaging-in-2018-Elections–20191008-0024.html
Social Movements Plan March On Sao Paulo for Lula
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-08
Social movements in Brazil are planning a march to Sao Paulo for October 13th, to demand that former leftist President Lula Da Silva be freed from jail, where he has been detained since April 2018 on trumped-up charges. | RELATED: | Lula's Letter to Brazil's People: I Won't Bargain my Freedom | The organizers of the "Justice for Lula" event, together with the Lula Libre Committee, reported that the demonstration aims to denounce the crimes and legal war that have made it impossible…
telesurenglish.net/news/Social-Movements-Plan-March-On-Sao-Paulo-for-Lula-20191008-0013.html
South America's second-largest forest is also burning — and 'environmentally friendly' charcoal is subsidizing its destruction
Joel E. Correia | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-08
Due to the some of the fastest deforestation in the world, this once enormous ecosystem may soon be gone outside of protected areas.
nationofchange.org/2019/10/08/south-americas-second-largest-forest-is-also-burning-and-environmentally-friendly-charcoal-is-subsidizing-its-destruction/
Ecuador's President Moves Government From Capital as Protests Over Austerity Measures Continue
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-08
Ecuadorian President Len√≠n Moreno announced late Monday that he had temporarily moved government operations out of the capital of Quito following days of nationwide protests led by unions and Indigenous groups against austerity measures unveiled last week, including the end of decades-old fuel subsidies. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-11746351991.jpg …
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'The drone revolution': Ecuadorians revolt against repressive US-backed President Lenin Moreno's neoliberal policies
Denis Rogatyuk | thegrayzone.com | 2019-10-07
Ecuador's workers are rising up against the IMF-mandated neoliberal economic reforms of President Lenin Moreno, a close ally of Washington…
thegrayzone.com/2019/10/07/ecuador-revolt-lenin-morenos-neoliberal-drone-zangano/
Venezuela Arrests Oil Exec for Corruption, Receives $4bn in Russian Investment
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-10-07
Moscow and Caracas are reportedly working on a long-term cooperation agreement set to last at least until 2030.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14682
How Venezuela defeated Washington's coup attempt at the United Nations
Anya Parampil | liberationnews.org | 2019-10-06
Close observers had expected that the US would try to block Rodríguez from speaking as part of its effort to delegitimize her government. Yet Rodríguez ultimately appeared at the podium to deliver a jeremiad against US meddling in her country's affairs and what she called "capitalist violence."
liberationnews.org/how-venezuela-defeated-washingtons-coup-attempt-at-the-united-nations/
Cómo Venezuela derrotó el intento de golpe de estado de Washington en las Naciones Unidas
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2019-10-04
Un vistazo a cómo los diplomáticos venezolanos obstaculizaron un intento de Estados Unidos de revocar sus credenciales en la ONU…
thegrayzone.com/2019/10/04/venezuela-golpe-eeuu-onu/
How Venezuela defeated Washington's coup attempt at the United Nations
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2019-10-02
An inside look at how Venezuelan diplomats stymied a US attempt to revoke their credentials at the UN and shatter…
thegrayzone.com/2019/10/02/how-venezuela-defeated-washingtons-coup-at-the-united-nations/
Venezuela's CITGO in Danger as Maduro Seeks Debt Renegotiation
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-10-02
US financial sanctions have stopped Venezuela from renegotiating foreign debt since 2017.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14678
How the Trump Admin Used a Secret Livestream to Spy on Julian Assange
Jimmysllama | mintpressnews.com | 2019-09-30
Working directly with Ecuador's corrupt government, the U.S. government abandoned all sense of legality and moral decency by spying on Assange twenty-four hours a day via an illegal livestream surveillance operation set up by a private security firm and approved by Ecuador's president.
mintpressnews.com/us-complicit-julian-assange-surveillance-operation-ecuadorian-embassy/262131/
Funcionario del golpe en Venezuela Ricardo Hausmann se ve obligado a renunciar tras revelaciones publicadas por The Grayzone
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2019-09-30
Luego de que Anya Parampil de The Grayzone publicara unas revelaciones sobre las prácticas opacas e hipócritas de Ricardo Hausmann,…
thegrayzone.com/2019/09/30/golpe-venezuela-ricardo-hausmann-renunciar-grayzone/
Behind the US-backed Venezuelan opposition's massive corruption scandal
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-09-30
On Pushback with Aaron Maté, The Grayzone's Anya Parampil explains how the Trump-backed right-wing opposition has essentially liquidated Venezuela's most…
thegrayzone.com/2019/09/29/venezuelan-opposition-corruption-citgo-crystallex/
Wave of Xenophobia Against Venezuelans in Peru Sparks Diplomatic Spat
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-09-30
The brutal beating of a young Venezuelan girl by Peru's police and a nationalist march have sparked outrage.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14674
Venezuelan ANC President Visits Vietnam, North Korea
TeleSUR English | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-09-30
National Constituent Assembly President Diosdado Cabello went on a Far East tour to strengthen political ties.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14672
Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs Jorge Arreaza speaks in NYC
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-09-30
New York, NY – Over 400 people attended an event for Venezuela at Holyrood Church in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City, September 26. The main speaker of the evening was Venezuela's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jorge Arreaza, with introductions from the church, Black Agenda Report, and the Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization. The talk was organized by the Venezuelan Welcoming Committee. | Arreaza spoke about how the U.S. sanctions against the country mean Venezuelans are unable to receive crucial medical services and treatments or imported food. He also mentioned how the United…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/9/29/venezuelan-minister-foreign-affairs-jorge-arreaza-speaks-nyc
Venezuela: Trump Imposes Travel Ban, Putin Backs Dialogue
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-09-26
US officials and the Venezuelan opposition have also lobbied the EU to impose harsher sanctions against Caracas.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14671