Chile: New Protests Are Scheduled Amid Plebiscite Campaign
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-06
Chile's political and social organizations called for a new wave of protests throughout March, a decisive month for the Chileans on their way to the plebiscite on the new Constitution to be held on April 26. | RELATED: | Chile Senate Approves Gender Parity For Constitutional Process | To begin with, the Workers' United Center of Chile (CUT) called for a demonstration to commemorate the upcoming International Women's Day. | "On March 8 and 9, starting at noon, we will take to the stre…
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Bolivia: El Alto Citizens Seek Justice for the Sekata Victims
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-06
During a rally carried out in El Alto city on Thursday, Bolivians demanded the self-proclaimed President Jeanine Añez to respond for the Senkata massacre, which left 36 dead in Nov. 2019.‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã | RELATED: | Bolivia: Senate Session Ends Amid Protests and Tear Gas | The former senator has not offered a convincing response to those affected by the violence that the Bolivian security forces deployed to guara…
telesurenglish.net/news/victims-of-el-alto-still-waiting-for-government-response-20200306-0003.html

The Organization of American States Is Eroding Faith in Democracy
Laura Carlsen | commondreams.org | 2020-03-06
Supporters of ousted Bolivian leader Evo Morales rally against the coup. (Photo: Shutterstock) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/shutterstock_1561503616.jpeg …
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WaPo Prints Study That Found Paper Backed an Undemocratic Bolivia Coup
Joe Emersberger | commondreams.org | 2020-03-06
The OAS repeatedly made statistical claims about Bolivia's election that were clearly false. (Photo: Alexis Demarco/APG/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/evo_morales_0.jpeg …
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Clash between Bolsonaro and Congress deepens crisis of capitalist rule in Brazil
wsws.org | 2020-03-06
The Bolsonaro government's break with bourgeois democratic forms of rule–like that of Trump in the US or Modi in India–is symptomatic of a profound crisis of the entire capitalist system.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/06/braz-m06.html

Brazil's Diplomats Left Venezuela Prior Bolsonaro-Trump Meeting
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-06
Brazil withdrew four diplomats and eleven officials from its embassy in Caracas on Friday, although it keeps its diplomatic headquarters and consulates open in Venezuela.‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã | RELATED: | Brazil: Death Toll Rises to 27 After Heavy Rains and Landslides | These events occur on the eve of the announced visit of President Jair Bolsonaro to the U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S…
telesurenglish.net/news/bolsonaro-withdraws-diplomats-in-venezuela-before-meeting-with-trump-20200306-0006.html

Mariátegui: A South American revolutionary
Tom O'Lincoln | mronline.org | 2020-03-06
Hardly anyone in Australia has heard of José Carlos Mariátegui. Yet in South America he holds an important place in revolutionary history. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/03/06/mariategui-a-south-american-revolutionary/

Guyana: Ruling Party Claims Victory With Contested Data
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-06
On Thursday night, with no official election results, militants of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) began celebrating their victory in the presidential elections held on March 2, while the opposition People's Progressive Party (PPP) denounced electoral fraud and the breakdown of democracy in Guyana. | RELATED: | Bomb Threat, Lack of Election Results Raise Tension in Guyana | "The kidnapping of the elections is a coup d'etat," is the phrase that a militant PPP used to summar…
telesurenglish.net/news/Guyana-Ruling-Party-Claims-Victory-With-Contested-Data-20200306-0001.html

Newly Unveiled Docs Allege Swiss Bank Holds Nazi Victims' Money
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-06
The files handed over by an investigator from Argentina establish a link between the Credit Suisse predecessor that harboured the valuables looted from victims of the Third Reich and the Nazi-friendly leaders that were in office in Buenos Aires at the time.
sputniknews.com/europe/202003061078494925-newly-unveiled-docs-allege-swiss-bank-holds-nazi-victims-money/

