(2022-01-04). Why We Must Fight to Free Political Prisoners in 2022. scheerpost.com 
Woman holding up a sign that reads "NO POLITICAL PRISONERS" from By Ezra Brain / Newly elected Chilean president Gabriel Boric's victory speech was interrupted by a chant that went through the crowd: "We're not all here." This has become a slogan for many of the last vestiges of the 2019 Chilean uprising, a reference to the protesters who currently sit in cells,…
(2022-01-04). Venezuela: Arreaza Leads Massive Rallies In Barinas Campaign. telesurenglish.net The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) candidate to Barinas state governor Jorge Arreaza continues his political campaign for the elections to be held on Sunday. | RELATED: | On Monday, Arreaza took part in popular assemblies in Cruz Paredes, Obispos, and Barinas, where he listened to what citizens expect of him as governor and confirmed the effectiveness of government programs. | "Our policy proposals stem from suggestions made by citizens in these assemb…
(2022-01-04). FANB de Venezuela eleva alerta ante violencia en Arauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net Buscan proteger al pueblo y responder de manera contundente ante cualquier agresión a la soberanía nacional.
(2022-01-04). Colombia: 3 Construction Workers Killed In Jamundi Municipality. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Colombian Institute for Development and Peace Studies (INDEPAZ) denounced that three Venezuelan construction workers were murdered in the Jamundi municipality for opposing the behavior patterns imposed by paramilitary groups. This crime constitutes the first massacre of the year in Colombia. | RELATED: | Although the Colombian State and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia signed a Peace Agreement in 201…
(2022-01-04). øCómo se llegó a los comicios a gobernador del estado Barinas, Venezuela?>. telesurtv.net De acuerdo al cronograma del CNE, la campaña electoral en el estado Barinas se extenderá hasta el 6 de enero a medianoche.
(2022-01-04). Venezuela Begins Booster Campaign Prioritizing Healthcare Workers. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's COVID-19 booster vaccination campaign began with healthcare workers this Monday, January 3, reported Vice President Delcy Rodríguez. | The announcement was made from the Miguel àÅngel Rángel University Hospital in Coche, Caracas, where the staff of 1,068 workers began to receive the reinforcement earlier today. | "This week we are going to vaccinate healthcare personnel, those in the front line, those who are fighting the battle," said Rodríguez, explaining that the vaccination booster is for people who received their second dose six months ago or more. | "As of this week, Monday, January 3, all…
(2022-01-04). Ecuador Shifts 50% of Public Sector Employees to Remote Work Over COVID-19 – Minister. sputniknews.com MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – The National Emergency Operations Committee (COE) of Ecuador has switched half of public sector employees to remote work until January 23 due to a spike in COVID-19 cases, Labor Minster Patricio Donoso said on Monday.
(2022-01-04). Gobierno ecuatoriano confirma 68 casos de la variante àìmicron. telesurtv.net Desde la llegada de la pandemia, el país reporta un total de 549.418 casos y 33.681 víctimas mortales.
(2022-01-04). Argentina suspende exportación de 7 cortes de carne hasta 2023. telesurtv.net Los cortes de carne que no podrán ser exportados son: asado con o sin hueso, falda, matambre, tapa de asado, nalga, paleta y vacío.
(2022-01-04). Argentina, Chile y Uruguay bajo masivos incendios forestales. telesurtv.net Los tres países suramericanos han declarado distintos niveles de emergencia ante la extensión de los incendios.
(2022-01-04). Convención Constitucional chilena elige su nueva mesa directiva. telesurtv.net Seis meses después de instalada, la Constituyente se apresta a redactar el texto a someter a referéndum en este 2022.
(2022-01-04). Lideresa mapuche critica procedimiento en la Constituyente. telesurtv.net La machi Francisca Linconao interpela a la presidenta saliente Elisa Loncón por la Consulta Indígena y Plurinacionalidad.
(2022-01-04). Reportan la primera masacre del 2022 en Colombia. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a Indepaz los fallecidos en la masacre trabajaban en el sector de la construcción y vivían desde hace cinco años en Colombia.
(2022-01-04). Paraguayans Cry Death of Spanish Jesuit Pa'i Oliva. telesurenglish.net "He took part in all the fights… His Eucharistic celebration in the Congress Squares in March 1999, which was carried out between bullets and fire, remains in history as a lesson in courage," film director Marcelo Martinessi said. | Francisco de Paula Oliva holding a sign that reads, "We exist and we resist."
(2022-01-03). Bolivia pone en vigor carnet de vacunación antiCovid al iniciar 2022. telesurtv.net El documento es necesario para ingresar a entidades bancarias, telefónicas, centros comerciales, restaurantes, supermercados, entre otros.
(2022-01-03). Bolivia pone en vigor carnet de vacunación antiCovid al iniciar 2022. telesurtv.net El documento es necesario para ingresar a entidades bancarias, telefónicas, centros comerciales, restaurantes, supermercados, entre otros.
