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Meet the Candidates Taking on Bolivia's US-Backed Right Wing Government
Oliver Vargas | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-29
Bolivian journalist Oliver Vargas takes an in-depth look at the candidates taking on the interim right-wing government of Jeanine Anez in Bolivia's upcoming elections and the many challenges they face.
mintpressnews.com/bolivia-elections-meet-candidates-taking-on-jeanine-anez/264424/

Bolivia: Socialist Candidate Arce Attended Prosecutor's Office
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-29
The Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) presidential candidate Luis Arce Wednesday morning arrived at the Prosecutor's Office to give statements in an investigation for a case of alleged corruption at the Indigenous Peoples and Farmers' Development Fund (FONDIOC). | RELATED: | Socialist Presidential Candidate Luis Arce Arrives in Bolivia | Once the hearin…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolivia-Socialist-Candidate-Arce-Attended-Prosecutors-Office-20200129-0004.html

Rainfall Death Toll Rises To 63 In Southeast Brazil
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-29
The governor of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, Romeu Zema, has declared a state of emergency in 101 of the 853 municipalities and official mourning for the more than 50 victims caused by the "unprecedented rainfall" recorded since last week. | RELATED: | Brazilian Indigenous Tribes to Sue Bolsonaro Over Crude Remarks | Brazilian authoritie…
telesurenglish.net/news/rainfall-death-toll-rises-to-63-in-southeast-brazil-20200128-0026.html

In impeachment crisis, Trump continues fascistic appeals, Democrats promote warmonger John Bolton
wsws.org | 2020-01-29
An architect of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Bolton has advocated wars for regime change in Iran, Syria, Libya, Venezuela, Cuba, Yemen and North Korea.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/29/impe-j29.html

Uprising in Chile is legacy of dashed hopes and bitter defeat
W. T. Whitney Jr. | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-29
Santiago high school students were the spark. Rejecting a fare hike, they jumped over subway toll barriers on Oct. 18, 2019. Students filled the streets all over. Police action led to injuries and arrests. Some 1.2 million people occupied Plaza Italia in Santiago a week later. After three months, on Jan. 18, Santiago marchers arriving …
peoplesworld.org/article/uprising-in-chile-is-legacy-of-dashed-hopes-and-bitter-defeat/

Brazil: Ministry Prefers 'Abstinence' Instead of Sex Education
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-29
The Brazilian Society of Pediatrics (SBP) Tuesday took a position against encouraging sexual abstinence as a method to avoid teen pregnancy, which is the policy option actively promoted by the Women, Family, and Human Rights Ministry that is currently headed by evangelical pastor Damares Alves. | RELATED: | Brazilian Indigenous Tribes to Sue Bolsonaro Over Crude Remarks | The SBP argues that the only effective option in this matter is to offer both access to health services an…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-Ministry-Prefers-Abstinence-Instead-of-Sex-Education-20200129-0008.html

Colombia: 16 Congress Seats for Victims of the Armed Conflict
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-28
Colombia's President of the Senate Lidio García announced that the victims of the armed conflict will have 16 seats in Congress, as had been established after the signing of the Peace Agreement between the Colombian state and former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). | RELATED: | Colombia: Ex-FARC Member and Peace Deal Signatory Assassinated | On Dec. 12019, Attorney Fernando Carrillo and the "Defend Peace" movement asked Garcia to review the administrative act through whi…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombia-16-Congress-Seats-for-Victims-of-the-Armed-Conflict-20200128-0004.html

Colombia: 27 Social Leaders Killed in 27 days of 2020
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-28
The Colombian Institute for Development and Peace Studies (Indepaz) revealed Monday that in the first 27 days of 2020, 27 social leaders and four former combatants and signatories of the 2016 Peace Agreement have been killed. | RELATED: | Colombia: Ex-FARC Member and Peace Deal Signatory Assassinated | The figure was released after the recent assassination of the social leader Fernando Quintero Mena, in the northern municipality of Convencion, at the hands of armed men. | As a human…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombia-27-Social-Leaders-Killed-in-27-days-of-2020-20200128-0014.html

