(2023-12-19). Inicia juicio contra expresidente Fujimori por masacre en Perú. telesurtv.net La Fiscalía solicitó previamente la detención preliminar del expresidente y una nueva condena de 25 años de cárcel al considerar que se configuran delitos de lesa humanidad.
(2023-12-20). Fuerte sismo de magnitud 6 remeció Arequipa, Perú. telesurtv.net Este es el segundo terremoto sentido en el país este miércoles, luego del temblor de magnitud 4.5 sentido esta madrugada en la región Apurímac…
(2023-12-19). Asesinan a defensor ambiental Benjamín Flores Ríos en Perú. telesurtv.net La Organización Regional Aidesep Ucayali (Orau) denunció, a través de sus redes sociales, este nuevo crimen contra un líder indígena.
(2023-12-19). Bolivia strengthens gold production with state-owned companies. plenglish.com La Paz, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia is getting ready today to invest 1.5 billion dollars in the implementation of three state-owned companies to process and market gold to the Central Bank (BCB), according to the Minister of Mining and Metallurgy Marcelino Quispe. "We want to generate three mining companies exclusively for gold.
(2023-12-19). Bolivia commercially taps its lithium reserves. america.cgtn.com 
Bolivia, which has the world's biggest untapped reserves of lithium, has officially opened its first industrial-scale lithium plant. The initiative kicks off what the country hopes is a lithium export boom and move its economy forward. | Dan Collyns shares the latest.
(2023-12-19). Emiten alertas por posibles desbordes de ríos en Bolivia. telesurtv.net La alerta roja se emitió por ascensos progresivos en la cuenca de los ríos Maripi, Tipuani y Coroico en La Paz.
(2023-12-20). President Maduro: There Must Be Justice for Palestinian People. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, stressed that the Palestinian people deserve justice. He labeled as "monstrous" the massacre suffered by Palestinians at the hands of the Israeli occupation in Gaza and denounced it as "an uncontrolled genocide." | "Humanity has to always remember who the criminals were, what crimes they committed, and sooner rather than later there must be justice," he stated on Monday, December 18, during the 30th episode of his TV program Con Maduro+. | President Maduro added that more than 7,000 children have been victims of the Israeli bombardment throughout the Gaza Strip. "This i…
(2023-12-20). Venezuela's Foreign Minister: Canada's Interference in Essequibo Dialogue is Hostile (+UK). orinocotribune.com
(2023-12-19). Guyana-Venezuela Dispute: The Background And Opposing War. popularresistance.org If there were any misgivings about the actions undertaken by the government of Venezuela around the territorial dispute with Guyana, the joint military exercises between Guyana Defence Forces (GDF) and the US Southern Command (SouthCom) explain what really lies behind things. | Venezuela's claimed territory, also known as Guayana Esequiba, is 159,500 square kilometres west of the river of the same name. SouthCom (the Pentagon) never intervenes in territorial disputes, unless the territory in question contains resources of geopolitical importance for US imperialism.
(2023-12-19). Venezuela's Foreign Minister: Canada's Interference in Essequibo Dialogue is Hostile (+UK). orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Foreign Minister Yván Gil spoke out to condemn the interference of the government of Canada in the country's internal affairs; in particular, in the border dispute between Venezuela and Guyana over the Essequibo territory. | Gil responded this Monday, December 18, via social media, to his Canadian counterpart Mélanie Joly, and noted that Canada's intervention in the territorial dispute is hostile and a provocation. In addition, Gil noted that the Essequibo dispute is not Canada's concern. | Likewise, he warned that the peaceful route defined by the 1966 Geneva Agreement would not be altered, which is…
(2023-12-19). Presidente venezolano: tuvimos un gran triunfo de la diplomacia para la paz. telesurtv.net El mandatario destacó que han puesto el tema del Esequibo en el primer lugar de la prioridad para que Venezuela recupere sus derechos históricos.
(2023-12-20). Liberan a excónsul del Reino Unido secuestrado en Ecuador. telesurtv.net La ministra de Gobierno, Mónica Palencia, confirmó la liberación y expresó que "gracias al trabajo de la policía Ecuador y de sus unidades se logró el rescate".