Colombia Confirms First Case of Coronavirus
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-06
Originating in China last December, novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has since spread to more than 80 countries and infected over 95,300 people, according to the latest data provided by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
sputniknews.com/latam/202003061078497873-colombia-confirms-first-case-of-coronavirus/

Bolivia: Senate Session Ends Amid Protests and Tear Gas
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-05
Amid intense protests, Bolivia's de-facto president Jeanine Añez participated in a session of the Senate in the Senkata region, El Alto, where 11 deaths and several injuries at the hands of police and military forces were recorded last Nov. following demonstrations against the coup d 'état. | RELATED: | 'Bolivian Coup Plotters to Be Tried for Massacres' Morales Says | The session was held in this region after the decision of the president of the Senate, Eva Copa, to commemorate…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolivia-Senate-Session-Ends-Amid-Protests-and-Gasification-20200305-0018.html

Donald Trump "Has Plans" for Venezuela
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-05
U.S President Donald Trump claimed he "has plans" for Venezuela, as he said in a speech during the Latino Legislative Coalition Summit in Washington. The current U.S. leader did not offer details of his purposes. | RELATED: | Venezuela: Alleged Attack Against Lawmaker Guaido Was Staged | The U.S. President affirmed he is "with Venezuela", as well as blamed the legitimate leader of the Bolivarian Republic, Nicolas Maduro, of causing "misery" for the Venezuelan people. According…
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Brazil: Death Toll Rises to 27 After Heavy Rains and Landslides
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-05
The state of Sao Paulo's Civil Defense Thursday reported that heavy rains in the Baixada Santista region have left 27 people dead and 43 missing so far, which led to the declaration of a "public calamity" situation. | RELATED: | Brazil: Left-Wing Parties Unite Against Bolsonaro's Gov't | Guaruja city woke up in mourning after registering 22 dead people, including a mother and her baby, three minors, and two firefighters. | "It is a scene of war, death, and destruction," said Pa…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-Death-Toll-Rises-to-27-After-Heavy-Rains-and-Landslides-20200305-0007.html

Canadian media lies about Venezuela
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-03-05
Canada's public media the CBC long-ago entered the ranks of yellow journalism when it comes to its reporting on Venezuela. However, two recent reports, in particular, one on CBC radio's "The Current" and the other a CBC News article by reporter Evan Dyer, weigh heavy on the sensationalism and light on facts. Filled with unsubstantiated […] | Source…
mronline.org/2020/03/05/canadian-media-lies-about-venezuela/

Venezuela's Rejects US Decree Making It a 'Threat'
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-05
Venezuela's Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza rejected Thursday the renewal of the U.S. Executive Decree labeling the South American as an "unusual and extraordinaire threat." | RELATED: | Invasion of Venezuela Would Be Trump's Worst Mistake: Cabello | The accusation is "infamous, shameful and irrational," said the government official, adding that "it was just a way to justify all the assaults and human rights crimes that Washington has been implementing since 2015," when…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuelas-Rejects-US-Decree-Making-It-a-Threat-20200305-0020.html

Legacy of Hugo Chavez a Force in Venezuela and Latin America
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-05
This March 5 marks seven years of the physical disappearance of the leader of the Bolivarian Revolution, Hugo Chávez, who left behind a legacy of struggle and resistance that is still in force in Venezuela and Latin America. | RELATED: | Donald Trump "Has Plans" for Venezuela | The resistance of the Venezuelan people to the constant aggressions of the United States and its regional allies are a sign of the validity of the humanist and social ideals of Commander Chávez. | Through debates, speeches, and politica…
telesurenglish.net/news/Legacy-of-Hugo-Chavez-a-Force-in-Venezuela-and-Latin-America-20200305-0014.html

