(2023-12-24). Corte Suprema de Justicia de Perú ratifica prisión a Pedro Castillo. telesurtv.net Desde el Poder Judicial de Perú aseguran que los argumentos presentados por la defensa de Pedro Castillo no lograron eliminar los elementos de convicción que encontró el Ministerio Público en su contra.
(2023-12-24). Former Minister unveils Dina Boluarte was aware of repression in Peru. plenglish.com Lima, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) The dissident former Peruvian Culture Minister Patricia Correa said in statements that President Dina Boluarte endorsed deaths of civilians ahead of repression against protests a year ago.
(2023-12-24). Fiscalía de Perú dicta prisión para militares en caso Madre Mía. telesurtv.net Como resultado de un operativo fueron privados de libertad los presuntos responsables que se encuentran en custodia en la División de Investigaciones de Delitos de Alta Complejidad de la Policía Nacional.
(2023-12-23). Chile. 116 years since the massacre at the Santa María school in Iquique: trade unionists stage a sit-in at the Army Commander-in-Chief's Office. pressenza.com "We have pure reasons, we have why to fight". | Luis Advis | On 21 December 1907, 116 years ago, thousands of striking saltpeter workers and their families were killed by the Chilean army. In the massacre at the Santa María school in Iquique, Chilean, Peruvian, Bolivian, and other workers of different nationalities fell under the blast of the oligarchy and British colonialism. | Seven years after the massacre, the anarchist Antonio Ramón Ramón tried to execute General Silva Renard, who led the massacre in which his brother Manuel Vaca was killed. Ramón Ramón was captured and imprisoned and died a decade later.
(2023-12-23). Choque de un autobús y un camión deja tres muertos en Puno, Perú. telesurtv.net El accidente ocurrió cerca de la 01H30 (hora local) de la madrugada a la altura del puente Cañuma.
(2023-12-23). Bolivia to reinforce preventive measures ahead of fresh Covid-19 wave. plenglish.com La Paz, Dec 23 (Prensa Latina) A new Covid-19 outbreak that has already killed two people in Santa Cruz on Saturday forces the Bolivian Health Ministry to call for the population to get vaccinated without ignoring biosecurity measures.
(2023-12-23). TSJ de Bolivia ratifica condena contra Jeanine àÅñez. telesurtv.net La expresidenta boliviana tendrá que cumplir su condena de 10 años de prisión por el caso "Golpe de Estado II".
(2023-12-24). FBI investiga por malversación a colaboradores de Juan Guaidó. telesurtv.net Sospecha que gran parte de fondos dirigidos a Venezuela terminaron en poder de Carlos Méndez y su canal EVTV Miami, que Guaidó intentó usar para sustituir a teleSUR.
(2023-12-24). How the Campaign to Free Political Prisoner Alex Saab Succeeded. counterpunch.org Alex Saab was freed from US captivity in what Venezuelan Prof. Maria Victor Paez described as "a triumph of Venezuelan diplomacy." The diplomat had been imprisoned for trying to bring humanitarian supplies to Venezuela in legal international trade but in circumvention of Washington's illegal economic coercive measures, also known as sanctions. Negotiated prisoner exchange In […] | To read this article, log in If you are logged in but can't read CP+ articles, check the status of y…
(2023-12-23). PDVSA Grants License for Gas Exploration and Extraction in Dragon Field. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan national oil company Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) and the oil companies National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (NGC) and Shell signed an agreement for the exploration and extraction of non-associated gas in the Dragon Gas field, located in the Paria peninsula of Venezuela, days after US mainstream media reported a stalemate in PDVSA's negotiations with Shell. | The granting of the licenses was reported by the Office of the Vice Presidency of Venezuela on Thursday, December 21. "This is how the signing of an agreement between Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago for the production and export of g…
(2023-12-24). Quito exhibits the highest Nativity Scene in Latin America. plenglish.com Quito, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) The site where the Nativity Scene was set up is Ecuador's capital, Quito, is in the highest altitude in Latin America at 3,000 meters above sea level and is illuminated every night until January 6.
