Daily Archives: June 29, 2021

2021-06-29: News Headlines

WSWS (2021-06-29). Support grows for US Volvo Trucks strike among Indian workers. wsws.org The WSWS spoke to auto workers in Sriperumbudur in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu who supported striking Volvo workers in Dublin, Virginia.

sputniknews (2021-06-29). 'Enough Already': Allies Flee Fujimori Camp as Peru Ballot Recount Attempt Hits Fourth Week. sputniknews.com Across Latin America, left-wing political movements are again on the rise, in many cases led by indigenous figures who have united the struggles of indigenous campesinos and urban industrial workers against pro-business governments friendly toward Washington.

Matt Sedlar (2021-06-29). "Stop the Steal" Campaign by Losing Candidate in Peru Must Come to an End. cepr.net MarketWatch See article on original site Peru is currently facing a serious problem following its June 6 presidential election that is similar to what we had in the US in November. The losing candidate, Keiko Fujimori, is refusing to accept the results. Like Trump, she claims without evidence that it was stolen. Keiko Fujimori is …

Staff (2021-06-29). Venezuela Reports 1,286 New COVID-19 Cases & 13 Deaths on Sunday. orinocotribune.com A total of 1,286 new cases of COVID-19, of which 1,283 are of community transmission and 3 imported, were reported in the last 24 hours by the Venezuelan health authorities, raising the accumulated total of infections to 269,635, while the recovery rate remains at 93%, or 250,528 healed patients, thanks to the free treatments guaranteed by the Bolivarian Government. | The report was presented Sunday, June 27, by the Executive Vice President, Delcy Rodríguez, through her Twitter account @delcyrodriguezv, during the customary daily balance provided by the Presidential Commission for the Control and Prevention of CO…

Lucía Eugenia Córdova (2021-06-29). Report on First Phase of PSUV Primaries Process—21N Regional Elections. orinocotribune.com This Sunday, June 27, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) experienced an unprecedented process of strengthening its internal participatory democracy. The PSUV bases had the opportunity to nominate freely, and according to a policy that guarantees gender parity to their candidates in the upcoming regional and municipal elections. As planned, more than 14,000 Bolívar Chávez Battle Units (UBCH) were organized in assemblies and began the nomination procedure previously defined by PSUV's Electoral Commission. | In the final stretch of the day, the First Vice President of the PSUV, Diosdado Cabello Rondón, r…

Editor (2021-06-29). 'Turning right, repressing left': How Venezuela's Maduro shifted course. mronline.org 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. | June 29, 2021…

WSWS (2021-06-28). Protests and coup threats as Peru enters fourth week without certification of presidential vote. wsws.org There is growing popular unrest in Peru in the face of what has been described as a slow-motion coup to overturn the election of Pedro Castillo as president.

Editor (2021-06-28). The imminent coup in Peru. mronline.org Legal maneuvers and delays, presented by the far-right, are pushing Peru closer to a coup with each passing day. It's been 20 days since Peru's June 6th election, and the authorities have not yet proclaimed the winner, Pedro Castillo. | June 28, 2021…

teleSUR (2021-06-28). Peruvian JNE Turns Down 10 More Appeals From Fuerza Popular. telesurenglish.net The Plenary of the Peruvian National Jury of Elections (JNE) declared on Monday as unfounded ten other appeals filed by Keiko Fujimori's political party, Fuerza Popular, regarding the nullity of the electoral records. | RELATED: | The confirmation of the JNE comes after Fuerza Popular presented the previous week the nullity of another ten electoral records alluding to alleged irregularities, which were not argued by the party of the ultra-right…

teleSUR (2021-06-28). Peru Resumes Review of Vote Annulment Requests. telesurenglish.net Peru's Jurado Nacional Electoral (JNE) on Monday will continue with the review of ten appeals whereby the far-right Popular Force candidate Keiko Fujimori is trying to prevent Free Peru candidate Pedro Castillo from being declared the winner of the presidential elections held on June 6. | RELATED: | The JNE plenary session, which was expected to begin at 09H30 local time and be broadcast on TV channels and social net…

