(2020-09-17). Amazon heroes who don't give up. zcomm.org The Guardians of the Forest, a group of indigenous Guajajara in the Brazilian state of Maranhà£o, struggle to defend their land from invaders and to guarantee their survival in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic…
(2020-09-17). UN Report on Venezuela "Abuses" Written by Investigators Who Never Visited Venezuela. globalresearch.ca The Western media is touting the results of a so-called "Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela" conducted through the United Nations. | AFP in an
(2020-09-17). New Simón Bolívar Institute For Peace And Solidarity Among Peoples. popularresistance.org The founding of the Simón Bolívar Institute for Peace and Solidarity Among Peoples on September 6, 2020 marks a new political milestone. In the most difficult of circumstances, having to cope with not only the U.S. and Canadian sanctions but the pandemic as well, the Bolivarian Revolution has made this effort for the benefit of all who believe in its liberatory ideals across the planet. The goal of the Institute is to coordinate global solidarity with the Bolivarian Revolution and the Venezuelan people, and the solidarity of the South American nation toward struggles for social and economic justice of peoples thr…
(2020-09-17). The strategic aspects of the Great AgroVenezuela Mission. mronline.org 
The Great AgroVenezuela Mission was born on January 25, 2011 under the leadership of President Hugo Chávez, and was launched from the Agricultural Social Property Unit "La Productora" in the municipality of Ospino in the state of Portuguesa, with the aim of promoting food security and sovereignty in the country.
(2020-09-17). Venezuelan Oil Production Continues Slump as Iran Steps Up Cooperation. venezuelanalysis.com A recent Iranian condensate shipment will boost oil blending operations.
(2020-09-16). Maduro security forces committed crimes against humanity: UN. yenisafak.com Venezuelan security forces and allied groups have committed systematic human rights violations including killings and torture amounting to crimes against humanity, U.N. investigators said on Wednesday.Reasonable grounds existed to believe that President Nicolas Maduro and his interior and defence ministers ordered or contributed to the crimes documented in the report in order to silence opposition, they said.Most unlawful executions by state agents have not been prosecuted in Venezuela, where the rule of law and democratic institutions have broken down, they added.The U.N. fact-finding mission said other national…
(2020-09-16). Venezuela Looks to Renegotiate Debt Amidst US Sanctions. venezuelanalysis.com Caracas' previous debt restructuring attempts were unsuccessful.
(2020-09-16). Venezuela abuses amounted to crimes against humanity: UN-appointed panel. news.un.org Grave rights violations against anti-government protesters in Venezuela, "amounted to crimes against humanity", UN-appointed rights investigators said in their first report on abuses inside the Latin American nation.
(2020-09-16). Iran-Venezuela ties offering anti-unilateralism model: envoy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) — Stating that the hegemony of the US is over, Venezuela's Ambassador to Tehran told Mehr News Agency that the Iran-Venezuela relations are conveying a message to other countries that they can counter the unilateralism too.
(2020-09-16). Ex-Paraguayan Lawmaker Admits to Role in Global Money Laundering Plot, US Justice Department Says. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A former member of Paraguay's Congress and her husband have admitted to participating in an international money laundering conspiracy, the US Justice Department said in a statement.
(2020-09-15). Venezuela Rejects US Hostilities Before UN Human Rights Council. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's representative before the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council Jorge Valero Tuesday rejected Donald Trump administration's unilateral coercive measures which violate the human rights of his compatriots. | RELATED: | He recalled that the United States has looted over US$ 30 billion from the Venezuelan people in the last 4 years. | "This is an amount that the Bolivarian government will no longer be abl…
(2020-09-15). Bolivia: Socialist Presidential Candidate Keeps Leading Polls. telesurenglish.net One month away from Bolivia's presidential elections, the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) candidate Luis Arce is still leading the polls, while coup-born regime's leader Jeanine Añez continues to lose supporters. | RELATED: | The private company Markets and Samples' recent poll shows Arce in first place with a forecast of 25 percent of the votes in favor. | Over the last week, Añez's vote intention fell from 12 to…
(2020-09-15). Brazil: Rio de Janeiro Governor to Face Corruption Charges. telesurenglish.net The Brazilian Attorney General's Office Monday filed a complaint to the Supreme Court of Justice (STJ) against Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel over charges of corruption. | RELATED: | Earlier this month, he was accused of being the head of a criminal organization that came up with a scheme to divert public health resources during the pandemic. | Twelve other people were accused of being involved in the scheme…
(2020-09-15). Brazil: Matto Grosso Declares Emergency Over Pantanal Fires. telesurenglish.net Brazil's state of Matto Grosso do Soul declared on Monday a state of environmental emergency as massive wildfires have destroyed over 15 percent of Pantanal, the world's largest wetland. | RELATED: | Matto Grosso do Soul's governor Reinaldo Azambuja announced via Twitter that the decree will last over 90 days and will allow it to fight more hotspots and tackle the fires. | The region, which extends over 150.000 sq km…
(2020-09-15). MAS continues campaign for general elections in Bolivia. peoplesdispatch.org Bolivia's progressive political party, the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS),
(2020-09-15). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Some 2,500 nurses at Albany Med are set to strike over contract issues while workers at Colombia's Cerrejón mining complex in the La Guajira department are in the third week of a strike against threatened layoffs.
