(2021-06-25). Latin American news briefs. greenleft.org.au The movement in Brazil to demand Jair Bolsonaro's impeachment is growing, Peruvians mobilise to defend their leftist president-elect and Uruguyan workers strike against hunger abd inequality.
(2021-06-25). Carabobo is Today. orinocotribune.com By Fransay Riera — Jun 24, 2021 | Saying "Carabobo is today" is not rhetorical. The revitalization of symbols and of patriotic pride that began with the arrival of Hugo Chávez to power, in addition to its merits for the symbolic struggle, recognizes the validity and proposes the continuity of the campaign for the freedom of this continent, historically truncated by the petty interests of the empires and their Creole lackeys. | In that sense, dusting off the history of Venezuela, in addition to being a necessary exercise for reinforcing our collective memory, undoubtedly assures our unity. It makes it clear t…
(2021-06-24). Peru: A President-Elect, Non-Existent Fraud, a Fractured Country. orinocotribune.com 
By Marco Teruggi — Jun 18, 2021 | Pedro Castillo won the elections in Peru, but has not yet been declared president. Keiko Fujimori seeks to disavow the results through different procedures that postpone the official announcement and plunge the country into multiple tensions, a situation that could drag on for days or weeks. | "Why do I support Professor Castillo? Because he is clear about the constitutional reforms that the country requires, and many of these reforms affect the interests of the great economic powers that today are entrenched in the State, in collusion with the corrupt governments in power",…
(2021-06-24). Venezuela's Attorney General Labels Alex Saab's Illegal Detention as an Abduction. orinocotribune.com 
The Attorney General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, described the illegal detention of the Venezuelan special envoy and Alternate Ambassador to the African Union, Alex Saab, as an "abduction." The case constitutes an example of a flagrant disregard of the right to a legal defense and to due process, and a clear violation of Alex Saab's human rights. | When inaugurating his new Twitter Space, #twitterspacesdelfiscaltarek, on the popular social media platform, the highest representative of the Venezuelan Public Ministry stressed that this illegal process against Alex Saab "has been use…
(2021-06-24). The Case of Alex Saab: US Abduction of Venezuelan Diplomat, a Global Challenge. globalresearch.ca
(2021-06-24). Venezuela Demands Government of Cape Verde Guarantee Right to Life & Due Process to Alex Saab. orinocotribune.com Given the most recent information on the state of his health, and Cape Verde's refusal to release Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela issued a Below the is full unofficial translation of the communiqué: | The Bolivari…
(2021-06-24). Iran and Venezuela to Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi highlighted their commitment to strengthen bilateral cooperation to overcome U.S. sanctions against their countries. | RELATED: | "I had a telephone conversation with Seyed Ebrahim Raisi, President-Elect of the Islamic Republic of Iran. We agree to strengthen our ties of brotherhood and cooperation to advance in the joint…
(2021-06-24). PDF of June 24 issue. workers.org 
Download the PDF. Struggle goes beyond Juneteenth Emancipation and resistance Editorial: Reparations and abolition Pride coverage: Bigotry behind SCOTUS ruling; Atlanta, Buffalo, Cleveland; Also: Consuewella Africa remembered; Reproductive rights under attack; Indigenous victory over pipeline; Kamala Harris & Wall Street; Biden, G7 and NATO. GLOBAL: Peru, Haiti, Palestinian Resistance, China. . . . |
(2021-06-24). 'Turning right, repressing left': How Venezuela's Maduro shifted course. greenleft.org.au In the face of a deep economic and political crisis, Venezuela's government has turned right on policy while repressing the left. Antonio GonzaÃÅlez Plessmann speaks to Green Left about the situation.
(2021-06-24). 'Turning right, repressing left': Under pressure, Venezuela's Maduro shifts course. greenleft.org.au In the face of a prolonged and deep economic and political crisis, Venezuela's government has embarked on a "turn to the right" in economic policy, while resorting to repression against the left. Federico Fuentes speaks with human rights activist Antonio GonzaÃÅlez Plessmann about the situation.
