José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-26). Vice President Delcy Rodríguez: 'There is Something Wrong at the UN'. orinocotribune.com With a call for corrective measures to be taken within the United Nations (UN) on behalf of countries that suffer from unilateral coercive measures that violate fundamental rights—such as the illegal US economic blockade of Venezuela—Vice President Delcy Rodríguez defended Venezuela's position during UN's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of human rights. | Rodríguez drew attention to the impact caused by the United States government's application of 502 illegal coercive economic measures issued against Venezuela over the course of the past five years. | "I think something is wrong, when in the same roo…
José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-26). Vice President Delcy Rodríguez: 'There is Something Wrong at the UN'. orinocotribune.com With a call for corrective measures to be taken within the United Nations (UN) on behalf of countries that suffer from unilateral coercive measures that violate fundamental rights—such as the illegal US economic blockade of Venezuela—Vice President Delcy Rodríguez defended Venezuela's position during UN's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of human rights. | Rodríguez drew attention to the impact caused by the United States government's application of 502 illegal coercive economic measures issued against Venezuela over the course of the past five years. | "I think something is wrong, when in the same roo…
Staff (2022-01-26). President Maduro: Federal Council's Priority Should be Public Services — Meets with Opposition Governors. orinocotribune.com 
On Monday, January 24, from the plenary of the Federal Council of Government, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, emphasized that the Council's priority should be the country's public services and economy. | The head of state estimated that of the investment allocated to governors and mayors, the resources should be distributed as follows: 35% to water, 25% to electricity, 20% on roads, 10% on gas, and 10% on solid waste. | "The priorities of this Federal Council of Government are already established," stated Maduro from Miraflores Palace. "The first is the economy, with great import. However, it must als…
teleSUR -HIM (2022-01-26). Venezuela y China fortalecen relaciones en áreas estratégicas. telesurtv.net Gracias al apoyo del Gobierno chino el 85% de la población venezolana fue inmunizada con el fármaco Sinopharm desarrollado por el país asiático.
teleSUR, JGN (2022-01-26). Países reconocen avances de Venezuela en materia de DD.HH. pese a sanciones. telesurtv.net Delegados de Nicaragua, Nigeria, Irán y Arabia Saudita, entre otros, aplaudieron los esfuerzos del Gobierno venezolano por mejorar el bienestar económico de su pueblo.
Staff (2022-01-26). President Maduro: Federal Council's Priority Should be Public Services — Meets with Opposition Governors. orinocotribune.com On Monday, January 24, from the plenary of the Federal Council of Government, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, emphasized that the Council's priority should be the country's public services and economy. | The head of state estimated that of the investment allocated to governors and mayors, the resources should be distributed as follows: 35% to water, 25% to electricity, 20% on roads, 10% on gas, and 10% on solid waste. | "The priorities of this Federal Council of Government are already established," stated Maduro from Miraflores Palace. "The first is the economy, with great import. However, it must als…
teleSUR, mcs, JGN (2022-01-26). Ecuador presentará ley para fortalecer la Fuerza Pública. telesurtv.net Las autoridades ecuatorianas precisaron que entre los ejes de la normativa figura el uso progresivo de la fuerza.
teleSUR- jaa -HIM (2022-01-26). OMS pide a Argentina datos sobre vacunas Sputnik-V y Cansino. telesurtv.net La OMS también solicitó los datos de la vacuna anticovid Sinopharm pediátrica.
Federico Fuentes (2022-01-26). 'Millions have their hopes set on a Bolsonaro defeat': An interview with Brazilian socialist Roberto Robaina. greenleft.org.au Green Left speaks to Socialism and Freedom Party (PSOL) leader Roberto Robaina about Jair Bolsonaro's extreme right project, the upcoming elections and how Brazil might fit into the new wave of left governments in the region.
Federico Fuentes (2022-01-26). 'Millions have their hopes set on a Bolsonaro defeat': An interview with Brazilian socialist Roberto Robaina. greenleft.org.au Green Left speaks to Socialism and Freedom Party (PSOL) leader Roberto Robaina about Jair Bolsonaro's extreme right project, the upcoming elections and how Brazil might fit into the new wave of left governments in the region.
teleSUR, JL (2022-01-26). Denuncian asesinato de líder social en el Putumayo, Colombia. telesurtv.net Colombia registra 11 líderes sociales y diez masacres perpetradas en los 25 días del 2022.
teleSUR, JL (2022-01-26). Precandidatos presidenciales de Colombia expusieron propuestas. telesurtv.net Los precandidatos expresaron su preocupación ante la escalada de violencia contra los líderes sociales.
