(2021-10-06). Exfuncionarios de facto en Bolivia involucrados en Pandora Papers. telesurtv.net La investigación devela que 293 ciudadanos bolivianos están vinculados a 130 cuentas offshore, en cinco paraísos fiscales diferentes.
(2021-10-06). Cámara confirma acusación a pdte. de Chile por Pandora Papers. telesurtv.net Se estima que la fortuna de Sebastián Piñera está sobre los 3000 millones de dólares.
(2021-10-06). Por caso de Papeles de Pandora citan a funcionarios colombianos. telesurtv.net Al menos 588 nombres de personas naturales y jurídicas de Colombia figuran como dueños reales de sociedades offshore.
(2021-10-06). 'Fora Bolsonaro': Massive Protests in Brazil Call for President's Impeachment. orinocotribune.com Similar to the resistance against the dictatorship, a dozen parties together with unions and social movements participated on Saturday, October 2, in mobilizations throughout Brazil in which the dominant slogan was "Fora Bolsonaro" (Bolsonaro out), together with other slogans on the socio-economic crisis and corruption. | Broad support | A fact: this day of struggle also achieved the support (although they did not participate in the organization) of conservative groups that had kept their distance from the rallies carried out since the end of May by the democratic-popular camp. | For some, what happened this Satu…
(2021-10-06). Protest Against Construction of US Base in Neuquén, Argentina. orinocotribune.com 
About 60 organizations marched against the construction of a US base in Neuquén, Argentina. | On September 30, a protest caravan, mobilized by a multisectoral grassroots movement against the installation of a so-called US "humanitarian base" in Neuquén city, marched to the proposed construction site of the US base. "No to the Yankee base in Neuquén" was the main slogan chanted by the demonstrators. | More than 60 Mapuche and human rights organizations plus workers unions and political parties constituted the multisectoral movement in Neuquén which commemorated Independence Day with an extensive caravan of over hu…
(2021-10-06). Pandemic healthcare pressure linked to large number of COVID-19 deaths in Brazil. imperial.ac.uk Healthcare pressure together with inequities in healthcare capacity across Brazil drive high number of COVID-19 deaths.
(2021-10-06). Denuncian asesinato de líder indígena en Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz señala que en lo corrido del año se han asesinado 134 líderes sociales en Colombia.
(2021-10-06). Colombia-Venezuela Border Reopening: Commercial Exchange Resumes Successfully. orinocotribune.com On Tuesday, October 5, commercial exchange at the Colombian-Venezuelan border was resumed as an economic reactivation measure for the Venezuelan state of Táchira and the Colombian department of Norte de Santander. | Venezuelan Deputy Minister of Commerce, Luis Villegas, announced that the commercial reopening on the Colombia-Venezuela border was a total success. | Villegas stressed that this measure would significantly boost the economy of the region, aiming to consolidate its economic stability. | @NicolasMaduro continúa la consolidación de la anhelada estabilidad económica!
(2021-10-06). Víctimas repudian ejecuciones extrajudiciales en Colombia. telesurtv.net En la ciudad de Cali sesiona el Encuentro por la Verdad de Víctimas de Ejecuciones Extrajudiciales, donde se debate sobre los "falsos positivos".
(2021-10-06). Andrés Arauz: El pdte. ecuatoriano debe renunciar por evasión. telesurtv.net "No puede haber tratamiento diferenciado ni doble estándar, quien ha involucrado a su familia ha sido el propio Lasso involucrándolos en ese entramado de evasión", indicó Arauz.
(2021-10-06). Fiscalía denuncia a expresidente peruano por presunto homicidio. telesurtv.net Los tres funcionarios están imputados por no reaccionar para evitar los fatídicos desenlaces de la desmedida represión policial en las protestas del 2020.