(2021-06-24). Rise in Fake News Tarnishing Venezuela's Mass Vaccination Campaign against COVID-19. orinocotribune.com 
Since the transformation process led by Commander Hugo Chávez began, Venezuela has continuously been in the eye of the media hurricane. A good research project for the new generations of communicators and journalists would be to make a detailed inventory of the many and varied lies against the Bolivarian Revolution, all set against the country and its people over the last two decades. The media disinformation campaign has even worsened in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. | Surely the list of falsehoods will be as surprising as it is extensive. But perhaps it has been in these last 5 or 6 years of extreme aggre…
(2021-06-24). Venezuela Celebrates Cuba's Victory at UN in Resolution Against US Blockade. orinocotribune.com 
"Once again the world rejects the imperialist aggression against the island of dignity, our heroic Cuba. 184 nations of the five continents rejected the blockade," said Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Wednesday, June 23, following the UN General Assembly's approval, by an overwhelming margin, of the resolution demanding an end to the illegal blockade that the United States has maintained against the island for more than 60 years. | On his Twitter account, @NicolasMaduro, the Venezuelan head of state posted that this victory is "a clear sign of the emergence of a new world, without hegemon, more humane and…
(2021-06-24). President Maduro Inaugurates Monument to the Battle of Carabobo Bicentennial (+ Photos). orinocotribune.com 
On Tuesday, June 23, the President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, attended the inauguration of monuments built and restored as part of the Bicentenary of the Battle of Carabobo and the Bolivarian Army Day. "Two hundred years later and here we are a united and victorious people, standing tall, and proud of our history," said President Maduro from Campo de Carabobo near Valencia, Carabobo state. | "It was Commander Chávez who brought Bolívar to walk alongside the Venezuelan people," added the head of state. | President Maduro recalled that Bolívar was betrayed time and again, but his project was sealed in history.
(2021-06-24). Anti-Imperialists Convene in Venezuela for Carabobo Bicentennial Congress. libya360.wordpress.com Cindy Forster Opening day of the Bicentennial Congress of Peoples of the World in Caracas, Venezuela. June 21, 2021. Photo: Twitter @dannyshawcuny Venezuela has launched a bold call for unity among the left at the International Bicentennial Congress of the Peoples of the World, taking place this week in Caracas, June 21st to 24th. Conceived…
(2021-06-24). The Unity Between the People and the Army Protects Venezuela. telesurenglish.net After overwhelmingly winning the 1998 elections, Commander Hugo Chavez became president in 1999 and inaugurated the Bolivarian Revolution, a process of profound economic, political, and social transformation which changed the traditional relationship between the military and the civilian population. | RELATED: | Based on his experience as a military man and his socialist values, Chavez consolidated the National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela (FANB…
(2021-06-24). Anti-Imperialists Convene in Venezuela for Carabobo Bicentennial Congress. popularresistance.org Venezuela has launched a bold call for unity among the left at the International Bicentennial Congress of the Peoples of the World, taking place this week in Caracas, June 21st to 24th. Conceived by worker-president Nicolás Maduro Moros, the Congress is a socialist and a worldwide initiative. It proposes the Anti-Imperialist Platform of the Working Class. The Bicentennial celebrates the victory of Simon Bolivar's armies over the royal troops of Madrid in the territory that became Venezuela.
