2019-12-26: Social Media Postees

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Colombia: Farmer Leader Shot to Death in Front of His Family
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-26
The National Association of Farmer Users (ANUC) activist Reinaldo Carrillo was killed at dawn on Wednesday by hitmen who entered his house and shot him in front of his family in Pitalito town, Department of Huila, Colombia. | RELATED: | Violence in Colombia Continues As Social Leader Assassinated | "We reject the murder of Reinaldo Carrillo. He was a member of a group of people which expected the government to grant them the ownership title of a vacant land called La Conaca," sai…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombia-Farmer-Leader-Shot-to-Death-in-Front-of-His-Family-20191226-0008.html

Colombian Attorney Asks to Stop Murder of Social Leaders
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-26
The Colombian attorney general, Fernando Carrillo, urged the government of Colombia led by Iván Duque to stop the systematic murder of social leaders in that country. | RELATED: | Colombia: Farmers Leader Shot to Deat in Front of His Family | The official urged the Government, through his Twitter account, to convene the National Security Guarantees Commission "immediately and ensure its operation." | He added that the threat against social leaders in Colombia "is latent and must…
telesurenglish.net/news/colombian-attorney-asks-to-stop-murder-of-social-leaders-20191226-0010.html

McDonald's Franchise Violated Safety Laws: Peruvian Watchdog
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-26
Peru ¥s labor watchdog has found McDonald's Corp ¥s Latin America franchisee Arcos Dorados guilty of six "very serious" violations of local safety and health laws following the deaths of two employees in a restaurant kitchen. | RELATED: | Peru: McDonald's Shuts for Inspection After Employee Deaths | The Labor Ministry's regulating body (Sunafil) prop…
telesurenglish.net/news/McDonalds-Franchise-Violated-Safety-Laws-Peruvian-Watchdog-20191226-0014.html

Mexico Reiterates Demand that Bolivia End Siege on Embassy
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-26
The Mexican government, under the leadership of Andrés López Obrador (AMLO), reiterated its complaint about the " harassment " and "intimidation" of its embassy staf at the official mission's residence in La Paz, Bolivia. Since the coup d'etat in Bolivia, at least nine people have taken refuge at the embassy in La, Paz. | RELATED: | Mexico Under Alert for Popocatépetl Volcano Eruption | In a statement on Wednesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the "intimidation" by Bolivian…
telesurenglish.net/news/Mexico-Reiterates-Demand-that-Bolivia-End-Siege-on-Embassy-20191226-0001.html

Argentina: Evo Morales to Join the Plaza de Mayo Mothers' March
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-26
Bolivia's President in exile Evo Morales will join the traditional march that the Plaza de Mayo Mothers perform every Thursday to remember those who were disappeared, tortured and killed by the military dictatorship (1976-1983) in Argentina. | RELATED: | Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo Identify 130th Missing Grandchild | This will be the 2,176th march t…
telesurenglish.net/news/Argentina-Evo-Morales-to-Join-the-Plaza-de-Mayo-Mothers-March-20191226-0006.html

Bolsonaro Says He Had Partial Memory Loss From Bathroom Fall
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-26
Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday night that he briefly lost his memory after falling at his presidential residence in Brasilia, the capital, earlier this week. | RELATED: | Brazil: Comedians Attacked by Militia After Film on 'Gay Jesus' | The president's office disclosed on Monday that Bolsonaro, 64, had suffered a fall and was taken to a hospital Monday night for a brain scan, which detected no abnormalities. Bolsonaro spent the night in the hospital a…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolsonaro-Says-He-Had-Partial-Memory-Loss-From-Bathroom-Fall-20191226-0007.html

Brazil: Comedians Attacked by Militia After Film on 'Gay Jesus'
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-26
Brazil's far-right militia "Command of the People's Nationalist Insurgency" launched Molotov cocktails to the headquarters of the comedy group Porta dos Fundos in Rio de Janeiro on Christmas Eve, an action which represents a retaliation to a Netflix film depicting Jesus as gay. | RELATED: | UN Accuses Brazil's Bolsonaro of Violating Anti-Torture Pact | "The Command of the People's Nationalist Insurgency attacked the headquarters of Porta dos Fundos‚Äã‚Ä&atilde…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-Comedians-Attacked-by-Militia-After-Film-on-Gay-Jesus-20191226-0002.html

