2020-02-11: Social Media Postees

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Brazil: 20,000 Oil Workers on Strike to Halt Privatization Plan
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-11
Over 20,000 workers of the Brazilian state-controlled company Petrobras are carrying out a national strike in protest against the dismissal of workers and the privatization of public assets. | RELATED: | Brazil: Workers' Party Not to Partner With Bolsonaro's Allies | In mid-January, the far-right President Jair Bolsonaro announced the closure of the Pa…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-20000-Oil-Workers-on-Strike-to-Halt-Privatization-Plan-20200211-0009.html

Trial of Ecuador's Ex-President Rafael Correa is Under Way
teleSUR-gqc | telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-11
The ex-president of Ecuador Rafael Correa and other members of his administration are under corruption accusations in a judicial process that had the first official audience last February 10, at the National Justice Court in Ecuador and could last until the end of 2020. | RELATED: | Judge Dictates Preventive Detention Against Rafael Correa | The charges are based on alleged millionaire bribes to the former president, the ex-vice-president Jorge Glas, the Legal Secretary to the Pres…
telesurenglish.net/news/begins-trial-against-ex-president-rafael-correa–20200211-0006.html

As Brazilian oil workers' strike grows, Labor Court rules it "abusive"
wsws.org | 2020-02-11
The Brazilian ruling elite fears that the strike at the state-owed oil giant Petrobras will spread to other sections of public and private sector workers.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/11/braz-f11.html

Venezuela Announces International Lawsuit Against US
teleSUR, gqc | telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-11
The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced on Monday the beginning of an international lawsuit against the U.S. government because of the perjuries caused to national companies. | RELATED: | Venezuela Condemns US Sanctions Against Assembly's New Leadership | During his intervention, in the context of the Great Anti-imperialist March in Caracas, as a support to the Venezuelan Consortium of Aeronautic Industries and Air Services and as a response to the arbitrary san…
telesurenglish.net/news/venezuela-announces-international-lawsuit-against-us-20200211-0012.html

Venezuelan Communards meet to organize national movement
Ricardo Vaz | mronline.org | 2020-02-11
Dozens of communes from across the country are uniting to form a "large national political movement." | Source…
mronline.org/2020/02/11/venezuelan-communards-meet-to-organize-national-movement/

Video: The Truth About Venezuela's Blackout
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-11
This was originally published in March 2019. | Venezuela's blackout is the latest in the US siege on the country. | . | . | …
globalresearch.ca/truth-about-venezuela-blackout/5703355

China, Russia to Defy US Sanctions Over Support to Venezuela
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-11
The Russian government rejected on Monday the U.S. threats to impose new sanctions against several Russian companies for their cooperation with Venezuela in the oil sector. | Last week, the United States special representative for Venezuela, Elliott Abrams, warned Russia …
globalresearch.ca/china-russia-defy-us-sanctions-support-venezuela/5703352

Evo Morales Travels to Cuba for Medical Treatment
teleSUR- age | telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-11
Former Bolivian President Evo Morales arrived Monday in Havana, Cuba, from Buenos Aires, Argentina, as part of an unscheduled trip for health reasons. | RELATED: | Evo Morales Calls for National Reconciliation in Bolivia | The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla confirmed on his Twitter account the arrival of the former president to the Caribbean island, where he has traveled on other occasions to attend to his health issues with Cuban doctor…
telesurenglish.net/news/evo-morales-travels-to-cuba-for-medical-reasons-20200211-0011.html

'Total Farce': Trial of Venezuelan Embassy Protection Collective Activists Begins
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-11
The trial began Tuesday of four Embassy Protection Collective activists arrested last May for defending Venezuela's Washington, DC, embassy from opposition seizure. A Sputnik journalist reported the opposition, which continues to harass activists, has let the facility fall into disrepair as Juan Guaido's coup movement continues to stall.
sputniknews.com/analysis/202002111078291016-total-farce-trial-of-venezuelan-embassy-protection-collective-activists-begins/

Colombia: 39 Social Leaders, 7 Ex-Farc Members Murdered In 2020
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-10
The number of social leaders and former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) murdered in Colombia has reached 46 people following the Feb. 8 death of Efren Ospina Velazquez, one of the most recognized community leaders driving the illicit crop substitution program. | RELATED: | Colombia: Paramilitary Black Eagles Threaten Social Activists | Ospina was at his farm in the municipality of Tibu when two hitmen arrived on Saturday night and shot him several tim…
telesurenglish.net/news/colombia-39-social-leaders-7-ex-farc-members-murdered-in-2020-20200210-0022.html

Youth Climate Activists Occupy BlackRock in Paris, 17 Arrested
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-10
About a hundred of climate activists invaded United States asset manager BlackRock's office in central Paris Monday, calling for the fund to pull out of fossil fuel investments. | RELATED: | Argentina's Antarctic Base Records Hottest Temperature Ever | Green activists ‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äãmanaged to enter the building and to reach the fourth floor – mostly students from high…
telesurenglish.net/news/Youth-Climate-Activists-Occupy-BlackRock-in-Paris-17-Arrested-20200210-0021.html

Argentina President Calls For Consensus Over Abortion
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-10
Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez stressed Monday the need to legalize abortion in this nation as a fierce debate over a bill he plans to introduce in parliament is dividing the country. | RELATED: | Macri Repealed Abortion Protocol: Rubinstein's Resigned | In an almost hour-long interview with Radio Continental, Fernandez said he would send in Mar…
telesurenglish.net/news/Argentina-President-Calls-For-Consensus-Over-Abortion-20200210-0025.html

Bolivia: De Facto President Called "Killer" In Oruro
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-10
The de facto president of Bolivia, Jeanine Añez, was received in Oruro with booings and shouts of "get out, killer" while celebrating the independence of that department. | RELATED: | Mesa and Camacho vs. Añez: Feud Between Coup Leaders Begins | During her presence in the box of honor at the Oruro Governor's Office, several people whistled and insulted Añez…
telesurenglish.net/news/bolivia-de-facto-president-shouted-out-killer-in-oruro-20200210-0026.html

Embassy Protection Collective: "We Are Not the Ones Who Violated the Law"
Venezuela Analysis | theantimedia.com | 2020-02-06
In this exclusive interview, VA talks to the activists who defended the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington DC ahead of their trial.

Embassy Protection Collective: "We Are Not the Ones Who Violated the Law"

Why aren't Americans rising up like the people of Chile and Lebanon?
Medea Benjamin | zcomm.org | 2020-02-02
The tinder for a revolutionary movement is everywhere…
zcomm.org/zmagazine/why-arent-americans-rising-up-like-the-people-of-chile-and-lebanon/

US government censorship? Social media giants disappear accounts of Iranian and Venezuelan academics, journalists
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-30
Red Lines host Anya Parampil talks with Professor Mohammad Marandi of the University of Tehran. Professor Marandi's Facebook and Instagram…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/30/social-media-giants-disappear-popular-iranian-venezuelan-accounts/