(2023-12-20). Exvicepresidente ecuatoriano Jorge Glas pedirá asilo a México. telesurtv.net La defensa de Glas señaló que el asilo se pedirá de conformidad con la Convención de Asilo Diplomático de Caracas.
(2023-12-20). Movimientos sociales rechazaron la reforma tributaria en Ecuador. telesurtv.net La reforma plantea una amnistía tributaria o perdón de intereses para los contribuyentes morosos, a cambio de que paguen el capital de sus obligaciones.
(2023-12-19). Judge Rules Assange Visitors May Sue CIA For Allegedly Violating Privacy. thedissenter.org 
Support independent journalism on press freedom, whistleblowers, and government secrecy. A federal judge ruled that four American attorneys and journalists, who visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange while he was in the Ecuador embassy in London, may sue the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for their role in the alleged copying of the contents of their electronic devices.The Americans sufficiently alleged that the CIA and CIA Director Mike Pompeo—through the Spanish security comp…
(2023-12-20). Argentina: not to be mistaken for a nightmare, this is reality. pressenza.com Argentina's cities are rapidly losing their traditional vertigo. A strident, lethargic, lethargic silence survives. The euphoria of winning the World Cup is over, although the media still insist that the Argentinians "are world champions". | The people are aware that nothing will ever be the same again. They have kept deep within their interior those ideas of equality, solidarity, fraternity, smiles and hugs. Now it's every man for himself for almost everyone, except for those who already had everything… and are going for more. | It is not an economic shock — to which citizens are accustomed -, it is not a…
(2023-12-20). Comprendiendo el loco atractivo de Javier Milei. youtube.com 
El renombrado sociólogo y crítico antiimperialista argentino Atilio Boron se une a Oscar León de The Grayzone para discutir la victoria del ex entrenador de sexo tántrico y fundamentalista económico libertario emocionalmente desquiciado Javier Milei como presidente del país. Boron explica por qué los desesperados sectores populares de Argentina cayeron en la trampa de Milei …
(2023-12-20). Gobierno argentino impulsa campaña para desalentar protestas. telesurtv.net La jornada de movilización en Argentina en conmemoración de las manifestaciones del 20 de diciembre de 2001 comenzó con requisas policiales de autobuses urbanos.
(2023-12-20). Marcharán en Argentina contra plan de ajustes del presidente Milei. telesurtv.net Esta será la primera gran movilización contra el plan económico de Javier Milei, la cual coincide con el aniversario del estallido social de diciembre de 2001.
(2023-12-19). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Strikes are spreading in Argentina over "structural adjustments" announced by President Millei while sugar refinery workers in Vancouver are continuing a walkout against Rogers Sugar that has caused shortages.
(2023-12-19). Argentina's Central Bank Changes Its Benchmark Interest Rate Amid Economic Crisis. latintimes.com The central bank's announcement follows President Javier Milei taking office on Dec. 10 and making the exchange rate 800 pesos per dollar, compared to the previous rate of 400 pesos per dollar.
(2023-12-19). Argentina emite decreto para ajustar tarifas de luz y gas natural. telesurtv.net Gobierno admite que las concesionarias prestan un servicio deficiente y no realizaron las inversiones necesarios, pero culpa por ello a las tarifas que cobran a los usuarios.
(2023-12-19). Decretan emergencia y duelo en la provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. telesurtv.net El duelo fue declarado para las próximas 72 horas en honor a las víctimas del temporal.
(2023-12-19). Year 2023 In Review For Latin American And The Caribbean. popularresistance.org December 2 marked the 200th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine, which proclaimed US dominion over Latin America and the Caribbean. Left-leaning governments in the hemisphere have had to contest a decadent but still dominant USA. Challenges in the past year include a world economic slowdown, a continuing drug plague, and a more aggressive hegemon reacting to a more volatile and disputed world order. | The progressive regional current, the so-called Pink Tide, slackened in 2023 compared to the rising tide of 2022, which had been buoyed by big wins in Colombia and Brazil.
(2023-12-19). Temporary jobs spike in Brazil for holidays. america.cgtn.com 
Brazil is seeing a spike in temporary jobs this holiday season — at levels not seen in ten years. It's a positive development, and one driving hopes the country will see an upswing in overall economic performance in 2024. | CGTN's Paulo Cabral shares the story from Sao Paulo.