Mario Wainfeld (2021-06-28). Argentina — Perspectivas, qué se pone en juego en el Congreso: Un vistazo sobre las elecciones que vienen. globalizacion.ca El ex presidente estadounidense Donald Trump denunció fraude, una caterva impresentable de republicanos copó el Capitolio meses atrás. Keiko Fujimori, la candidata peruana a presidenta abonada a la derrota tras definición por penales, denuncia fraude y opera para impedir que…

_____ (2021-06-28). Strikers Across Colombia Are Demanding Transformational Change. popularresistance.org What started as a Colombian protest against a regressive tax bill has become a national strike against police brutality and poverty. | The administration of President Ivan Duque has already pulled back the tax reform and the finance minister has resigned, but people are angry and marches and road blocks continue. Unions, student groups, and other organizations have formed a National Strike Committee which is negotiating with the government, demanding transformational change. | Among the strike committee's demands are guaranteed health care during the pandemic, a universal basic income, and a commitment to protect…

teleSUR (2021-06-28). Colombia Still Has No Solutions After Two Months of Protests. telesurenglish.net On April 28, Colombians began a national strike to demand that President Ivan Duque drop a tax reform and austerity program designed to satisfy International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditionalities. | RELATED: Colombia: Political-Motivated Assassinations on the Rise | This neoliberal policy package, which was sent to Congress in 2019, further exacerbated the economic crisis previously generated by Duque and his cabinet. Instead of listening to the demands of a population experiencing serious levels of unemployment and poverty, the Colombian government responded to the protest by increasing police brutality. | So…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-06-28). Killings of social leaders and ex-combatants continue in Colombia and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at 2 months of Colombia's National Strike, the release of activists Samar Badawi and Nassima al-Sadah from prison in Saudi Arabia, and more…

Paul Dobson (2021-06-28). US, EU, Canada Impose Conditions for Possible Sanctions 'Review'. venezuelanalysis.com Washington and its allies demanded Caracas show "meaningful progress" in talks with Guaidó and upholding "international standards for democracy."

Nino Pagliccia (2021-06-28). US-EU-Canada: A Shameless Admission of Punishing Venezuela. orinocotribune.com By Nino Pagliccia — Jun 26, 2021 | The US State Department posted a The actual message comes two thirds of the way down the note: "We welcome substantive, credible advancements to restore core democratic processes and institutions in Venezuela and are willing to review sanctions policies based on meaning…

Bruno Rodríguez Padilla (2021-06-28). " °Cuenten todos con Cuba en la primera fila de esta batalla por la vida, por la dignidad, por la paz y por la justicia!" globalizacion.ca Discurso del Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de la República de Cuba en la XIX Cumbre del ALBA-TCP. 24 de junio de 2021 | Compañero Nicolás Maduro Moros, presidente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela. | Compañero Luis Arce Catacora, presidente del Estado…

Adán Chávez Frías (2021-06-28). El partido de Chávez. globalizacion.ca I | Cuando en diciembre de 2006 el Comandante Hugo Chávez propuso la creación del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV), como consecuencia del proceso de maduración de las fuerzas revolucionarias y tras la victoria obtenida en las elecciones presidenciales de…

Staff (2021-06-28). Diosdado Cabello: High Turnout in PSUV Primaries Application Process — Preliminary Results. orinocotribune.com This Sunday, June 27, the first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, informed through his Instagram account @mazo4f that the nomination process for candidates for the mega-elections of November 21 has been carried out in a transparent manner with a high turnout and spirit. | From the counting center of the PSUV primaries nomination process, Cabello praised the high participation of the party's revolutionary membership in the voting. "People have realized the purity of this process, the greatness of this process, and haveattended en masse to make their nominations and…

Staff (2021-06-28). Spain's MEP Manu Pineda: 'There is a Global Movement Committed to a Multilateral World'. orinocotribune.com "There is a global movement that is committed to a multilateral world, that is why the empire targets China or Russia, because they can lead a process against the hegemony of the empire," said the European Parliament deputy and head of International Relations for the Communist Party of Spain, José Manuel "Manu" Pineda, during an interview this Sunday, June 27, on the television program Aquí con Ernesto Villegas [here with Ernesto Villegas], hosted by the journalist and Minister for Culture of Venezuela, Ernesto Villegas. | Pineda said that this movement "does not accept that there is a global policeman who tells…