(2023-12-23). CIA Loses Motion To Dismiss Lawsuit Against It. popularresistance.org Lead attorney Richard Roth of The Roth Law Firm, along with plaintiffs Margaret Ratner Kunstler, a civil rights lawyer, and media lawyer Deborah Hrbek, held a ZOOM press conference Friday, Dec. 22 at 1: 00 pm EST to answer journalists' questions regarding their lawsuit against the C.I.A. for allegedly violating their Fourth Amendment rights. | Judge John G. Koeltl of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan rejected a C.I.A. motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by four American citizens alleging they were wrongfully spied on while visiting Julian Assange at the Ecuadoria…
(2023-12-23). Washington Regards Truth As Its Most Dangerous Enemy. thealtworld.com Tucker Carlson Tells Us in Less than 6 Minutes the Enormous Crime that the US & UK governments have committed, and are committing, against Julian Assange. | The American media worked hand-in-glove with the CIA in framing Julian Assange who has been held for 4 years in solitary confinement in the UK's maximum security prison without charges, a total violation of habeas corpus, and for 7 years previously in the Ecuadoran embassy in London until Washington paid the Ecuadoran president to revoke Assange's asylum so he could be seized. As a former Wall Street Journal editor, I was astounded to watch the entirety of th…
(2023-12-24). China Suspends $6.5bln Currency Swap With Dollar-Strapped Argentina. orinocotribune.com The move comes only 10 days into the tenure of the new president, who campaigned on severing connections with China. | China has reportedly halted a $6.5 billion currency swap deal with Argentina, and the suspension will persist until President Javier Milei demonstrates a clear commitment to engaging with Beijing, as per Argentine media reports. | The move comes only 10 days into the tenure of the new president, who campaigned on severing connections with China. This emphasizes the challenge that Milei will encounter in attempting to fulfill those campaign promises. | Asked to confirm the reports, Zhicheng Xie, t…
(2023-12-24). China Suspends $6.5 Billion Currency Swap With Dollar-Strapped Argentina. orinocotribune.com China has reportedly halted a $6.5 billion currency swap deal with Argentina, and the suspension will persist until President Javier Milei demonstrates a clear commitment to engaging with Beijing, as per Argentine media reports. | The move comes only 10 days into the tenure of the new president, who campaigned on severing connections with China. This emphasizes the challenge that Milei will encounter in attempting to fulfill those campaign promises. | Asked to confirm the reports, Zhicheng Xie, the spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Argentina, refused to do so. | Likewise in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry…
(2023-12-24). Sindicatos argentinos anuncian movilizaciones contra decretazo. telesurtv.net Ambas centrales sindicales participarán también del plenario conjunto del 29 de diciembre para determinar nuevas medidas tras el decreto de Javier Milei.
(2023-12-24). Argentina: Documento leído en Plaza de Mayo en manifestación del 20 de diciembre. indybay.org
(2023-12-23). Mapuche People On High Alert As Milei's Government Takes Office. popularresistance.org The land recovery of the Mapuche people is no living a moment of extreme vulnerability with the entry into government of Javier Milei, a president who vindicates the indigenous massacre headed by General Roca. Although an agreement was reached at the Dialogue Table in June 2023, which recognized the Rewe as a sacred place and authorized the return of Machi Betiana, the outgoing government did not implement the return of the land nor the reconstruction of the houses. In addition, the legislature of Río Negro approved reforms that favor mining companies, without respecting the right to free consultation of the nati…
(2023-12-23). Argentina's ultra-right government declares war on working class. wsws.org On December 20, Argentina's ultra-right President Javier Milei signed a decree to downsize the government, scrap regulations and strip the working class of existing social, wage, retirement and welfare benefits.
(2023-12-23). Reportan protestas en Argentina contra medidas de Javier Milei. telesurtv.net Según el secretario general de Asociación de Trabajadores del Estado el país está viviendo un ajustazo que recae sobre los trabajadores y jubilados.
