Daily Archives: January 21, 2022

2022-01-21: News Headlines

IGD Worldwide (2022-01-21). Mapuche Political Prisoners Denounce Punitive Sentencing. itsgoingdown.org As young people, we are here in the dungeons of this prison, enduring this unjust sentence given to us by a state-sanctioned court. For us Mapuches, there is no justice, only racism. For the poor Chileans it is the same. We all know that in this country justice is for the rich who manage all of the capital.

WSWS (2022-01-21). Peruvian miners strike over COVID surge. wsws.org The miners' action challenges not only the homicidal policies of mine owner Anglo-American, but those of the Castillo government itself.

teleSUR, jaa, HIM (2022-01-21). Pdte. de Perú firma decreto que declara de interés nacional emergencia climática. telesurtv.net El derrame en la zona de Ventanilla ha afectado más de 20 playas, y cientos de miles de kilómetros de litoral.

Ana Perdigón (2022-01-21). Maduro and Putin Ratify Multidimensional Alliance During Phone Call. orinocotribune.com The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, held a telephone call with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in which they ratified the multidimensional alliance between both nations. | Both leaders provided updates on the advances in cooperation on a wide range of issues, and highlighted that there has been an increase of 12% in commercial exchange. | They also highlighted advances in economic, health, and military issues, in addition to increased air connectivity between Caracas and Moscow. | President Maduro took advantage of the telephone conversation to thank Russia for its support in the fight against th…

sputniknews (2022-01-21). Putin and Maduro Did Not Discuss Issue of Deployment of Russian Bases in Venezuela. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The issue of the deployment of Russian military bases in Venezuela was not discussed in a recent phone conversation between presidents Vladimir Putin and Nicolas Maduro, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.

teleSUR, JGN (2022-01-21). Exportaciones argentinas crecieron 42 por ciento en 2021. telesurtv.net El canciller argentino subrayó que este comportamiento "es el tercer mejor año después de 2011 y 2012".

sputniknews (2022-01-21). Indian PM Modi is the Most Popular Global Leader as BoJo Considered the Most Unpopular, Shows Survey. sputniknews.com Morning Consult has been tracking the weekly approval ratings of leaders in Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States since March 2020. The latest approval ratings are based on responses collected between 13 and 19 January 2022.

Staff (2022-01-21). Least popular world leader revealed. rt.com A survey shows the British PM's support is waning | A poll by Morning Consult, a US-based data intelligence firm, has The results of the survey, which were published on Thursday, ranked Johnson last in a list of 13. His net approval rating now stands at -43, with only 26% of people supporting the embattled PM. | Among other leaders at the bottom of the table were French President Emmanuel Macron, on -25, and Brazil's Ja…

teleSUR, JGN (2022-01-21). Asesinan a líder social en Nariño, Colombia. telesurtv.net Fundepaz indicó que este es el primer asesinato de un líder social en el departamento de Nariño en lo que va del año 2022.

teleSUR, yart, DRL (2022-01-21). Registran décima masacre en lo que va de año en Colombia. telesurtv.net La región es utilizada por los grupos armados como el Ejército de Liberación Nacional en su disputa territorial.

teleSUR (2022-01-21). Colombian Left Starts Process To Elect Presidential Candidates. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Senator Gustavo Petro and environmental activist Francia Marquez announced that they will participate in the primary elections that the "Historic Pact" coalition will hold on March 13 to define its candidate for the presidency of Colombia. | RELATED: | "We will promote the transition from an economy based on fossil fuels to a clean energy one, from a male-dominated society to a democratic system that defends women, f…

teleSUR, MER (2022-01-21). Denuncian asesinato de otro líder social en Arauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz informó que la víctima fue identificada como José Avelino Pérez Ortiz, líder de la Fundación de Derechos Humanos Joel Sierra.

teleSUR, mcs, HIM (2022-01-21). Realizarán desfile inaugural del Carnaval 2022 en Uruguay. telesurtv.net El evento iniciará a las 20H00 (hora local) con un total de 50 representaciones artísticas.

