(2022-06-07). Colombia elections: are peace and justice on the horizon? workers.org 
Presidential elections held May 29 in Colombia showed Senator Gustavo Petro, candidate of the Historical Pact progressive alliance and former mayor of Bogotá, coming in first with 40% of the vote. Two right-wing candidates, Rodolfo Hernández and Federico Gutíerrez, received 28% and 24% of the vote, respectively. Because no candidate . . . |
(2022-06-07). Wednesday 6/8: Venezuelan Feminists. indybay.org 518 valencia, San Francisco…
(2022-06-07). Uruguay's President Won't Attend Summit of the Americas, Citing COVID-19. orinocotribune.com The president of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and that he will not be present at the Summit of the Americas. | On Tuesday, Lacalle Pou, the head of the Uruguayan delegation, was set to travel to Los Angeles, US, for the 9th Summit of the Americas, scheduled for June 6-10. | "As I intended to travel to the US tomorrow for the Summ…
(2022-06-07). Evo Morales afirma que Cumbre de las Américas en EE.UU. nació muerta. telesurtv.net Expresidente boliviano denunció que el actual inquilino de la Casa Blanca provoca la división en lugar de promover la integración.
(2022-06-07). Pdte. venezolano arriba a Tàºrkiye para iniciar gira euroasiática con amplia agenda de cooperación. telesurtv.net Entre los temas de la agenda está la cooperación en áreas como la ciencia, tecnología, agricultura, transporte, turismo, cultura y energía.
(2022-06-07). Duque regime subjects Colombia to worst levels of violence in decades. colombiareports.com 
Colombia's security situation has worsened under President Ivan Duque to a point comparable to the most violent period of the country's armed conflict, according to a think tank. According to…
(2022-06-07). Venezuela's Deputy Diosdado Cabello Warns of Further Attacks from Colombia. orinocotribune.com Diosdado Cabello, vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), announced on Monday that forces in Colombia would continue to carry out attacks in Venezuela. | He called on the population to be on high alert after the attacks from Colombia made in recent days. "They are desperate and they aren't going to rest because their income from the drug trade has gone down," he said. | Cabello added that the president of Colombia, Iván Duque, will try to carry out further attacks against Venezuela before he leaves his post. | With these words, Cabello was specifically referring to the foiled terrorist a…
(2022-06-07). Coalición en Perú exige renuncia de la presidenta del Congreso. telesurtv.net Señalan que María del Carmen Alva ha contribuido a la crisis de legitimidad del Parlamento y la falta de gobernabilidad.
(2022-06-07). Bolivia registra mayor superávit comercial desde 2014. telesurtv.net Bolivia exporta principalmente soya, girasol y derivados, castaña, maderas y manufacturas, carne bovina, bananas, azúcar y otros productos.
(2022-06-07). Ministro del Interior acude al Senado ante inseguridad en Uruguay. telesurtv.net Heber admitió que las cifras del primer trimestre de 2022 tienen aumentos: "Hubo un aumento: 96 homicidios frente a 72 en 2021", reconoció.
(2022-06-07). Caída de alud deja un muerto y tres heridos en Bariloche, Argentina. telesurtv.net Uno de los hoteles del complejo Huinid recibió una importante cantidad de agua y barro derribando una contención.
(2022-06-06). A second left-wing progressive wave is emerging in Latin America. mronline.org 
The 9th Summit of the Americas, scheduled to take place in Los Angeles in June, remains uncertain. Since the Biden administration has not invited the leaders of Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela on the grounds of "democracy issues", the leaders of Cuba, Bolivia, Mexico, Argentina, and other countries have expressed the possibility of refusing to participate.
