Monthly Archives: April 2023

2023-04-05: News Headlines

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-04-05). Peru: How an Attempt To Censor a Report on Human Rights Violations Failed. orinocotribune.com By Carlos Noriega — Mar 30, 2023 | The right wing tried to prevent the presentation of Amnesty International's annual report. It did not succeed. The worldwide report, in the case of Peru, denounces serious human rights violations, including the death of demonstrators by gunshots of the security forces and arbitrary detentions in the repression of the social protests against the government of Dina Boluarte. | The municipality of the Lima district of Miraflores, administered by the ultra-right wing that governs with Boluarte, ordered the closure of the Place of Memory, Tolerance and Social Inclusion (LUM), a…

Staff (2023-04-05). Venezuela's Army Seizes Armed Narco Vehicle in Zulia State. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) located and seized a vehicle, modified to launch multiple explosives, on a border trail in Catatumbo, Zulia state, near the border with Colombia, reported the head of FANB Strategic Operational Command (CEOFANB), Domingo Hernández Lárez. | Through his social media accounts, Hernández Lárez specified that the seized truck with Venezuelan plates is linked to armed Colombian drug-trafficking terrorist groups (TANCOL) and was used to terrorize the population. | "Venezuela will not be a base or platform for any type of armed terrorist group," wrote Hernández Lárez. "

John Feffer (2023-04-05). The Shift from Pink to Green in Latin America: Can the United States Become a Green Good Neighbor? juancole.com ( Tomdispatch.com ) — Gustavo Petro doesn't just want to transform his own country; he wants to change the world. The new leader of Colombia, who took office last August, is targeting what he calls his nation's "economy of death." That means pivoting away from oil, natural gas, coal, and narcotics toward more sustainable economic …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-04-05). Peru: How an Attempt To Censor a Report on Human Rights Violations Failed. orinocotribune.com By Carlos Noriega — Mar 30, 2023 | The right wing tried to prevent the presentation of Amnesty International's annual report. It did not succeed. The worldwide report, in the case of Peru, denounces serious human rights violations, including the death of demonstrators by gunshots of the security forces and arbitrary detentions in the repression of the social protests against the government of Dina Boluarte. | The municipality of the Lima district of Miraflores, administered by the ultra-right wing that governs with Boluarte, ordered the closure of the Place of Memory, Tolerance and Social Inclusion (LUM), a…

Staff (2023-04-05). Venezuela's Army Seizes Armed Narco Vehicle in Zulia State. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) located and seized a vehicle, modified to launch multiple explosives, on a border trail in Catatumbo, Zulia state, near the border with Colombia, reported the head of FANB Strategic Operational Command (CEOFANB), Domingo Hernández Lárez. | Through his social media accounts, Hernández Lárez specified that the seized truck with Venezuelan plates is linked to armed Colombian drug-trafficking terrorist groups (TANCOL) and was used to terrorize the population. | "Venezuela will not be a base or platform for any type of armed terrorist group," wrote Hernández Lárez. "

John Feffer (2023-04-05). The Shift from Pink to Green in Latin America: Can the United States Become a Green Good Neighbor? juancole.com ( Tomdispatch.com ) — Gustavo Petro doesn't just want to transform his own country; he wants to change the world. The new leader of Colombia, who took office last August, is targeting what he calls his nation's "economy of death." That means pivoting away from oil, natural gas, coal, and narcotics toward more sustainable economic …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-05). Venezuela's Opposition Envoy Calls on Biden to Ease Sanctions. news.antiwar.com Fernando Blasi, the new envoy for Venezuela's US-backed opposition, is calling on the Biden administration to ease crippling sanctions on Venezuela, saying not doing so could turn the country into another Cuba, which has been under a US trade embargo since 1962. "If we continue down this path, Venezuela is destined to be another Cuba," …

Staff (2023-04-05). Venezuela & Guinea-Bissau Celebrate 17 Years of Diplomacy, Launch Bilateral Commission. orinocotribune.com Given the turmoil of the current global geopolitical landscape, the Global South must demonstrate that "it can build a more egalitarian world under cooperation, solidarity and complementarity," said the foreign minister of Venezuela, Yván Gil, during the Venezuela—Guinea-Bissau Joint Commission this Tuesday. | The launching ceremony of the joint commission between the two countries took place in the Casa Amarilla, headquarters of the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Venezuela, with the presence of Guinea Bissau's vice prime minister of interior and public order, Soares Sambú, and the Venezuelan Foreign M…

teleSUR, odr, MER (2023-04-05). Instalan I Reunión de Comisión Mixta Venezuela – Guinea Bissau. telesurtv.net El diplomático venezolano recordó que el próximo 6 de abril se cumplirán 17 años del establecimiento de las relaciones diplomáticas.