(2021-10-06). Venezuelan Socialists Start Pre-Campaign for November Elections. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro summoned the militants of the Great Simon Bolivar Patriotic Pole (GPPSB) to start a pre-campaign day on Thursday and get ready for the sub-national elections that will take place on November 21. | RELATED: | "On Oct. 7, when we remember nine years of the 2012 victory of Commander Hugo Chavez, we will start a GPPSB mobilization day in our country's 335 municipalities and 23 states,"
(2021-10-06). Has Central Bank of Venezuela Been Able to Put the Brakes on Black Market Dollar? orinocotribune.com 
After the accelerated rise in the foreign currency black market in Venezuela during the last week, the price of the "parallel dollar" has fallen considerably at the start of this week as a result of certain measures taken by the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV). | The BCV, anticipating an attack against the bolívar in the midst of the monetary rebranding process implemented by the government of President Nicolás Maduro, proceeded to inject $50 million into the market. | While the country was preparing for the new monetary regimen to come into force, scheduled for Friday October 1, on September 30 the price of the…
(2021-10-06). Forbes Reveals Why the US Government Is Trying to Extradite Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab. counterpunch.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
(2021-10-06). Oslo Freedom Forum Regime Change Circus Hits Miami Beach. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News Venezuelan terror leader Leopoldo Lopez and anti-Iran operative Masih Alinejad at the Oslo Freedom Forum in Miami. October 5, 2021. The world's most distinguished CIA pawns are mixing and mingling once again at the Oslo Freedom Forum in Miami Beach. Venezuelan terror leader Leopoldo Lopez and the main individual tasked with propagandizing for…
(2021-10-06). Venezuela's CNE Approves International Observation Exceptions For 21N Mega-Elections & Meets with Carter Center. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan electoral authorities, through a resolution approved unanimously, decided to exceptionally admit and regulate the presence of foreign institutions and organizations qualifying as International Observers for the upcoming regional and municipal elections, scheduled for November 21. | The resolution confirms that the foreign institutions and organizations that accept the invitation by the CNE must adhere to the constitutional and legal principles that govern the Venezuelan legal system of elections, which are: respect for the sovereignty of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; not to interfere in the aff…
(2021-10-06). Venezuela and Iran: Alliances Under Siege. libya360.wordpress.com Misión Verdad A PDVSA worker waves an Iranian flag as the Iranian-flagged oil tanker Fortune docks at the El Palito refinery in Puerto Cabello, Carabobo state, Venezuela, May 25, 2020 (Photo: AFP). In 2009, President Hugo Chávez announced that he would sell 20 thousand barrels of gasoline per day to Iran, as a show of…
(2021-10-06). Forbes reveals why the U.S. Government is trying to extradite Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab. mronline.org 
The U.S. would far prefer to just quietly extradite Saab to Miami, use whatever means necessary to extract sensitive information from him, and then warehouse him in the world's largest prison system.
(2021-10-05). Chile: New Details About President Piñera's Offshore Companies. telesurenglish.net On Monday, a new Pandora Papers (PP) publication revealed details about the corporate network that Chilean President Sebastian Piñera's children have established in various tax-havens. | RELATED: | The investigation uncovered how Piñera transferred his businesses to his children to avoid possible conflicts of interest after becoming President. | In the documents, his four children acknowledge that their assets in the British Virgin Isla…
(2021-10-05). Pandora files link 14 latam presidents to offshore activities. mronline.org 
Chile's President Sebastian Piñera, Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso, and Dominican Republic's President Luis Abinader are the active top politician implicated in the leak.
(2021-10-05). Mandatarios implicados por Papeles de Pandora niegan versión. telesurtv.net En Latinoamérica destacan los mandatarios en funciones de Ecuador, Chile y República Dominicana.
(2021-10-05). The CIA Plot to Kidnap or Kill Julian Assange in London is a Story that is Being Mistakenly Ignored. counterpunch.org It was revealed this week that a year before the Khashoggi killing in 2017, the CIA had plotted to kidnap or assassinate Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, who had taken refuge five years earlier in the Ecuador embassy in London. A senior US counter-intelligence official said that plans for the forcible rendition of Assange to the US were discussed "at the highest levels" of the Trump administration.