(2021-06-24). Venezuela Starts Bicentennial Celebrations. telesurenglish.net In the early hours of Thursday morning, Venezuelans began the celebrations to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Carabobo Battle, the military exploit that consolidated the independence of their country on June 24, 1821. | RELATED: | The celebrations for the bicentennial of independence began with a ceremony in honor of the patriots held at the National Pantheon. Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino and Boliva…
(2021-06-24). 200 Years Since the Battle of Carabobo. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News Today marks 200 years since the Battle of Carabobo in Venezuela, the battle which dealt the deadly blow to Spanish colonialism and which would secure independence a couple of months later. This week, social movements from five continents are gathered in Caracas for the Bicentennial Congress of the Peoples of the World to…
(2021-06-24). Bicentennial Congress of the Peoples of the World in Venezuela unites anti-Imperialist, anti-neoliberal struggles. peoplesdispatch.org Over 600 political leaders, intellectuals, activists and representatives of various progressive organizations, social movements and trade unions from across the globe met in Caracas to take part in an international forum, aimed at uniting people's struggles against imperialism and neoliberalism…
(2021-06-24). Venezuela Fights New Battles for Its Independence. telesurenglish.net Regarding the celebration of the bicentennial of Venezuelan independence, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino recalled that his country is waging a new Battle of Carabobo due to the aggressions that the United States and its regional allies carry out against the Bolivarian people. | RELATED: | "Could it be that we are waging the third Battle of Carabobo?… I would dare to say so. The People have the reins of a civic-mi…
(2021-06-24). Protest erupts in Brazil in retaliation to Bolsonaro COVID disaster. challenge-magazine.org 
Bolsonaro's government has not made a concerted effort to fight the pandemic, on the contrary, the president has sought to undermine the legitimacy of COVID-19 as a genuine threat and has actively obstructed plans to improve the country's situation. Only 11% of Brazil's 211 million people have been vaccinated, and acquisitions of new vaccines have been made few and far between.
(2021-06-24). Colombia: Analyzing the Strike from the Peoples' Congress. orinocotribune.com The national strike continues to be a topic of discussion in Colombia and the world. Also the repression and crimes of state terrorism of the government of Ivan Duque. That is why this week the Peoples' Tribunal condemned the regime for genocide. | To talk about the current situation, we interviewed the leader of the Peoples' Congress, Jimmy Moreno, who expresses the sentiments of those who are in the daily struggle to transform the country, with social justice and sovereignty. | How is the situation of the national strike? Is the same level of mobilization as last month still taking place? | We are now in the 51…
(2021-06-24). Colombia — La ofensiva del descenso. globalizacion.ca Con la expectativa de resolver el dilema impuesto por el acelerado ascenso de la lucha social y del sentimiento nacional de rechazo contra su gobierno y todo lo que él representa; en la disyuntiva de encerrarse en Palacio y esperar,…
(2021-06-23). Peru: Fujimori threatens pre-emptive coup. workers.org 
Thousands of poor Peruvians from the countryside and mountains have gone to Lima to demonstrate support for Pedro Castillo, the progressive candidate of the Perú Libre (Free Peru) party who won a narrow election victory for president. His opponent, rightist candidate Keiko Fujimori, has without evidence been claiming election fraud . . . |
(2021-06-23). Foreign Affairs Minister Arreaza Discusses the Real Reasons Behind US Aggression Against Venezuela (+Russia). orinocotribune.com 
Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Arreaza, on his official visit to the Russian Federation, gave a keynote speech at the Valdai International Discussion Club in Moscow on June 22. In his address, Minister Arreaza explained—from a historical and geopolitical perspective—the real reasons behind the imperial attempts to dominate Venezuela as well as the multipronged aggression led by the United States against the Bolivarian nation. | Arreaza pointed out that the unilateral coercive measures, misnamed sanctions, constitute a collective punishment inflicted on 30 million Venezuelans, for the sole r…
