Daily Archives: June 24, 2022

2022-06-24: News Headlines

____ (2022-06-24). Xi hosts 14th BRICS Summit, stresses importance of fostering high-quality partnership. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping chaired the 14th BRICS Summit on Thursday evening in Beijing via video link. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the Summit.

Staff (2022-06-24). Policía de Ecuador reprime a movilización indígena durante oncena jornada de protestas contra presidente Lasso. cubadebate.cu La policía de Ecuador reprimió este jueves a manifestantes de los movimientos indígenas de ese país en los alrededores de la Asamblea Nacional en Quito, en el onceno día de protestas contra el Gobierno de Guillermo Lasso. Desde hace once jornadas, la Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador (Conaie) mantiene un Paro Nacional.

Adriaan Alsema (2022-06-24). Colombia confronts former FARC chiefs with suffering kidnapping victims. colombiareports.com For the first time in history, victims of the FARC publicly confronted former guerrilla commanders with the suffering caused by their crimes against humanity. The three-day confrontation was part of…

Editor2 (2022-06-23). Summit of the Americas Underlines Widespread Discontent with US Policy. orinocotribune.com By Alexander Main &#1 | Criticisms of the United States and OAS underlined the need to revive regional integration initiatives independent of U.S. influence. | Long before it even began on June 6, this year's Summit of the Americas, held in downtown Los Angeles, was widely expected to be a flop. And indeed it was. As many media outlets predicted, the controversy surrounding the U.S. government's decision to exclude Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua from the invitee list ended up overshadowing the summit's mostly dull proceedings. | Several heads of state—including Andrés Manuel Lopéz Obrador of…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-06-23). David Castillo sentenced to 22.5-year jail term for assassination of Honduran activist Berta Cáceres. peoplesdispatch.org Members of the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras, which was founded by Berta Cáceres, have said that true justice will not be delivered until the 'intellectual authors' of the crime are prosecuted and sentenced…

TeleSUR Desk (2022-06-23). Another Young Ecuadorian Dies During National Strike. mronline.org "It is worrying how military and police violence has escalated against those who exercise their right to protest and resist," said the Alliance of Ecuadorian Human Rights Organizations.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-23). The Wide Role Brazil's Military Has Played in the Destruction of the Amazon. libya360.wordpress.com Pedro Marin In the Brazilian Amazon, as deforestation reaches record levels and rivers are increasingly polluted, the illegal gold mining contributing to these problems continues largely unabated. The response of the government has been to increase military action to curb environmental crimes in Brazil. Far from achieving this purpose, however, the military intervention has only led to tragedies in the…

Staff (2022-06-23). Vice President-Elect Francia Márquez Lectures Colombian TV Anchor on What it Means to 'Vivir Sabroso'. orinocotribune.com Caracas, June 22, 2022 ( Given the concern of Channel 1 journalist, Claudia Palacios, about whether the move of the vice president-elect to the presidential palace is part…

Contributing Writers (2022-06-23). Vatican Endorses "Killer Vaccine": Commemorative Coins Promoting the 'Need to be Vaccinated' against COVID/By Kennedy Hall. marktaliano.net An eight-piece set includes a 20 euro silver coin depicting a young person getting jabbed with a needle. Original Link Here: Vatican Endorses "Killer Vaccine": Commemorative Coins Promoting the 'Need to be Vaccinated' against COVID Global ResearchGlobal Research Centre for Research on Globalization By Kennedy H..]…

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-23). Presidente electo de Colombia inicia contactos con Venezuela. telesurtv.net En un tuit, Gustavo Petro reportó que contactó con el Gobierno venezolano sobre normalizar actividades en la frontera.

TeleSUR -HIM (2022-06-23). Continúan protestas en Ecuador con tributo a víctimas de represión policial durante paro nacional. telesurtv.net Al menos dos muertos y más de un centenar de heridos ha dejado la represión policial a las manifestaciones.

TeleSUR, yart, JDO (2022-06-23). Conaie exige garantías para dialogar con el Gobierno de Ecuador. telesurtv.net Continúa el paro nacional. Entre las demandas de los manifestantes para dialogar con el Ejecutivo están el cese de la represión y de la criminalización de la protesta.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-23). Presidente Maduro y Gustavo Petro hablan sobre restablecer normalidad en frontera. telesurtv.net El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, conversó vía telefónica con el mandatario electo de Colombia.

TeleSUR, yart, JCM (2022-06-23). Transportistas de Perú aplazan paro tras alcanzar acuerdo. telesurtv.net El gremio demanda la restitución del transporte de mercancías como servicio público y la baja de los combustibles.

