Monthly Archives: March 2022

2022-03-02: News Headlines

Tanya Wadhwa (2022-03-02). Assassinations of Colombian social leaders shake communities. peoplesdispatch.org According to the Institute of Development and Peace Studies (INDEPAZ), during the past week, five social activists and two former combatants of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerilla group were assassinated in the country…

In Defense of Liberation! (2022-03-02). Morning Commute 3-2-2022: It's my birthday! #DefundthePentagon #DefundNATO #NoToImperialistWar. anchor.fm In this episode I discuss the hypocrisy of the United States, the European Union, and NATO who condemn the "Russian invasion" while also holding UN security council meetings to label Yemeni resistance movements as terrorists. The hypocrisy between funding and arming, training and supporting the Saudi Arabian and UAE Coalition committing war crimes in Yemen, Israel who continues to terrorize and occupy the Palestinian people's land, and much more! We talk about Bolivia, Nicaragua, revolution, struggle and how to organize. Check it out and let me know what you think!!!

Staff (2022-03-02). Bolivia: UN Rapporteur Report Debunks Political Persecution Claims. orinocotribune.com UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Diego García-Sayán, has just concluded a week-long visit in Bolivia to evaluate the country's justice system, as many, including the government, regard there to be fatal flaws. García-Sayán published preliminary observations on Tuesday which can be We discussed the findings with Reymi Ferreira, a political analyst from Santa Cruz, and former Defense Minister in Evo Morales' government. | How would you e…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-03-02). President Maduro Confirms Support for Putin During Phone Call. orinocotribune.com In a telephone conversation that took place this Tuesday, March 1, the Venezuelan head of state, Nicolás Maduro, ratified the support of the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for the Russian people and the administration of President Vladimir Putin, in the midst of the conflict with the Republic of Ukraine. | For this reason, the diplomatic services of the Eurasian nation reported on the phone call held by the president, as disclosed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, through social media platforms—at least those not censored by Washington and the European Union.

teleSUR (2022-03-02). Lula Da Silva in Mexico to Meet With President López Obrador. telesurenglish.net Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the President of Mexico, will meet with Brazil former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who visits the country for a reunion of friends. | RELATED: | López Obrador remarked he was pleased to receive the Brazilian leader in Mexico. According to Mexican Foreign Ministry, Lula da Silva arrived on Monday and has had numerous activities in the country. He will meet with the Mexican President on W…

Staff (2022-03-02). UN Report: More than 7 Million Colombians Under Influence or Control of Armed Groups. orinocotribune.com A report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) indicates that more than seven million Colombians live under the influence or control of illegal armed groups. | The report, entitled "

Adriaan Alsema (2022-03-02). Colombia's prison chief sacked amid corruption scandal. colombiareports.com The director of Colombia's prison authority was sacked after media reported that guards helped an extradited businessman leave jail. The director of La Picota prison was also fired after television…

Adriaan Alsema (2022-03-02). Colombia's war crimes tribunal orders government to implement peace policies. colombiareports.com Colombia's war crimes tribunal JEP ordered the government to implement policies that would allow the dismantling of illegal armed groups. In a statement, the JEP blasted the government of President…

Adriaan Alsema (2022-03-02). Colombia suspends human rights monitoring ahead of elections. colombiareports.com Colombia's ombudsman clashed with human rights officials over an order to suspend human rights monitoring in the field. Ombudsman Carlos Camargo ordered his employees to suspend "field commissions" that verify…

Staff (2022-03-01). Colombia, US & NATO Carry Out Naval Drill near Venezuela (+Nuclear Submarine). orinocotribune.com Caracas, February 28, 2022 ( The military drill was announced by Colombian Minister for Defense, Diego Molano, through a post o…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-01). ALBA Secretary Rejects NATO Presence in Latin America. libya360.wordpress.com Executive Secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance (ALBA-TCP), Sacha Llorenti, spoke to RT en Español's Jessica Sosa in Caracas on regional integration, U.S. and NATO presence in the region, and Bolivia's search for justice for the 2019 coup. Llorenti served as Bolivian Ambassador to the United Nations under President Evo Morales and sat on the UN Security Council…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-01). Bolivia: NATO is a Threat to International Security. libya360.wordpress.com "NATO is not a guarantee of security. On the contrary, it is a threat to international security. We only have to remember the bombing of Yugoslavia.." Bolivia makes an appeal to the UN General Assembly "to avoid declarations or actions such as unilateral sanctions which, instead of promoting dialogue, undermine any possibility of a peaceful…

teleSUR (2022-03-01). Peru: President Castillo Accepts Transport Minister Resignation. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Peruvian President Pedro Castillo accepted the resignation of Transport Minister Juan Silva, whom entrepreneur Karelim Lopez accused of allegedly accepting bribes in exchange for public works with Castillo's authorization. | RELATED: | "I appreciate the services rendered by Silva. Our commitment remains with the people, and we need to meet the goals set by our administration," Castillo tweeted and denied Lopez's accusations. | The entrepreneur,…

