Donziguer, Not the Lawyer Depicted by Chevron-Texaco: Report
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-26
Environmental attorney Steven Donziger, known for winning the Chevron-Texaco oil spill case for Ecuador, got a 36-page recommendation letter. The letter asks for his law license back on Monday after a suspension and house arrest in a ruling that he claimed was pushed by Chevron as retaliation. | RELATED: | Canada's Indigenous Community Challenges Pipeline | "My recommendation is that his interim suspension should be ended, and that he should be allowed to resume the practice…
telesurenglish.net/news/Donziguer-Not-the-Lawyer-Depicted-by-Chevron-Texaco-Report-20200225-0018.html

Brazil in Search for "Fake Enemies"
Lucas Leiroz de Almeida | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-26
Recently, the Brazilian Ministry of Defense published a dossier on possible threats to national security over the next two decades. The document, however, is far from showing any sign of seriousness, being full of unfounded predictions, which call into question …
globalresearch.ca/brazil-search-false-enemies/5704779

President Donald Trump Is Furious About Stock Markets Crashing Due to Coronavirus Fears – Report
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-26
The development comes as the virus continues to spread across the world with cases now being reported in Croatia, Switzerland, Austria, and Brazil. Officials from the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have warned that it is not a question of if, but when the infectious disease will spread in the United States.
sputniknews.com/business/202002261078408217-president-donald-trump-is-furious-about-stock-markets-crashing-due-to-coronavirus-fears—report/

One in three Venezuelans not getting enough to eat, UN study finds
news.un.org | 2020-02-25
Hyperinflation in Venezuela means that roughly one-third of the population

Pot-Banging in Colombia Against Government's Political Genocide
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-25
The Common Alternative Revolutionary Force (FARC) called for a pot-banging that will take place on Tuesday at 6: 00 pm at the Journalist's Park, in Bogota, as a response to the wave of violence that is plaguing the country. | RELATED: | Colombia: 46 Social Leaders, 10 Ex-FARC Members Killed in 2020 | …
telesurenglish.net/news/potbanging-in-colombia-against-governments-political-genocide-20200225-0008.html

Call-In to save the life of Facundo Molares!
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-02-25
Call-In to save the life of Facundo Molares! | Call Bolivian Ambassador | Walter Oscar Serrate Cuellar at | 202-483-4410 ex. 4 | | When: Tuesday, February 25, 2020 | between 8 am and 4 pm Eastern time | Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from Committee To Free Facundo Molares. | Demand, "We want Facundo Molares Schoenfeld released so he can go home to his family now!" | Tell them, "I am concerned for the health and well-being of Facundo Molares. Release him now and allow him to go home to his family!" | Facundo Molares is an Argentinian photojournalist illegally impri…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/2/25/call-save-life-facundo-molares

Brazil: First Possible Case Of COVID-19, More Tests Needed
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-25
Brazilian health authorities reported on Tuesday the possible detection of what could be the first case of coronavirus in the country. However, they clarified that a new test has yet to happen for definitive confirmation. | RELATED: | 1st Vaccine Batch Against Coronavirus Shipped to Clinical Study | The patient, according to official sources, is a 61-year-old Brazilian man recently returned | from Lombardy, northern Italy, where to date, 11 deaths have occurred, and nearly 320…
telesurenglish.net/news/brazil-possible-first-case-of-covid-19-more-tests-to-be-run-20200225-0020.html

Chile's US-backed gov't is shooting anti-austerity protesters, blinding and maiming by the thousands
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-02-24
Chile has responded to anti-neoliberal protests with brutally violent repression. 10,365 people have been detained; 3765 treated for wounds in…
thegrayzone.com/2020/02/24/chiles-us-backed-shooting-protesters-blinding-maiming-thousands/

Colombian Congress to Investigate Duque Over Fraud Allegations
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-24
Colombia's Lower Chamber's Accusation Committee opened a preliminary investigation Monday against Colombian President Ivan Duque after accusations of electoral fraud by former Congresswoman Aida Merlano. | RELATED: | Colombia: Judge Requests Probe Into Electoral Fraud Allegations Against Duque | "We have taken the decision to open an investigation" after receiving the complaint against Duque from House Representative David Racero, of the "Decentes" opposition movement, the presi…
telesurenglish.net/news/colombian-president-to-be-investigated-over-merlano-statement-20200224-0026.html

Politicizing water in Chile
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-02-22
Chile is today in the midst of an unprecedented constituent process 30 years after the return of democracy, where the possibility of a new constitution has opened a discussion about what sort of country we want, and which rights should be enshrined in the drafting of this fundamental document. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/02/22/politicizing-water-in-chile/

As Media Amplifies Unrest in Venezuela and Beyond, Millions Are Quietly Revolting in Colombia
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-02-21
Despite protests of historic proportions fueled by anger over corruption and a brutal right-wing crackdown, the unrest in Colombia has garnered remarkably little international media attention compared to Venezuela.
mintpressnews.com/media-silent-millions-quietly-protest-colombia/265096/

Venezuelan Embassy in Washington Reopens Under Watch of Anti-Maduro Thugs
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-02-21
The new embassy is a microcosm of Juan Guaidó's attempted premiership; backed by the U.S. but existing only in theory, with the Maduro government still holding office.
mintpressnews.com/copy-of-venezuelan-embassy-washington-reopens/265111/

Bloomberg surrogate was PR guru for Brazil's extreme-right leader Bolsonaro
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-02-20
Former Michael Bloomberg aide Arick Wierson, who is pushing the billionaire's 2020 presidential campaign and attacking Bernie Sanders, helped elect…
thegrayzone.com/2020/02/19/arick-wierson-bloomberg-pr-bolsonaro/

Venezuela files ICC lawsuit over US sanctions
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2020-02-20
international solidarity Paul DobsonIssue 1254 Venezuela ICC International Court of Justice US blockadeFebruary 20, 202…
greenleft.org.au/content/venezuela-files-icc-lawsuit-over-us-sanctions

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/