Tanya Wadhwa (2022-01-25). Outrage in Peru following devastating Repsol oil spill. peoplesdispatch.org 
The devastating oil spill has polluted 1.7 million square meters of soil and 1.2 million square meters of ocean, tarred 21 beaches on Peru's Pacific coast, and killed a vast variety of marine wildlife, besides incurring huge economic losses to fishing and tourism industries…
Tanya Wadhwa (2022-01-25). Outrage in Peru following devastating Repsol oil spill. peoplesdispatch.org The devastating oil spill has polluted 1.7 million square meters of soil and 1.2 million square meters of ocean, tarred 21 beaches on Peru's Pacific coast, and killed a vast variety of marine wildlife, besides incurring huge economic losses to fishing and tourism industries…
teleSUR- jaa, JL (2022-01-25). Expertos de Naciones Unidas arriban a Perú para atender daños por derrame de petróleo. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a lo estimado por las autoridades, los expertos del organismo multilateral estarían por un aproximado de dos semanas en Lima.
teleSUR, JDO (2022-01-25). Perú inicia vacunación anticovid a niños entre 5 y 11 años. telesurtv.net Comenzó en Lima y Callao, y a partir del miércoles iniciará en las demás regiones peruanas.
ecns.cn (2022-01-25). UN experts land in Peru to help clean up oil spill. ecns.cn A team of UN experts on environmental disasters arrived in Peru on Monday to assist the cleanup of the oil spill that occurred near capital Lima on Jan. 15 at a refinery operated by Spanish energy company Repsol.
teleSUR, JDO (2022-01-25). Perú inicia vacunación anticovid a niños entre 5 y 11 años. telesurtv.net Comenzó en Lima y Callao, y a partir del miércoles iniciará en las demás regiones peruanas.
teleSUR, JDO (2022-01-25). Bolivia asegura que busca justicia en caso golpe de Estado. telesurtv.net Gobierno señala que se trata de un proceso sólido y bien fundamentado, por lo cual debe demorar semanas.
Editor (2022-01-25). Chile's president-elect Boric reiterates his contempt for besieged Nicaragua and Venezuela. mronline.org 
Gabriel Boric, president-elect of Chile, considers that the leftist governments headed by President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela and Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua "have failed."
teleSUR, DRL, JDO (2022-01-25). ONU: violencia provocó desplazamiento de 1.500 colombianos en Arauca. telesurtv.net Desde inicios de año se reportan enfrentamientos entre grupos armados en la zona fronteriza entre Colombia y Venezuela.
Ana Perdigón (2022-01-25). PSUV Congress Convenes February 4 with Focus on Political Training. orinocotribune.com This Monday, January 24, the Vice President of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, announced that the Congress of the PSUV and the party's youth wing (JPSUV) will begin on February 4, in order to continue advancing in the training of its members. | During a press conference, Cabello said that the PSUV has made the training of party members a fundamental priority for this year, particularly those members who hold positions in the government, who pass through the training school. | "We hope that the Congress of the PSUV and the JPSUV will be very inclusive, we must continue along the p…
teleSUR, MER (2022-01-25). Venezuela ante ONU: Debemos evitar la instrumentalización política del sistema de DD.HH. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta alertó que "algo anda mal" cuando en la misma sala están representantes de países agresores y de los afectados.
Misión Verdad (2022-01-25). Less Than 15 Countries Recognize Guaidó's Fictitious Presidency. orinocotribune.com At the peak of his success in 2020, hardly more than 50 countries recognized Juan Guaidó as interim president of Venezuela. Today, however, the international standing of the Bolivarian Republic has changed radically in comparison with the first several months after the anti-Chavista former deputy pronounced himself president of Venezuela in a Caracas plaza. | Today, according to an interview with opposition politician Julio Borges on Crónica Uno, "less then 15 states and governments consider that the diplomatic representatives of Guaidó have the status of plenipotentiary ambassadors," acting on behalf of the so-c…
Misión Verdad (2022-01-25). Less Than 15 Countries Recognize Guaidó's Fictitious Presidency. orinocotribune.com At the peak of his success in 2020, hardly more than 50 countries recognized Juan Guaidó as interim president of Venezuela. Today, however, the international standing of the Bolivarian Republic has changed radically in comparison with the first several months after the anti-Chavista former deputy pronounced himself president of Venezuela in a Caracas plaza. | Today, according to an interview with opposition politician Julio Borges on Crónica Uno, "less then 15 states and governments consider that the diplomatic representatives of Guaidó have the status of plenipotentiary ambassadors," acting on behalf of the so-c…
teleSUR (2022-01-25). Venezuela To Present 3rd Human Rights Report to United Nations. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Venezuela presents its Universal Periodic Human Rights Review (UPR) at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. This presentation is a commitment that the UN countries must fulfill every five years. | RELATED: | Vice President Delcy Rodriguez is expected to present the Venezuelan universal periodic review through a videoconference that will take place amid the sessions of the United Nations Human Rights Council…
Editor (2022-01-25). Chile's president-elect Boric reiterates his contempt for besieged Nicaragua and Venezuela. mronline.org Gabriel Boric, president-elect of Chile, considers that the leftist governments headed by President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela and Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua "have failed."