(2021-06-23). Venezuela May Continue Challenging Illegal Blockade Imposed by the European Union. orinocotribune.com The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled this Tuesday that Venezuela is entitled to challenge the unilateral and restrictive measures imposed on it by the old continental supremacist bloc. | With the ruling, the highest European court annulled the judgment of the General Court in which an appeal filed by Venezuela was declared inadmissible. With the appeal, Venezuela had requested the annulment of the illegal sanctions, and argued that it was "affected by its provisions." | The case | In 2017, after the violent street riots know as guarimbas, led by the Venezuelan extreme right, the Council of the…
(2021-06-23). Peru: Fujimori cries electoral fraud. zcomm.org And unleashes torrent of racism…
(2021-06-23). Peru at the brink of civil war? The uprising of the dispossessed. mronline.org This is the moment for the vast majority of Peruvians that they have been waiting for; those Peruvians that have always been considered as "non-people" by the oligarchy. | June 22, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-06-23). Venezuelan Minister for Defense: 'Craig Faller's Visit to Area Bordering Colombia an Act of Destabilization' (+Guyana). orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) stated that the visit of the head of the Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), Craig Faller, to Puerto Carreño (Colombian department of Vichada), on the border with Venezuela, is "ironic and implausible." This was part of a statement issued this Monday, June 21 and signed by the Minister of Defense, Vladimir Padrino López. For Padrino, as he wrote on his Twitter account, Faller's visit constitutes an "interventionist act in the midst of the systematic destabilization against Venezuela." | "Without a doubt, this visit is not due to reasons of bilateral cooperation in matte…
(2021-06-23). Venezuela's President Calls To Consolidate Latin American Unity. telesurenglish.net During an event honoring the Battle of Carabobo, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday called on Latin American peoples to regional unity. | RELATED: | "Either we are all free or no one is free. Either there is a Latin American homeland for everyone or there is no homeland for anyone," he said, recalling Simon Bolivar, who led the struggle of several South American countries against Spain during the 19th-centu…
(2021-06-23). TeleSUR Gets the Carabobo Bicentennial Extraordinary Prize. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, TeleSUR was awarded the "Carabobo Bicentennial Extraordinary Price" for its audiovisual work about the Battle of Carabobo, which consolidated Venezuela's independence from Spain on June 24, 1821. | RELATED: | The multimedia news network received this award from the jury of the National Journalism Award (NJA) thanks to a work of historical reconstruction in which the most important moments of the battl…
(2021-06-23). Venezuela: Maduro Promises a 'Revolution' of Justice and Prison System. venezuelanalysis.com Human rights collective Surgentes told Venezuelanalysis that the reforms must eradicate the class-based character of the administration of justice in the country.
(2021-06-23). Two Hundred Years After Carabobo, Venezuela Still Remains Really Free and Sovereign, says Jorge Rodríguez. orinocotribune.com President of the National Assembly (AN), Jorge Rodríguez, emphasized that 200 years after the Battle of Carabobo, Venezuela continues to remain a free and sovereign nation as it celebrates the bicentenary of the battle for independence. | He made this comment in his speech during a regular session of the National Assembly on June 22, when a proposal to hold a Solemn Session for the celebration of 200 years of the Battle of Carabobo at 4: 00 p.m. on June 23 was unanimously approved. | The National Assembly deputy highlighted the importance of June 24 this year as a date of resistance by the Venezuelan people agains…
(2021-06-23). The Communard Union, Chávez's ideas in action: A conversation with Juan Lenzo. mronline.org The Communard Union is a grassroots organization that has set communal society its strategic horizon. For two years the Union has been working throughout the country in a heroic effort to re-politicize and reactivate Venezuelan communes and related projects. In this interview, we talk to Juan "Juancho" Lenzo. He is a co-founder of Tatuy Televisión, […] | June 22, 2021…
(2021-06-23). Bolivian Ex-Minister of Defense Plotted a Second Coup Using U.S. Mercenaries. zcomm.org Leaked phone recordings and emails reveal a top official was prepared to use foreign troops to block Bolivia's left-wing MAS party from returning to power…
(2021-06-23). A 14-Day Global Campaign Demands Justice for Victims of Bolivia Coup. orinocotribune.com 
On 10 November 2019, the democratically elected government of Evo Morales in Bolivia was
(2021-06-23). When Arce Won the 2020 Elections àÅñez's Military Wing Planned Another Coup in Bolivia with U.S. Mercenaries. libya360.wordpress.com Mison VerdadFormer Bolivian defense minister and other members of the military high command were planning another coup d'état (Photo: Bolivian Ministry of Defense). Almost two years after the coup d'état in Bolivia against Evo Morales, there is more evidence confirming the participation of foreign actors and interests in the coup's execution. Recently, recordings of calls…
