UMMID (2024-10-20). Why NCPCR crackdown on Madrasa Education must be contested. ummid.com The talk of banning the madrasa system of education that imparts modern education along with Islamic teaching has to be viewed after the perusal of some hard facts about madrasas explained here.
Staff (2024-10-20). Venezuela's VP Rodríguez: We Are Working to Reduce Exchange Rate Distortions. orinocotribune.com The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, stated that President Maduro's administration is working to reduce the gap between the official exchange rate of the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) and the parallel rate with the dollar. | During a meeting with the Federation of Chambers and Associations of Commerce and Production (Fedecámaras) on Thursday, October 17, the vice president said, "This gap is currently an issue, and we are already working, with concrete measures and actions. It is time to perform a surgical operation to reduce this gap." | "This gap creates many distortions, and profiteers use it to…
Patrick Bond (2024-10-20). Rising dangers of imperial+sub-imperial partnering. cadtm.org Following the Johannesburg BRICS summit in August 2023, the new 'BRICS+' — whose leadership will be hosted by Vladimir Putin in Kazan from October 22-24 — now consist of not only Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, but also Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates — with Saudi Arabia potentially joining before 2024 ends, in the event Donald Trump is not elected U.S. President on November 5.
| And on November 18-19 in Rio de Janeiro, Inácio Lula da Silva will welcome leaders of (…) | – | /…
A a (2024-10-20). The greatest Brazilian neoconservative phenomenon in a nutshell. strategic-culture.su 
A a (2024-10-20). Unnecessary expenses, inefficiency, and negligence in Brazilian military affairs. strategic-culture.su
ecns.cn (2024-10-20). China-LAC media forum calls for joint efforts. ecns.cn Representatives from over 13 countries and regions gathered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Wednesday to participate in the 2024 China-LAC Media Cooperation Forum.
Pressenza Philippines (2024-10-20). The Philippines to Join the 3rd World March: A Global Call for Peace and Non-Violence. pressenza.com 
October 20 to 24, 2024. It's just days away. The Philippine leg of the 3rd World March for Peace and Non-violence, which is now circulating the globe, will take off. After some months of planning and working out activities by a dedicated team of peace lovers and advocates, the World March will touch Philippine shores, going to three places — Malolos in Bulacan, Baguio City and Sagada, two host destinations in the Cordillera Administrative Region. The WM base team representative in the person of Wilfredo Alfsen is coming all the way from Chile to take part. | After the 1st World March in 2009 during which th…
María Candela (2024-10-19). Cardenal peruano defiende derecho a la protesta y llama a unidad. radiohc.cu Lima, 19 oct (RHC) El nuevo cardenal de Perú, Carlos Castillo, defendió este sábado el derecho a la protesta contra la injusticia, como expresión de la dignidad humana.
Staff (2024-10-19). Venezuela Captures 19 Foreigners Involved in Mercenary Plot (+CIA, CNI & Interpol). orinocotribune.com 
Venezuelan security agencies have arrested 19 mercenaries, including three Americans, two Colombians, one Peruvian, one Bolivian, and one Lebanese national involved in a far-right coup plot. One of US nationals had infiltrated religious groups, another hacked classified files from the Bank of Venezuela, while the third one was a paramedic, reported the minister of the Interior, Justice and Peace, Diosdado Cabello. | The minister reported the news of the capture of this new group of mercenaries on Thursday, October 17, adding that the detainees were linked with the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), the CIA, the Na…
María Candela (2024-10-19). Homenaje a José Martí en la ciudad peruana de Arequipa. radiohc.cu Lima, 19 oct (RHC) El Héroe Nacional de Cuba José Martí fue objeto este sábado de un homenaje en la sureña ciudad peruana de Arequipa, como parte de la visita del primer secretario de la Embajada de la isla, Carlos Portela.
María Candela (2024-10-19). Desde Bolivia expresan solidaridad a Cuba por tema energético. radiohc.cu Santa Cruz de la Sierra, 19 oct (RHC) El Movimiento Boliviano de Solidaridad con Cuba-Santa Cruz expresó este sábado su apoyo al país caribeño a propósito de las dificultades con su Sistema Electroenergético.