teleSUR, MER (2022-01-25). Venezuela ante ONU: Debemos evitar la instrumentalización política del sistema de DD.HH. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta alertó que "algo anda mal" cuando en la misma sala están representantes de países agresores y de los afectados.
teleSUR (2022-01-25). Venezuela To Present 3rd Human Rights Report to United Nations. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Venezuela presents its Universal Periodic Human Rights Review (UPR) at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. This presentation is a commitment that the UN countries must fulfill every five years. | RELATED: | Vice President Delcy Rodriguez is expected to present the Venezuelan universal periodic review through a videoconference that will take place amid the sessions of the United Nations Human Rights Council…
Ana Perdigón (2022-01-25). PSUV Congress Convenes February 4 with Focus on Political Training. orinocotribune.com This Monday, January 24, the Vice President of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, announced that the Congress of the PSUV and the party's youth wing (JPSUV) will begin on February 4, in order to continue advancing in the training of its members. | During a press conference, Cabello said that the PSUV has made the training of party members a fundamental priority for this year, particularly those members who hold positions in the government, who pass through the training school. | "We hope that the Congress of the PSUV and the JPSUV will be very inclusive, we must continue along the p…
teleSUR, DRL, JDO (2022-01-25). ONU: violencia provocó desplazamiento de 1.500 colombianos en Arauca. telesurtv.net Desde inicios de año se reportan enfrentamientos entre grupos armados en la zona fronteriza entre Colombia y Venezuela.
_____ (2022-01-25). Prosecution Of Ola Bini In Ecuador Threatens Digital Rights Everywhere. popularresistance.org Last week, one of the most important digital rights cases took place in Quito, Ecuador. Ola Bini, a software designer who makes tools for activists to protect their privacy, was arrested at the Quito airport in April, 2019 just hours after Julian Assange was taken from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Bini has been detained in Quito for almost three years. His prosecution has been fraught with irregularities. Clearing the FOG speaks with Veridiana Alimonti, a human rights lawyer and the Associate Director for Latin American Policy for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, about the case, its connections to the Jul…
_____ (2022-01-25). Prosecution Of Ola Bini In Ecuador Threatens Digital Rights Everywhere. popularresistance.org Last week, one of the most important digital rights cases took place in Quito, Ecuador. Ola Bini, a software designer who makes tools for activists to protect their privacy, was arrested at the Quito airport in April, 2019 just hours after Julian Assange was taken from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Bini has been detained in Quito for almost three years. His prosecution has been fraught with irregularities. Clearing the FOG speaks with Veridiana Alimonti, a human rights lawyer and the Associate Director for Latin American Policy for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, about the case, its connections to the Jul…
teleSUR-mcs -HIM (2022-01-25). Argentina impulsa vacunación anticovid en sector educacional. telesurtv.net Las autoridades argentinas precisaron que la prioridad es comenzar el curso lectivo 2022 con la mayor cifra de docentes inmunizados contra la Covid-19.
Kamal Iranidoost (2022-01-25). Iran to hold 3 fairs in Brazil to showcase products. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) — Iran will hold an exhibition in Brazil's Sà£o Paulo to showcase its petrochemical products in February while two other exhibitions are planned for later this year.
Steve Sweeney (2022-01-25). Boric de Chile incluye a comunistas en gabinete de mayoría femenina. peoplesworld.org 
Tres comunistas han sido designados para puestos ministeriales en el gabinete del presidente electo de Chile, Gabriel Boric, que también incluye a Maya Fernández Allende, nieta del asesinado expresidente Salvador Allende. Asumirá el cargo de ministra de defensa, poniéndola a cargo de las fuerzas armadas del país casi 50 años después de que su abuelo …
Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-25). Elections in Colombia: Prospects for Change and Absence of Guarantees. libya360.wordpress.com Lautaro Rivara Few doubts remain about Gustavo Petro's favoritism for the Colombian presidential elections in May. However, the outlook is becoming more uncertain due to the continuity of the armed conflict, structural violence and doubts about electoral guarantees. The Latin American and Caribbean electoral calendar for 2022 promises to be no less hectic than that…
Adriaan Alsema (2022-01-25). Colombia claims killing dissident FARC commander. colombiareports.com Colombia's government said Monday that the armed forces killed a key guerrilla commander in the southwest of the country. According to President Ivan Duque, the security forces killed "Jonnier" in…
Michelle Begue (2022-01-25). Colombia debates the future of bullfighting tradition. america.cgtn.com 
Bogota will not be hosting its annual bullfighting season, which animal rights activists consider a historic win thanks to new legislation.