Chile: 245 Houses Destroyed by Forest Fires
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-26
The number of houses burned down in the high zone of Valparaiso, Chile totaled 245 on Thursday. | RELATED: | Chile: Massive Forest Fire Hits Valparaiso, 80 Homes Affected | Valparaiso Governor Jorge Martinez noted that more than 1,000 people were victims of the fire, and the final results of the disaster will be disclosed on Sunday. | The official explained that the fire has not yet been controlled, although it no longer prese…
telesurenglish.net/news/Chile-245-Houses-Destroyed-by-Forest-Fires-20191226-0015.html

Criminal War Monger Pelosi & Demos Appropriate Millions For War On Venezuela
repost | indybay.org | 2019-12-26
Criminal war monger Demo leader Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats joined Trump in supporting tens of millions of dollars to overthrow the Venezuelan government.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/24/18829164.php

Mexico again protests 'harassment' of its diplomatic personnel in Bolivia
rt.com | 2019-12-26
Mexico's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday requested a meeting with Bolivia's chargé d'affaires to protest the "harassment and intimidation" of its diplomatic personnel in Bolivia. Since Monday, Mexico has accused Bolivia of ramping up police presence outside its embassy in La Paz and intimidating diplomats. | Last month, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador granted political asylum to former Bolivian president Evo Morales, a fellow leftist. | Mexico's ministry said it called an immediate so that the Bolivian charge d'affaires can "explain the behavior of Bolivian authorities." Nine people are bein…
rt.com/newsline/476842-mexico-diplomats-personnel-bolivia/

Embassy row: Mexico to appeal to International Court of Justice over Bolivia's coup govt 'harassing' its diplomats in La Paz
rt.com | 2019-12-26
Mexico has vowed to take Bolivia to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over its "harassment" of the country's diplomats. The spat follows Mexico's decision to grant asylum to the ousted Bolivian President Evo Morales. | The intent to appeal to the ICJ was announced by the country's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard during his regular news conference on Thursday. Mexico is appealing to The Hague-based court to ensure that its diplomatic facilities in Bolivia are "respected" and the "police and military siege" on them is brought to an end. | The international community is likely to rally behind Mexico, Ebrar…
rt.com/news/476888-mexico-bolivia-embassy-row-court/

Could Brazil's state of Rio de Janeiro become Latin America's tech hub one day? RT's Keiser Report finds out
rt.com | 2019-12-26
As Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert travel to Brazil they talk about the country's struggling economy, which has slowed to just one percent growth in recent years. | Max talks to private equity investor and former banker Robert Wilson, who's lived in Brazil for over twenty years. They discuss the infrastructure spending required to bring Brazil up to developed world standards, and other issues. | According to Wilson, the sector that is working the best in the country is agriculture, "that's the sector that you could call the homegrown first-world sector, at least in terms of the technology and production." | He…
rt.com/business/476868-brazil-tech-hub-economy/

Bolivia's free territory of Chapare has ousted the coup regime and is bracing for a bloody re-invasion
Ollie Vargas | thegrayzone.com | 2019-12-25
Spending time with the union members of Chapare, who run society in a collective fashion, offers special insights into the…
thegrayzone.com/2019/12/24/bolivia-free-territory-chapare-coup-invasion/

Pope Offers Christmas Message of Hope to a Suffering World
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-12-25
The pontiff calls for easing of tensions in conflict zones from Syria to Venezuela and spotlights the plight of migrants fleeing injustice.
truthdig.com/articles/pope-offers-christmas-message-of-hope-to-a-suffering-world/

Medical Opinion, Torture and Julian Assange
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-25
On November 27 this year, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Nils Melzer, delivered an address to the German Bundestag outlining his approach to understanding the mental health of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. These comprised two parts, the initial stage covering his diplomatic asylum in the Ecuadorean embassy, the second dealing with his formal detention in…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/25/medical-opinion-torture-and-julian-assange/

Around the world 75: Anti CAA protests in India and more
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2019-12-25
We also take a look at the attempts by coup regime in Bolivia to target Mexican embassy, and the repression against leftist and pro-democracy activists in Swaziland.
peoplesdispatch.org/2019/12/25/around-the-world-75-anti-caa-protests-in-india-and-more/

