(2021-10-03). Forbes Reveals Why the US Government Is Trying to Extradite Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab. dissidentvoice.org Alex Saab is "the key that unlocks the Venezuelan monetary mystery—that is, how a country facing sanctions from the US, the UK and the European Union—is still able to export things like gold and oil…and really the only man who can actually explain how the country [Venezuela] survives today," according to Forbes. The US would …
(2021-10-03). Detention of Ex-Bolivian President Anez Extended by Five Months, Daughter Says. sputniknews.com MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – A Bolivian judge has ordered to extend the pre-trial detention of former interim Bolivian President Jeanine Anez for another five months, Anez's daughter, Carolina Ribera, has announced.
(2021-10-03). Paraguayans wage struggle against Abdo's anti-people policies. peoplesdispatch.org Thousands of Paraguayan doctors, Indigenous people, peasants and teachers have waged a struggle against the far-right government of president Mario Abdo Benítez. Since the beginning of this week, the diverse sectors have been mobilizing against the neoliberal economic policies of the national government. | On September 27, doctors across the South American country began a 14-day strike, demanding equalization of salary and workload. They are demanding an increase in salary and reduction in working hours for those doctors who have been working more than their colleagues for the same salary. They are demanding that…
(2021-10-03). Tribunal boliviano amplía detención preventiva de Añez. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a la resolución de un juez de la ciudad de La Paz, la prisión preventiva se extenderá por otros cinco meses.
(2021-10-03). Citan a Luis Camacho a declarar por golpe de Estado en Bolivia. telesurtv.net A Luis Fernando Camacho y su padre José Luis Camacho, se les denuncia por los presuntos delitos de Conspiración y Desestabilización.
(2021-10-03). Asesinan a dirigente indígena de la comunidad Awá en Colombia. telesurtv.net Se trata del coordinador de la guardia indígena de la comunidad Awá, víctima de una mina antipersonal.
(2021-10-03). Nueva masacre sacude a Colombia tras asesinato múltiple. telesurtv.net Este nuevo hecho violento ocurrió en el barrio El Arenal, donde fueron asesinadas con arma de fuego cuatro personas.
(2021-10-03). Otro dirigente popular colombiano fue asesinado en Bogotá. telesurtv.net Se trata de un dirigente de la Unión Patriótica asesinado en plena capital colombiana la noche del pasado jueves.
(2021-10-03). Revolutionary Chavista Leader William Izarra Passes Away. orinocotribune.com On Friday, October 1, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, reported of the death of well-known revolutionary leader William Izarra. In his Twitter account, the president wrote: "My deepest regret for the parting of William Izarra, a great and loyal comrade in the revolutionary struggle, friend of our Commander Hugo Chávez. I send my heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and dear ones. Hasta la Victoria Siempre William!" | The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Félix Plasencia, also expressed his condolences. "We regret the sad passing of Commander William Izarra, Ambassador of Venezuela to the Democratic People…
(2021-10-02). Colombia Has 128 Murders of Social Leaders So Far This Year. telesurenglish.net Colombia's Institute for Peace and Development Studies (INDEPAZ) reported the assassination of social leader Erley Osorio in the Morales municipality in the Bolivar department. | RELATED: | An active member of the Bolivar's Southern Agro-Mines Federation (FAMS), Osorio was last seen alive last Sunday when he was on his way to Montecristo municipality. | His reported disappearance was recorded on Sep. 26, following information…
(2021-10-02). Vicepresidente Bolivia denuncia silencio ante golpe de Estado. telesurtv.net David Choquehuanca realiza visita oficial a España. Criticó además tergiversación de algunos medios sobre realidad de su país.
(2021-10-02). On rituals and revolutions in the mines of Bolivia. roarmag.org 
Musician wearing a miner's hat during the Carnival of Oruro in Bolivia's tin mining center. Photo: sunsinger / Shutterstock.com | The small K'illi K'illi park sits at the top of one of the hillsides cradling the valley that is home to Bolivia's administrative capital La Paz, providing a striking view of the city below. To the east lies Illimani, a towering, snow-covered mountain. Below and to the west is the tree-lined Plaza Murillo, home to the seat of government and the site of dozens of coups and countless protests. Across the valley, set on the sweeping plains of the altiplano, is El Alto, a booming home to m…
(2021-10-02). Brazilian private healthcare network under investigation for malpractice during pandemic. peoplesdispatch.org 
According to an official investigation underway by the government of Sà£o Paulo, the private healthcare network Prevent Senior used patients as test subjects for COVID treatment and then hid the real number of deaths…
(2021-10-02). Leading Brazilian neuroscientist Dr. Miguel Nicolelis denounces school reopenings, advocating global strategy to eradicate COVID-19. wsws.org "When you talk about schools reopening with teachers who are not yet vaccinated, with children who are not even close to getting the first dose, it is the Colosseum method all over again. You throw them in the Colosseum and see who the lions eat and who they miss."
(2021-10-02). Antioquia Department Records Massacre Number 75 in Colombia. telesurenglish.net In Colombia, the Sumapaz Foundation reported the murder of four people in a new massacre perpetrated in the Anori municipality in the Antioquia department on Saturday. | RELATED: | Sumapaz informed that the victims' identities have not been revealed yet; however, one of them was a Peace Accord's signatory. | In Anori, there is a Territorial Space for Training and Reincorporation (ETCR) where ex-Colombian Revolution…
(2021-10-02). Former 'Ambassador' Calderón Berti: Leopoldo López Responsible for Monómeros Disaster. orinocotribune.com Humberto Calderón Berti, an oil expert who acted as an "ambassador" of the pseudo-government of former deputy Guaidó in Colombia, accused the far-right politician Leopoldo López of being "the main person responsible for what happened to Monómeros," as he imposed the practice of distributing appointments based on political affinities and not on technical skills. | "Unfortunately that was done contrary to what should have been done," said Calderón Berti in an interview with journalist César Miguel Rondón this Thursday, September 30. "It began to be politicized, and the political leaders considered that as a kind of…
(2021-10-02). Asesinan a líder social en Bolívar, el número 128 en Colombia durante el 2021. telesurtv.net Además de los 128 líderes asesinados, Indepaz reporta 73 masacres perpetradas durante el presente año.
