Guaido says Venezuelan government tried to ASSASSINATE him after gunman spotted at opposition rally
rt.com | 2020-03-01
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has accused the government of trying to murder him, after a masked gunman was photographed at his rally and motorcycle-riding attackers reportedly shot up his motorcade. | The incident took place at an opposition rally in the city of Barquisimeto in Venezuela's northwestern Lara state on Saturday. Though no videos of the confrontation are available, a few photos from the scene were provided to the media by Guaido's team. They show an unidentified dark-clad man in a helmet pointing a gun toward a group of opposition activists and politicians, including Guaido. The gunman…
rt.com/news/482044-guaido-venezuela-assassination-claims/
Venezuela Embassy Protectors on Trial
Roger D. Harris | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-01
Judicial proceedings are taking place in DC federal court where the judge has ruled inadmissible the question whether the democratically elected Nicolás Maduro or the Trump-chosen Juan Guaidó is the legitimate president of Venezuela. Like an emperor of yore appointing regents of vassal states, US President Trump tapped then recently seated head of the suspended …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/02/venezuela-embassy-protectors-on-trial/
Closing Rallies Ahead of Elections in Guyana
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-01
The two main political parties
First U.S. Coronavirus Death Confirmed in Washington State
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-29
Washington state authorities Saturday informed that Covid-19- confirmed patient in King County has become the first person in the U.S. to die from the coronavirus. | RELATED: | Ecuador Confirms First Case of Coronavirus Imported From Spain | "It is a sad day in our state as we learn that a Washingtonian has died from COVID-19. Our hearts go out to their family and friends. We will continue to work towards a day where no one dies from this virus," Washington state Governor Jay I…
telesurenglish.net/news/First-U.S.-Coronavirus-Death-Confirmed-in-Washington-State-20200229-0007.html
Ecuador Confirms First Case of Coronavirus Imported From Spain
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-29
Ecuador's Health Minister Carolina Andramuño Saturday confirmed that an Ecuadorian citizen, who returned from Madrid, is affected by the Covid-19. | RELATED: | French Authorities to Increase Measures to Prevent Covid-19 | The patient is a 70-year-old woman who arrived in Guayaquil city on Feb. 14. Upon entering the country, she had no symptoms of the disease; at this time, however, she is in critical condition. | Ecuadorian authorities also reported that about 80 people who had…
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If Venezuelan Embassy Protectors Are Retried, Jury Should Hear About US Crimes
Prof. Marjorie Cohn | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-28
On February 28, federal prosecutors will announce whether they plan to retry four people who spent 37 days in the Venezuelan embassy in Washington, D.C., in the spring of 2019 to protect it from an illegal invasion by the U.S. …
globalresearch.ca/venezuelan-embassy-protectors-retried-jury-should-hear-about-us-crimes/5705034
Months After Supporting a Deadly Coup, WaPo Admits Bolivia's Elections Were Clean
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-02-28
The Washington Post published an op-ed yesterday from a research team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology showing that there was no fraud in the October elections in Bolivia after all.
mintpressnews.com/after-supporting-coup-washington-post-admits-bolivia-elections-clean/265334/
Brazil: Bolsonaro's Businessmen Behind Actions Against Congress
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-28
Brazil's Folha de Sao Paulo journalist Monica Bergamo Thursday revealed that entrepreneurs from the Brazil 200 Institute would be related to the media attacks that the far-right has undertaken against the Legislative Power. | RELATED: | Lula Counters Bolsonaro's and General's Call Against Democracy | On Wednesday, President Jair Bolsonaro posted a…
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Colombian Movement Defends UN Report Against Govt's Attacks
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-28
Human rights group Defendamos la Paz movement on Friday defended a UN report on the human rights situation in Colombia during 2019 that was recently refected by the conservative government as interference in domestic affairs. | RELATED: | Pot-Banging in Colombia Against Government's Political Genocide | The movement, which includes high-profile politicians such as Humb…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombian-Movement-Defends-UN-Report-Against-Govts-Attacks–20200228-0011.html
New Murder of Ex-Guerrilla Fighter Denounced in Colombia
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-28
The president of the Colombian party Common Alternative Revolutionary Force (FARC) Rodrigo Londoño denounced Friday, the murder of a former guerrilla; the fourteenth ex-combatant killed so far this year. | RELATED: | Pot-Banging in Colombia Against Government's Political Genocide | "Holman Fabio Montes Sánchez, 38, was shot dead in the municipality of San Vicente del Caguán, in the southern department of Caquetá," FARC President Rodrigo Londoño, known as "Timochenko" because of…
telesurenglish.net/news/new-murder-of-exguerrilla-fighter-denounced-in-Colombia-20200228-0008.html
Guyana Goes to the Polls Hoping to End Its Political Crisis
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-28
Guyana's oil boom will influence the results of the March 2 elections, which are called to end the long period of political instability and stagnation that the South American country has been experiencing since 2018. | RELATED: | Venezuela: US Comments on Guyana Affair are Interventionist | The Guyanese people have been waiting for this day since their president David Granger received a motion of no confidence against him, which was validated by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ…
telesurenglish.net/news/guyana-goes-to-the-polls-to-end-political-crisis-20200228-0005.html
Mexico: OAS Must Clarify Audit of Electoral Fraud in Bolivia
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-28
Mexico will demand the Organization of American States (OAS) "clarify and explain the deficiencies in its report," in which it affirmed the existence of alleged irregularities during the elections of Bolivia in Oct. 2019. This action follows a report revealed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), which states that there is no "statistical evidence" of electoral fraud. | RELATED: | A Washington Post Survey Rules out Electoral Fraud in Bolivia | On Tuesday, research…
telesurenglish.net/news/Mexico-OAS-Must-Clarify-Its-Audit-of-Electoral-Fraud-in-Bolivia-20200228-0015.html
Añez Criticized for Sexist Stereotypes In Presidential Spot
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-28
Bolivian de facto president Jeanine Añez is under public scrutiny these days after releasing her presidential candidacy through a video that not few have considered full of sexist stereotypes. | RELATED: | Bolivia: Ex-Leader of Indigenous Women Federation Detained | In the video, she represented Bolivia as an abandoned house, which she and her people rebuilt. Besides the twisted and fake representation of her administration, Añez has been the target of criticism for replicating soci…
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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
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/
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/