(2023-12-20). Lessons From One Unequal Society To Another. popularresistance.org This past Sunday, Chileans voted once again on a new constitution, opting to reject — for the second time in two years — an attempt at constitutional revision. Rejecting a highly conservative text, voters chose to keep the dictatorship-era constitution for the time being. A political saga that began amid immense hope has now devolved into a dismal disarray that's left countless Chileans tired and frustrated. | Here in the United States, we face an equally bleak political outlook. According to a recent Pew Research Center report, 25 percent of U.S. adults feel that neither of the nation's two major par…
(2023-12-20). Chile, Tomás Hirsch: "The victory of the No vote in the constitutional referendum is a cause for relief". pressenza.com The draft constitution drawn up by the right was rejected yesterday with more than 55% of the vote. We have requested Tomas Hirsch, Deputy Hirsch, president of Humanist Action, to comment on the referendum result. | The triumph of the No is the triumph of the people of Chile, who wisely rejected a constitutional proposal that looked more like a government programme of the extreme right than a possible Constitution for our country. | In Chile, we have a bad Constitution, generated during the dictatorship by the generals and their friends, and we have fought for more than 40 years to change it, but it is not a ques…
(2023-12-20). Incendio afecta 500 hectáreas en Curacaví y Padre Hurtado, Chile. telesurtv.net Conaf indica que se ha dispersado humo desde el incendio hacia el casco urbano de la Región Metropolitana.
(2023-12-19). Chile rejects far-right constitution in latest plebiscite. peoplesdispatch.org On December 17, Chileans rejected a proposed far-right constitution in a plebiscite, which would have included provisions against abortion and same-sex marriage and been even more conservative than the current constitution, a Pinochet-era document. The "against" option obtained 55.76% of the votes, while the "in favor" received 44.24% of the votes, generating various reactions at the national and international level. | As a result of the plebiscite, Chile will maintain the constitution of 1980, approved during the Pinochet dictatorship, which has received important, but not structural, modifications during subseq…
(2023-12-19). Chile: Voters Reject Far-Right Constitution Proposal. orinocotribune.com According to local media, the "Against" vote won in 13 regions, while "In Favor" only won in Maule, àëuble, and La Araucanía. | Chile's Electoral Service (Servel) reported that the "Against" won the constitutional referendum held this Sunday, December 17. The electoral event was held in Chile, in which a constitutional text prepared by the right and the extreme right was presented to the citizens for examination. | The electoral authority reported through social media that, with 96.30% of the votes counted, 55.76% of voters (6,810,716 votes) rejected the proposed Constitution prepared by the Constitutional C…
(2023-12-19). Denuncian nuevo asesinato de líder social en el Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net El Consejo Regional Indígena del Cauca (CRIC) denunciÓ que todos los anuncios de los diálogos de paz no se han materializado en los territorios.
(2023-12-19). Ejecutaron a un líder social en Colombia, van 183 asesinados. telesurtv.net El líder social asesinado fue identificado como Carlos Alberto Romero Martínez, quien había denunciado varias amenazas de muerte en su contra.
(2023-12-19). Denuncian dos masacres en un día en Caldas y Antioquia, Colombia. telesurtv.net La Defensoría del Pueblo "advierte sobre el accionar armado de distintas estructuras orientado al control de economías ilegales como el microtráfico".
(2023-12-20). Abaten a nueve narcotraficantes en operativo antidrogas en Paraguay. telesurtv.net El asalto forma parte del Operativo Ignis promovido por agencias antidrogas y de seguridad brasileñas y paraguayas en el departamento de Canindeyú.
(2023-12-19). 12 muertos tras intervención en la cárcel más grande de Paraguay. telesurtv.net El megaoperativo denominado "Veneratio" fue ejecutado por la Policía Nacional de Paraguay y las Fuerzas Militares.
(2023-12-19). Paraguay retoma el control de cárcel de Tacumbú. telesurtv.net En Tacumbú permanecía el líder del llamado Clan Rotela, Armando Javier Rotela, cuya organización es vinculada por las autoridades con el narcotráfico en el país.
(2023-12-20). Condenan a expresidente surinamés Desiré Bouterse por masacre. telesurtv.net Exlíder del ejército, Desi Bouterse siempre ha negado su participación y dijo que el proceso tenía motivaciones políticas.