(2021-07-20). It's official: Left candidate Pedro Castillo declared winner of presidential elections in Peru. peoplesdispatch.org Pedro Castillo of the left-wing Free Peru party won the run-off elections with 50.126% of the votes, receiving 44,263 more votes than his opponent Keiko Fujimori of the far-right Popular Force party…
(2021-07-20). Latin America Hails Castillo's Proclamation as Peru's President. telesurenglish.net On Monday, international organizations and Latin American governments hailed the proclamation of leftist political leader Pedro Castillo as president-elect of Peru. | RELATED: | "In this new political cycle that is opening, President Nicolas Maduro congratulates the president-elect of the Republic of Peru Pedro Castillo and his Free Peru party, wishing them much wisdom in the direction of the destinies of that sister and beloved nati…
(2021-07-20). Cuba: Hell, Purgatory and Paradise. libya360.wordpress.com Frei Betto I do not wish the future of Cuba to be like the present of Brazil, Guatemala, Honduras or even Puerto Rico, Few are unaware of my solidarity with the Cuban Revolution. For 40 years I frequently visited the island for work commitments and invitations to events. For a long period, I mediated the…
(2021-07-20). Under imperialism, multiple crises deepen in Haiti. workers.org 
Haitian authorities have arrested Colombian mercenaries and Haitian-Americans and charged them with participating in the July 7 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel MoàØse. But murky questions still remain: Who organized the attempted coup? Who paid the mercenaries? Who will benefit? In Haiti, a crowd gathers around a car carrying the . . . |
(2021-07-20). ELN Believes 2022 Elections in Colombia Will "Likely Favor Peace" libya360.wordpress.com Michele de Mello, Zoe Alexandra The National Liberation Army just commemorated 57 years of existence and seeks to restart peace talks in Colombia. Photo: Colombia Informa At 211 years of independence and six decades of armed conflict, Colombia remains mired in violence. ELN commander Aureliano Carbonell discusses the challenges to building peace Colombia celebrates its…
(2021-07-20). Colombians to Resume Protests Against President Duque. telesurenglish.net Colombia's National Strike Committee (NSC) called on citizens to take to the streets on Tuesday to protest against President Ivan Duque and support ten bills aimed at fighting the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. | The July 20 protest, which coincides with the celebrations of the Independence Day, will encompass 35 peaceful sit-ins, marches, and cultural activities. | NSC called on Colombians to demonstrat…
(2021-07-20). Why Many In Colombia Embark On New Strike. popularresistance.org Social organizations called new strikes for Tuesday, Colombia's Independence Day, to demand that Congress passes legislation on economic policy, peace and human rights.
(2021-07-20). Ecuadorian Teachers on Hunger Strike. telesurenglish.net Fifty-six members of the National Union of Educators (UNE) are staging a hunger strike to demand that Ecuador's Constitutional Court (CC) ratify the Intercultural Education Law (LOEI). | RELATED: | Supported by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), the teachers' protest is currently taking place in the cities of Quito, Guayaquil, Cuenca, Portoviejo, Latacunga, Ibarra, and Santo Domingo.
(2021-07-20). Gabriel Boric and Sebastian Sichel Win Presidential Primaries in Chile. orinocotribune.com 
Parliamentarian and former student leader Gabriel Boric (Lista/Pacto A) and former Pinera's minister Sebastián Sichel (Lista/Pacto B) became the presidential candidates on the left and right, respectively, following Chile's primary elections on Sunday, July 18. | After the Electoral Service counted more than 94% of the votes, Sichel won with 49.8% against communist Daniel Jadue, while Boric won with 60.43% against Joaquin Lavin, his closest contestant. They will now compete with other candidates in the first round of presidential elections scheduled for November 21. | Many analyst from the left saw the higher num…
(2021-07-20). Socialist Pedro Castillo confirmed as Peru's president after weeks-long vote count. rt.com 
Socialist Pedro Castillo has been named Peru's next president, having narrowly defeated right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori in a tense runoff election, marred by allegations of fraud, protests, and an extremely long vote count. | The official result of the June 6 election was declared by Peru's electoral authority late on Monday. The left-wing candidate defeated Fujimori by just 44,000 votes, according to official figures. | "I proclaim Pedro Castillo as president of the republic and Dina Boluarte as first vice president," elections chief Jorge Salas said during a televised ceremony. | The 51-year-old socialis…
(2021-07-20). Pedro Castillo es el nuevo presidente de Perú, tras ganar en segunda vuelta electoral. cubadebate.cu El Jurado Nacional de Elecciones (JNE) proclamó este lunes al candidato por el partido Perú Libre, Pedro Castillo, como el nuevo presidente de la República, más de 40 días después de la segunda vuelta realizada el pasado 6 de junio. Luego de la proclamación, Castillo agradeció la labor de las autoridades electorales y reiteró el llamado a la unidad del pueblo peruano, para abrir las puertas de un mejor bicentenario.