Evo Morales: Christmas, Struggle and Resistance From Argentina
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-25
The former president of Bolivia, Evo Morales celebrated Christmas early Wednesday with a group of children from the Bolivian community in Argentina and called for "peace, solidarity and reconciliation" for his country. | RELATED: | Mexico Accuses Bolivia of Intimidating Its Diplomats in La Paz | The Bolivian leader, who was forced to resign after a coup d'état against his government on Nov.10, shared a Christmas breakfast with the children of the Bolivian community that was sha…
telesurenglish.net/news/Evo-Morales-Christmas-Struggle-and-Resistance-From-Argentina-20191225-0012.html

Violence in Colombia Continues As Social Leader Assassinated
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-25
Social leader Lucy Villarreal was assassinated in the Llorente Commuity, Tumaco municipality (southwest), reported the Social Process of Warranties for the work of human rights on Tuesday. | RELATED: | Colombia: Death of Student Remains in Impunity After One Month | Villarreal, a mother of two who worked for the promotion of culture in her territory and the defense of human rights, was assassinated after finishing a workshop with children, reported the local Contagio Radio.
telesurenglish.net/news/Violence-in-Colombia-Continues-As-Social-Leader-Assassinated-20191225-0007.html

Colombia: Death of Student Remains in Impunity After One Month
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-25
Despite the existence of videos that could be used to detect the culprits, the murder of Dilan Cruz continues in total impunity as Colombia's President Ivan Duque praises the Riot Squadron (ESMAD). | RELATED: | Colombia Holds National Strike, Concert & Marches in Medellin | The assassination of the 18-year-old citizen was remembered by Colombians who too…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombia-Death-of-Student-Remains-in-Impunity-After-One-Month-20191225-0003.html

Mexico Under Alert for Popocatépetl Volcano Eruption
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-25
Mexican authorities declared a state of alert after emissions of ash and volcanic gases were recorded in the Popocatépetl volcano, in central Mexico, in the territorial limits of the states of Morelos, Puebla and the state of Mexico, as reported by the Coordinating National Civil Protection. | RELATED: | Bolivian Police Asks Mexican Embassy to Hand Over Refugees | The volcano, with a height of 5,426 meters, has erupted by a crater located about 70 kilometers from the capital, about…
telesurenglish.net/news/mexico-in-alert-for-popocatepetl-volcano-activation–20191225-0010.html

Argentina Limits Police Use of Electroshock Weapons
teleSUR, jg, JF | telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-25
Argentina's Security Minister Sabina Frederic Tuesday announced a change in the Security doctrine and repealed the protocol that authorized the use of electroshock weapons (tasers). | RELATED: | Court Denies Pre-Trial Detention Request of Cristina Fernandez | "Tasers will be used by federal special forces only in cases of extreme gravity such as k…
telesurenglish.net/news/argentina-abolishes-use-of-taser-for-police-20191224-0024.html

Victims of Eye Trauma in Chile Demand Reparations
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-25
The Eye Trauma Victims rights group demanded Wednesday that the government of Chile guarantee effective reparations for the injured people and bring to justice those responsible for abuses of human rights. | RELATED: | Chile Human Rights Abuses Worst Since Dictatorship: NHRI Warns | Marta Valdes, the spokeswoman of the organization, declared that in spite of the government's promise – made on Nov. 11 – of implementing an eye reparation program for the victims of State violence, th…
telesurenglish.net/news/Victims-of-Eye-Trauma-in-Chile-Demand-Reparations-20191225-0005.html

Comedy group behind Netflix's 'gay Jesus' special firebombed in Brazil
rt.com | 2019-12-25
Rio de Janeiro headquarters of the Brazilian comedy group Porta Dos Fundos has been attacked with Molotov cocktails. The incident comes weeks after it released a controversial movie, depicting Jesus as gay. | "In the early morning of December 24, on Christmas Eve, the headquarters of Porta dos Fundos was the victim of an attack. Molotov cocktails were thrown at our building," the comedy group confirmed. | The fire was promptly contained by a security guard and no one was injured, yet the incident endangered "several innocent lives in the office and in the street," it said. | A handful of photos, circulating on…
rt.com/news/476830-comedy-gay-jesus-molotov-attack/

Haitian Women Raped by UN Chilean Peacekeepers Seek Justice
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-24
The Chilean Human Rights Commission (CCHDH) and about a dozen Haitian, women's rights and pro-immigrant organizations said on Monday that they were seeking justice for the women who were sexually abused by Chilean soldiers participating in UN peacekeeping operations in the Caribbean nation. | RELATED: | Hundreds of Haitian Children Fathered, Abandoned by UN Staff | A recent report published on the academic website The Conversation and cited by The New York Times said that Ha…
telesurenglish.net/news/Haitian-Women-Raped-by-UN-Chilean-Peacekeepers-Seek-Justice-20191224-0011.html

