Daily Archives: July 19, 2021

2021-07-19: News Headlines

Staff (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…

Matt Sedlar (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 …

William Manson (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 …

Michele de Mello (2021-07-19). ELN believes 2022 elections in Colombia will "likely favor peace" peoplesdispatch.org 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…

The Associated Press (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.

Staff (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.

Staff (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…

teleSUR, JL (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.

Staff (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…

Paul Dobson (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.

Steve Sweeney (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…

Nan McCurdy, Nora McCurdy (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 …

teleSUR, drl, JL (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.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (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…

Matt Sedlar (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 …

Ezili Dantà≤ (2021-07-19). Geopolitics Behind Jovenel Moise's Assassination? Haiti's Rapprochement with Russia, Venezuela and Turkey. globalresearch.ca The …

teleSUR (2021-07-18). Peru to Officially Declare Pedro Castillo as the New President. telesurenglish.net The National Jury of Elections (JNE) is set to confirm leftist Pedro Castillo as Peru's new President after rejecting all the electoral complaints filed by right-wing Popular Force (FP) candidate Keiko Fujimori. | RELATED: | JNE advisor Alexandra Marallano explained that the official announcement might take place on Tuesday or Wednesday next week. | The decision comes after the JNE reported the conclusion of an electoral r…

_____ (2021-07-18). Amazon Rainforest Is Releasing More Carbon Than It Stores. popularresistance.org Over the last several years researchers have said that the Amazon is on the verge of transforming from a crucial storehouse for heat-trapping gasses to a source of them, a dangerous shift that could destabilize the atmosphere of the planet. | Now, after years of painstaking and inventive research, they have definitively measured that shift. | In a study published Wednesday in Nature, a team of researchers led by scientists from the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research, reported results from measuring carbon concentrations in columns of air above the Amazon. They found that the massive continental-size…

teleSUR (2021-07-18). Chile Sets up Over 2,000 Voting Centers for Primary Elections. telesurenglish.net Primary elections in Chile began on Sunday at 6.00 a.m to select presidential candidates for the Nov. 21 elections. | RELATED: | Chileans must vote for representatives from the ruling Let's go Chile (CV) coalition and the leftist I Approve Dignity pact (YA).

teleSUR, JCM (2021-07-18). Plan Vuelta a la Patria Marítimo repatriará a 650 venezolanos. telesurtv.net

teleSUR, JL (2021-07-18). Latinoamericanos expresan solidaridad a la Revolución Cubana. telesurtv.net Centenares de ciudadanos se concentraron en las Embajadas de Cuba en Argentina, Chile, Perú y Colombia para expresar solidaridad ante los ataques de EE.UU.

Peter Koenig (2021-07-18). Cuba and Venezuela Under Siege? The Failed "Soft Coups" globalresearch.ca

teleSUR (2021-07-18). Venezuela's Vice President Rodriguez Ratifies Support to Cuba. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodriguez concluded an official visit to Cuba, where she ratified her country's support for the Cuban Revolution. | RELATED: | On Friday, she met Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel to discuss cooperation agreements and the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. | Rodriguez delivered a message of solidarity from Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro while also rejecting the U.

teleSUR, lvm, JL (2021-07-18). Bolivia recuerda a líder socialista desaparecido en dictadura. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado reiteró que no descansará hasta encontrar los restos del líder socialista Marcelo Quiroga.

Staff (2021-07-18). Venezuela Condemns Chile's Granting of Political Asylum to Another Fugitive Accused of Cota 905 Terrorism. orinocotribune.com The Foreign Affairs Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Jorge Arreaza reported on Friday, July 16, through a

Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza (2021-07-18). Chavista Chronicles from Caracas — Jen McKinney and Luisa Herrera — DSA Delegation to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Caracas, July 17, 2021 (OrinocoTribune.com)—In this new episode of Chavista Chronicles from Caracas, we had the pleasure to interview Jen McKinney and Luisa Herrera of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). They were part of a larger delegation that visited Venezuela to participate in the Bicentennial Congress of the Peoples of the World, held from June 22 to June 24. | Jen McKinney is a full-time mom and chair of DSA's National Political Committee. She has devoted most of her time to building mutual aid efforts within the organization. And Luisa Herrera is a community activist on the board of the DSA Inte…

Nino Pagliccia (2021-07-18). Venezuela's Successful Resistance and Self-Destruction of the United States. orinocotribune.com By Nino Pagliccia — Jul 16, 2021 | Venezuela today is the epicentre of a revolutionary movement that wants to establish a different political paradigm for Latin America; a new paradigm of an autochthonous ideology with historical and cultural elements, with a single vision but a renewing tactical approach on the basis of a constant dialectical analysis of the global context of our era. Analyst Yanis Iqbal fittingly

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-07-18). Peru: Electoral Jury Confirms Pedro Castillo's Victory. libya360.wordpress.com Carlos Noriega Pedro Castillo will assume the presidency of Peru on July 28. The electoral authorities concluded their review and rejected, for lack of grounds, all the claims of the right-wing Keiko Fujimori to annul the votes of Professor Pedro Castillo, in an attempt to snatch the victory from the left-wing candidate. Thus, after a…

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