Interim Bolivian president Añez calls Indigenous citizens "savages"
Albert Bender | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-28
The outlaw Bolivian president Jeanine Añez has announced that new elections in the country will be held on May 3, 2020. And just prior to that, it was disclosed that Añez called on Bolivians to prevent the return of "savages" to power, referring to Evo Morales, the country's first Indigenous president. According to a Jan. 6 …
peoplesworld.org/article/interim-bolivian-president-anez-calls-indigenous-citizens-savages/

UK Gives Huawei Green Light to Help Build 5G Network
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-28
The British House of Commons' Science and Technology Committee Tuesday concluded that there are no technical grounds for excluding Huawei from the U.K's 5G or other telecommunications networks. | RELATED: | Huawei To Help Bring 5G To Bolivia | Despite this decision, the Chinese company will be prohibited from providing equipment to the "sensitive parts" of the British 5G network. Among them are, for instance, military bases, nuclear plants, and other "critical" national infrastructures. | "This package…
telesurenglish.net/news/UK-Gives-Huawei-Green-Light-to-Help-Build-5G-Network-20200128-0009.html

Venezuela to Expand Dietary Supplement Program to All Schools
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-28
Venezuela's government announced Tuesday it will expand the coverage of the Nutrichicha, dietary supplement, to more than 4.6 million children across the country. | RELATED: | Venezuela Gov't Strengthens Cooperation With UN World Food Program | "Starting February, thanks to a very important alliance with small, medium producers and the private sector, we will provide Nutrichicha to 4.6 million girls and boys that make up all the elementary school enrolled children in Venezue…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-to-Expand-Dietary-Supplement-Program-to-All-Elementary-Schools-20200128-0013.html

FRSO Venezuela delegation meets with women in Bolivarian Militia
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-01-28
Caracas, Venezuela – During the World Anti-Imperialist Congress, members of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) delegation talked with women in the Bolivarian Militia. The Bolivarian Militia was created in 2005 in response to U.S. intervention. As of December 2019, President Maduro said he is moving toward making the Militia into "combat units" within the Armed Forces. In 2019, with multiple U.S.-backed coup attempts to install Juan Guaidó in place of democratically elected President Maduro, the Bolivarian Militia nearly doubled to 3.3 million members in a country of around 30 million people. Their rol…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/1/28/frso-venezuela-delegation-meets-women-bolivarian-militia

Open Letter to Canada's PM Justin Trudeau. "Interim President of Venezuela Juan Guaidó to visit Canada"
Nino Pagliccia | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-28
Re: Your announcement of January 26, 2020 "Interim President of Venezuela Juan Guaidó to visit Canada" | Dear Mr. Justin Trudeau: | I have read with great disappointment your office's announcement that you are meeting with what many Venezuelans and Canadians alike …
globalresearch.ca/open-letter-canada-pm-justin-trudeau/5702024

Peru Court Orders Keiko Fujimori to Return to Prison
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-28
A Peruvian judge ordered Tuesday that Popular Force opposition leader Keiko Fujimori to return to prison for a further 15 months pre-trial detention as part of an open investigation into the Odebrecht corruption scandal. | RELATED: | Peru Elects a Highly Right-Wing Fragmented Congress | Justice Victor Zuñiga accepted the request from Attorney General Jose Domingo Perez on the grounds that the measure is "appropriate, necessary and proportionate" due to likely flight risk from Fujimori.
telesurenglish.net/news/Peru-Court-Orders-Keiko-Fujimori-to-Return-to-Prison-20200128-0019.html