(2021-06-23). Brazil: Ex-President Lula Offers Exclusive Interview to teleSUR. telesurenglish.net During the interview, Lula said that he would decide on his candidature for Brazil's presidency later this year, stating that many in his party (Brazil's Worker's Party, PT) wanted him to be its candidate. | Discussing the current state of Brazilian politics with teleSUR's Jorge Gestoso on Wednesday evening's Notables program, the ex-president said that the most important thing is not Lula's candidacy for the 2022 presidential elections but urgent matters such as the country's vaccination strategy, emergency salaries for COVID-19 victims and access to credits and unemployment for those most affected by the pan…
(2021-06-23). Brazil: Gov't Deal to Purchase Covaxin Under Inquiry. telesurenglish.net Brazilian federal prosecutors reportedly started a probe involving India's Bharat Biotech and a contract worth $320m for 20 million Covaxin doses. This, as part of a Senate Inquiry over irregularities in the government handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | According to a document from the attorney general's press office, the price of the vaccines call the attention of the prosecutors, as the $15 per vacc…
(2021-06-23). Indigenous Protest Brazil Bill That Could Weaken Land Claims. latinorebels.com BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Hundreds of Indigenous people gathered outside Brazil's Congress on Wednesday to push for rejection of a bill that could loosen protections for their lands—a proposal that has already prompted clashes with police.
(2021-06-23). COVID deaths rise among Brazil's Petrobras oil workers. wsws.org There has been a 125 percent increase in oil workers' deaths over the last two months, from 20 deaths as of April 5 to 45 deaths by June 15.
(2021-06-23). Brazil's Workers Party seeks right-wing electoral alliances as generals warn of "breaking point" wsws.org Mass demonstrations against Bolsonaro's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic have deepened fears within the Brazilian ruling class of an eruption of class struggle.
(2021-06-23). Genocide in Brazil: SOS Yanomami. mronline.org A report by the National Indigenous Foundation (Funai) has revealed that seven mining boats carrying firearms fired on indigenous people from the Palimiú community in Roraima on May 10, since then they have suffered SEVEN DAYS of consecutive attacks | June 23, 2021…
(2021-06-23). ALL OUR SUPPORT TO THE COLOMBIAN PEOPLE'S UPRISING. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from revolutionary and anti — imperialist organizations and parties in support of the people's movement in Colombia. Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) is among the signers. | The undersigned parties and organizations express our total support for the people's uprising in Colombia, begun again on the 28th of April and initiated on November 2019 against the same oligarquic and pro-imperialist government of Iván Duque. | After the fifteen days of this superior phase of the Colombian resistance (they) have shown much militancy, heroism and…
(2021-06-23). ALL OUR SUPPORT TO THE COLOMBIAN PEOPLE'S UPRISING. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from revolutionary and anti — imperialist organizations and parties in support of the people's movement in Colombia. Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) is among the signers. | The undersigned parties and organizations express our total support for the people's uprising in Colombia, begun again on the 28th of April and initiated on November 2019 against the same oligarquic and pro-imperialist government of Iván Duque. | After the fifteen days of this superior phase of the Colombian resistance (they) have shown much militancy, heroism and…
(2021-06-23). Colombia: The Common as an Alternative to Neoliberalism. libya360.wordpress.com Joahann Sebastian Reyes Bejarano Sustained resistance and social mobilization have made possible the emergence of relationships of solidarity and collective care that rebuild the social fabric and forge new expressions of organized popular radicalism from the streets. The protests that began last April 28th in Colombia have reached an unprecedented extent in the country's history….
(2021-06-23). Chile Hopes to Accelerate Closure of Coal Power Plants by 2025. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Chile's Chamber of Deputies approved an initiative that prohibits the construction and operation of new coal-fired thermoelectric plants in the country, establishing that existing pants will be shut down by 2025. | RELATED: | The draft bill, which still must be debated in the Senate, passed with 93 votes in favor, from the opposition, five against, and 47 abstentions—almost entir…