(2021-05-25). Colombian Congress debates motions of censure against defense minister Diego Molano. peoplesdispatch.org Two motions of censure have been presented against defense minister Diego Molano by the opposition for the unprecedented level of violence and human rights violations committed by national security forces in the past four weeks of the national strike…
(2021-05-25). Report from Colombia — National strike marches grow ever bigger. workers.org 
By Fernando Alexis Jiménez Writing from Colombia, the author describes the national pro-strike protests called for May 19 as historically enormous and successful. The article was published on his blog and by rebelion.org. Translation: John Catalinotto May 20 — The mobilizations that began in Colombia 22 days ago — and . . . |
(2021-05-25). Argentina — Hace falta que los gestos acompañen. globalizacion.ca Si hay acuerdo con que las categorías simbólicas son trascendentales y hasta decisivas, en principio anotemos un punto para la pérfida pero inteligente estrategia de los medios opositores: rige el confinamiento. "Cuarentena" cayó en desuso porque ya no tiene la…
(2021-05-24). The Fight For A New Colombia. popularresistance.org On 28 April, Colombian trade unions and social movements staged a new round of Paro Nacional (National Strike) protests, the latest in an ongoing series of mobilisations to address the litany of problems impacting Colombian society. | Opposition to a planned tax reform — which strike organisers said would unfairly target the middle and working classes in what is one of Latin America's most unequal countries — was the central issue, particularly in the context of the global pandemic which has pushed an estimated five million Colombians out of work. Calls to repeal the tax reform were aligned with longe…
(2021-05-24). Workers around the world can help end violence against the people of Palestine and Colombia. therealnews.com 
Through coordinated and direct action, the international working class helped end apartheid in South Africa; it can do the same now to end the violence of occupation in Palestine and the exploitation and police crackdowns in Colombia.
(2021-05-24). Resisting the everyday violence of colonial extractivism. roarmag.org 
Indigenous Peruvians protesting in the city of Ayaviri against the pollution from a nearby mine. Ayaviri, Peru — 2015. Paulo de Abreu / Shutterstock.com | "In many cases, the state legitimizes violence," said the lawyer, professor and researcher on socio-environmental conflicts, Patricia Urteaga Crovetto, as we sat in her university office in Lima, Peru. "People make claims, they knock on doors, organize investigations, run petitions, file complaints, appeal, litigate. They use all the instruments the law offers. When all this does not work, sometimes, violence is their last straw. I do not justify violence,…
(2021-05-24). Former Banker Guillermo Lasso Becomes President in Ecuador. latinorebels.com QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Former banker Guillermo Lasso was sworn in as president of Ecuador on Monday, saying he will escalate efforts to vaccinate people to protect them from COVID-19 and work to revive an economy hit hard by the pandemic.
(2021-05-24). Rivers are Key to Restoring the World's Biodiversity. counterpunch.org Alessandra Korap Munduruku is a Munduruku Indigenous woman leader from Indigenous Reserve Praia do Ândio in the Brazilian Amazon. She is a member of Pariri, a local Munduruku association, as well as the Munduruku Wakoborûn Women's Association. In 2020, Alessandra won the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award for her work defending the culture, livelihoods and rights of Indigenous peoples in Brazil. | Darryl Knudsen is the executive director of International Rivers. He has 20 years' experience channeling the power of civil society movements to create enduring, positive change toward social and environmental justice…