Ana Perdigón (2022-03-01). Venezuela Denounces EU Censorship of RT & Sputnik. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan Minister of Communications, Freddy Alfred Nazareth àëáñez, has denounced the European Union's (EU) censorship of Russian media outlets such as RT and Sputnik, while expressing his solidarity with the employees of both companies. | Via a Twitter post, àëáñez questioned the freedom of expression and the press in Europe, suggesting these are illusions about the West that are crumbling in this era. "And what about freedoms of expression and of the press?" wrote àëáñez. "Another myth falls in the West during the 21st century. All of our solidarity is with the workers of RT and Sputnik. EU…

Misión Verdad (2022-03-01). PDVSA Continues Recovery with Help of China & Iran. orinocotribune.com Despite the hopeless outlook for the Venezuelan oil industry on international markets, according to "The Venezuelan oil industry has made an unexpected comeback at just the right time," stated the Latin American division of Bloomberg. "Venezuela, a founder of OPEC, home to the largest oil reserves on the planet, has doubled its production since the end of 2020, and there is still space for p…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-01). Venezuela's Representative to the UN Condemns US Role in the Ukrainian Situation. libya360.wordpress.com Speech by Samuel Moncada permanent representative of Venezuela at the UN General Assembly emergency special session on Ukraine.

Julian Cola (2022-03-01). Plan Puma: When Argentina Ran Military Drills at the Behest of the US to Invade Venezuela. mintpressnews.com "As an active member of the Lima Group, Macri's government demonstrated an interventionist attitude in relation to Venezuela." — Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Tayana…

Staff (2022-03-01). Venezuela Repudiates Washington's Aggression Before UN Human Rights Council (+Alex Saab). orinocotribune.com The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, spoke this Monday, February 28 at the 49th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council, and denounced any intention to use the international human rights system "to replace governments not aligned with Western hegemonic interests, imposing against the countries of the South formulas of judicial colonialism seeking to replace national systems with interventionist, colonialist, foreign mechanisms, contrary to the principles of sovereignty, self-determination and complementarity." | In his speech, he also repudiated the actions of the Bank of England which, with the sup…

Joel Richards (2022-03-01). The new digital revolution in Argentina. america.cgtn.com Startups in Latin America are increasingly learning to run their businesses more efficiently by eliminating red tape and simplifying finances. The sector is booming. Last year, Argentina saw six of its companies become unicorns — the term given to startup private companies that reach above …

Adriaan Alsema (2022-03-01). Colombia's progressives seeking Liberal Party endorsement. colombiareports.com Progressive opposition candidate Gustavo Petro met with former President Cesar Gaviria on Monday to seek a Liberal Party endorsement ahead of the elections. Petro met with the leader of the…

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2022-03-01: News Headlines

Staff (2022-03-01). Colombia, US & NATO Carry Out Naval Drill near Venezuela (+Nuclear Submarine). orinocotribune.com Caracas, February 28, 2022 ( The military drill was announced by Colombian Minister for Defense, Diego Molano, through a post o…

Staff (2022-03-01). Venezuela Repudiates Washington's Aggression Before UN Human Rights Council (+Alex Saab). orinocotribune.com The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, spoke this Monday, February 28 at the 49th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council, and denounced any intention to use the international human rights system "to replace governments not aligned with Western hegemonic interests, imposing against the countries of the South formulas of judicial colonialism seeking to replace national systems with interventionist, colonialist, foreign mechanisms, contrary to the principles of sovereignty, self-determination and complementarity." | In his speech, he also repudiated the actions of the Bank of England which, with the sup…

Benjamin Norton (2022-02-28). U.S. Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine Also Target Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba. towardfreedom.org U.S. President Joe Biden's top Latin America advisor, Juan S. González, admitted U.S. sanctions against Russia aim to hurt Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba. The three socialist governments condemned NATO aggression for creating the crisis in Ukraine, reports Ben Norton.