(2021-10-02). President Maduro Denounces Colombian Terrorist Group Tancol's Infiltration into Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, denounced an infiltration into Venezuelan territory by a Colombian armed drug trafficking group known as Tancol, and called upon the Venezuelan military forces to locate and expel this mercenary organization. | During the commemorative act in honor of the 16th anniversary of the founding of FANB's Strategic Operational Command (CEOFANB), President Maduro announced that the Bolivarian Shield 2021 will be activated in October. In this regard, he stated that "the Colombian oligarchy's strategy is to infiltrate our country by armed terrorist groups, like the drug trafficker…
(2021-10-02). UN Finds Steven Donziger's House Arrest Violates International Law. popularresistance.org The world's top human rights legal body just offered a crucial show of support for Steven Donziger, the attorney who won a landmark multibillion-dollar case against an oil giant over pollution in the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest. The ruling came on the eve of his sentencing in a criminal trial. | On Wednesday, the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights ruled that Donziger's home detention is illegal under international law and called on the U.S. to release him. Donziger will have spent an unprecedented 787 days on house arrest as of Friday in what is one of the most winding and wild court cases that spa…
(2021-10-02). Inside The CIA Plot To Kidnap, Kill Julian Assange. popularresistance.org Michael Isikoff of Yahoo News discusses his team's reporting on the CIA plot to surveil, kidnap, and even kill Assange — all overseen by Michael Pompeo. In response, Pompeo has called for the prosecution of all the sources involved. | The story builds on previous disclosures including a May 2020 exposé by The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal, which revealed that the CIA was working with Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson and the Spanish security firm UC Global to target and surveil Assange in London's Ecuadorian embassy. | Isikoff and Aaron Maté also debate Russia's role in the Assange controversy, particularly…
(2021-10-02). Peru Opposition Enraged by Gas Nationalization Promise. orinocotribune.com Peru's opposition parties in Congress, Renovación Popular and Avanza Pais, have The statement reads that public control of the country's own natural resources is an "authoritarian attitude that puts at grave risk our legal security of investments in the country". The text goes…
(2021-10-02). Combat Aircraft Suppliers to the Americas. strategic-culture.org 
This infographic shows the main suppliers of combat aircraft to the countries of North and South America. Note that the data used includes trainer aircraft and UAVs. All data is taken from open sources. | (Click on the image to enlarge)…
(2021-10-02). Estados Unidos: reflexiones dramáticas en voz alta / EE.UU.: reflexiones dramáticas. workers.org 
Por Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein El autor es consultor y analista internacional venezolano, y fue Director de Relaciones Internacionales de la Presidencia de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela y Embajador de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela en Nicaragua. En Estados Unidos están ocurriendo algunas cosas sorprendentes, la presidenta de la cámara . . . |
(2021-10-02). Venezuela's Great Housing Mission Reaches 3,700,000 Homes Milestone. orinocotribune.com On Friday, October 1, the Great Venezuela Housing Mission (GMVV) celebrated the milestone of 3,700,000 homes constructed and awarded to Venezuelan families, 10 years after the founding of the project in April 2011. | This landmark event was presided over by President Nicolás Maduro, who granted the key to the house and the property title to Yudeisy Moreno, a member of the Miranda Fire Department, and her partner José Gregorio Barrio, who live in the Tomás Lander municipality, in Miranda state. Accompanied by PSUV first combatant and First Lady Cilia Flores, and Governor of Miranda, Héctor Rodríguez, at the event,…
(2021-10-02). Venezuela: Monetary Reconversion Hit Hard by Currency Speculation. venezuelanalysis.com In contrast to the 2018 redenomination, the Maduro government has not announced any other economic measures.
(2021-10-02). African Bar Association Statement on Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab. orinocotribune.com The following is the statement from the African Bar Association demanding an end to the persecution against Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, who has been detained in Cape Verde since June 2020, facing extradition to the United States. | African Bar Demands an End to the Violation of Court Orders and Respect for the Rule of Law in Africa, in the Case of Venezuelan Diplomat, Amb. Alex Saab. | 1) Whereas the Human Rights Council of the African Bar Association met in Abuja Nigeria from September 12th-14th, 2021. | 2) Whereas the Council took a Holistic overview of the violations of Judicial decisions by mostly the Exec…
(2021-10-02). Venezuela destaca rol de China en combate contra la Covid-19. telesurtv.net El canciller venezolano destacó el espíritu solidario de China para ayudar a combatir la pandemia.
(2021-10-02). Stalin González Wants EU to Observe Venezuela's 21N Elections. orinocotribune.com Disagreements seem to be growing among the opposition groups in Venezuela over a European Union electoral observers' delegation to Venezuela. The EU recently confirmed that it will participate as observer in the November 21 regional elections. | While some opposition spokespersons, for example Vente Venezuela leader María Corina Machado, has complained about the decision of the European Union and condemned the measure, others have applauded the approval of the electoral mission. This has been the case of Stalin González, who expressed his satisfaction and congratulated those who have made an "effort" to reach agr…