(2021-07-20). Felicitan a Castillo tras proclamación como presidente de Perú. telesurtv.net El JNE proclamó a Pedro Castillo como presidente de Perú más de 40 días después de la segunda vuelta electoral, realizada en junio pasado.
(2021-07-20). Headlines for July 20, 2021. democracynow.org Report: COVID Death Toll in India May Be Over 4 Million, As COVID Cases Rise in All 50 States, Biden Urges Unvaccinated to Get the Shot, Pediatricians Recommend Universal Masking in Schools, Ariel Henry to Become Haitian PM After Getting Support from U.S. & Core Group, Socialist Teacher & Union Leader Pedro Castillo Wins Peruvian Presidential Election, 35 Killed in Market Blast in Baghdad on Eve of Eid al-Adha, Rockets Land Near Afghan Presidential Palace During Outdoor Eid Prayers, In Victory for BDS Movement, Ben & Jerry's to Stop Selling Ice Cream in Israeli Settlements, Morocco Sentences Journalist Omar Radi…
(2021-07-20). Fujimori reconoce resultados de comicios presidenciales en Perú. telesurtv.net El anuncio de Fujimori se da cuando el JNE se encuentra revisando otras diez impugnaciones a actas que presentó Fuerza Popular.
(2021-07-20). Jorge Rodríguez Denounces New Drone Assassination Attempt On President Maduro. popularresistance.org This Tuesday, July 13, during a press conference held at the Federal Legislative Palace, the president of Venezuela's National Assembly (AN), deputy Jorge Rodríguez, presented new evidence of destabilization attempts perpetrated by the extreme right, which armed and trained the gangs of Cota 905 to try overthrowing the government of President Nicolás Maduro.
(2021-07-20). UK Govt Refuses to Release Venezuelan Gold to Maduro. news.antiwar.com The UK's central bank holds nearly $2 billion in gold that belongs to the government of Venezuela. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro wants to access the gold, The UK supreme court opened a hearing on the matter on Monday, and London reaffirmed its recognition of Guaido. The court case is being fought between the board of the Central Bank of Venezuela that was appointed by M…
(2021-07-20). The OAS's Favorite Electoral Authority in Bolivia Just Slammed the OAS for Causing "Havoc" after the 2019 Elections. cepr.net New statements about Bolivia's 2019 elections, from an electoral authority who has previously been widely cited by proponents of an electoral fraud narrative, are reigniting calls for an investigation into the role that the Organization of American States (OAS) played in delegitimizing those elections and helping to pave the way for the November 2019 coup …
(2021-07-20). Denuncian masacre en Santander de Quilichao, Colombia. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con Indepaz, además de las 54 masacres, el país suramericano contabiliza 97 líderes sociales en lo corrido del año.