Briana L. Urena-Ravelo, In These Times. (2024-10-19). Mutual Aid And Mosh Pits. popularresistance.org Chicago‚Äâ—‚ÄâOn the Fourth of July, a group of punks and appreciators gather around the canal on the South Side for a mutual aid benefit show. They're raising funds for Comedor Comunitario ("Community Dining Room"), a weekly Tuesday dinner run by Venezuelan migrants at a community church. | With keffiyehs and Palestinian flags throughout the space, curious holiday revelers watched from their passing boats as folks slammed to the bands Hide and Stress Positions, their lyrics decrying American settler-colonialism and nationalism in a defiant take on the holiday. | All told,…
scorinoco (2024-10-19). Minister Cabello Criticizes John Bolton's Comment About Possible US-Venezuela Talks. orinocotribune.com
scorinoco (2024-10-19). Venezuela's National Assembly Designates Conrado Pérez as New Rector of Electoral Authority. orinocotribune.com 
The National Assembly of Venezuela appointed Conrado Pérez as a new rector of the National Electoral Council (CNE) after the impeachment of former rector Juan Carlos Delpino. | In a regular session on Thursday, October 17, the National Assembly dismissed Delpino in accordance with Articles 31 and 32 of the Organic Law of the Electoral Power, and gave permission to the Public Ministry to immediately start a thorough investigation for his alleged participation in the commission of multiple crimes, including flagrant violation of the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, electoral fraud, conspiracy,…
Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-10-19). 'The Commune Is Nothing New Here': The Rio Cataniapo Commune. libya360.wordpress.com Chris Gilbert, Cira Pascual Marquina Las Pavas inhabitants in the Cataniapo River. (Rome Arrieche) A socialist commune in the Venezuelan Amazon draws inspiration from the collective practices of its Indigenous members. Early in the last decade a set of communities along the Cataniapo River started to organize themselves to protect the river's ecosystem and bolster their…
María Candela (2024-10-19). Desmantelan nuevos planes terroristas contra Venezuela (+Foto y Audio). radiohc.cu Nuevamente, Venezuela desmanteló un plan terrorista contra el país, que incluía la entrada de mercenarios y de lotes de armamentos, denunció en rueda de prensa el vicepresidente sectorial de Política, Seguridad Ciudadana y Paz…
María Candela (2024-10-19). Cine Cubano en Venezuela (+Fotos y Audio). radiohc.cu Como una muestra de los lazos que unen ambas naciones, en Venezuela dio inicio un ciclo de cine cubano, que se extenderá hasta el 20 de octubre, cuando se celebra el Día de la Cultura de la Mayor de las Antillas.
Martha Ríos (2024-10-19). Venezuela expresa solidaridad y apoyo incondicional a Cuba ante situación energética. radiohc.cu La Habana, 19 oct (RHC) El Ministerio para Relaciones Exteriores de Venezuela expresó su absoluta solidaridad y apoyo incondicional a Cuba, mientras hace frente a la contingencia energética coyuntural.
ecns.cn (2024-10-19). China-LAC media forum calls for joint efforts. ecns.cn Representatives from over 13 countries and regions gathered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Wednesday to participate in the 2024 China-LAC Media Cooperation Forum.
A A (2024-10-19). Local elections in Brazil and the prospect of a post-Lula future for multipolarist powers. strategic-culture.su
Igor Patrick (2024-10-19). Brazil imposes new tariffs on imports from China in bid to fight dumping. scmp.com Duties on a range of imports, including iron, steel and fibre optics, come less than a month before Xi Jinping is to visit Rio de Janeiro.
scorinoco (2024-10-19). Presidential Elections in Uruguay: It Is Not Enought to Talk of Change. orinocotribune.com By Pablo Jofre Leal — Oct 15, 2024 | On October 27, the presidential and parliamentary elections of Uruguay will be held, with mandatory voting for 2.78 million voters. | The victory will go to the presidential candidate who receives 50% plus 1 votes. If this is not achieved, there will be a runoff on November 24 between the two candidates who received the highest votes. This will likely be Yamandú Orsi from the Broad Front (FA) and àÅlvaro Delgado from the right-wing Multicolor Coalition. It is probable that the election will go to runoff, given the difference, which although noticeable between Orsi a…