(2022-06-06). Ukraine volunteer fighter and US citizen Craig Lang armed by Colombia to overthrow Venezuela's gov't, FBI source says. thegrayzone.com An FBI affidavit against an American fighting in Ukraine, Craig Lang, states he was previously armed by Colombian police to attack the Venezuelan government. Another American fighting in Ukraine, white nationalist Paul Gray, was also involved in a plot to topple Venezuela's government, according to a former associate of coup leader Juan Guaidó. Lang is wanted by the US for murdering a couple in Florida and robbing them to pay for his trip to the Venezuelan border. He is also …
(2022-06-06). Ukraine Volunteer Fighter, US Citizen Craig Lang, Was Armed by Colombia to Overthrow Venezuela's Government. libya360.wordpress.com Alex Rubinstein An FBI affidavit against an American fighting in Ukraine, Craig Lang, states he was previously armed by Colombian police to attack the Venezuelan government. Another American fighting in Ukraine, white nationalist Paul Gray, was also involved in a plot to topple Venezuela's government, according to a former associate of coup leader Juan Guaidó….
(2022-06-06). Eni and Repsol to Start Exporting Venezuelan Oil to Europe. orinocotribune.com The United States issued licenses for oil companies to operate in Venezuela. | The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, highlighted the "slight but significant steps" that the United States took by "providing licenses" to oil companies to operate in the South American country, as part of the economic sanctions relief announced by Washington after the beginning of the Russian military operation in Ukraine. | Italian oil company Eni and Spanish Repsol could start shipping Venezuelan oil to Europe as soon as next month to offset Russian crude, resuming oil-for-debt swaps that halted more than two years ago when W…
(2022-06-06). War in Ukraine causing surge in poverty in Colombia: UN. colombiareports.com Russia's invasion of Ukraine is triggering an increase in poverty in Colombia and the rest of Latin America, according to the United Nations (UN). In a report, the UN's Economic…
(2022-06-06). US govt's Summit of the Americas fails: Boycott by presidents of Mexico, Bolivia, Honduras, Guatemala. multipolarista.com As the US government's Summit of the Americas opens in Los Angeles, California, the presidents of Mexico, Bolivia, Honduras, and Guatemala have refused to attend, protesting the exclusion of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua.
(2022-06-06). ALBA and Nicaragua: Defending Solidarity in a Divided World. libya360.wordpress.com Stephen Sefton Controversy has dogged this June's United States government organized Summit of the Americas. Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela had already given up on the OAS, seriously damaging the credibility of the Organization of American States as a trustworthy hemispheric forum for the countries North America, Latin America and the Caribbean. However many countries decide…
(2022-06-06). Gobierno de Bolivia confirma inicio de quinta ola de Covid-19. telesurtv.net La cuarta ola en Bolivia cerró con un 0.7 por ciento de letalidad frente al 6.2 por ciento experimentado en la primera.
(2022-06-06). 'Extremely Concerning': Indigenous Expert, British Journalist Missing in Brazil. commondreams.org "Journalists reporting on Indigenous issues are doing critical work, and must be able to do so without fearing for their safety," asserted one advocate.
(2022-06-06). Eni and Repsol to Receive Oil-for-Debt Licenses, Venezuela Welcomes 'Small Steps'. venezuelanalysis.com President Nicolás Maduro stated that recent concessions to oil companies represent "small but significant steps" towards sanctions relief.