(2022-01-03). Bolivia cierra el 2021 con crecimiento en sus exportaciones. telesurtv.net El ministerio de Economía boliviano además de superar los 10.000 millones de dólares en exportaciones, proyecta un crecimiento del PIB en 2021 superior al 5%.
(2022-01-03). President Maduro: Venezuela has Displayed Exemplary Control of the Pandemic. orinocotribune.com Referring to the country's 7+7 reopening plan, President Nicolás Maduro affirmed that Venezuela has displayed exemplary control of the COVID-19 pandemic, adapting to the variants detected in the country. | "We will not renounce the 7+7 Plan in 2022," President Maduro said. "I hope that by achieving the vaccination of 95% of the population, we will have a calm country, with a moderately normal life… The essential thing is caring for people." The 7+7 Plan is Venezuela's unique strategy that sees the country open up for seven days at a time, followed by seven days of lockdown. This policy has allowed Venezuela to…
(2022-01-03). Venezuela Rolls Out Covid-19 Vaccine Boosters as Omicron Arrives. venezuelanalysis.com Maduro struck an optimistic tone concerning the pandemic and other topics, such as economic prospects for 2022.
(2022-01-03). President Maduro: Washington Sabotaged Mexico Talks (Ambassador Alex Saab). orinocotribune.com This Saturday, January 1, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, said in an interview with the renowned Spanish journalist Ignacio Ramonet that the US caused a breakdown in the dialogue processes in Mexico. | In this regard, the president decried that the United States government, by kidnapping Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, sabotaged the dialogue between the government and the opposition that was being carried out in Mexico in spite of Washington's opposition. | "The US stabbed the dialogue… the US had assured that it was not going to extract our diplomat Alex Saab," President Maduro said. | The president…
(2022-01-03). Venezuela inicia jornada de vacunación de refuerzo contra Covid-19. telesurtv.net El presidente Maduro indicó que el 91 por ciento de la población venezolana ya ha sido vacunada contra el coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
(2022-01-03). Ignacio Ramonet's Complete Interview with Nicolás Maduro. libya360.wordpress.com Ignacio Ramonet "Neoliberalism is exhausted and new leaderships will surprise the world". The year 2020 has been relatively clement to Venezuela, although it has been so frightening for the whole world. Sure, the blockades and attacks from abroad have not ceased, and have even, at times, intensified. But the Bolivarian revolution, which has just turned…
(2022-01-03). Venezuela Begins Booster Vaccination. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro announced that health personnel will begin to inoculate COVID-19 booster doses to the population from Monday. | RELATED: | "All Pending! On January 3, the booster vaccination against Covid-19 begins. We have already reached 91 percent of people vaccinated! Let's keep taking care of ourselves. Everyone's awareness has given us good results. Happy New Year, Venezuela! A big hug!
(2022-01-03). Venezuela inicia jornada de vacunación de refuerzo contra Covid-19. telesurtv.net El presidente Maduro indicó que el 91 por ciento de la población venezolana ya ha sido vacunada contra el coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
(2022-01-03). President Maduro: Washington Sabotaged the Mexico Talks (Ambassador Alex Saab). orinocotribune.com This Saturday, January 1, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, said in an interview with the renowned Spanish journalist Ignacio Ramonet that the US caused a breakdown in the dialogue processes in Mexico. | In this regard, the president decried that the United States government, by kidnapping Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, sabotaged the dialogue between the government and the opposition that was being carried out in Mexico in spite of Washington's opposition. | "The US stabbed the dialogue… the US had assured that it was not going to extract our diplomat Alex Saab," he denounced. | The president further…
(2022-01-03). Bolsonaro Attacks Venezuela, Refuses Argentina's Aid Following Tragic Floods in Brazil. orinocotribune.com 
This Saturday, January 1, Venezuela's Foreign Minister Félix Plasencia demanded that the president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, authorize air and land transfers to facilitate the return of Venezuelan nationals in Brazil who want to return to Venezuela. This within the framework of recent floods and Brazil's calamitous management of the pandemic. Venezuela's Vuelta a la Patria program facilitates the return of Venezuelans to their home country, providing transport and medical services free of charge. | Through a post published on his Twitter account, @PlasenciaFlex, the head of Venezuelan diplomacy pointed out that…
(2022-01-03). Gobierno de Ecuador designa nuevo canciller. telesurtv.net "El reforzamiento en el equipo tiene por objeto apuntalar la principal meta del Gobierno en su política exterior: la reactivación de la inversión extranjera", dijo presidente Lasso.
(2022-01-03). Argentina Remembers 40th Anniversary Of Malvinas Islands War. telesurenglish.net On Monday, President Alberto Fernandez will present the "Malvinas Islands Unites Us," a virtual platform in which his administration will publish an activity program to remember the 40th anniversary of the Argentine-U.K. war over the sovereignty of these islands. | RELATED: | "State policy to recover sovereignty over this archipielago is sustained and must be strengthened because the Malvinas Islands are part of ou…
(2022-01-03). Argentina defiende reclamo permanente sobre las Islas Malvinas. telesurtv.net El presidente Alberto Fernández ha sostenido que el reclamo sobre las Islas Malvinas debe ser permanente en la vida cotidiana de los argentinos.