teleSUR (2022-01-20). Peru: Foreign Min Seeks International Support for Oil Spill. telesurenglish.net Peru's Foreign Minister, Óscar Maúrtua, is seeking support from international organizations to deal with the oil spill that occurred off the coast of Lima last Saturday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday. | Photograph provided today by the Presidency of Peru that shows President Pedro Castillo (cd) while observing the environmental damage on the beaches of Ventanilla…

teleSUR (2022-01-20). Peru Asks REPSOL to Solve Environmental Damage from Oil Spill. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, President Pedro Castillo's administration asked the Spanish company REPSOL to resolve the environmental damage from a massive oil spill that occurred at the Pampilla refinery, which is located in the Pacific Ocean, seven kilometers off from the Peruvian coast. | RELATED: | Referring to the accident that occurred amid high waves caused by the eruption of a volcano eruption near Tonga, Prime Minister Mirtha…

teleSUR- jaa -HIM (2022-01-20). Perú exige a empresa española resarcir daños por derrame de crudo. telesurtv.net Según se detalló, el derrame ha afectado cerca de 18.000 metros cuadrados de mar.

teleSUR- jaa -HIM (2022-01-20). Perú exige a empresa española resarcir daños por derrame de crudo. telesurtv.net Según se detalló, el derrame ha afectado cerca de 18.000 metros cuadrados de mar.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-01-20). Tsunami causes 'unprecedented disaster' in Tonga, oil spill in Peru and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at a major oil on Peru's coast, the death of a Tunisian protestor injured in a violent police crackdown, and more…

teleSUR- lvm, JL (2022-01-20). Evo denuncia participación de Gobiernos regionales en golpe. telesurtv.net De igual manera, Evo Morales exigió a las autoridades bolivianas "una profunda investigación" sobre los hechos de 2019.

teleSUR- lvm, JL (2022-01-20). Evo denuncia participación de Gobiernos regionales en golpe. telesurtv.net De igual manera, Evo Morales exigió a las autoridades bolivianas "una profunda investigación" sobre los hechos de 2019.

Staff (2022-01-20). ECLAC Forecasts 3% Economic Growth in Venezuelan for 2022. orinocotribune.com The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) forecasts that the Venezuelan Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will grow 3% by the end of 2022. Cuba, Nicaragua, and Bolivia were also forecast to grow above the regional average, with 3.5%, 3%, and 3.2%, respectively. Another revelation was that Guyana, bordering Venezuela, is expected to have the highest GDP growth, estimated at an astronomical 46%. |

teleSUR (2022-01-20). Coup Leader Añez Hid Trip to Meet With Bolsonaro In Brazil. telesurenglish.net The Bolivian Attorney General Juan Lanchipa will investigate the international trips made by Jeanine Añez who would have held a non-public meeting with far-right President Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil. | RELATED: | After carrying out the coup against President Evo Morales in November 2019, she would have sought a meeting with the Brazilian president to find out what his attitude towards the interim government was. The precis…

Staff (2022-01-20). ECLAC Forecasts 3% Economic Growth in Venezuela for 2022. orinocotribune.com The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) forecasts that the Venezuelan Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will grow 3% by the end of 2022. Cuba, Nicaragua, and Bolivia were also forecast to grow above the regional average, with 3.5%, 3%, and 3.2%, respectively. Another revelation was that Guyana, bordering Venezuela, is expected to have the highest GDP growth, estimated at an astronomical 46%. |

Andreína Chávez Alava (2022-01-20). Venezuela: Gasoline and Crude Production on the Rise While Inflation Slows Down. venezuelanalysis.com PDVSA will face challenges to continue ramping up production as US sanctions block the state company from international markets.