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2023-04-05). Asesinan a otro líder social en Antioquia, Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz detalló que un grupo de hombres armados llegaron hasta un establecimiento público donde se encontraba la víctima y lo asesinaron.

teleSUR, odr, MER (2023-04-05). Continúa alerta naranja por volcán Nevado del Ruiz en Colombia. telesurtv.net El director de Geoamenazas del SGC, John Makario Londoño, refirió que el volcán continúa con una inestabilidad importante en la actividad sísmica.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-04-05). Congreso rechaza debatir vacancia contra presidenta de Perú. telesurtv.net La iniciativa fue presentada por bancadas de izquierda y acusan a la mandataria Dina Boluarte por permanente incapacidad moral.

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2023-04-05). Presentan a Albarino como mascota para V Juegos Deportivos del ALBA. telesurtv.net Esta edición de los Juegos del ALBA se llevará a cabo del 21 al 29 de abril en Miranda, La Guaira y el distrito capitalino (Caracas, Venezuela).

Staff (2023-04-05). Conozca el equipo cubano de béisbol a los V Juegos del Alba. cubadebate.cu Dos receptores, cinco jugadores de cuadro, igual cifra de jardineros y ocho lanzadores componen el equipo cubano sub-23 años convocado a los V Juegos del Alba de Venezuela 2023, previstos del 21 al 29 de abril en los estados de Caracas, Miranda y La Guaira. El elenco se entrena por estos días en Morón, bajo la dirección del villaclareño Julio César àÅlvarez.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-04-05). Senado de Chile votará polémica "ley del gatillo fácil" telesurtv.net La ley es apoyada por la derecha y rechazada por otros sectores; así como por organizaciones defensoras de los DD.HH..

teleSUR, JGN (2023-04-05). Aumenta a 30 cifra de muertos por deslizamiento de tierra en Alausí, Ecuador. telesurtv.net El desastre dejó además al menos 61 personas desaparecidas, mientras 32 fueron rescatadas, de acuerdo con cifras oficiales.

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2023-04-04: News Headlines

____ (2023-04-04). New China-Brazil cargo air route promotes e-commerce trade. ecns.cn A ceremony was held on Monday for the opening of a new cargo air route linking the southern Chinese metropolis Shenzhen to Sao Paulo of Brazil, which is expected to stimulate the e-commerce trade between the two countries.

WSWS (2023-04-04). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Teachers in Bolivia are continuing strikes and protests over begun last month while 5,500 machinists at Spirit AeroSystems in Witchita have voted by a 99.9 percent margin to authorize strike.

Staff (2023-04-04). Venezuela Rejects Politicization of Human Rights by ICC Prosecutor Khan. orinocotribune.com Through an official statement on Monday, Venezuela condemned the most recent comments by International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Ahmad Khan, in which he joined a campaign to politicize the issue of human rights to the country's detriment. | "Venezuela rejects accusations by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Ahmad Khan. [These remarks] demonstrate a prejudiced vision that instrumentalizes justice and human rights for political purposes, to the detriment of the seriousness and rigor expected of that body," Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil wrote on social media. | "Once again,…

Ana Zorita (2023-04-04). Ecuador: Rising death toll from landslides highlights mining risks. greenleft.org.au Landslides in Ecuador's Chimborazo province have left at least 28 people dead, with dozens still missing, reports Ana Zorita. Despite the region's steep topography and vulnerability to earthquakes, companies are seeking to exploit the area for large-scale copper and gold mining.

teleSUR, odr, MER (2023-04-04). Bolivia mantiene reducción de casos de Covid-19 por 12 ∞ semana. telesurtv.net En la última semana se detectaron 343 nuevos casos, lo que representa una reducción del 25 por ciento.

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2023-04-04). Anuncian inicio de operaciones aéreas entre Venezuela y Curazao. telesurtv.net Destacaron que esta apertura permitirá impulsar la economía y el intercambio con Curazao.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-04-04). Venezuela rechaza reciente declaración del fiscal de la CPI. telesurtv.net En un comunicado emitido por la Cancillería se indicó que Venezuela ratifica que seguirá ejerciendo todas las acciones pertinentes, para divulgar la verdad y defender sus derechos como nación.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-04-04). Colombia se prepara ante posible erupción del Nevado del Ruiz. telesurtv.net El Servicio Geológico Colombiano (SGC) informó este lunes que registró 5.400 sismos y emisión de cenizas en el volcán Nevado del Ruiz.

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2023-04-04). Renuncia secretario de Comunicación de la Presidencia ecuatoriana. telesurtv.net Seminario hizo el anuncio mediante un mensaje de agradecimiento en su cuenta de la red social Twitter.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-04-04). Confederación indígena rechaza porte de armas en Ecuador. telesurtv.net La Conaie alertó del surgimiento de grupos paramilitares y el asesinato de líderes y defensores de los derechos humanos.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-04-04). Argentina rendirá homenaje a los veteranos de las Malvinas. telesurtv.net El homenaje a los Veteranos y Caídos, y a sus familiares, fue iniciado por el presidente Alberto Fernández el pasado 2 de abril de 2022.

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2023-04-04). Argentina homenajea a veteranos de la guerra de las Malvinas. telesurtv.net El acto realizado en el Palacio San Martín, sede de la cancillería, fue encabezado por el ministro de Exteriores de Argentina, Santiago Cafiero.

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