(2023-12-23). Argentina: Documento leído en Plaza de Mayo en manifestación del 20 de diciembre. indybay.org
(2023-12-24). US Media Suppressed Their Government's Role in Ousting Brazil's Government. scheerpost.com 
By Brian Mier / Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting In a new peer-reviewed academic article in Latin American Perspectives (11/19/23), "Anticorruption and Imperialist Blind Spots: The Role of the United States in Brazil's Long Coup," Sean T. Mitchell, Rafael Ioris, Kathy Swart, Bryan Pitts and I prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the US Department …
(2023-12-23). Arsenal hold Liverpool, stay top of table. independent.co.ug 
Liverpool, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | An end-to-end encounter at Anfield ended all square despite Gabriel giving Arsenal a fourth minute lead. The Brazilian headed home Martin Odegaard's free-kick to give Arsenal the perfect start, but Mohamed Salah rifled home a first-half equaliser. Both sides remained firmly intent on going for the winner after that, …
(2023-12-24). Reportan dos seísmos en regiones del sur de Chile. telesurtv.net Tras los temblores, las autoridades chilenas no reportaron alertas ni interrupción de los servicios básicos debido a los seísmos.
(2023-12-23). Chile: We're screwed. pressenza.com I am one of those who maintain that the problems of democracy can be solved with more democracy. But it must be a good democracy, otherwise, we're screwed. | Individualism, arrogance, competition, ambition, selfishness, idleness, and over-ideologisation of the extremes are today a characteristic of those who come to occupy positions of power. The immediate consequence is a lack of empathy and the distance and disconnection between citizens and those they represent. We are facing a weak democracy that needs to be strengthened. | To validate this assertion, it is enough to look at our recent history in constitution…
(2023-12-23). "We are hopeful, but we are not naàØve", artisanal fishermen react to the draft new fishing law. pressenza.com Artisanal fishermen from CONDEPP reacted to the presentation of the draft of the new fishing law by President Gabriel Boric accompanied by the Minister of Economy Nicolás Grau, this morning in the cove of Quintay. | For Hernán Cortés, president of the council for the defence of the fishing heritage A.G. CONDEPP, the presentation responds to artisanal fishermen's desire for a decade. "From the beginning, we denounced that the fishing industry had links with parliamentarians in the fisheries commission that approved the Longueira law, that is why we appreciate that the government fulfills its commitment to present…
(2023-12-23). President Gustavo Petro condemns Guachene Mayor assassination. plenglish.com Bogota, Dec 23 (Prensa Latina) Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Saturday strongly condemned the killing of Guachené Mayor Elmer Abonía Rodríguez, in the southwestern department of Cauca.
(2023-12-23). Colombia: Mayor Killed in Cauca Valley. telesurenglish.net The mayor of the town of Guachené, Elmer Abonía Rodríguez was shot dead this Friday in the department (province) of Cauca, in southwestern Colombia. | RELATED: | According to the first reports of the crime, the murder of Abonía Rodríguez was perpetrated by unknown persons in the village of Pavito. Abonia and his escort were intercepted by individuals who shot them multiple times as they were leaving a meeting. | Through his…
(2023-12-23). Indepaz denuncia nueva masacre en Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net Una de las personas asesinadas es el profesor y líder social Jhon Freiman Ulcue junto a su esposa e hija de 15 años.
(2023-12-23). Exmilitar colombiano admite su participación en magnicidio de MoàØse. telesurtv.net El exmilitar colombiano, Mario Antonio Palacios se declaró culpable de conspirar y asaltar la residencia presidencial de Haití para asesinar al expresidente Jovenel Moïse.
(2023-12-23). Asesinan a un alcalde colombiano en el departamento del Cauca. telesurtv.net La senadora indígena, Aida Quilcué condenó el asesinato a tiros del alcalde de la localidad de Guachené, Elmer Abonía Rodríguez.