(2020-12-18). Venezuela's Maduro proposes joint ALBA COVID-19 vaccination. mronline.org 
The Venezuelan president announced a strict quarantine for January.
(2020-12-18). Progressive International calls for end to US-imposed unilateral sanctions. peoplesdispatch.org In a statement released on Friday, December 18, the Progressive International called for "take urgent steps to put an end to the unilateral. Illegal (primary and secondary) sanctions" imposed by the US on over thirty countries, and in particular against Cuba, Iran and Venezuela. The statement was addressed to United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres, G-77 chair Moses Nagamootoo and United Nations High Commissioner for human rights Michele Bachelet. | The US-backed economic sanctions are causing massive suffering to more than one-third of humanity by blocking their access to global markets and damaging th…
(2020-12-17). Brazil: COVID-19 Leaves Indigenous Peoples at Risk and 900 Dead. telesurenglish.net Brazil's Indigenous Peoples Articulation (APIB) reported on Thursday that 894 Indigenous residents have died because of the COVID-19 pandemic and confirmed that the number of positive cases amounts to 42,192 within 161 affected communities. | RELATED: | The APIB denounced that Indigenous peoples "have to fight for their lives" not only because of the COVID-19 pandemic but a spike in violence against them promoted by the gov…
(2020-12-17). US Embassy Caught Scrubbing Tweets Urging Venezuelans Not to Vote. globalresearch.ca The United States embassy for Venezuela has been caught deleting tweets undermining the integrity of the "Tomorrow in Venezuela there will be …
(2020-12-17). Ecuador: Popular Progressive Alliance Wins Election Certification. indybay.org "#ThePresidentialTicketOfHope will be on the ballot on #7thFebruary. Thanks to everyone who was vigilant and mobilized! Thanks for international solidarity! The Ecuadorian people have enforced their right to choose in democracy," tweeted Andrés Arauz, candidate for President for UNES in response to his ticket being given firm certification by the election authorities. | Photo credit: Wikipedia…
(2020-12-16). Rafael Correa on Venezuela, Assange, and 'preventing the total destruction of our homeland'. mronline.org 
Max Blumenthal interviews former Ecuador President Rafael Correa, who was in Venezuela to observe its legislative elections and show support to a government under sustained economic and political attack by the U.S.
(2020-12-16). Venezuela's Maduro Proposes Joint ALBA Covid-19 Vaccination. venezuelanalysis.com The Venezuelan president announced a strict quarantine for January.
(2020-12-16). With more than 300,000 infected in a week, Brazil goes back to peak levels of COVID-19. peoplesdispatch.org The pandemic has been advancing at increased rates for more than a month; number of deaths has accelerated for four weeks…
(2020-12-16). Venezuela Advances In Case Against The US Before International Criminal Court. popularresistance.org The International Criminal Court (ICC), in its annual report, confirmed the deposit of evidence by Venezuelan authorities regarding the lawsuit (Venezuela II) against United States officials for committing crimes against humanity as a result of the blockade and the coercive measures imposed on the Caribbean country. | The information was released by the Foreign Affairs Minister of Venezuela, Jorge Arreaza, who indicated that the ICC continues to study the demand made by the Venezuelan government. | "In her annual report, the #CPI Prosecutor confirms that she received the voluminous report from Prosecutor G @Tarek…
(2020-12-15). A look at Venezuela's National Assembly election. workers.org 
Venezuela's December 6 National Assembly (AN) elections overcame the prior pro-imperialist majority in that body and catapulted the ruling United Socialist Party (PSUV) into an overwhelming majority. President Nicolás Maduro, also of the PSUV, won big. Voting is smooth and fair in Venezuela. The imperialist politicians and corporate media, especially . . . |