Daily Archives: September 24, 2021

2021-09-24: News Headlines

Staff (2021-09-24). Declaration Issued in NYC by 18 Countries of UN Anti-Sanctions Group. orinocotribune.com The First Ministerial Meeting of the Group of Friends in Defense of the United Nations Charter, also know as the UN Anti-Sanctions Group, was held this Thursday, September 23, in New York, USA, at the Venezuelan Diplomatic Mission to the United Nations. The meeting was attended by representatives of 18 countries that promote multilateralism, compliance with the declarations of the United Nations' founding charter, and denounce illegal coercive measures (or "sanctions"), within the framework of the 76th UN General Assembly in New York. | According to experts, there are more than 33 countries illegally sanctioned b…

teleSUR, JL (2021-09-24). Pdte. de Bolivia pide que vacunas se consideren como derecho. telesurtv.net "El capitalismo ha mercantilizado todos los ámbitos de la vida social y la salud no escapa de sus tentáculo", acotó el jefe de Estado.

WSWS (2021-09-24). Barbaric experiments with "COVID-19 drug kit" killed hundreds in Brazil. wsws.org A "study" promoted by President Bolsonaro secretly medicated elderly COVID-19 patients with hydroxychloroquine and erythromycin, resulting in hundreds of deaths.

Nick Estes (2021-09-24). Indigenous people of Brazil fight for their future. greenleft.org.au A slew of anti-Indigenous legislation, escalated violence against and assassinations of Indigenous land defenders, and the COVID-19 pandemic threaten the existence of Brazil's original people, reports Nick Estes.

Ian Ellis-Jones (2021-09-24). Colombia: The most dangerous country for environmental defenders. greenleft.org.au For the second year in a row, Colombia has been ranked the world's most dangerous country for environmentalists by an international human rights group, reports Ian Ellis-Jones.

teleSUR, JL (2021-09-24). Asesinan a lideresa social en Colombia, la número 125 en 2021. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a Indepaz, en lo corrido del año se han asesinado 125 líderes sociales y se han perpetrado 72 masacres.

teleSUR, JL (2021-09-24). Pdte. de Venezuela denuncia secuestro de Alex Saab para impedir compra de alimentos. telesurtv.net "Secuestraron a Alex Saab y han hecho todo lo posible para destruir los CLAP que es el alimento del pueblo", indicó el jefe de Estado.

Staff (2021-09-23). Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab Must be Released, Reiterates UN's Alena Douhan. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, September 22, during her speech at the forum "The Negative Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures on the Realization of the Right to Development," the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Negative Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures on the Enjoyment of Human Rights, Alena Douhan, stressed that the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab must be released. | "I was one of these special rapporteurs who was there and asked for the release of Ambassador Alex Saab," she stated during the event moderated by Venezuela's Permanent Representative to the United Nations based in Geneva, Héctor Constant Rosales.

Atilio A. Boron (2021-09-23). Argentina — "Deudicidio" y después. globalizacion.ca Estuvo muy bien el presidente argentino Alberto Fernández al denunciar, ante la Asamblea General de la ONU, que la Argentina había sido víctima de un "deudicidio". Ojalá que ésta sagaz caracterización —la figura sería "robo seguido de muerte"- sirva para…

teleSUR, SH (2021-09-23). Argentina supera las 63 millones de vacunas recibidas. telesurtv.net Según el Monitor Público de Vacunación a la fecha se han distribuido 54.427.759 dosis de vacunas contra el coronavirus en Argentina.

Editor2 (2021-09-23). Latin America and Caribbean Leaders Approve Historic Agreement. orinocotribune.com By Peoples Dispatch — Sep 22, 2021 | The heads of state of the regional block agreed on a 44-point declaration which addressed the strategy against COVID-19 and climate change and took a stand against the blockade on Cuba. | The VI Summit of the Heads of State of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) was held in Mexico City on Saturday, September 18 and concluded with the approval of a 44-point declaration. The historic summit saw the participation of 31 countries and the presence of several important leaders, such as Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, Bolivian president Luis Arce, P…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-23). Bolivia: President Addresses United Nations General Debate, 76th Session. libya360.wordpress.com Luis Alberto Arce Catacora, Constitutional President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, addresses the general debate of the 76th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York, 21-27 September 2021).