Chilean uprising the legacy of dashed hopes and bitter defeat
W. T. Whitney Jr. | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-28
Santiago high school students were the spark. Rejecting a fare hike, they jumped over subway toll barriers on October 18, 2019. Students filled the streets. Police action led to injuries and arrests. Some 1.2 million people occupied Plaza Italia in Santiago a week later. After three months, on January 18, Santiago marchers arriving from three …
peoplesworld.org/article/chilean-uprising-the-legacy-of-dashed-hopes-and-bitter-defeat/

Mientras Trump reduce los cupones de alimentos, USAID financia un cambio de régimen de Venezuela con 500 millones de dólares en dinero de impuestos
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-25
La administración Trump ha gastado 654 millones de dólares en "ayuda" para tratar de derrocar al gobierno de Venezuela, incluidos…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/24/trump-reduce-cupones-alimentos-usaid-financia-un-cambio-de-regimen-de-venezuela-con-500-millones-dolares-dinero-impuestos/

US citizen detained and interrogated by DHS agents about anti-war movement solidarity with Venezuela
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-25
A US citizen who participated in the Venezuelan Embassy Protection Collective was detained, searched and interrogated for the second time…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/24/us-citizen-detained-interrogated-dhs-venezuela/

While Trump cuts food stamps, USAID bankrolls Venezuela regime change with half a billion in tax dollars
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-24
The Trump administration has spent $654 million in "aid" to try to overthrow Venezuela's government, including $435 million through USAID…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/23/usaid-venezuela-regime-change-trump/

Former Brazilian President Lula da Silva: Obama, Hillary Ordered Me Not to Negotiate with Iran
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-24
"I remember that Hilary Clinton worked hard against my idea to go to Iran. She even called the Emir of Qatar and asked him to convince me not to go. When I arrived in Moscow and met with [Dmitry] Medvedev, I found out Obama had called and asked him to help convince me not to go."
mintpressnews.com/brazil-president-lula-da-silva-obama-hillary-ordered-not-negotiate-iran/264315/

"The New Colossus": In New Play, Tim Robbins Tackles Immigration & Xenophobia
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-23
President Trump said Wednesday that he would expand his highly controversial travel ban, which already bars citizens from seven countries, most of which have Muslim-majority populations

How Western Left Media Helped Legitimate US Regime Change in Venezuela
Lucas Koerner | fair.org | 2020-01-22
In Jacobin ( 2/5/19)… | It's been a year since Juan Guaidó began his US-anointed mandate as "interim president" of Venezuela. | Following the opposition leader's failure to secure reelection as National Assembly president this month, Washington and its corporate media stenographers have hysterically decried a "coup" (FAIR.org, 1/10/20) against the coup…
fair.org/home/how-western-left-media-helped-legitimate-us-regime-change-in-venezuela/

Criminalizing Reporting: Glenn Greenwald Faces Cybercrime Complaint After Exposing Scandal in Brazil
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-22
In Brazil, federal prosecutors have filed a criminal complaint against journalist and Intercept co-founder Glenn Greenwald in connection to a major investigation he spearheaded that exposed misconduct among federal prosecutors and a former judge. Called "The Secret Brazil Archive," the series of pieces published in The Intercept and The Intercept Brasil used a trove of documents to offer new and damning insight into the sweeping anti-corruption campaign that brought down former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and paved the way for the election of right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro. The investigation used pre…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/22/glenn_greenwald_cybercrimes_charges_brazil

Netflix, Iran and the Documentary as Geopolitical Weapon
Brian Mier | fair.org | 2020-01-21
Netflix's Nisman: The Prosecutor, the President and the Spy | Like The Mechanism before it, Netflix's new series Nisman: The Prosecutor, the President and the Spy is an entertainment product that advances US interests through character assassination of a popular left-wing Latin American leader. | "Try saying this," the director said: "'In the '80s, Rio de Janeiro was a land of the haves and the have nots. I was a have not.'" In 2016, I was working as a fixer on an episode of a Netflix documentary crime series, and the main character was not cooperating with the script. | He was Afro-Brazilian, but he was not the…
fair.org/home/netflix-iran-and-the-documentary-as-geopolitical-weapon/

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