Staff (2021-06-28). Conclusion to Second Week of Automated Voting System's Comprehensive Audit—21N Venezuela's Regional Elections. orinocotribune.com On Friday June 25, Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) completed the second week of the Comprehensive Audit of the Venezuelan Automated Voting System, which began last Monday, June 14, in preparation for the regional and municipal mega-elections that will take place on Sunday, November 21, the electoral body reported through its Twitter account @cneesvzla. | A spokesperson for the group of academic experts—participants in the process alongside representatives of all political parties—considered the assessment to be progressing as planned. | Likewise, they complimented the high technical level…

teleSUR (2021-06-28). Thousands of Venezuelans Run for the Socialist Party Primaries. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, over 35,000 militants of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) took part as pre-candidates in the nomination process for those who will compete in the August 8 primary elections. | RELATED: | The nomination process happened through popular assemblies that for 9 hours discussed who could be the aspirants for positions of governors, mayors, councilmen, and lawmakers. | As a result of this polit…

Celina della Croce (2021-06-28). How a U.S. Congressman Took on the U.S. Blockade Against Venezuela. counterpunch.org On a cold winter day in February 2019, activists gathered in downtown Northampton, Massachusetts, to denounce the attempted U.S.-backed coup in Venezuela. More than two years later, in the wake of ongoing rallies and discussions with Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts, activists gained some ground as the congressman tweetedan open letter to President Joe

teleSUR (2021-06-28). Maduro Presents Simon Bolivar 2021 National Journalism Award. telesurenglish.net This Monday, the President of the Venezuelan Republic, Nicolás Maduro, presented the Simón Bolívar 2021 National Journalism Award at the Miraflores Palace. | RELATED: | Journalist Teresa Maniglia was unanimously awarded the Simón Bolívar 2021 Unique Journalism Award for her prolific activity favoring journalism for peace and life and her contributions to freedom of expression through social networks. | Likewise,…

teleSUR (2021-06-28). Brazilians Protest Against Attempt to End Land Demarcations. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Brazilian Indigenous people are holding demonstrations throughout the country to protest against the possible approval the L-490, a bill that seeks to interrupt the process of demarcation of Indigenous territories to facilitate the privatization of Amazonian lands. | RELATED: | This bill plans to transfer the responsibility for the demarcation of territories from the Indigenous People Foundation…

teleSUR (2021-06-28). Brazilians To Mobilize Against Bolsonaro on July 3. telesurenglish.net The government of Jair Bolsonaro braces for another national demonstration summoned for July 3 as the Fora Bolsonaro Front announced that it would back the streets to demand the resignation of the far-right president. | RELATED: | "The struggle of the masses is the decisive element in opening the process of Bolsonaro's impeachment. We want to use the rally on July 3 to send a message to the President of the (Low…

teleSUR (2021-06-28). Leonidas Iza Elected as CONAIE President in Ecuador. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) elected the Cotopaxi's Indigenous Peoples leader Leonidas Iza as its president for the next three years. | RELATED: | At the 7th Congress of CONAIE, which was held in Tunguragua province, Senaida Yasacama, a woman representing the Quichua people, was also elected as vice-president. | During this national meeting, Iza reached 821 votes while Saragur…

Eduardo Aliverti (2021-06-28). Argentinas — Las elecciones y lo que se perdería de vista. globalizacion.ca Una pregunta contrafáctica, que se efectuó aquí hace ya algún rato, es si las cosas que inquietan o angustian al palo progresista, debido a las reales y eventuales timideces del Gobierno, serían sustancialmente distintas si comandase en forma directa lo…

Nicolás Centurión (2021-06-28). Uruguay — Una democracia plena…con pleno rostro de impunidad. globalizacion.ca Víspera del 27 de junio, a 48 años del golpe de Estado. Aquella fatídica noche, el Presidente electo Juan María Bordaberry disolvió las cámaras legislativas. Se inauguraba así, la noche más larga y tenebrosa de la historia uruguaya. | 8 años…

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