Two Strong Quakes Shake Central Colombia, No Damage Reported
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-24
Two strong earthquakes, of magnitude 6.2 and magnitude 5.7, struck central Colombia on Tuesday, the Colombian Geological Service said, but there were no immediate reports of any injuries or major damage. | RELATED: | Colombia Holds National Strike, Concert & Marches in Medellin | The quakes were very close to each other and only minutes apart. The epicenters were located about 150 km (93 miles) south of the capital Bogota in the central province of Meta, and were very shallow, which…
telesurenglish.net/news/Two-Strong-Quakes-Shake-Central-Colombia-No-Damage-Reported-20191224-0016.html

ExxonMobil Begins Oil Production Off Guyana's Coast
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-24
United States oil company ExxonMobil announced Friday the start of crude production off the coast of Guyana, where the company has made a number of major discoveries in recent years. | RELATED: | Venezuela to Relaunch PetroCaribe Program in 2020 | Exxon reported that production is scheduled to reach 120,000 barrels per day in the coming months, however, it expects to increase production to over 750,000 barrels per day by 2025. Guyana is a major focus in the company's area of operation, and…
telesurenglish.net/news/exxonmobil-begins-production-on-the-liza-field-offshore-guyana-20191224-0017.html

After the Argentina Debacle, the IMF Endorses Weakening Capital Controls in Ecuador
Lara Merling | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-24
Over the past year, a rebranded International Monetary Fund (IMF) returned to Latin America with promises of loan agreements that would be different than the dreaded "structural adjustment programs" of the past. Behind statements about inclusive growth and protecting the most vulnerable, are policies similarto the structural adjustments of the Washington Consensus era. While the…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/24/after-the-argentina-debacle-the-imf-endorses-weakening-capital-controls-in-ecuador/

US-EU Interventionism in Latin America and the Klaus Barbie Affair
Stephen Sefton | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-24
In a comprehensive way, Bolivia's coup leaders reincarnate the most sinister ghosts of Latin America and the Caribbean's imperialist torturers and mass murderers. The religious fanaticism of coup figureheads like Camacho and Añez, abject servants of their US owners, invokes …
globalresearch.ca/us-eu-klaus-barbie/5698433

Lopez Obrador Ratifies Mexico's Environmental Commitments
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-24
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador today ratified his government's commitment to caring for the environment with prohibitions on the use of techniques that damage it and negative concessions. | RELATED: | Mexico Accuses Bolivia of Intimidating Its Diplomats in La Paz | In his morning press conference, the president specifically referred to avoiding the use of transgenic corn seed, banning hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the…
telesurenglish.net/news/Lopez-Obrador-Ratifies-Mexicos-Environmental-Commitments-20191224-0013.html

"Water is worth more than gold": Mendoza, Argentina rejects advance of extractive industry
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2019-12-24
The province of Mendoza has been suffering from water crisis for more than 11 years and mining activities would be further aggravate the crisis…
peoplesdispatch.org/2019/12/24/water-is-worth-more-than-gold-mendoza-argentina-rejects-advance-of-extractive-industry/

Much work needed to 'target unacceptable levels' of racism in Ecuador: UN experts
news.un.org | 2019-12-23
Ecuador must implement and enforce laws and policies to protect the rights of Afro-Ecuadorians, the UN Working Group on People of African Descent said on Monday, calling for an end to the "discrimination, exclusion and extreme poverty they suffer."
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Mexico denounces excessive security presence at embassy in Bolivia
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2019-12-23
In the afternoon on December 23, the Mexican government released a statement in which it alerted to an excessive presence of security forces at the installations of its diplomatic mission in La Paz, Bolivia. According to reports, as many as 150 civilian and uniformed officers arrived to the installations in the Bolivian capital on Monday December 23 and surrounded both the residency and the embassy itself. | On November 10, the democratically elected govern…
peoplesdispatch.org/2019/12/23/mexico-denounces-excessive-security-presence-at-embassy-in-bolivia/

Chile: TV broadcast live when two armored cars crushed citizen
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-12-23
Real-time scenes evidenced once again how the Chilean state acts with rampant and absurd violence. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/12/23/chile-tv-broadcast-live-when-two-armored-cars-crushed-citizen/