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-20). Anti-Chavista Economist Demonstrates Link Between Illegal Sanctions & Drop in Oil Production. orinocotribune.com A recent study by anti-Chavista economist Francisco Rodríguez confirmed the negative effects that illegal sanctions imposed by the United States government had on the drop in Venezuelan oil production from 2017 to 2020. | Rodríguez mentioned via Twitter that he was interviewed by renowned US journalist Anya Parampil, during which he summarized the conclusions of his report, "Sanctions, Economic Actions and the Venezuelan Crisis." | The director of the Petróleo por Venezuela Foundation stated that the document addresses the financial impact of unilateral coercive measures. It also outlines recommendations to prote…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-20). Venezuelan Parliament Approves Supreme Court Reform. orinocotribune.com Congressman Diosdado Cabello described the unanimous approval of the Reform of the Organic Law of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), this Tuesday, January 18, as a great step forward towards the necessary Judicial Revolution in Venezuela, "after extensive consultation and consensus with all sectors." | This was stated by the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) parliamentarian after the ordinary session of the Legislative Power, in which they addressed the review of the proposal raised by the president of the TSJ himself, Magistrate Maikel Moreno. | Cabello noted that "the Reform of the TSJ Law allows us t…

José Luis Granados Ceja (2022-01-20). Venezuelan Electoral Council Sets Recall Referendum Process in Motion. zcomm.org Despite representing a constitutional avenue to end Maduro's term, the hardline opposition has remained noncommittal…

Staff (2022-01-20). Thursday January 27 Webinar with María Páez Victor: Venezuela's Recent Progress and Political Advances. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Recent Progress and Political Advances | With María Páez Victor | Thursday January 27, 4: 00 pm PST / 7: 00 pm EST: | The webinar will be recorded and sent it out to all registrants following the event. We'll also be live streaming on Facebook. FB event page can be found Despite the US-Canada-European Union economic blockade and robbery of its overseas resources, Venezuela has made notable progress in economic recovery…

Staff (2022-01-20). Venezuela Demands Biden Return Diplomatic Headquarters and Property Seized in US. orinocotribune.com The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela demanded this Wednesday, January 19, that the United States government return the Venezuelan assets and diplomatic headquarters in US territory. | At a press conference addressing national and international media, Foreign Minister Félix Plasencia spoke out "I call on President Joe Biden, and my colleague Anthony Blinken, to respect the rule of law and instruct the corresponding authorities to return the headquarters of our embassy and residence in the capital city of Washington, as well as the headquarters of the Consulate General in New York City, which have been assaulted an…

teleSUR- jaa -HIM (2022-01-20). Venezuela exige devolución de bienes de su embajada en EE.UU. telesurtv.net El canciller resaltó que estos medios pertenecen al pueblo y Gobierno legítimo de Venezuela, encabezado por el presidente Nicolás Maduro.

teleSUR- jaa -HIM (2022-01-20). Venezuela exige devolución de bienes de su embajada en EE.UU. telesurtv.net El canciller resaltó que estos medios pertenecen al pueblo y Gobierno legítimo de Venezuela, encabezado por el presidente Nicolás Maduro.

àÅlvaro Verzi Rangel (2022-01-20). Cambio de libreto en Venezuela: Repliegue opositor para reunir fuerzas y definir liderazgos. globalizacion.ca Desesperadamente, los líderes de la variopinta oposición venezolana, piden nuevos libretistas ante la renovada etapa iniciada con la decisión de la administración de Joe Biden de jugar a un repligue en la agresiva e injerencista política hacia Venezuela, tras los…

teleSUR (2022-01-20). Presidents Maduro & Putin to Deepen Bilateral Cooperation. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro Moros and Russia's President Vladimir Putin held a conversation in which both leaders expressed their wishes for the well-being of their nations in 2022. | RELATED: | "I had an important telephone conversation with brother President Vladimir Putin. We exchanged opinions on issues related to existing cooperation in various strategic areas," President Maduro said, addi…

teleSUR (2022-01-20). Venezuela Demands Return of Assets From Its Embassy in the US. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Foreign Affairs Minister Felix Plasencia asked the Biden administration for the devolution of the Venezuelan assets that were arbitrarily confiscated in the United States in 2019. | RELATED: | "In respect of the rule of law, instruct the corresponding and responsible authorities so that the Venezuelan diplomatic assets, as well as the headquarters of the embassy and the consulate, be returned," he sa…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-20). The Long Roots of Venezuela's Communal Tradition. libya360.wordpress.com Chris Gilbert Socialist communes may be new in Venezuela — officially, they began no earlier than 2009 — but, like much that is new, they also rely on old traditions and hence involve a "blast from the past." On a certain level, it is hardly surprising that overcoming the radical atomization of capitalist society could…