(2021-10-05). Argentina — øCómo y con quiénes se relanza el Gobierno? globalizacion.ca Si es por mostrar mayor intensidad gestual, el Gobierno tomó nota. La pregunta es si adopta las acciones que el corto y largo plazo requieren, por fuera de convocar a reuniones de Gabinete bien temprano o de que se aparezca…
(2021-10-05). On Rituals And Revolutions In The Mines Of Bolivia. popularresistance.org 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 millions of largely Aymara working-class people. | The hills hold the rich past of this city in the clouds. Indigenous rebel Túpac…
(2021-10-05). Bolivian Right-Wingers Prepare National Strike. telesurenglish.net During a meeting carried out in Santa Cruz, "New Group of Unity for Freedom and Democracy" anounced a nationwide strike on Oct. 11. This right-wing organization rejects the Law Against the Legitimization of Illicit Earnings. | Related | The Group also demanded the restitution of police officers involved in the 2019 coup d'etat and the cessation of the "political persecution" against the Cochala Youths Resistance, which i…
(2021-10-05). Bolivian police retreat after coca leaf farmers storm market in La Paz (VIDEOS). rt.com 
Thousands of coca leaf growers seized the main market in Bolivia's capital, La Paz, on Monday after a week-long dispute over its control. Police used tear gas in an effort to stop them. | Riot police fired volleys of tear gas, while protesters hurled stones and firecrackers, and used large garbage containers to set up makeshift barricades. | Security forces were ultimately forced to retreat as farmers from a group called the Self-Defense Committee took over the market in the Villa Fatima neighborhood, where 90% of the country's legal coca leaf is traded, according to the UN. | AFP reported that two protesters…
(2021-10-05). Bolivian movements to mobilize in defense of Wiphala flag and president Arce's government. peoplesdispatch.org The mobilizations have been called in rejection of a march and a national strike called for by the far-right organizations against the national government, as well as against the insults to the Indigenous Wiphala flag by supporters of far-right leader Luis Fernando Camacho…
(2021-10-05). Nuevo mando militar boliviano toma posesión. telesurtv.net El presidente Luis Arce posesionó al nuevo mando, encabezado por el general A. García Lara como nuevo comandante en jefe.
(2021-10-05). Fear and Hunger Under Bolsonaro. latinorebels.com While the people of Brazil suffer on the socioeconomic edge, its political class engages in endless debates on whether to overthrow or save the President from impeachment.
(2021-10-05). Mass protests in Brazil call for Jair Bolsonaro's impeachment. zcomm.org Tens of thousands of protesters have returned to the streets of Brazil's biggest cities to demand Jair Bolsonaro's impeachment, as a poll showed the Brazilian president's ratings had plumbed new depths…
(2021-10-05). 200 Venezuelans Return To Their Country From Chile. telesurenglish.net In the early hours of Tuesday, 200 Venezuelans returned to their country on a chartered flight from the public company Conviasa. The repatriation of this group occurs days after Venezuelan migrants were victims of acts of xenophobia in Iquique City, Chile. | RELATED: | "Today 200 compatriots return to Venezuelan territory thanks to the "Return to the Homeland" program. Venezuela welcomes you with open arms. Missi…
(2021-10-05). Chile is Taking the Final Steps of Dismantling Dictatorship. counterpunch.org Chilean author and human rights activist Ariel Dorfman delivered these remarks at the 45th anniversary Letelier-Moffitt Memorial Program on September 19, 2021. A collection of photos from the event has been made available for those who weren't able to attend in person. The Institute for Policy Studies holds this program every year at the site of the
(2021-10-05). Xenophobic Demonstrations Continue in Chile. orinocotribune.com Xenophobic demonstrations in Chile continued this weekend, after a new day of marches against migrants in the cities of Santiago and Iquique. | Hundreds of protesters participated in the cacerolazo [banging of pots and pans] and waved Chilean flags, shouting "this is not migration, this is an invasion." | In Iquique, located 1,700 kilometers from the capital, violent events took place over a week ago, as several people burned the belongings of a group of migrants, mostly Venezuelans, who camped there. The port city was the site of xenophobic demonstrations again over the weekend. | In recent days, the xenophobic…
(2021-10-05). Chile electoral: Escenarios de primera y segunda vuelta. globalizacion.ca La disputa presidencial parecería jugada y solo quedaría ver quien llegue en segundo lugar en la primera vuelta. Pero ello es una visión demasiado estática. La política nunca transcurre así y lo incierto e impensado siempre termina por irrumpir. | En …
(2021-10-05). Retoman en Colombia audiencias de caso contra àÅlvaro Uribe. telesurtv.net Se escucha a representantes de las víctimas. Tras oir testimonios de las partes, la jueza decidirá si archiva el caso o continúa con él.
(2021-10-05). Colombia-Venezuela Border to Open for Trade October 5. orinocotribune.com As of this Tuesday, October 5, trade exchange will be opened on the Colombian-Venezuelan border, as reported by Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez. | In her statement from Miraflores Palace, Rodríguez stressed that commercial exchange must comply with strict biosafety measures. | "This should be a biosecure exchange. Let us remember that in Colombia there is a variant of interest to the WHO, which has had an impact on western states of Venezuela," the vice president recalled. Colombians have suffered from a mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the country has one of the highest death rates in the re…
(2021-10-05). Denuncian asesinato de cuatro líderes sociales en Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz informa que suman 133 los líderes asesinados durante 2021 y 1.248 desde la firma del Acuerdo de Paz.