teleSUR, JL (2022-01-25). Asesinan a líder indígena en departamento del Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz detalla que en apenas 24 días del 2022, en el país se han asesinado nueve líderes sociales y se han perpetrado diez masacres.
Michelle Begue (2022-01-25). Colombia debates the future of bullfighting tradition. america.cgtn.com Bogota will not be hosting its annual bullfighting season, which animal rights activists consider a historic win thanks to new legislation.
Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-25). Elections in Colombia: Prospects for Change and Absence of Guarantees. libya360.wordpress.com Lautaro Rivara Few doubts remain about Gustavo Petro's favoritism for the Colombian presidential elections in May. However, the outlook is becoming more uncertain due to the continuity of the armed conflict, structural violence and doubts about electoral guarantees. The Latin American and Caribbean electoral calendar for 2022 promises to be no less hectic than that…
ecns.cn (2022-01-25). Visitors to Colombian house experience turning upside down. ecns.cn Visitors looked for fun in an upside-down house in Guatavita, Colombia, Jan. 23, 2022.
Michelle Begue (2022-01-25). Ingrid Betancourt: Former hostage prepares for Colombian presidential candidacy. america.cgtn.com 
A former Colombian rebel hostage says she wants to finish what she started 20 years ago.
teleSUR, JL (2022-01-25). Asesinan a líder indígena en departamento del Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz detalla que en apenas 24 días del 2022, en el país se han asesinado nueve líderes sociales y se han perpetrado diez masacres.
Michelle Begue (2022-01-25). Ingrid Betancourt: Former hostage prepares for Colombian presidential candidacy. america.cgtn.com A former Colombian rebel hostage says she wants to finish what she started 20 years ago.
ecns.cn (2022-01-25). Visitors to Colombian house experience turning upside down. ecns.cn Visitors looked for fun in an upside-down house in Guatavita, Colombia, Jan. 23, 2022.
teleSUR -mcs -HIM (2022-01-25). Paraguay recibe 466.830 dosis anticovid donadas por Alemania. telesurtv.net Alemania donó las vacunas contra la Covid-19 para completar la inmunización de la población infantil y adulta.
teleSUR -mcs -HIM (2022-01-25). Paraguay recibe 466.830 dosis anticovid donadas por Alemania. telesurtv.net Alemania donó las vacunas contra la Covid-19 para completar la inmunización de la población infantil y adulta.
Caracas, January 26, 2022 ( The electoral body posted on its Twitter account, "CNE reports: 100% of the reception centers [for the signing of] the recall referendum are open. #CNE #Venezuela." The activity began at 6: 00AM and was scheduled to end at 6: 00PM, or when the la…
This Tuesday, January 26, a "Commission for the clarification of historical truth, justice and reparations regarding colonial rule and its consequences in Venezuela," was established. | Its objective will be to clarify historical truths regarding colonialism in Venezuela, Latin American and the Caribbean. | The commission was sworn in by President Nicolás Maduro during a meeting at the Miraflores Palace with traditional Venezuelan manifestations, recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. It will seek to expose the truth about colonialism and its atrocities towards indigenous peoples in the…
Venezuela's Recent Progress and Political Advances | With María Páez Victor | Tomorrow 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…
By William Urquijo Pascual — Jan 21, 2022 | Bathed by the Caribbean Sea, and with a territory that extends from the foothills of the Andes through the extensive llanos plainlands all the way to the forests of the Amazon, Venezuela stands out today as an oasis of natural wealth and environmental conservation. | The situation of Venezuela as an Amazonian, Andean and Caribbean country gives it a wide diversity of climatic zones, habitats, and geological units, which make the country a land of inexhaustible resources and extensive biodiversity. | Venezuela has a total of 44 national parks, all of them protected…
Venezuela has doubled its oil production over the past months thanks to Iran's help in defiance of U.S. sanctions against Caracas, oil industry analysts say.
Fans of sports in Sà£o Paulo, Brazil will have a special venue to watch and practice sports on ice during the Beijing Winter Olympics.