(2021-10-17). Venezuela denuncia a EE.UU. por secuestro de Alex Saab. telesurtv.net El Gobierno venezolano acusó a las autoridades de Cabo Verde por su complicidad en el secuestro de Saab.
(2021-10-17). Ambassador Alex Saab Kidnapping Consummated, Iván Duque Lectured by Delcy Rodríguez and Mexico Talks Suspended. orinocotribune.com 
Caracas, October 16, 2021 ( Alex Saab was taken away on board a US plane from Cape Verde's Sal Island to Florida, an action that was not notified to the diplomat's defense. According AP "journalist" Joshua Goodman, the Venezuelan diplomat was forced to board a small Gulfstream jet belongin…
(2021-10-17). Gobierno venezolano suspende participación en Mesa de Diálogo tras secuestro del diplomático Alex Saab. telesurtv.net "Los derechos humanos de Alex Saab han sido violados por el Gobierno de Cabo Verde y el sistema jurídico de ese país", denunció Rodríguez.
(2021-10-17). Politicians, Journalists and Lawyers to put War on Terror 'on Trial' at People's Tribunal. orinocotribune.com Politicians, lawyers and journalists are to put the war on terror "on trial" at a people's tribunal next week, ahead of Julian Assange's latest extradition hearing. | The second round of hearings of the Belmarsh Tribunal will see left-wing figures including former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, veteran anti-war activist Tariq Ali and Ecuador's former president Rafael Correa "hold the US accountable for its war crimes." | The event was launched last year by Progressive International, with the first hearings held online due to the Covid-19 pandemic. | It is inspired by the famous 1966 people's tribunal on the Vietnam…
(2021-10-17). Tribunal boliviano sentencia que autoproclamación de Jeanine àÅñez fue inconstitucional. telesurtv.net La sentencia de la Justicia boliviana refiere que, en 2019, la situación no era la correspondiente para una sucesión 'ipso facto'.
(2021-10-17). Minister Plasencia and Michelle Bachelet Meet in Geneva. orinocotribune.com By instructions of the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and in strict adherence to Venezuela's policy of peace diplomacy, Foreign Minister Félix Plasencia held a meeting with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet. | Minister Plasencia reported this on his Twitter account, adding a photograph of himself with the UN top official. | The minister explained that their conversation in Geneva, Switzerland, served as a space for Venezuela to raise the question of human rights regarding the constant acts of aggression and violence against Venezuelan migrants in othe…
(2021-10-17). Pdte. Lasso advierte que disolverá Asamblea Nacional de Ecuador. telesurtv.net Expresó que disolverá el Legislativo si este no aprueba proyectos de leyes que le enviará en los próximos días.
(2021-10-17). Seis jefes militares maltratadores pasarán a retiro en Colombia. telesurtv.net Las dependencias por las que responden giran en torno a la inteligencia militar, el Comando General y varias divisiones.
(2021-10-17). Asesinan a líder social en Chocó, el número 137 en Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz señala que desde la firma del Acuerdo de Paz en 2016 a la fecha, 1.252 líderes sociales han sido asesinados.
(2021-10-16). Venezuelan Government to Suspend Negotiations With Opposition Over Extradition of Alex Saab to US. sputniknews.com Earlier on Saturday, Alex Saab, a Colombian-born Venezuelan national with business ties to a Venezuelan food distribution and subsidies program, was placed on a US Department of Justice-chartered flight to the US, where he faces money laundering charges. Saab had remained in Cape Verde for some sixteen months after he was detained by authorities.
(2021-10-16). [BREAKING] Venezuelan Government Envoy Alex Saab Extradited to the United States. venezuelanalysis.com The Maduro administration blasted the contractor's "kidnapping" and suspended dialogue with the US-backed opposition.
(2021-10-16). The Real Reason Behind Opposition Infighting. orinocotribune.com The following is a translation of the report of the Samuel Robinson Institute for October 14, 2021. | As a fallout of the recent scandals surrounding the Venezuelan company Monómeros, which was hijacked by Juan Guaidó in 2019 and is currently in a highly vulnerable position, the divisions intrinsic to anti-Chavismo have returned to the fore; this time, however, with a different content. | The Context | The intervention in Monómeros by the Superintendency of Corporations (a regulating body attached to the Colombian Ministry of Commerce) was followed by allegations of corruption from Humberto Calderón Berti and a s…
(2021-10-16). Pdte. peruano espera fortalecer relación comercial con China. telesurtv.net El mandatario comentó que el comercio con China posibilita generar mayores oportunidades de crecimiento económico.
