(2021-05-31). Winners, Losers, and Human Rights Abusers in Colombia's National Strike. orinocotribune.com 
By James Patrick Jordan — May 30, 2021 | It is just over a month since Colombia's National Strike (Paro Nacional) began. The international community is appalled by the endless reports of atrocities and abuses by the ESMAD riot police and Colombian Armed Forces (which combine the military and police under one command), and the right-wing gangs allied with them. As always, we must point out that US funding enables these outrages. | At the same time, we are inspired and encouraged by the tenacity and continued momentum of the popular movements and the victories that they have achieved. Along with the anger and…
(2021-05-31). Colombia: "The Government Murders with Impunity because the U.S. Empire is Behind it." libya360.wordpress.com Carlos Aznarez Cecilia Zamudio is a Colombian writer, poet, journalist and artist, and like many of her compatriots lives these days with great concern for what means the repressive escalation of the government of Iván Duque, but also with deep satisfaction to the patriotism that the Colombian people starring a national productive strike that has…
(2021-05-31). Workers' Party Rejects Holding of Soccer Tournament in Brazil. telesurenglish.net The Workers' Party (PT) on Monday rejected the possibility of Brazil hosting the South American Soccer Tournament, which was originally supposed to take place in Colombia and Argentina. | RELATED: | "Bolsonaro authorized the holding of the Soccer Tournament here in Brazil! Is this serious? Was this authorized amid the pandemic, the arrival of the third wave, the increased risk due to lack of beds and supplies, and…
(2021-05-31). Night Of Repression Leaves 11 People Injured In Bogota. telesurenglish.net Colombia's Mobile Anti-Riot Squadron (ESMAD) agents on Sunday cracked down on a peaceful protest at the Portal Resistencia metro station in Bogota, leaving at least 11 people injured. | RELATED: | Witnesses said the officers threw gas grenades and shot at protesters with firearms. In the Chicala neighborhood, police forces also assaulted citizens who were not taking part in the protests. | On Monday morning, human…
(2021-05-31). Colombia's 41st Massacre Leaves Nine People Dead In Huila. telesurenglish.net Colombia's Institute for Development and Peace Studies (INDEPAZ) on Monday reported the 41st massacre of 2021, in which eight men and one woman were shot to death in the Huila department. | RELATED: | The massacre occurred at 7h30 local time at the Palmira farm, owned by a former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla member, who is currently working as a bodyguard for the National Protection Unit (UNP). | Accor…
(2021-05-31). Torture sites and mass graves reported in Colombia as repression intensifies against mass protests. wsws.org The far-right regime has employed forced disappearances, along with the torture and murder of protesters, in a bid to quell the monthlong uprising.
(2021-05-31). UN Human Rights Head Urges End to Violence After Troops Deployed in Colombia. truthout.org 
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Bachelet, in a statement Sunday, specifically expressed concern about reports that since…
(2021-05-31). Peru's Leftist Candidate Stands Out in Presidential Debate. telesurenglish.net Peru's National Electoral Jury on Sunday hosted a debate between the two candidates Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori ahead of the presidential runoff to be held on June 6. | RELATED: | During the three-hour presidential debate, Castillo ratified his commitment to the people and his desire to dignify the lives of Peruvians who have been victims of exclusion. | "I am a man of work, of faith and hope. I know what it…
(2021-05-31). Free Peru's Candidate Still Leads Polls Ahead of Election Day. telesurenglish.net The latest poll conducted by consulting Ipsos Peru placed Free Peru (PL) candidate Pedro Castillo first with a 52.6 percent of votes advantage ahead of his contester Popular Force (FP) leader Keiko Fujimori who secured 47.4 percent. | RELATED: | Previously, the Ipsos mock poll showed a difference of 1.9 percent among the only two election runoff candidates and placed them in a technical tie. Now, the gap grew to 4.3 perce…
(2021-05-31). Chile: Lawmakers Urge Piñera To Modify His Minimum Wage Bill. telesurenglish.net Last week, Chile's Lower Chamber agreed to discuss the minimum wage adjustment bill while urging President Sebastian Piñera to readjust his 3.2 percent increase proposal. | RELATED: | Piñera intends to slightly raise the minimum wage from US$451 to US$467, justifying that there will also be an increase in a subsidy from US$55 to US$69. | Previously, the Labor Commission discarded the Executive's proposal noting that the minim…
(2021-05-31). Chileans Voted for an End to Neoliberalism. zcomm.org Ten days ago, the people of Chile voted for sweeping structural reform and an end to neoliberalism. It's one of the Left's biggest victories since the end of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship…
(2021-05-31). øHacia una descolonización constitucional en Chile? globalizacion.ca La pregunta sobre la descolonización del Estado se vuelve central en el contexto actual de Chile, luego de la inédita elección paritaria de candidatas y candidatos constituyentes y saber quiénes van a ser parte de este nuevo órgano fundamental. | Señalo…
(2021-05-31). Death of young student on hospital floor lays bare Argentina's COVID-19 crisis. wsws.org The reopening of Argentina's economy this year rapidly resulted in a second and deadlier wave of the pandemic with a daily average that exceeds 30,000 new cases.
(2021-05-31). Mass demonstrations in Brazil against Bolsonaro's homicidal response to COVID pandemic. wsws.org There is a widespread perception within the population that the COVID-19 catastrophe in Brazil is the result of a deliberate policy of social murder.
