(2021-08-22). Colombia's Duque to Grant Refuge to Afghans Heading to the United States: But the Problem is Venezuela With Imaginary Al-Qaeda Terrorists. orinocotribune.com Caracas, August 21, 2021 (OrinocoTribune.com)—The President of Colombia, Iván Duque, confirmed this Friday, August 20, that his country will provide temporary refuge to Afghans who flee their country while they make "a registration" for their "migratory transfer" to the United States, where they would finally settle. | "Colombia joins the allied countries that are going to offer support to the United States for those nationals of Afghanistan who have helped them for years and who are in the process of making a registration, a migratory transfer to that country; so they will be in Colombia temporarily," Duqu…
(2021-08-22). Latin American Socialism And The Fight Against COVID-19. popularresistance.org Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua have made significant strides in protecting their people and defending their socialist projects, even as they face a series of interventions orchestrated by Washington, ranging from long-running economic blockades to media campaigns and even military operations. The resilience of Latin American socialist societies and institutions in this context of COVID-19 and U.S. intervention merits significant attention.
(2021-08-22). Jeanine àÅñez se inflige heridas menores en prisión boliviana. telesurtv.net El estado de salud de la presidenta de facto de Bolivia es estable, luego que se infligió varias heridas en prisión.
(2021-08-22). Lista del Pueblo elige candidato presidencial Mapuche en Chile. telesurtv.net Se tata de Diego Ancalao quien representará a esa formación pero todavía reunir firmas para presentarse a las elecciones.
(2021-08-22). Francia Márquez, Presidential Pre-Candidate: "We Need a Government Willing to Stop the War in Colombia" libya360.wordpress.com Marco Teruggi The social and environmental leader will be running in the primaries in March against Gustavo Petro, who heads the center-left conglomerate Pacto Histórico. Her movement Soy porque Somos (I am because we are) vindicates the struggles of the Afro-descendant people. "We need to overcome fear and fill this country with hope," says Francia…
(2021-08-22). Asesinan a líder social en Cúcuta, el número 109 durante el 2021 en Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz detalla que desde la asunción de Iván Duque a la Presidencia, en Colombia se han asesinado 819 líderes sociales.
(2021-08-22). The political battle for Peru. zcomm.org Leftist Pedro Castillo has promised change in Peru but Keiko Fujimori remains a political force in a hostile Congress…
(2021-08-22). Runasur: A Project of Cohesion in a Fragmented World. orinocotribune.com By Javier Tolcachier — Aug 13, 2021 | "Let us live as brothers and congregated in a single body. Let us take care of the protection and preservation of the Spaniards, Creoles, mestizos, Zambos and Indians for being all compatriots, as born in these lands and of the same origin." | — Tupac Amaru | "There is nothing in the world more powerful than an idea whose time has come." | — Victor Hugo | The idea of Latin American unity was repeatedly raised in the course of the first American independences. | Denominations such as the South American Nation of Artigas, the Sanmartinian Union of the three ind…
(2021-08-22). Elliott Abrams: If Opposition Decides to Reform or Eliminate 'Interim Government,' We Must Support It. orinocotribune.com The alleged "interim government" of Juan Guaidó is becoming more and more lonely in its abstentionist stand. The "special envoy" of the United States for Venezuela during Donald Trump's administration, Elliott Abrams, stressed that the US government should support the Venezuelan opposition if it decides to participate in the regional elections on November 21. | "If the democratic forces in Venezuela decide to participate in the elections, we [the United States] must support them and vigorously organize international pressure to force Maduro to fulfill the promises he has made on electoral conditions," Abrams said…
(2021-08-22). Venezuela mantiene en 96% la tasa de recuperados de la Covid-19. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta venezolana señaló que en las últimas 24 horas se detectaron 1.116 nuevos casos de la Covid-19.