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-02-28). 33 Years After the People's Uprising: Venezuelan Renowned 'Frasso' Remembers the 'Caracazo' (+Maduro & Padrino). orinocotribune.com 33 years after the popular rebellion of the Caracazo, journalist and photographer Francisco "Frasso" Solórzano evoked moments that he lived as a Venezuelan, in the front lines of battle as a reporter covering the events of February 26-28, 1989. | Frasso spoke with journalist Ernesto Villegas in an interview that had the Caracazo as the central topic. There he recounted how during those hours he had to portray dozens of trucks full of the corpses of victims of the insurrection, that in those days rose up against the International Monetary Fund (IMF) package promoted by then president Carlos Andrés Pérez from the D…

Staff (2022-02-28). Venezuela Advances Undefeated in FIBA World Cup 2023 Qualifiers. orinocotribune.com Undefeated, and with an exemplary performance in the qualifying round of the International Basketball Federation's (FIBA) World Cup 2023, the Venezuelan team advanced to the second round by beating the Paraguayan team 97-48. | The match was held at the Obras Sanitarias gym in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where the Venezuelan players made clear what they are made of. Venezuela's dominating play evidenced the team's desire to continue its non-stop advance towards the World Cup. | °Venezuela invicta! Nuestra selección nacional venció a Paraguay en el cierre de la segunda…

Staff (2022-02-28). Caracas-Area Beaches Packed During Carnival Holiday. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan beaches such as Candilejas, Coral, Camurí Chico, Los Angeles, and the town of Caruao in the state of La Guaira, were packed with bathers from Caracas and Miranda state, as well as locals, for the first Carnival beach swim after the COVID-19 pandemic reopening. | The influx of bathers to the beaches of La Guaira began at 7 a.m. despite bad weather in the morning hours of Sunday, February 27, 2022. "We arrived early, the beach is clean and organized, we are with the family," said Gregori Rodríguez, who went to Macuto's Camurí Chico beach on the special Los Teques-La Guaira bus route, activated for these…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-02-28). 33 Years After the People's Uprising: Renowned Venezuelan 'Frasso' Remembers the Caracazo (+Maduro & Padrino). orinocotribune.com 33 years after the popular rebellion of the Caracazo, journalist and photographer Francisco "Frasso" Solórzano evoked the moments that he lived as a Venezuelan, in the front lines of battle as a reporter covering the events of February 26-28, 1989. | Frasso spoke with journalist Ernesto Villegas in an interview that had the Caracazo as the central topic. There he recounted how during those hours he had to portray dozens of trucks full of the corpses of victims of the insurrection that in those days rose up against the International Monetary Fund (IMF) package promoted by then president Carlos Andrés Pérez from th…

Lucrecia Franco (2022-02-28). Mini carnival kicks off in Brazil. america.cgtn.com The top samba schools in Rio de Janiero won't be taking part in the usual Carnival parade. | It's been postponed from March to late April due to the pandemic. Meanwhile, a scaled down version took place over the weekend.

Jason Ditz (2022-02-28). UN Security Council Approves Arms Embargo on Yemen's Houthis. news.antiwar.com The UN Security Council The vote saw 11 nations in favor, and four abstaining, including Ireland, Norway, Mexico, and Brazil. The UAE claimed the vote will stop Houthi "escalation." | The vote was called because in recent weeks, airstrikes against Houthis have led to missile and drone retaliation against the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Both nations are…

Xiaolu Sun (2022-02-28). New proposed legislation makes pesticides more accessible to farmers. america.cgtn.com In Brazil, the number of approved pesticides for agricultural use has reached record highs under President Bolsonaro. Now, new legislation could make it even easier for new products to be introduced on Brazilian farms.

rqorinoco (2022-02-28). Cuba and Guyana Commit to Strengthening Bilateral Ties. orinocotribune.com His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali reiterated Guyana's support and solidarity for Cuba, and spoke about strengthening cooperation in key areas during a telephone conversation Wednesday with the Spanish-speaking Caribbean island's president, Miguel Díaz-Canel. | President Ali also acknowledged the longstanding relationship between the two countries and their 50 years of diplomatic relations. | Guyana and Cuba established diplomatic relations on December 8, 1972. Given this milestone, he expressed optimism about a renewed sense of cooperation: "Guyana has benefited tremendously from the goodwill of Cuba and its people."

_____ (2022-02-28). Efforts at Upholding Oblivion Over Dictatorship Crimes in Uruguay. strategic-culture.org Requesting clemency on humanitarian grounds when Uruguayans are still searching for answers is a political imbalance that needs to be addressed, Ramona Wadi writes. | The U.S.-backed Latin American dictatorships are still tarnishing their respective countries with the legacy of oblivion. Earlier this month, Uruguay's "Relatives of the Disappeared" cautioned that President Luis Lacalle is "whitening the history of Juan Bordaberry's dictatorship" by holding a meeting with the "Representatives of Political Prisoners" group who are claiming an infringement of liberty in terms of the prison sentences meted out to the…

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