Timothy Ryan (2021-09-23). Child Labor is Growing: Which Side Are Democracies On? fpif.org Two years ago, when Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro favorably promoted the idea of labor for children as young as eight or nine, his minister for Human Rights, Family, and Women shot back: "Let us be clear that for children to work is a violation of their rights, something that cannot be allowed." The Brazilian National Forum for the Prevention and Eradication of Child Labour publicly expressed "its vehement repudiation of the statement of Mr. Jair Bolsonaro…The declaration reveals a total disregard for the 1988 Federal Constitution…which prohibits all forms of child labour under the age of 16." | Accordin…

Staff (2021-09-23). JPMorgan facing oil bribery probe in Brazil — media. rt.com An investigation is underway in Brazil into whether JPMorgan Chase took part in an alleged bribery and money laundering scheme, dating back to 2011, involving state-run oil company Petrobras. | That's according to an exclusive report by Reuters, which cited court documents and anonymous law enforcement sources. The documents include email messages between alleged co-conspirators, witness testimony, and bank records. | Police are reportedly looking into purchases of roughly 300,000 barrels of Petrobras fuel oil by JPMorgan in 2011. They aim to determine if the banking giant secured shipments of Petrobras fuel a…

Staff (2021-09-23). From UN 76th General Assembly, Biden, Duque and Bolsonaro Attack Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The General Assembly session at the UN's annual convention is traditionally a window for debate and political tirades in the international arena. Many times it goes further, and is used as a forum in which powerful countries in the North attack developing nations in the South. Such was the case at this year's UN General Assembly, as the presidents of the US, Brazil and Colombian used the platform to attack Venezuela. | US President Joe Biden praised far-right groups seeking to overthrow the national government of Venezuela, as well as that of Cuba: "The authoritarianism of the world may seek to proclaim the end o…

Carole Concha Bell (2021-09-23). Chileans Demand Answers on Australia's Role in 1973 Coup. towardfreedom.org A group representing Chilean exiles in Australia has written an open letter to Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne, expressing its dismay at revelations Australia may have collaborated with the United States in the events that led to the removal of democratically-elected Chilean socialist President Salvador Allende.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-23). Southern Command and its "Maximum Pressure Plan" against Venezuela. libya360.wordpress.com Hernan Cano Craig Faller's second visit to Colombia in less than three months is interpreted in Caracas as a new step towards destabilization in Venezuela. Two analysts consulted by Sputnik agree that the presence of the head of the US Southern Command seeks to generate greater pressure on the government of Nicolas Maduro. "He is…

teleSUR, him, JL (2021-09-23). Denuncian masacre en Tumaco, la número 72 en Colombia. telesurtv.net El aumento de la violencia e inseguridad en varios departamentos de colombia ha aumentado ante la cercanía de las elecciones de 2022.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-09-23). Killing of social leaders and human rights defenders continues unabated in Colombia. peoplesdispatch.org According to INDEPAZ, as of September 21, 124 social leaders and human rights defenders, and 37 former FARC combatants have been assassinated by illegal armed groups. Additionally, 259 people have been killed in 72 massacres this year…

Pablo Manríquez (2021-09-23). How Juan Pachón Went From Political Asylum to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. latinorebels.com Bogotá-born and raised, Juan Daniel Pachón Silva escaped the civil war in Colombia not a moment too soon.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-23). Presidents Call for End of US Blockade on Cuba at UNGA. libya360.wordpress.com The Presidents of Guyana, South Africa, Vietnam and Suriname demand a complete end to the unilateral U.S. blockade on Cuba at #UNGA76 The Presidents of Guyana, South Africa, Vietnam and Suriname demand a complete end to the unilateral U.S. blockade on Cuba üá®üá∫ at #UNGA76 pic.twitter.com/2Jtj00Arvu — Kawsachun News (@KawsachunNews) September 23, 2021…

_____ (2021-09-23). Peru's Leftist President Calls for Global Agreement to End Vaccine Apartheid. commondreams.org Even Trump voters like the idea of a modest extra tax on multimillionaires.

teleSUR, drl, JCM (2021-09-23). Venezuela anuncia ampliación con Perú del Plan Vuelta a la Patria. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano Nicolás Maduro dijo que han hecho las primeras coordinaciones con el presidente de Perú, Pedro Castillo.

teleSUR- lvm, JL (2021-09-23). Ministerio de Defensa peruano investiga decesos por explosión. telesurtv.net Tras la inspección de los daños el ministro Walter Ayala lamentó los decesos de los veteranos suboficiales Jorge Tasaico, de 55 años, y Marcelino Anampa, de 52 años.