(2021-08-21). Bolivia charges ex-President Anez with 'genocide' over death of protesters in 2019. rt.com 
Bolivia's former interim president, Jeanine Anez, has been charged with genocide and other crimes over the deaths of 20 people who protested the ousting of the country's longtime socialist leader, Evo Morales, in 2019. | The charges against Anez, who seized power in the Latin American nation for a year, have been "provisionally classified as genocide, serious and minor injury, and injury followed by death," Attorney General Juan Lanchipa announced on Friday. | According to Bolivian law, the ex-president could face 10 to 20 years in prison if found guilty. | The accusations relate to two rallies in the town of…
(2021-08-21). Brazil: Bolsonaro Ask Senate to Impeach Supreme Court's Judge. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro sent an impeachment request to the Senate against Federal Supreme Court's Judge Alexandre de Moraes, who included the President in an investigation on fake news spread. | RELATED: | An executive branch's official delivered the request signed by Bolsonaro to the Senate building, where it should be processed by the President of the Senate Rodrigo Pacheco, who is out of Bras…
(2021-08-21). Intersectional class struggle: from shared oppression to unified resistance. roarmag.org 
Protesters in Cali, Colombia — May 1, 2021. Photo: Farhanah Ali / Shutterstock.com | A fifth of the way through the 21st century, our world is riven by conflict and catastrophe and COVID-19 is accelerating our crises. The global pandemic has killed millions of people, with race, poverty and gender being
(2021-08-21). Mercenaries: From Colombia to the World. mronline.org 
People frequently refer to Colombia as "the coffee-growing country," due to its high volume of coffee exports, but in recent years Colombia has found itself in headlines for a different commodity.
(2021-08-21). Peru: President Castillo Appoints New Foreign Affairs Minister. telesurenglish.net On Friday night, Peru's Foreign Affairs Minister Oscar Maurtua swore in before President Pedro Castillo, who appointed him after the resignation of Hector Bejar on Aug. 17. | RELATED: | After the ceremony, Maurtua spoke to the Media and assured all journalists would find the door open at his ministry since he was willing to collaborate to solve the most urgent problems of the South American country. | Besides saying he accepted…
(2021-08-21). Ambassador Alex Saab Letter to the Venezuelan People: "No Retreat, No Surrender" orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan Special Envoy to Iran, Alex Saab, reiterated his call for justice, through a letter received through his lawyers, one day before the case is to be heard again in the Constitutional Court of Cape Verde on August 13. | NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER! | My fellow Venezuelans; | Today, one day before the hearing before the Constitutional Court which I was not allowed to attend, it is 427 days since I was kidnapped in the Republic of Cape Verde under direct instructions from the United States. | At that time I was as a Special Envoy at the service of the State, ever since April 2018, always on special peacefu…
(2021-08-21). Venezuela Relinquishes Stake in Dominican Refinery, Reclaims Debt. venezuelanalysis.com PDVSA partnered with Refidomsa in 2010 under former President Chávez as part of the PetroCaribe integration project.
(2021-08-21). Revealed: Juan Guaidó Used Millions of Looted Dollars to Asset Strip Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
By John McEvoy — Aug 20, 2021 | On 3 August, The Canary In an effort to access roughly US$2bn of Venezuelan gold held in the Bank of England, it was
(2021-08-21). Juan Guaidó's Four Defeats that Took Him to Dialogue in Mexico. orinocotribune.com Juan Guaidó's successive defeats have forced him to change course. The media and diplomatic support he got in 2019 undoubtedly positioned his image internationally. This allowed Guaidó to arrive at the negotiation table in Mexico with a challenging attitude; although, concretely speaking, he was unable to exercise the power that was supposedly bestowed upon to him. | In this regard, the failures of the previous dialogues in Norway and Dominican Republic, far from putting extra pressure on the Nicolás Maduro government, weakened, instead, the agency of the self-proclaimed "interim president" of Venezuela. So far,…
(2021-08-21). Who is Félix Plasencia, Venezuela's New Foreign Minister? orinocotribune.com This Thursday, August 19, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced changes in five ministries of his cabinet, after several members of the Executive were elected to be candidates for the regional elections scheduled for November 21. | Among the changes that Maduro made, one of the most significant was…