The vanguard of Chavism has a woman's face: A chronicle of their resistance in 2019
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-12-23
In the middle of the year, we Venezuelans received a visit from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michel Bachelet, on the occasion of meeting with the different political actors in the country to "evaluate" the complex economic and social environment brought about by the White House's decision. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/12/23/the-vanguard-of-chavism-has-a-womans-face-a-chronicle-of-their-resistance-in-2019/

Venezuela Repels 'Terrorist' Attack on Military Bases, 1 Soldier Dead
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-12-23
The assailants stormed several military installations before being engaged by the Venezuelan army.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14752

Medical Opinion, Torture, and Julian Assange
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-12-21
On November 27 this year, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Nils Melzer, delivered an address to the German Bundestag outlining his approach to understanding the mental health of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. These comprised two parts, the initial stage covering his diplomatic asylum in the Ecuadorean embassy, the second dealing with his formal detention in …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/12/medical-opinion-torture-and-julian-assange/

Those who search for dawn don't fear the night; nor the hand that holds the dagger
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2019-12-20
Jeanine àÅñez, the 'president' of Bolivia, walked into the Burned Palace (Palacio Quemado) with an enormous Bible in her hand. 'The Bible has returned to the Palace', she said as she seized power. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/12/20/those-who-search-for-dawn-dont-fear-the-night-nor-the-hand-that-holds-the-dagger/

Media, Human Rights Groups Silent Over Politically-Motivated Murder of Journalist in Bolivia
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2019-12-20
Sebastian Moro's last known words before he was found were denouncing the kidnappings of government officials and mob attacks on journalists and media outlets.
mintpressnews.com/human-rights-groups-media-murder-journalist-sebastian-moro-bolivia/263676/

Notes on a private TV newscast in Bolivia. The contrast with Venezuela is clear as day
Joe Emersberger | zcomm.org | 2019-12-20
In August, I took detailed notes a news broadcast on one of Venezuela's largest TV networks. I summarized these notes in an interview I did with the Real News Network making the point that Venezuela's private media (which reaches 60-90% of households) is remarkably free — most especially when you consider the US is openly Read…
zcomm.org/zblogs/notes-on-a-private-tv-newscast-in-bolivia-the-contrast-with-venezuela-is-clear-as-day/

Chileans Demand New Constitution as Protests Continue
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-12-19
For two months, Chileans have been protesting all over the country on a daily basis.
therealnews.com/stories/chileans-demand-new-constitution-protests-continue

Venezuela: Guaido Introduces Remote Voting in Bid to Secure Reelection
Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-12-18
The opposition leader has been under fire amid recent scandals.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14749

US Venezuelan embassy protectors denied right to fair trial
The Grayzone | thegrayzone.com | 2019-12-17
Four US activists protecting Venezuela's embassy in Washington, DC face prison time after the Trump administration illegally arrested them. And now…
thegrayzone.com/2019/12/16/venezuelan-embassy-defenders-denied-right-fair-trial/

Reuters Shields OAS Over False Claims That Sparked Bolivia Coup
Joe Emersberger | fair.org | 2019-12-17
Reuters ( 12/4/19) highlights the findings of the Organization of American States–while omitting the criticism of those findings. | Organization of American States (OAS) election monitors published a "final report" on December 4– 22 days later than promised–on Bolivia's October 20 presidential election, won by President Evo Morales. The tardy release of the fin…
fair.org/home/reuters-shields-oas-over-false-claims-that-sparked-bolivia-coup/

Why Elliott Abrams is Smurf villain Gargamel
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2019-12-16
Trump Administration Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abram is not only the spitting image of Gargamel; the Smurfs are a…
thegrayzone.com/2019/12/16/elliott-abrams-smurf-villain-gargamel/

Viral Chilean feminist anthem reveals powerful international sentiment against sexual violence
Candice Yanez | liberationnews.org | 2019-12-16
The protest song was first performed for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 20 in Valparaíso, Chile.
liberationnews.org/viral-chilean-feminist-anthem-reveals-powerful-international-sentiment-against-sexual-violence/

Argentines Celebrate Inauguration of New Center-Left Government
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-12-16
As President Alberto Fernandez and VP Cristina Fernandez take over in Argentina, expectations are high that the new government will reverse the neoliberal policies of the previous government and emphasize progressive social policies.
therealnews.com/stories/argentines-celebrate-inauguration-new-center-left-government

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