(2022-06-06). President Maduro: US Killed any Chance of Success at Summit of the Americas. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said that Washington has forfeited any chance of a successful Summit of the Americas by excluding three countries from the region. "The US government itself was in charge of killing the possibility of success of this summit," said President Maduro in an interview with Atilio Borón, host of the Argentine radio program Dialogo Internacional, on National University of Avellaneda Radio and Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Association Radio. | Maduro thanked those countries of the Americas, numbering over 25, that expressed solidarity with Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba, by condemning, in s…
(2022-06-06). La necesidad de investigar la fuga de capitales en Argentina. globalizacion.ca 
Es crucial que se sepa la verdad y se castigue con multa y recargo a los evasores. La deuda externa Argentina en diciembre de 2015 era equivalente a 240.665 millones de dólares, el 60% de la misma era intrasector público…
(2022-06-06). NYPD and Far-Right Forces Collude in Physical Assault on a Socialist and Anti-Racist Space. orinocotribune.com The People's Forum in New York City attacked by the far-right, enabled by the police | Since our founding in 2018, our space, The People's Forum (TPF) has been the target of multiple attacks by the far-right on both social media and in our location. We have managed to defend our space which operates on values and principles of social justice and people power. Most recently a coalition of anti-vaxxers, Cuban and Venezuelan anti-communists, and other far-right reactionaries have increased their attacks on TPF. Today, over a dozen officers of the New York Police Department (NYPD) entered TPF, uninvited, and acted as…
(2022-06-06). Cumbre de las Américas: la omisión del caso de Haití. cepr.net La decisión de los Estados Unidos de no invitar a Nicaragua, Cuba y Venezuela dominó la discusión previa a la gran cita continental de Los Angeles, pero nadie prestó suficiente atención al caso de Haití…
(2022-06-06). How have people's organizations responded to an exclusionary Summit of the Americas? peoplesdispatch.org The theme of the Summit of the Americas is "Building a Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Future." At the same time, the US is excluding Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela from the summit.
(2022-06-06). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Workers at three tire factories in Argentina struck June 3 over pay parity; 630 miners at Quebec's Raglan mine struck over pay and abysmal conditions.
(2022-06-06). Empresas petroleras empezarán enviar crudo venezolano a Europa. telesurtv.net Estados Unidos entregó licencias a empresas petroleras para operar en el país suramericano.
(2022-06-06). JEP de Colombia aplaza audiencia de general Montoya sobre falsos positivos. telesurtv.net JEP llamó al general retirado Luis Montoya a rendir versión sobre falsos positivos con indígenas del pueblo Awá.
(2022-06-06). Colombia Petro y Francia, °con paso de vencedores! globalizacion.ca Aunque los medios de comunicación del régimen voltearon habilidosamente el enfoque de los resultados de las elecciones del domingo 29 de mayo para favorecer a Rodolfo Hernández, el imputado por corrupción exalcalde de Bucaramanga, y mostrarlo como "el gran fenómeno…
(2022-06-06). Tribunal boliviano reinicia juicio contra Jeanine àÅñez por caso Golpe de Estado II. telesurtv.net El reinicio del caso contra Áñez se da mientras familiares de las víctimas están a las afueras del Tribunal exigiendo justicia.
(2022-06-06). Desmantelan en España red vinculada al Cártel de Sinaloa. telesurtv.net Detienen a 24 integrantes de la organización criminal, que tenían sociedades para blanquear capitales en España, Colombia, Suiza y Portugal.
(2022-06-06). Durante Gobierno de Duque han asesinado a 930 líderes sociales. telesurtv.net Indepaz señaló que: "Desde el primer periodo de Uribe no se han registrado años más violentos en Colombia".
(2022-06-06). Colombia's election race too close to call. colombiareports.com Colombia's pollsters have released contradictory projections on who will win the June 19 presidential elections. Two polls that were released on Saturday and Sunday said that opposition leader Gustavo Petro…
(2022-06-06). Bananeros ecuatorianos anuncian paro para el 13 de junio. telesurtv.net Los productores bananeros esperan que cumpla un plan de ayuda lo más pronto posible por el bien las familias que dependen de esta actividad.