Right-Wing Parties in Disarray Ahead of Bolivian Elections
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-05
Bolivian Creemos Party representative Luis Fernando Camacho said the government of Jeanine àÅñez, the de facto president of the Andean nation, is "morally poor." | RELATED: | Evo Morales Fears Fraud in Upcoming Bolivian Elections | With less than two months to go before the next presidential elections, the also right-wing official criticized àÅñez's governmental management, which he says he views with mistrust and far from his initial proposal. | "As a Bolivian, not a candidate, what I see is sad. Plain's departure w…
telesurenglish.net/news/elections-in-bolivia-right-wing-parties-in-disarray-mas-to-present-candidates-20200305-0013.html

Guyana Continues to Wait for Election Results
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-05
The vote counting is still ongoing in Guyana, two days after the general presidential election was held in the Caribbean country. | RELATED: | Guyana's Elections: Still Waiting For Results 2 Days After Vote | Guyana ¥s Election Commission's (Gecom) last bulletin, published on the institution official website, offered preliminary results consideri…
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Bomb Threat, Lack of Election Results Raise Tension in Guyana
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-05
Three days after the presidential election, Guyana's Election Commission (Gecom) has not yet offered the results of an electoral process in which the ruling Partnership for National Unity and Alliance for Change (ANPU-AFC) and the opposition People's Progressive Party Civic (PPP-C) are the main political forces in dispute. | RELATED: | Guyana Continues to Wait for Election Results | The situation became more complicated on the midnight of Wednesday when the vote count stopped because an official said he was…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bomb-Threat-Lack-of-Election-Results-Raise-Tension-in-Guyana-20200305-0008.html

Chile Senate Approves Gender Parity For Constitutional Process
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-04
The Chilean Senate approved Wednesday a bill on gender parity in the body charged with the eventual drafting of a new Constitution. | RELATED: | Feminist Movements Protest Police Sexual Violence in Chile | The initiative was approved with 28 votes in favor, six against and four abstentions, but voting by article is still pending, changes that will have to be reviewed again in the Chamber of Deputies in a third legislative process. Earlier the bill passed the Chamber of Deputies with 9…
telesurenglish.net/news/Chilean-Senate-Approves-Gender-Parity-to-Be-Promulgated-20200304-0024.html

Eyewitness Venezuela: Sanctions kill but Venezuelans stand strong
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-03-04
Minneapolis, MN – Over 40 people gathered March 1 to hear Brad Sigal and Sarah Martin talk about their experience at the third World Anti-Imperialist Congress in Venezuela. This Congress was attended by over 1500 delegates from 73 countries in January, included a delegation from Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO). The delegates were able to bring their organizational and individual experience to Caracas to work with each other on resisting imperialism. | Since Nicolás Maduro was elected president, the U.S. has ratcheted up sanctions, currency manipulation, and backed coup attempts to destabilize Venezuela…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/3/3/eyewitness-venezuela-sanctions-kill-venezuelans-stand-strong

New study reveals that US-backed coup in Bolivia was based on lies
Fiona Edwards | thecanary.co | 2020-03-03
The blatant lies and hypocrisy of the US have been exposed with the publication of a new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This shows there was no fraud in Bolivia's presidential election last October. | Coup 2019 was the real fraud: | The US researchers at MIT have demolished the false claims that the US administration put…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2020/03/03/new-study-reveals-that-us-backed-coup-in-bolivia-was-based-on-lies/

Podcast: Oliver Vargas on US Election Meddling In Bolivia and the Country's Indigenous Uprising
Mnar Muhawesh | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-02
Welcome to the re-launch of MintCast, the official weekly MintPress News podcast hosted by Mnar Muhawesh and Whitney Webb. MintCast is an interview podcast featuring dissenting voices, independent researchers and journalists who the establishment would rather silence. | One such voice is independent Bolivian-British journalist Oliver Vargas. He joins MintCast to discuss his exclusive on the ground coverage of…
mintpressnews.com/podcast-oliver-vargas-election-meddling-bolivia-indigenous-uprising/265411/

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"