(2022-01-03). Gobierno argentino renueva reclamo de las islas Malvinas. telesurtv.net Se trata de la "Agenda Malvinas 40 años" para homenajear a los caídos en la guerra llevada adelante por la pasada junta militar.
(2022-01-03). DJ denies infecting Messi with Covid. rt.com 
An Argentine DJ has said he did not pass on coronavirus to the football icon | Argentinian DJ Fer Palacio has denied giving Covid to Paris Saint-Germain star Lionel Messi, saying he has received death threats after it was revealed that the football superstar had caught the virus. | Fer Palacio performed at one of several parties attended by the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner over the Christmas and New Year break back in his Argentine homeland. | In videos uploaded to social media, Messi was seen dancing with wife Antonella as neither donned a mask. | On the eve of a Coupe de France match to be played against mi…
(2022-01-03). Movements Remember Victories That Helped The People Of Brazil. popularresistance.org The year 2021 was full of bad news for Brazilians. The effects of the global pandemic were made much worse due to the gross negligence of the federal government of Jair Bolsonaro leaving no sector untouched. The country reached the sad milestone of 600,000 deaths by coronavirus, the Bolsonaro administration's avaricious quest for natural resource wealth coupled with the expansion of agribusiness made the country's forests, green areas, and Indigenous and traditional communities victims of this violent offensive.
(2022-01-03). Jose A. Kast Resigns From Chilean Republican Party Presidency. telesurenglish.net The representative of the extreme right is close to the positions of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and former U.S. President Donald Trump and advocates digging a ditch on the border to prevent the passage of migrants. | José Antonio Kast resigned from the presidency of the Republican Party: "The time has come for a new leadership to assume the leadership of the party"
(2022-01-03). Brazilian President Bolsonaro hospitalized. rt.com 
The president was hospitalized due to a medical emergency | Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was taken to the hospital early Monday morning for treatment of a suspected intestinal obstruction. | The 66-year-old posted a photo of himself lying on a hospital bed. He said he had felt ill after lunch on Sunday, and that he will undergo more tests to determine if surgery for intestinal obstruction is required. | Bolsonaro was admitted to the Vila Nova Star Hospital in Sao Paulo, G1 news website said. | In July, Bolsonaro spent four days in the same hospital, where he was treated for intestinal obstruction and per…
(2022-01-03). In Presidential Polls, Brazil's Lula Leads Judge Who Locked Him Up. zcomm.org Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Jair Bolsonaro, and Sergio Moro, three major candidates in Brazil's 2022 election, have a turbulent and intertwined past…
(2022-01-03). Bolsonaro Is Hospitalized Due To Abdominal Problems. telesurenglish.net In the early hours of Monday, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to the Sao Paulo's Vila Nova Star hospital due to an intestinal subocclusion. | RELATED: | Antonio de Vasconcellos Macedo, the director of the presidential medical team, said that he is stable and receiving adequate treatment. However, there is no forecast on when Bolsonaro could be discharged. | "I will be doing more tests for possible surgery f…
(2022-01-03). President-Elect Boric's Image Strengthens Among Chileans. telesurenglish.net Two opinion companies showed that the positive image of Chile's President-elect Gabriel Boric increases among Chileans two weeks after his resounding victory against the far-right politician Jose Antonio Kast. | RELATED: | On Monday, a survey carried out by Candem revealed that 63 percent of Chileans have a "positive or very positive" image of the former student leader, compared to 27 percent who have a "negative…
(2022-01-03). Colombia: 22 Citizens Killed In the Arauca Department. telesurenglish.net The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Office (OHCHR) in Colombia denounced that paramilitary groups dedicated to drug trafficking and illegal mining activities murdered 22 citizens and detained 30 others in the Arauca department on Sunday. | RELATED: | "We express our deep concern over the escalation of the armed conflict in this department, in which gangs dispute territorial control," the office stated, addi…
(2022-01-03). Deportarán a Colombia a un implicado en el magnicidio de MoàØse. telesurtv.net Marco Antonio Palacios, quien permanece en Jamaica, debe ser deportado el 3 de enero a Colombia.
(2022-01-03). Deportarán a Colombia a un implicado en el magnicidio de MoàØse. telesurtv.net Marco Antonio Palacios, quien permanece en Jamaica, debe ser deportado el 3 de enero a Colombia.
(2022-01-03). Enfrentamientos armados en Arauca, Colombia, dejan 17 muertos. telesurtv.net Según diferentes reportes, han ocurrido asesinatos tanto en Arauquita, como en otros municipios como Saravena, Fortul y Tame.
(2022-01-03). Over Dozen People Killed in Clashes in Eastern Colombia, Arauquita Mayor Says. sputniknews.com BOGOTA (Sputnik) – At least 17 people were killed in the Arauca Department in eastern Colombia, during clashes between dissidents from the defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and members of the radical left-wing armed group National Liberation Army (ELN), according to Etelivar Torres, the mayor of the Arauquita municipality.