(2022-06-05). Workers and Communist Parties Greet the FRSO'S 9th Congress. fightbacknews.org 
‚Ä¢ Liberation Party (Argentina) | ‚Ä¢ Workers Party of Belgium (PTB-PVDA) | ‚Ä¢ Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany (MLPD) | ‚Ä¢ New Communist Party of Britain | ‚Ä¢ Communist Party of Greece (KKE) | ‚Ä¢ Fronte Popolare (Italy) | ‚Ä¢ Communist Party of the Philippines | ‚Ä¢ International League of Peoples' Struggles – Jose Maria Sison | ‚Ä¢ Communist Party, Sweden | ‚Ä¢ The Labour Party of Turkey (EMEP) | ‚Ä¢ Socialist Unity Party (U…
(2022-06-05). Sabotage Attempt at Venezuela's El Palito Refinery Averted. orinocotribune.com 
On Saturday, June 4, Venezuelan Minister of Petroleum, Tareck El Aissami denounced an attempted sabotage against the electrical system of the El Palito Refinery, located in the municipality of Puerto Cabello, Carabobo state. The sabotage attempt was foiled, the minister informed. | El Aissami revealed that the authors of the plan manipulated the protection systems so that, in the case of any contingency, the protection mechanisms would not work, and as a result an explosion with incalculable consequences in the main plant would happen, not only affecting the electrical service but also putting in risk the lives o…
(2022-06-05). NYPD hands off People's Forum. iacenter.org June 4, 2022 The following is a press statement from The People's Forum, which was attacked by the far-right, enabled by New York police, on June 3. Go to the Forum's website at tinyurl.com/yckzx5dh. Since our founding in 2018, our space, The People's Forum (TPF), has been the target of multiple attacks by the far-right on both social media and in our location. We have managed to defend our space, which operates on values and principles of social justice and people power. Most recently a coalition of anti-vaxxers, Cuban and Venezuelan anti-communists, and other far-right reactionaries have increased their attacks…
(2022-06-05). Daily Round-up | Palestinian health activist Shatha Odeh released and more. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we look at the release of Shatha Odeh, the attack of The People's Forum in New York and the plight of the Yanomami people in Brazil.
(2022-06-05). Procesan a jueces y fiscales en Bolivia por liberar feminicidas. telesurtv.net Al menos 21 feminicidas y violadores fueron recapturados, pero restan 30 pues fueron 51 las órdenes de aprehensión emitidas por la Fiscalía.
(2022-06-05). Venezuela denuncia intento de sabotaje en refinería El Palito. telesurtv.net El vicepresidente Sectorial de Economía, Tareck El Aissami, alertó que este sabotaje fue ordenado por el Gobierno saliente de Colombia, Iván Duque.
(2022-06-05). Denuncian desplazamiento de indígenas del Chocó, Colombia. telesurtv.net La Alcaldía registró que de los 30 municipios del departamento del Chocó, Medellín ha atendido población procedente de 27 regiones…
(2022-06-05). Pdte. de Venezuela: Con esfuerzos propios nos encaminamos a la recuperación económica. telesurtv.net "El primer trimestre de este 2022, tuvimos un crecimiento económico de dos dígitos", ponderó el mandatario venezolano.
(2022-06-05). Tribunal rechaza petición de Jeanine àÅñez de postergar juicio. telesurtv.net El Tribunal de Sentencia Primero de Anticorrupción de La Paz determinó proseguir para el próximo lunes 6 de junio de 2022 con el juicio ordinario.
(2022-06-05). Tribunal ordena arrestar al pdte. de Colombia por desacato. telesurtv.net La medida de arresto domiciliario por cinco días fue emitida por el Tribunal Superior de Ibagué.
(2022-06-05). Washington in no position to give moral lessons: Uruguayan writer. ecns.cn Washington is in no position to give moral lessons either inside or outside its own frontiers, a Uruguayan writer has said.
(2022-06-05). Sondeo avala a Petro-Márquez como fórmula ganadora en Colombia. telesurtv.net Colombia vive un contexto de violencia extrema, donde de acuerdo al registro del Indepaz), fueron asesinados 81 líderes y lideresas sociales…
(2022-06-05). Candidato colombiano Petro agradece apoyo de pdte. mexicano. telesurtv.net "Le agradezco a Andrés (Manuel) López Obrador, presidente de México, sus palabras de apoyo", escribió Petro en su cuenta de Twitter.