Staff (2022-06-23). Norway Hopes Venezuela's Government & Opposition Resume Mexico Talks. orinocotribune.com The Kingdom of Norway expressed its wish that the Venezuelan government and the radical wing of the opposition, grouped in the so-called Unitary Platform, resume their process of dialogue and negotiation in Mexico. This was announced by the Foreign Ministry of the European country this Wednesday, June 22, through its Twitter account. | The message from the European country was issued within the context of the participation of the delegation leaders from both the Venezuelan government and the Unitary Platform, Jorge Rodríguez and Gerardo Blyde, respectively, in the Oslo Forum, that began on Tuesday, June 21 and en…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-06-23). Daily Round-up|Rail workers on nationwide strike in the UK & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories from the British rail workers' strike, the crackdown on protesters in Ecuador and a march in Belgium over the cost of living crisis…

TeleSUR, yart, JDO (2022-06-23). Argentina exhortará a Reino Unido a dialogar sobre Malvinas. telesurtv.net Una representación de la nación suramericana asiste al Comité de Descolonización de ONU para defender su derecho soberano sobre este territorio en disputa.

Jordan Schachtel (2022-06-23). Already Expired: Moderna's upcoming Omicron shot is formulated for a variant that no longer exists. globalresearch.ca Moderna's reformulated mRNA COVID injection, the highly touted — and continuously delayed — "Omicron vaccine," was tailored to an Omicron subvariant that no longer exists. | The pharmaceutical company's Omicron-specific shot was formulated for the BA.1 subvariant of Omicron, which hasn't …

TeleSUR- lvm, JL (2022-06-23). Avanzan movilizaciones en Ecuador en décima jornada del Paro Nacional. telesurtv.net Organizaciones indígenas mantienen propuesta de establecer un diálogo que se centre en el cese inmediato de la represión y criminalización a la propuesta.

TeleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-06-23). Incendio en Buenos Aires provoca cinco fallecidos y 35 heridos. telesurtv.net El Sistema de Atención Médica de Emergencias informó que los fallecidos son dos mujeres y tres menores de edad.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-23). ExFARC-EP reconocen secuestros durante conflicto armado en Colombia. telesurtv.net Los excomandantes Pablo Catatumbo, Pastor Alape, Milton Toncel y Julián Gallo también pidieron perdón durante la audiencia de tres días.

TeleSUR, yart, JCM (2022-06-23). Gremio de transportistas intensifica protestas en Argentina. telesurtv.net Desde horas tempranas de este miércoles, se cortaron el acceso a varias vías del país como parte de la protesta.

Staff (2022-06-23). Maduro and Petro Discuss Normalizing Border Crossing. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, June 22, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and the recently elected president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, held a telephone conversation to discuss the normalization of border crossing, which has been affected by closures and traffic disruptions for almost seven years now. | Through his Twitter account, the Venezuelan head of state reported that issues "about peace and the prosperous future of both peoples" were also discussed. | Conversé con el presidente electo de Colombia

TeleSUR, yart, JCM (2022-06-23). Gobierno de Ecuador se niega a derogar estado de excepción. telesurtv.net El líder de la Conaie condicionó el diálogo al retiro del estado de excepción, entre otras demandas.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-06-23). Gremios uruguayos se movilizan contra las privatizaciones. telesurtv.net Sindicatos del sector público, entre ellos el de comunicaciones, exigen la recuperación salarial, el ingreso de personal y otras.

_____ (2022-06-22). Venezuelan's View: Petro Victory In Colombia, US Sanctions, Iran Pact. popularresistance.org Multipolarista host Benjamin Norton speaks with Venezuelan journalist Jesús Rodríguez Espinoza, editor of independent news outlet the Orinoco Tribune, about the victory of left-wing candidate Gustavo Petro in Colombia's presidential election, the easing of a few US sanctions, and Venezuela's 20-year cooperation agreement with Iran.

_____ (2022-06-22). Colombia's New President: What This Victory Means For The Continent. popularresistance.org On August 7th a new left of center government will take power in Colombia. Many questions remain to be answered but one thing is clear: this historic election marks a break with a long Colombian history of State violence and monolithic conservatism. | On June 19, Gustavo Petro beat his rival, the businessman Rodolfo Hernández, by a margin of 50.44% to 47.03%, after 100% of the country's polling stations reported their results. Both his opponent and current president Iván Duque recognized the results, congratulating Petro. | Despite an information war and decades of violence against the left, over 11 million Colom…

W. T. Whitney Jr. (2022-06-22). Indigenous alliance's national strike threatens Ecuador's conservative government. peoplesworld.org A national strike is unfolding now throughout Ecuador under the auspices of the Ecuadorian Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities (CONAIE, as per Spanish-language initials). It is strong particularly in Cotopaxi, Tungurahua, Chimborazo, and Pastaza provinces. Launched on June 13, the strike has continued for over a week. On June 20, thousands of marchers entered Ecuador's capital, …

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