(2021-05-31). State Department socialists: The sinister operations of Jacobin and the DSA in Brazil. wsws.org Jacobin is promoting itself in Brazil as an authoritative voice on socialism by bringing together Brazilian representatives of Pabloism, Stalinism and academic identity politics.
(2021-05-31). PAST EVENTS: Calendar of Resistance. samidoun.net 
Click here for new events upcoming! Friday, May 14 Argentina Buenos Aires: solidarity with the Palestinian People — Friday, 14 May 11 am Esmeralda 1212 Buenos Aires, Argentina Info: www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=3892260440894027&id=676711269115643 Australia Adelaide: Speakout: save Sheikh Jarrah, stand with Palestine — Friday, 14 May 5: 00 pm Beehive Corner Adelaide, SA, Australia Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/129509095803129/ Brisbane: Rally and March for Palestinian Nakba Day — Friday, 14 May 5: 30 pm King George Square Meanjin (Brisbane), Australia Facebook Page:…
(2021-05-31). UBER Blood On It's Hands! UBER Murders & The Criminal Record Of UBER In Brazil. indybay.org The role of UBER in Brazil is the focus of this interview. Wagner Oliveria who was a driver with UBER in Sao Paulo Brazil talks about the murders of UBER drivers and the criminal syndicate it operates.
(2021-05-31). Argentina — øEstán nerviosos? globalizacion.ca Algunas noticias, o hechos fogoneados como tales, pretenden entrar en competición con el virus para fijar agenda pública. | øPor qué será? | Por ejemplo, toda la semana pasada se azuzó que Argentina podía estar al borde de otro default porque este…
(2021-05-30). Colombia: An Observer's Account. popularresistance.org The International Mission of Solidarity and Human Rights Observation arrived to Colombia on May 25 to verify denouncements of human rights violations committed by the Colombian forces during the National Strike. | Teri Mattson of CODEPINK who is part of the delegation sends a report from Pereira where she and other members of the mission have been meeting with human rights organizations and movements.
(2021-05-30). Why Israel Is Aiding Colombia's Crackdown On Protesters. popularresistance.org Bogota – For exactly one month now, a nationwide strike has crippled Colombia and has been met with deadly repression by the far-right government of Ivan Duque. As trade unions have shut down major cities, halting mass transit and bringing economic gridlock to the country, government forces have responded with violence. According to government figures, at least 44 people have been killed in protests that began on April 28. A further 500 people have been "disappeared," more than 100 shot with live fire, and at least 28 have been wounded in the eye by police, the notorious ESMAD riot squad, or by paramilitary organ…
(2021-05-30). A New Day of Bloody Repression in Colombia — 10 Deaths Reported, not Counting Desaparecidos. orinocotribune.com 
At least 10 people died on Friday in the Colombian city of Cali, making it one of the deadliest days in the anti-government demonstrations that began a month ago in Colombia and that have suffered harsh repression from the police. This was reported by the mayor's office on Saturday, May 29. | "Ten people" died [only on Friday] "is the report that we have this morning" on events related "to the protest and civil dynamics" in the capital of Valle del Cauca, said the secretary of security of the city, Carlos Rojas, on Caracol Radio . | Armed men fire guns in Cali today while cops look on. The "CAI" building in the b…
(2021-05-30). UN Human Rights Chief Calls for 'End to All Forms of Violence' After Troops Deployed Over Colombian Protests. commondreams.org "I call for an end to all forms of violence, including vandalism, and for all sides to continue talking to each other, and to ensure respect for the life and dignity of all people," said the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights after the Colombian president deployed troops following a month of protests. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/colombia-soldiers-protests-may2021-2600×1361.jpg …
(2021-05-30). Repression and Sexual Violence Against Women in Colombia. libya360.wordpress.com María Fernanda Barreto Colombian women have been protagonists of the National Strike (Photo: Esteban Vega / Semana) The Brutal Repression against the National Strike The figures of human rights violations in Colombia in the context of the repression of the National Strike that began on April 28th are evidence of State terrorism in Colombia. The…
(2021-05-30). Towards A New Chilean Constitution. popularresistance.org A leaderless social movement gathering millions of people across Chile began in October 2019. After decades of protests over healthcare, pensions, education and other issues, these multiple demands converged as one general clamour for social justice and dignity. The referendum for the new constitution, one of the core objectives, would reveal that the status quo had lost legitimacy and that the Chilean people were demanding the re-foundation of the country. This meant dismantling the legacy of the Pinochet regime which benefited a handful of people who today own companies that once belonged to the Chilean State.
(2021-05-30). Brazilians March To Demand Bolsonaro's Impeachment. popularresistance.org Tens of thousands of protesters have poured on to the streets of Brazil's largest cities to demand the impeachment of President Jair Bolsonaro over his catastrophic response to a coronavirus pandemic that has claimed nearly half a million Brazilian lives. | The demonstrators turned out in more than 200 cities and towns for what is the biggest anti-Bolsonaro mobilisation since Brazil's Covid outbreak began | "Today is a decisive milestone in the battle to defeat Bolsonaro's genocidal administration," said Silvia de Mendonàßa, 55, a civil rights activist from Brazil's Unified Black Movement as she led a colum…
(2021-05-30). Over 200 Brazilian Cities Rise Up Against "Genocidal" Bolsonaro. libya360.wordpress.com Leonardo Sakamoto The protests, this Saturday (29), against the Jair Bolsonaro government represented an "I Do Not Authorize" both for the anti-democratic bravado of the president of the Republic and for the sabotage he has been carrying out in the fight against the pandemic. It is representative that Paulista Avenue in Sà£o Paulo has been…