Nicolás Centurión (2021-09-23). Luis "Lacayo" Pou, el fusible provocador de la Casa Blanca. globalizacion.ca El presidente derechista uruguayo Luis Lacalle Pou, en todas las escalas, ha hecho los deberes para posicionarse como un fiel representante de los poderes concentrados del Uruguay y provocador lacayo de la Casa Blanca. | Tanto en la ONU, en la…

Staff (2021-09-23). Headlines for September 23, 2021. democracynow.org Biden Pledges More Vaccine Donations as Poorer Nations Demand Patent Waivers for COVID-19 Shots, Alaska Hospitals, Overwhelmed by COVID-19, Begin Rationing Care, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Taps Anti-Mask Vaccine Skeptic as Surgeon General, DHS Looks to Expand Immigrant Detention at Guantánamo as Humanitarian Crisis at Border Grows, Black Congressmembers Condemn Inhumane, Racist Treatment of Haitian Asylum Seekers, Over 300 Migrant Children Still Separated from Their Families, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Calls for an End to Sanctions, Respect for International Law, Adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Z…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-09-23). President Maduro at 76th UN General Assembly: 'The World Needs a New UN'. orinocotribune.com President Nicolás Maduro, in his speech at the 76th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN), condemned the fierce campaign against Venezuela unleashed by the elites that govern the United States, in complicity with power groups in Europe and other governments. | In this regard, he denounced the attack against Venezuela's right to buy what it needs and the right to sell what it produces, like the great oil and mineral resources that exist in the Venezuelan territory. | "Venezuela denounces a permanent and systematic aggression through cruel economic, financial and oil sanctions, through a persec…

Staff (2021-09-23). Venezuela acusa que desde EE.UU. realizaron ataque a entidad bancaria. telesurtv.net El Banco de Venezuela fue víctima de un ataque cibernético el pasado 16 de septiembre.

Staff (2021-09-23). The Boston Group Supports Mexico Talks. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, September 22, the Boston Group, a group originally made up of Venezuelan and US parliamentarians, made public its support for the negotiation process taking place in Mexico City between the Venezuelan government and the opposition represented in the Unitary Platform, with the facilitation of Norway, and accompanied by the Netherlands and Russia. | In a statement, the group recognized the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and expressed its support for the talks being held in Mexico City. | In this regard, it welcomed the efforts of the governments of Mexico, Norway, Russia, and th…

Andreína Chávez Alava (2021-09-23). Italian Court Rejects Extradition of Former Venezuelan Oil Minister Rafael Ramírez. venezuelanalysis.com The ex-PDVSA chief, accused of corruption, said the ruling was based on his "refugee status." Venezuelan authorities have yet to comment.

José Mireles Alcalá (2021-09-23). Sanciones e ineficiencia gubernamental afectan vacunación contra la COVID-19 en Venezuela. peoplesworld.org CARACAS—La pandemia de la covid-19 avanza en el país sudamericano, quien arriba a los 355.061 casos de contagio y 4.301 personas fallecidas para la fecha del domingo 19 de septiembre según reportes de las autoridades sanitarias de Venezuela. La crisis capitalista mundial ha generado grandes consecuencias en la población venezolana, quien padece producto a la …

Daniela Jimenez (2021-09-23). Venezuela Denounces Cyber-Attack Originating in the United States. orinocotribune.com The cyber-attack against the Banco de Venezuela system, which put the bank out of service since September 15, came from the United States, informed the Executive Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez. | At a press conference in the Simón Bolívar press room of the Miraflores Palace on Wednesday, September 22, the Venezuelan vice president reported that since September 15, the Banco de Venezuela has been the victim of a series of computer attacks that tried to degrade the operation of its computer system, and these attacks originated in the United States. | She also specified that, according to the prelimina…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-09-23). Leopoldo López Embarks on New Tirade Against his Own Country — 21N Mega-Elections. orinocotribune.com In an public campaign against Venezuela's regional elections scheduled for November 21, far-right politician Leopoldo López met with representatives of the European Union (EU) and insisted on a so-called "lack of conditions" in place for electoral observers. | López, a fugitive from Venezuelan justice who remains protected in Spain, met with Vice President of the European Parliament, Dita Charanzová, and expressed his "concern" about the possibility of the EU providing support for a delegation to assist in upcoming regional and local elections in Venezuela. | In this regard, López is acting against the will of ma…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-23). Conversation with Felix Plasencia, Foreign Minister of Venezuela. libya360.wordpress.com This roundtable will allow for in depth conversation on the current context in Venezuela, upcoming elections, as well prospects for the future of US-Venezuela relations. During this prolonged period of global crisis, the US has continued to escalate programs of hybrid warfare across the world. Venezuela has also continued to resist, and the US has…

teleSUR -him, JL (2021-09-23). Pdte. Maduro: Debemos construir un mundo libre del dominio económico de un imperio. telesurtv.net El presidente venezolano destacó la fortaleza de su país para avanzar en la reconstrucción económica sobre bases de diálogo y entendimiento.

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