Venezuelan court convicts the CITGO Six
Lyn Neeley | workers.org | 2020-12-09
Venezuela's Supreme Court sentenced six top CITGO oil executives to prison for corruption, embezzlement, money laundering and conspiracy on Nov. 26. The former executives went behind the back of the Venezuelan state and signed an agreement with two U.S. based-international financial companies — for which they were detained in Nov. . . . | Continue reading Venezuelan court convicts the CITGO Six at Workers.org…
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Beef, Banks and the Brazilian Amazon
Global Witness | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-09
Preserving tropical rainforests is critical to help stop climate breakdown and to safeguard the rights of the local communities and indigenous peoples who depend on and defend them. Moreover, the Covid-19 pandemic has brought into sharp relief the importance of …
globalresearch.ca/beef-banks-brazilian-amazon/5731672

Assassination of social activists continues in Colombia
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-12-09
The assassination of social activists in Colombia continues at a horrifying rate. Community leaders, environmentalists, land defenders, human rights activists and former combatants of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerilla group are relentlessly being targeted by illegal armed groups operating in the country. | Between November 30 and December 7, six Indigenous leaders, two Afro-descendant leaders, two environmentalists and one social leader were murdered. Additionally, in a massacre in Santander de Quilichao, on December 5, another Indigenous leader and one ex-combatant of the FARC were kille…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/12/09/assassination-of-social-activists-continues-in-colombia/

Big win for Venezuela's PSUV, assurance for President Maduro
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-12-09
In a compelling victory, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) and its allies won 68% of the vote for the Venezuelan National Assembly on December 6. This strengthens the position of President Nicolas Maduro and buries any hope the U.S. had of installing a right-wing pretender in office. | The PSUV and its allies will now take 189 of 277 seats in the National Assembly. Rightist opposition parties won only 28% of the vote and lost control of the body, which functions like a senate. Despite U.S. corporate media claiming the right-wing opposition boycotted the election, there was very public campaigning by…
fightbacknews.org/2020/12/9/big-win-venezuela-s-psuv-assurance-president-maduro

Big win for Venezuela's PSUV, assurance for President Maduro
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-12-09
In a compelling victory, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) and its allies won 68% of the vote for the Venezuelan National Assembly on December 6. This strengthens the position of President Nicholas Maduro and buries any hope the U.S. had of installing a right-wing pretender in office. | The PSUV and its allies will now take 189 of 277 seats in the National Assembly. Rightist opposition parties won only 28% of the vote and lost control of the body, which functions like a senate. Despite U.S. corporate media claiming the right-wing opposition boycotted the election, there was very public campaigning by…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/12/9/big-win-venezuela-s-psuv-assurance-president-maduro

Elections And The Path To Socialism In Venezuela
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-12-09
On December 6, Venezuelans elected a new National Assembly with a left political majority. This election, which was well-run and legitimate despite what the imperialist media and countries say, reconstitutes the Venezuelan parliamentary body with participation from both the ruling and opposition parties. It marks the end of an era during which the National Assembly was a tool of the right wing agenda and US regime change efforts. To facilitate understanding of the current election and political climate in Venezuela, Vijay Prashad of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and Paul Dobson of Venezulanalysis…
popularresistance.org/elections-and-the-path-to-socialism-in-venezuela/

Bolivia: New Gov't Sets to Work Undoing Damage Left by US-Backed Añez Regime
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-12-09
The Movement to Socialism party is already enacting widespread changes to Bolivia in an attempt to undo the damage of one year of US-backed austerity and military rule.
mintpressnews.com/bolivia-sets-to-work-undoing-damage-left-by-us-backed-anez-regime/273494/

10 Iranian ships are on their way to Venezuela with fuel
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-12-09
According to reports, a fleet of 10 Iranian ships is carrying millions of barrels to help Venezuela deal with shortages in the domestic market. The ships will carry Venezuelan crude during their return journey…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/12/09/10-iranian-ships-are-on-their-way-to-venezuela-with-fuel/

Chileans to strike on December 10 demanding release of political prisoners
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-12-09
For the past two weeks, members of several human rights organizations, social movements, trade unions and political parties have been mobilizing in the capital every Friday to demand the release of these prisoners…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/12/09/chileans-to-strike-on-december-10-demanding-release-of-political-prisoners/

Iran ready to strengthen economic ties with Bolivia
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-09
TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) — The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic to La Paz voiced Iran's readiness to expand cooperation with Bolivia in the field of production.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166987/Iran-ready-to-strengthen-economic-ties-with-Bolivia

Venezuela's PSUV retakes control of National Assembly despite low turnout
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-12-09
With 99 percent of the votes counted, the PSUV has won 68 percent with a 30.5 percent participation rate.
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Embassy Protection Collective will help monitor Venezuelan elections
| workers.org | 2020-12-09
By Jose Szepara On Dec. 6, Venezuelans will turn out to vote in the country's National Assembly elections, and the world waits with bated breath as observers from all over the world wait for the final results. Election monitoring groups have made their way to Venezuela to act as impartial . . . | Continue reading Embassy Protection Collective will help monitor Venezuelan elections. at Workers.org…
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Embassy Protection Collective help monitor Venezuelan elections
| workers.org | 2020-12-09