(2021-10-05). Colombia: NATO consolidates beachhead in Latin America. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO and Colombia conduct high-level staff talks, reaffirm commitment to partnership NATO and Colombia reaffirmed their commitment to mutually beneficial partnership during High Level Staff Talks in Colombia, which ended on Saturday (2 October 2021)…. While in Bogota, [Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, Bettina] Cadenbach…participated in an academic panel titled "NATO …
(2021-10-05). Venezuela Reopens Border With Colombia More Than Two Years After Closure. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On October 5th, Venezuela is reopening its border with Colombia, which has been closed for over 2 years. | Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez announced the opening on October 4th. | Venezuela closed the border in February 2019 as the Venezuelan opposition, backed by Bogota and Washington, attempted to bring humanitarian aid into the country its land border with Colombia against the wishes of President Nicolas Maduro. | Venezuela is suffering from a multi-year, hyperinflationary ec…
(2021-10-05). Conmemoran cuatro años de la masacre de El Tandil, Colombia. telesurtv.net En los hechos de 2017 resultaron asesinados siete campesinos y 100 resultados heridos a manos de la fuerza pública.
(2021-10-05). Ecuador: President Lasso Rejects Indigenous Peoples Proposals. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) announced that it will continue to fight for President Guillermo Lasso to suspend the increase in fuel prices, extend the expiration date of credits contracted by citizens, stop mining in Indigenous territories, and reform his labor flexibilization bill. | RELATED: | "Our policy alternatives to deal with the economic recession prompted by the COVID-…
(2021-10-05). Human Rights Attorney Sentenced to Prison After Winning Case Against Chevron. truthout.org 
In a move calculated to shield Chevron and deter other lawyers from suing giant corporate polluters, U.S. human rights attorney Steven Donziger was sentenced on October 1 to the maximum of six months in prison for criminal contempt. Donziger, who had won a $9.5 billion judgement for his Indigenous clients against the oil giant for polluting the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador, refused to provide Chevron with his confidential client communications. Before his sentencing, Donziger spent two years…
(2021-10-05). Indígenas ecuatorianos piden congelar precios de combustibles. telesurtv.net En rueda de prensa, Leonidas Iza explica los seis temas en agenda para el diálogo con el presidente Guillermo Lasso.
(2021-10-05). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Sugar care workers for GuySuCo in Guyana protested over unpaid bonuses and discrimination while hospital workers in the Canadian province of New Brunswick have returned a massive strike vote in defense of wages, staffing and services.
(2021-10-05). Peru: Ex-Dictator Fujimori Undergoes Heart Surgery. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the 83-year-old former dictator Alberto Fujimori underwent a coronary bypass to remove an arterial occlusion. | RELATED: | His daughter Keiko Fujimori said that his father's heart problems have worsened. Doctors found that "one of his arteries had a 70 percent blockage". | Last Friday, he was taken from Lima's Barbadillo prison to the Centenario Peruvian-Japanese clinic due to a sharp drop in his oxygen saturation. | "On Su…
(2021-10-05). 'Decent Housing For All Citizens!', Uruguayans Demand. telesurenglish.net To commemorate the World Day of the Homeless and demand an increase in the budget for housing solutions, hundreds of Uruguayans marched under the slogan "Decent housing for all!" from the Mortgage Bank to the Legislative Palace on Monday. | RELATED: | "Housing Minister Irene Moreira argues that the Economy Ministry has not loaned money for housing credits. However, she could sign a trust to build small and low-qu…
(2021-10-05). Uruguayos se manifiestan para exigir presupuesto en viviendas. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a los manifestantes, desde el ascenso de Lacalle Pou el presupuesto de la vivienda se ha disminuido.
(2021-10-05). Forbes Reveals Why The US Government Is Trying To Extradite Alex Saab. popularresistance.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 far prefer to just quietly extradite Saab to Miami, use whatever means necessary to extract sensitive information from him, and then warehouse him in the world's largest prison system. Forbes uses the euphemism "under pressure" by US prison authorities as the means to force Sa…