(2021-07-20). Argentina — Sin negarse al debate jamás. globalizacion.ca Como era de prever, ni las muy buenas noticias vacunatorias son capaces de amortiguar, siquiera, la confrontación agresiva. La disputa no es positiva o negativa por sí misma porque, en primer lugar, sencillamente es a partir de ser inherente a…
(2021-07-20). Chile renueva su liderazgo. globalizacion.ca Lo que debería haber sido solo la definición de candidatos de derecha e izquierda para las elecciones presidenciales del 21 de noviembre en Chile resultó representativo de cambios importantes en los principales candidatos para estas elecciones. | El sistema electoral preveía…
(2021-07-19). Peru: Electoral Authority Confirms Pedro Castillo's Victory. orinocotribune.com Due to her false allegations of electoral fraud seeking to annul votes from rural areas where Castillo won with wide margins, the prosecution has initiated an investigation against Keiko Fujimori for crimes against the right to vote and false statements. | Peruvian electoral justice authority finished reviewing, and rejected, due to lack of evidence, all the claims of right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori to annul the votes obtained by Pedro Castillo, a method by which she had tried to snatch the victory from the leftist candidate. Thus, after a long wait of more than a month, it has been confirmed that the rural t…
(2021-07-19). Fujimori Loses Last Appeals To Delay Castillo's Proclamation. telesurenglish.net Popular Force (PF) candidate Keiko Fujimori, who continues to denounce fraud in the presidential elections, lost on Monday her last appeals to the electoral authorities to delay the proclamation of Free Peru (FP) candidate Pedro Castillo as president-elect of this South American country. | RELATED: | So far, the plenary of the National Jury of Elections (JNE) has ultimately rejected all of Fujimori's appeals to an…
(2021-07-19). Pedro Castillo Officially Declared President of Peru. telesurenglish.net Peru's National Elections Jury announced on Monday the official results of the 2021 presidential elections, declaring Pedro Castillo as President of Peru. | RELATED: | The Peru Libre party won with 8 836 380 votes, at least 50.1 percent of the votes, and Fuerza Popular, the party of candidate Keiko Fujimori, reached 8 792 117 which represents 49.8 of the total valid votes. | °Gracias pueblo peruano por este h…
(2021-07-19). Peru: Keiko Says She Will Recognize Results of Peru Elections. telesurenglish.net Peruvian right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori announced this Monday that she will recognize the results of the presidential runoff that pitted her against leftist Pedro Castillo on June 6, which will be proclaimed in the next few hours by the National Jury of Elections (JNE). | RELATED: | "Today I announce that fulfilling my commitments assumed with all Peruvians… I am going to recognize the results, because it is wha…
(2021-07-19). The Dawn of a New Era in Peru? cepr.net Labour Outlook See article on original site Until recently, Peru was one of Latin America's most dependable bastions of conservatism and neoliberalism. The country's once-vigorous Left was nearly demolished back in the 1980s and 1990s following sustained assaults by both the violent, sectarian Shining Path insurgency and Peru's brutal, US-backed security apparatus. In 1992, Peru's …
(2021-07-19). Those Oh-So-Agreeable Algorithms. dissidentvoice.org Just before leaving the socialist U.S. to settle in a "truly freedom-loving" country (Brazil), Patrick R. Henry, formerly of Las Vegas, Nevada, posted this final message on his blog: I've had it — as you already know. For — how long has it been? — decades, I've been trying to alert folks to the ever-tightening …
(2021-07-19). Despejado el camino para la proclamación del nuevo presidente de Perú. cubadebate.cu El Jurado Nacional de Elecciones (JNE) despejó hoy el camino a la proclamación del maestro rural Pedro Castillo como presidente electo de Perú, al rechazar las últimas apelaciones derechistas que buscaban impedirlo. Fuentes del JNE indicaron que la proclamación del nuevo mandatario se haría efectiva mañana o el miércoles.
(2021-07-19). Data leak shows activists, journalists targeted using Israeli spyware and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at the initial findings of Project Pegasus and the targeting of journalists, the results of Chile's presidential primary elections, and more…
(2021-07-19). Haitians Don't Need Another President Chosen Behind Closed Doors. cepr.net The American Prospect See article on original site With the alleged involvement of more than two dozen Colombian mercenaries, a Haitian-American Evangelical pastor in Florida, a Venezuelan-owned security company, DEA and FBI informants, and a rebel coup leader, the global investigation into the July 7 brutal assassination of Haiti's president Jovenel MoàØse has enough intrigue …
(2021-07-19). Cuban President Díaz-Canel and Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez Review Bilateral Agenda to Strengthen Cooperation. orinocotribune.com On Friday, July 16, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel, received the Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, who is on a working visit in the Caribbean island country. | During the meeting, the two leaders discussed the main aspects of the cooperation relation between the two nations and other topics of interest, like the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. | The Cuban president ratified the unwavering solidarity of Cuba with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and its people, reported a pr…
(2021-07-19). Venezuela Voices Solidarity with Cuba Against 'Imperialist Onslaught,' Media Manipulation. venezuelanalysis.com Caracas' vice president visited Havana on Friday to meet President Miguel Díaz-Canel.
