(2021-06-06). Peru Elections: Will There Be A Left-Wing Resurgence? popularresistance.org On June 6, 25 million Peruvians will elect their next president and two vice presidents for the period 2021-2026. Leftist candidate Pedro Castillo of the Free Peru political party will face off against far-right candidate Keiko Fujimori of the Popular Force party. All major polls have predicted a victory for Castillo. With inputs from Daniela Ramos of ARG Medios who is in Lima.
(2021-06-05). Understanding Peru's Elections from the Peasant Patrols to Fujimorism. orinocotribune.com 500 years of colonial history, 200 years of life as a republic, and 40 years of experience of the rural and urban peasant patrols movement, to understand a subject and a process that come from afar | Ahead of Peru's historic presidential elections on June 6, Lautaro Rivara spoke to Santos Saavedra Vásquez, president of the National United Center of Rural and Urban Peasant Patrols (CUNARC) of Peru. They discussed the second round of presidential elections on June 6 and what the upcoming electoral process means to the rural, peasant and Indigenous communities of the country, with Pedro Castillo, a member of the pea…
(2021-06-05). Key Points of the Second Round of Presidential Elections in Peru. orinocotribune.com On Friday, June 4, the Robinson Institute released a report detailing the key points of the second round of the Peruvian presidential election, scheduled to be held on Sunday, June 6. The full translation of the report is presented here. | In the second round, the two most voted candidates of the first round appear. They are Pedro Castillo of Perú Libre party, and Keiko Fujimori of Fuerza Popular. Castillo and Fujimori respectively obtained 18.92% and 13.41% of the votes polled in the first round that was held on April 11, in which voter participation was 70%. | The electoral contest | Electoral districts: 1,874…
(2021-06-05). Peru elections: Will there be a left-wing resurgence? peoplesdispatch.org On June 6, 25 million Peruvians will elect their next president and two vice presidents for the period 2021-2026. Leftist candidate Pedro Castillo of the Free Peru political party will face off against far-right candidate Keiko Fujimori of the Popular Force party. All major polls have predicted a victory for Castillo. | With inputs from Daniela Ramos of ARG Medios who is in Lima.
(2021-06-05). The Assassination of Colombian Revolutionary Jesús Santrich. orinocotribune.com By Greg Butterfield — May 26, 2021 | When a respected revolutionary dies, the impact reverberates around the world. Or, as Chinese communist leader Commander Jesús Santrich, a communist and member of the National Directorate of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP), Second Marquetalia, died for the peo…
(2021-06-05). Tallahassee students speak out against attacks on Palestine. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL – On June 3, students at Florida State University gathered to demand an end to the Israeli government's attacks on Gaza. Students connected the struggles against political repression in Palestine to similar struggles facing political activists in Colombia. | The event was hosted by Students for a Democratic Society as well as the Tallahassee Community Action Committee. Attendees held signs saying, "End the Occupation" and "Stop Political Repression". | Event organizer Katherine Draken said, "We need to continue bringing attention to the struggles of the Palestinian people against Zionism and…
(2021-06-05). New investigation reveals role of Israeli operatives in Colombia's "political genocide" mronline.org 
Known as the "Red Dance," the systematic murder of the Patriotic Union remains one of the most extreme cases of political violence in Latin America and new evidence suggests that it was concocted by one of the most decorated spies in Israeli history. | June 5, 2021…
(2021-06-05). Actor's Death Links Homophobia, Sexism and Covid Denial in Brazil. zcomm.org Paulo Gustavo was remembered in mass protests in 24 states and the capital district on May 29 against the Bolsonaro government's inaction in the face of Covid…
(2021-06-05). Pandemic provokes wave of bus workers strikes across Brazil. wsws.org Over the past year, bus workers have carried out 238 strikes, protests and demonstrations, disrupting 88 transportation systems across Brazil.
(2021-06-05). Argentina — Señales. globalizacion.ca En vísperas del sexto aniversario de #Niunamenos, conocimos la noticia del fallo de un juez de Santa Fe que dejó en libertad a un hombre acusado de abuso sexual, con la excusa de que no le parece "lógico" que el…