(2021-10-16). Announcement — Webinar on November 21 Elections in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
Webinar with Jesús Rodriguez-Espinoza, Editor of the TITLE: November 21st Elections in Venezuela — One more sign of Bolivarian Democracy | Online event: October 20, 5PM PST — 8PM EST and Caracas time. | The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has had more than two dozen democratic elections since 1999. Chavismo has been ratified in the polls consistently by Venezuelans. El…
(2021-10-16). CNE Meets European Union Chargé d'Affairs in Caracas (Borrell's Interventionist Comments). orinocotribune.com On Friday, October 15, the president of the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela, Pedro Calzadilla, met with the charge d'affaires of the European Union mission in Caracas, Rafael Dochao. Dochao was summoned by the Venezuelan national electoral body as part of the efforts to breach the impasse caused by the interventionist statements made by the EU High Representative for External Relations, Josep Borrell, on October 8. | As the CNE informed through a press release, during the meeting, Calzadilla ratified the CNE's efforts to maintain the EU electoral observation mission, which had been formally agreed o…
(2021-10-16). The imprint of an insurrectional past: a conversation with Iraida Vargas and Mario Sanoja. mronline.org 
Two eminent anthropologists talk about Venezuela's history and its relation to the present.
(2021-10-16). President Maduro Sends Letter to King of Spain Demanding Respect for Victims of Colonial Occupation. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, October 14, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, sent a letter to the King of Spain, Felipe de Borbón, demanding respect for the memory of the ancestors of the American peoples, who, 529 years ago, were subjugated under the occupation of the Spanish empire, and suffered centuries of violence, genocide and destruction. Through his Twitter account, the Venezuelan president shared the letter in which he expressed his condemnation of the fact that Spain "intends to minimize and falsify the events that occurred during the so-called Conquest of America in the 15th century." | In this regard, the Ven…
(2021-10-16). Andrés Bello y su paso humanista por América Latina. telesurtv.net Andrés Bello es recordado como un insigne hombre de la academia, que dedicó gran parte de su vida al desarrollo de diversos campos del conocimiento humano.
(2021-10-16). Borrell 'Interventionism' Puts EU November Electoral Mission to Venezuela at Risk. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-16). Guaidó vs. the Opposition: The Fight is Public Now. orinocotribune.com 
The Venezuelan opposition is now in a publicly acknowledged feud with Juan Guaidó and its internal struggles are now in the open. The last few days have seen a "give and take" of remarks regarding the disaster surrounding Pequiven subsidiary Monómeros, Venezuelan state company based in Colombia that was taken over by former deputy Juan Guaidó and fugitive from Venezuelan justice Leopoldo López after Colombian President Iván Duque recognized Guaidó's "interim" government. | A few weeks ago, Monómeros filed for bankruptcy and this has been the trigger for a partisan war between Voluntad Popular (VP) and Primero Jus…
(2021-10-16). Asamblea Nacional repudia asesinato de adolescentes venezolanos en Colombia. telesurtv.net Los diputados se adhirieron a la demanda que el Gobierno de Venezuela presentará contra Colombia ante la Corte Penal Internacional…
(2021-10-16). Argentina: øPor qué el 17 de octubre en las Plazas? globalizacion.ca Este domingo 17 de Octubre todos y todas deberíamos ir y hacer pata ancha en todas las Plazas de la Argentina. En cada pueblo y ciudad, en las 23 provincias. En primer lugar para celebrar el Día de la Madre,…
(2021-10-16). GM workers in Brazil reject contract, continue strike in defiance of union and courts. wsws.org The determination of GM workers to continue their struggle for jobs and decent wages expresses growing working class resistance in Brazil and worldwide.
(2021-10-16). Widespread global participation in second school strike against COVID threat to children. wsws.org The strike received massive support globally, with the central hashtag for the event, #SchoolStrike2021, tweeted nearly 7,500 times and videos submitted from Britain, the US, Canada, Brazil, Germany, France, Poland, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Australia and New Zealand.
(2021-10-16). Carabineros reprimen nuevas movilizaciones en Chile. telesurtv.net "Libertad inmediata a los presos políticos", es una de las consignas elevadas por los movimientos populares.
(2021-10-16). Community Guards: Self-Protection And Peoples' Autonomy. popularresistance.org An interview with the guard leaders of the Peasant, Cimarrona and Indigenous communities about the processes they have implemented since the beginning of the National Strike in Colombia. For them, self-justice goes beyond exercising authority; it means protecting their territory and the lives of those who inhabit their lands. | The National Popular Assembly (NPA) that took place on July 17—19 at the University of Valle, in Cali, was systematically targeted and sabotaged by public forces. But, the intervention of the Cimarrona, Indigenous and farmer community guards and the front-line protesters guaranteed a…
