scorinoco (2023-10-01). Russia and Venezuela Sign Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Agreement. orinocotribune.com The president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, Jorge Rodríguez, and the president of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of Russia, Vyacheslav Volodin, signed an agreement aimed at the strengthening of inter-parliamentary ties. | Rodríguez and Volodin highlighted the cooperation that has existed between Venezuela and Russia since the triumph of the Bolivarian Revolution in different areas especially in the defense of sovereignty. | Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez (left) and Russian State Duma President Vyacheslav Volodin (right) shake hands after the signing of the inter-parliament…

People's Dispatch. (2023-10-01). Colombian Indigenous And Social Organizations March Against Violence. popularresistance.org Over 15,000 Indigenous people from 10 departments of Colombia arrived in the capital Bogotá between September 25 and 27 to draw the national government's attention to the humanitarian crisis faced by Indigenous communities in their territories due to paramilitary violence. | On Wednesday, September 27, they held a massive march from Street 60 to the Bolivar Plaza via highway no.7, demanding that the government of President Gustavo Petro implement immediate measures to end violence in their territories and stop the assassination of community and social leaders. They also demanded respect for the right to territory…

mforinoco (2023-10-01). Iran Plans To Build Oil Refinery in Central Syria in Partnership With Venezuela. orinocotribune.com

Staff (2023-10-01). US Academic Steve Ellner: Venezuela Needs More Checks and Balances to Fight Corruption and Abuse of Power. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( On this issue the US academic highlighted the importa…

Dan La Botz (2023-09-29). Venezuelan immigrants win victory. internationalviewpoint.org "At present as many 9,000 immigrants are crossing the border each day, coming from dozens of countries and Venezuelans making up a large portion of them." | – | / |

Andreína Chávez Alava, Venezuelanalysis. (2023-09-29). Venezuela To Launch China-Backed Poverty Elimination Program. popularresistance.org Caracas, September 21, 2023 (venezuelanalysis.com) — The Venezuelan government has announced a new social program focused on fighting poverty and inequality, which will be supported by China's International Poverty Reduction Center. | On Monday, during his weekly TV program, President Nicolás Maduro said that the "Social Equality and Happiness Mission" was "almost ready" to be launched and its main purpose is to "optimize the fight against inequality, against poverty and to build a more harmonious country." | Although Maduro did not give details, he stressed that the social program will work alongside the C…

OHCHR. (2023-09-29). United States: End Detention Of Venezuelan Special Envoy. popularresistance.org UN experts* today urged the government of the United States of America to end the prolonged pre-trial detention of Alex Nain Saab Morán, a Venezuelan Special Envoy, arrested and extradited to the US on money laundering charges. | Saab was appointed as a Special Envoy by the Government of Venezuela in April 2018 to undertake official missions in Iran to secure humanitarian deliveries to Venezuela, including of food and medicine. | In July 2019, he was placed under US sanctions for allegedly being responsible for inter alia engaging in transactions or programmes administered by the Government of Venezuela. | On 12…

Misión Verdad (2023-09-29). Venezuela-Colombia Binational Trade Is Growing, La Union Bridge Reopens. orinocotribune.com Since Venezuela and Colombia resumed bilateral relations on September 26,2022, trade between the two countries through the border bridges has reached ‚Ǩ186.3 million (as of August 31, 2023) according to official sources. | One year has passed since the reopening of the Simón Bolívar and Francisco de Paula Santander border bridges; the Atanasio Girardot bridge also opened in January of this year. During a binational trade meeting in Caracas on Thursday, September 28, Colombian Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Germán Umaña said "the situation is positive." The meeting will continue until…

Staff (2023-09-29). Venezuela Approves Incentives to Strengthen Telecommunications Following Bad Service Complaints. orinocotribune.com Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, has established the Conectar 2030 Agenda, aiming to promote the expansion, sustainability, and innovation of telecommunications in Venezuela. As a part of this project, the head of state further approved a one-year tax exemption for companies dedicated to telecommunications and new technology. | During the opening ceremony of the first International Telecommunications Fair (FITELVEN) this Wednesday, September 27, the Venezuelan leader announced the creation of the Conectar 2030 Agenda, which will serve as a roadmap to promote the devel…

scorinoco (2023-09-29). Argentina Court Allows Indigenous Leader Milagro Sala's Transfer to La Plata Hospital. orinocotribune.com The Jujuy court has finally approved the transfer of Milagro Sala to the Italian Hospital in La Plata, Argentina, so that she can receive treatment for the thrombosis that has been affecting her health in recent months. The decision was made by Carlos Cattán, the judge of the Penal Court of Jujuy, Argentina, after a hearing for "humanitarian reasons" that took place on Thursday, September 28, at the request of the defense team of Sala, the politically persecuted indigenous leader of Argentina's Tupac Amaru indigenous organization. | According to the defense team of Sala, "the court has just authorized the transfe…

Karla Martin, Sebastian Link (2023-09-11). 50 years after the coup against Allende: Lessons from the Chilean revolutionary movement. liberationnews.org September 11, 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of Salvador Allende's overthrow in a CIA-backed coup that ushered in a blood-soaked fascist dictatorship.

Karla Martin, Sebastian Link (2023-09-11). A 50 años del golpe contra el pueblo y Allende: Lecciones del movimiento revolucionario en Chile. liberationnews.org En septiembre de 1970, Salvador Allende se convirtió en el primer presidente marxista con un programa de gobierno socialista electo democráticamente. Hoy se cumplen 50 años de su derrocamiento por el golpe planificado y apoyado por la CIA que inauguró la sangrienta dictadura de tinte fascista liderada por el general del ejército Augusto Pinochet.