_____ (2022-01-20). Trial Of Software Developer And Activist Ola Bini Set To Begin. popularresistance.org The trial against Ola Bini, Swedish software developer and digital rights activist, is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, January 19, and continue for three days. The long-awaited trial comes after multiple delays, recusal of judges, documented harassment and surveillance of Bini, and constant shifting of charges from the prosecution leading to serious allegations of political interference in the case. | In the meanwhile, digital rights advocacy groups and progressive media outlets are pushing for the Ecuadorian authorities to ensure a fair trial, that is not only free from political interference, but also made in…

_____ (2022-01-20). Thousands Sign Petition Supporting Assange Release. popularresistance.org Washington, DC – Led by the United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC), more than 26 antiwar groups and 2,500 individual peace and justice advocates have cosponsored a statement calling for the immediate release of publisher Julian Assange and commending him for his contributions toward global peace. | Assange is currently fighting extradition to the United States after the Trump administration indicted him on unprecedented Espionage Act charges. His indictment marked the first time in U.S. history that a journalist has been charged for publishing truthful information. | Since being removed from Ecuador's London em…

People's Dispatch (2022-01-20). Ecuador: Digital rights activist Ola Bini goes to trial. greenleft.org.au The trial of Swedish software developer and digital rights activist Ola Bini, began on January 19 in Ecuador, reports People's Dispatch.

teleSUR, DRL, JDO (2022-01-20). Cristina Fernández llama pandemia a deuda macrista con el FMI. telesurtv.net Los intereses pagados al Fondo Monetario Internacional en 2021 fueron mayores al presupuesto destinado a mitigar los efectos de la Covid-19.

teleSUR, DRL, JDO (2022-01-20). Cristina Fernández llama pandemia a deuda macrista con el FMI. telesurtv.net Los intereses pagados al Fondo Monetario Internacional en 2021 fueron mayores al presupuesto destinado a mitigar los efectos de la Covid-19.

Landless Rural Workers' Movement (2022-01-20). The MST has donated more than six thousand tons of food during the pandemic to fight hunger. peoplesdispatch.org Just during the Christmas Without Hunger campaign, the MST distributed food donations to 250,000 people in 24 Brazilian states…

Pierina Ferretti (2022-01-20). Gabriel Boric Won in Chile Thanks to Popular Mobilization. zcomm.org The left-wing candidate's victory would have been impossible without newer constituencies…

teleSUR, JGN (2022-01-20). Denuncian el asesinato del séptimo líder social en Colombia. telesurtv.net Organizaciones sociales del departamento de Arauca denunciaron por su parte que fueron víctimas de atentados simultáneos contra sus sedes.

teleSUR, JL (2022-01-20). Denuncian asesinatos de dos líderes sociales en Antioquia y Chocó. telesurtv.net Indepaz detalla que en apenas 19 días del 2022, Colombia registra seis líderes sociales asesinados y seis masacres perpetradas.

teleSUR, JGN (2022-01-20). Denuncian el asesinato del séptimo líder social en Colombia. telesurtv.net Organizaciones sociales del departamento de Arauca denunciaron por su parte que fueron víctimas de atentados simultáneos contra sus sedes.

teleSUR, JL (2022-01-20). Denuncian asesinatos de dos líderes sociales en Antioquia y Chocó. telesurtv.net Indepaz detalla que en apenas 19 días del 2022, Colombia registra seis líderes sociales asesinados y seis masacres perpetradas.

teleSUR, JL (2022-01-20). Denuncian octava masacre en Colombia durante el 2022. telesurtv.net Además de las masacres, en tan solo 19 días del presente año se han asesinado a seis líderes sociales.

teleSUR (2022-01-20). Car Bomb Attack Leaves One Dead & 3 Injured in Colombia. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Colombia's Social and Popular Political Mass Movement (CPSMM) reported that a car bomb attack against the Joel Sierra Human Rights Foundation (JSHRF) in Saravena municipality in the Arauca department killed one citizen and injured three others. | RELATED: | "We cannot allow that the intolerance of illegal armed groups continues to affect the peace of the Saravena municipality's community," the JSHRF stated, addin…

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