(2020-09-15). Colombia: 58 Officers Under Investigation for Police Brutality. telesurenglish.net Colombia's authorities Monday announced that 58 police officers are under investigation for allegedly shooting protesters during the anti-police brutality demonstrations that have shaken Bogota over the past week. | RELATED: | After the analysis of at least 50 videos, 58 officers were identified as having abusive behavior during the protests that followed lawyer Javier Ordoñez's murder. | The uniformed officers "accepted…
(2020-09-15). Allende's Political Program as Reference for a Sustainable Chile. strategic-culture.org This September marked 50 years since Salvador Allende's Unidad Popular triumphed in the country's democratic elections. On September 4, 1970, despite the CIA's funding of right-wing politics to sabotage the electoral process, Chile chose socialism and was well on the way to prove that revolution could be carried out through democratic means — a process that created yet another hindrance for U.S. plans in the region. Since the triumph of the Cuban Revolution, the U.S. was concerned that Cuban influence would ripple through the region, but it had not considered that the people would overtly choose to free its…
(2020-09-15). The US, Colombia To Carry Out Military Drill in the Caribbean. telesurenglish.net The Colombian Air Force (FAC) and the U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) will carry out a joint military training exercise named "Poseidon" in the Coveñas municipality, in the Sucre Department, between Sept. 18 and 21. | RELATED: | This military exercise's alledged main objective is "strengthening procedures and standards in the detection, location, and neutralization of illicit activities" at the service of drug t…
(2020-09-14). US-Linked PR Firm Ran Fake News Networks For Right-Wing Latin American Regimes. popularresistance.org A major US PR firm located just a few blocks from the White House has been caught running an industrial grade propaganda operation on social media. The information warfare blitzkrieg relied on fake accounts and pages to spread disinformation on behalf of right-wing, US-backed governments in Latin America, while deploying covert propaganda to destabilize the leftist governments in Venezuela and Mexico. | The company behind the campaign, CLS Strategies, signed a contract to represent Bolivia's far-right junta and provide "strategic communications counsel" in the lead-up to that country's ostensible election.
(2020-09-14). US Sabotage of Venezuela Economy. US Ex-Marine Caught Spying on Oil Refineries. globalresearch.ca A U.S. former marine and spy who had been spying on the Amuay and Cardon refineries was captured in the Venezuelan state of Falcon on Thursday. | Speaking on the twelfth anniversary of the youth wing of the United Socialist Party …
(2020-09-14). Venezuela Arrests 'CIA Spy' on Oil Refinery 'Stakeout'. venezuelanalysis.com Ex-marine Matthew John Heath, who served in Iraq, was arrested in possession of grenade launchers, satellite phones, and C4 explosives on Thursday.
(2020-09-14). The National Guard and the MST in the state of Bahia: Understand what's happening. peoplesdispatch.org The Brazilian National Guard has been deployed to settlements in the state of Bahia over a dispute between the Rural Landless Workers Movement (MST) and agricultural elites. The issue came to light nationally after the Bolsonaro government sent the troops on Wednesday, September 2nd, after a court order from Justice Minister André Mendonàßa. | A day prior, the department head had published decree 493, authorizing the troops' actions in southern Bahia. The official language of the document cites support for the Ministry of Agriculture Grazing and Resources (Mapa), in efforts dealing with settlements linked t…