(2021-07-19). Geopolitics Behind Jovenel Moise's Assassination? Haiti's Rapprochement with Russia, Venezuela and Turkey. globalresearch.ca The …
(2021-07-19). Evo Morales Denounces New U.S.-Led Operation Condor. covertactionmagazine.com Plan follows precedent of 1970s state-sponsored assassination campaign targeting leftists. Operation Condor was a U.S.-directed secret intelligence program in the 1970s and early '80s in six South American U.S.-backed dictatorships—Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay and Paraguay—that resulted in the torture and "disappearance" of thousands of people. The victims included dissidents and leftists, union and peasant …
(2021-07-19). Bolivia investiga participación de Gobiernos en golpe de Estado. telesurtv.net Además de Argentina y Ecuador, podrían estar implicados Chile y Brasil en el apoyo al golpe de Estado en 2019.
(2021-07-19). Plan Condor II: South America's Right-Wing and the US "United Behind Bolivian Coup" libya360.wordpress.com Nathalia Urban According to the spokesman of the Bolivian government Jorge Richter, Brazil and Chile may have been involved in clashes between protesters and security forces that took place in the country following the resignation of Evo Morales in 2019. Richter said that possible international collaboration will now be investigated, without giving further details. Richter's…
(2021-07-19). Bolivian Waterway Set To Generate $1 Billion Annually. telesurenglish.net Bolivian Ichilo-Mamore Waterway is set to generate $1 billion annually, the authorities reported on Monday. | RELATED: | The 1,400 km waterway runs across the Cochabamba and Benni departments and ends at the Brazilian border. According to the Bolivian Minister of Public Works Edgar Montaño, the project will contribute to the circulation of salt, potassium chloride, common salt for cattle, phosphorus, urea, and soy. | B…
(2021-07-19). Colombia Announces Police Reforms Aimed at Stemming Abuses. latinorebels.com BOGOTàÅ, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Iván Duque on Monday announced reforms to the nation's police forces that are meant to improve accountability and decrease human rights abuses, following weeks of protests in which officers were accused of killing at least two dozen demonstrators.
(2021-07-19). Headlines for July 19, 2021. democracynow.org COVID Cases on the Rise Among Olympic Athletes Days Ahead of Tokyo Opening Ceremony, Boris Johnson Self-Isolates as U.K. Reopens; Mass Protests in France over COVID Measures, Delta Variant Spreads Across Africa, Latin America, Where Vaccines Are Sorely Lacking, Young Children at Risk as U.S. Cases Surge in Areas with Low Vaccination Rates, DOJ Set to Challenge U.S. Judge Ruling Declaring DACA Unlawful, Israeli Spyware Company's Software Targeted Phones of Journalists and Politicians Around the World, Death Toll in Western Europe Flash Floods Nears 200; 70 Major Wildfires Rage in Western U.S., Colombian Police Say…
(2021-07-19). Boric gana primarias en Chile por coalición Apruebo Dignidad. telesurtv.net "Si Chile fue la cuna del neoliberalismo, también será su tumba", indicó Boric tras triunfo electoral en las primarias.
(2021-07-19). Chile can 'bury neoliberalism' with the election of Daniel Jadue. zcomm.org Daniel Jadue, an architect who is of Palestinian origin, has promised deep changes in the country if he is elected president in what could be an epoch-defining poll…
(2021-07-19). Chile define candidatos para elecciones presidenciales. cubadebate.cu El exministro independiente Sebastián Sichel y el diputado y exlíder estudiantil Gabriel Boric se convirtieron este domingo en las cartas presidenciales de la derecha y la izquierda, respectivamente, de cara a los comicios del próximo 21 de noviembre. Las primarias se producen después de la instalación de la Convención Constitucional.