(2021-10-16). Pdte. peruano espera fortalecer relación comercial con China. telesurtv.net El mandatario comentó que el comercio con China posibilita generar mayores oportunidades de crecimiento económico.
(2021-10-16). Tribunal boliviano sentencia que autoproclamación de Jeanine àÅñez fue inconstitucional. telesurtv.net La sentencia de la Justicia boliviana refiere que, en 2019, la situación no era la correspondiente para una sucesión 'ipso facto'.
(2021-10-16). Announcement — Webinar on November 21 Elections in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
Webinar with Jesús Rodriguez-Espinoza, Editor of the TITLE: November 21st Elections in Venezuela — One more sign of Bolivarian Democracy | Online event: October 20, 5PM PST — 8PM EST and Caracas time. | The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has had more than two dozen democratic elections since 1999. Chavismo has been ratified in the polls consistently by Venezuelans. El…
(2021-10-16). Asamblea Nacional repudia asesinato de adolescentes venezolanos en Colombia. telesurtv.net Los diputados se adhirieron a la demanda que el Gobierno de Venezuela presentará contra Colombia ante la Corte Penal Internacional…
(2021-10-16). President Maduro Sends Letter to King of Spain Demanding Respect for Victims of Colonial Occupation. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, October 14, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, sent a letter to the King of Spain, Felipe de Borbón, demanding respect for the memory of the ancestors of the American peoples, who, 529 years ago, were subjugated under the occupation of the Spanish empire, and suffered centuries of violence, genocide and destruction. Through his Twitter account, the Venezuelan president shared the letter in which he expressed his condemnation of the fact that Spain "intends to minimize and falsify the events that occurred during the so-called Conquest of America in the 15th century." | In this regard, the Ven…
(2021-10-16). Andrés Bello y su paso humanista por América Latina. telesurtv.net Andrés Bello es recordado como un insigne hombre de la academia, que dedicó gran parte de su vida al desarrollo de diversos campos del conocimiento humano.
(2021-10-16). GM workers in Brazil reject contract, continue strike in defiance of union and courts. wsws.org The determination of GM workers to continue their struggle for jobs and decent wages expresses growing working class resistance in Brazil and worldwide.
(2021-10-16). Widespread global participation in second school strike against COVID threat to children. wsws.org The strike received massive support globally, with the central hashtag for the event, #SchoolStrike2021, tweeted nearly 7,500 times and videos submitted from Britain, the US, Canada, Brazil, Germany, France, Poland, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Australia and New Zealand.
(2021-10-16). Carabineros reprimen nuevas movilizaciones en Chile. telesurtv.net "Libertad inmediata a los presos políticos", es una de las consignas elevadas por los movimientos populares.
(2021-10-15). Headlines for October 15, 2021. democracynow.org Bomb Attack on Mosque in Afghanistan's Kandahar Province Kills at Least 32, Lebanon Holds Day of Mourning After Beirut Violence Leaves Seven Dead, U.K. and EU Nations Block COVID Vaccine Patent Waiver at World Trade Organization, FDA Panel Recommends Moderna Vaccine Boosters for Some Groups, Biden Welcomes Kenyan President Kenyatta Amid Pandora Papers Scandal, Chilean Lawmakers Move to Impeach President Piñera over Pandora Papers Revelations, African Asylum Seekers File Civil Rights Complaint Against ICE Over "Cruel, Inhumane" Restraints, House Memo Shines Spotlight on Police Use of Tear Gas, a Chemical Banned in…
(2021-10-15). Pandora Papers confirm that Latin America's veins are still wide open. workers.org 
By Alejandra Garcia from Havana Note: The following lightly edited article first appeared in Resumen Latinoamericano — English, Oct. 7. In 1971, Uruguayan political scientist and author Eduardo Galeano read the pulse of Latin American reality well with his gem of a phrase: "The world is divided above all between . . . |
(2021-10-15). Cumbre de lideresas indígenas abre sesiones en Lima, Perú. telesurtv.net Debaten sobre la unidad, la igualdad de género, el cambio climático, el derecho al buen vivir y otros temas.
(2021-10-15). Venezuela: Credit Suisse Predicts 5.5 Percent Growth Despite Oil Sector Setbacks. venezuelanalysis.com The country's inflation also came down to single digits for the first time in more than four years.
(2021-10-15). Murder of young Venezuelan immigrants rekindles tension between Colombia and Venezuela. peoplesdispatch.org Caracas has promised to take the case to the UN and claims that it is part of larger "politics of hatred and persecution by high authorities"
(2021-10-15). Pdte. Maduro envía carta de protesta al rey de España. telesurtv.net "Es inaceptable que en pleno siglo XXI una nación que se precia de ser civilizada rinda culto a lo peor de su pasado", expresó el mandatario.
(2021-10-15). Venezuela investiga causas de interrupción eléctrica. telesurtv.net Ministro Néstor Reverol aseveró que no descartan que tras lo ocurrido haya otro ataque al sistema eléctrico nacional.
(2021-10-15). Free Alex Saab Delegation at the African Bar Association. dissidentvoice.org 
An international Free Alex Saab delegation attended the October 3-7 annual meeting of the African Bar Association in Niamey, Niger. Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab has been under arrest in Cabo Verde since June 2020 by orders of the US and is fighting extradition to Miami. His "crime" is organizing humanitarian missions to procure food and …
(2021-10-15). Detachment of Power Lines Caused Blackouts in Caracas Today, Sabotage Not Ruled Out. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Minister of Electric Energy, Néstor Reverol, reported this Thursday, October 14, that "a new attack on the National Electric System" occurred at approximately 10: 50 in the morning, when "a detachment occurred on lines 1 and 2 of the 69 KV line from Papelón-Convento in the Capital District (Caracas), affecting the Convento substation, which is a nodal substation of the National Electric System." | In a statement made by telephone to the public television network Venezolana de Televisión, Reverol indicated that this "detachment" produced "the de-energization of the Cota Mil, Santa Rosa, Chacao and Magal…
(2021-10-15). President Maduro Vows to Strengthen Vuelta a la Patria Program for the Return of Migrants. orinocotribune.com On Wednesday, October 13, President Nicolás Maduro addressed the subject of the Venezuelan children murdered in the North of Santander, in Colombia. The Venezuelan head of state asserted that Venezuelans should not continue to be victims of abuse or xenophobia by countries that promote hatred against Venezuelans. For this reason, he decided to strengthen the Vuelta a la Patria program to welcome all good citizens who need it. "Here, we await you with open arms, with Christian and humane love," he said. | "Venezuela is united, and it is the homeland of love for the inclusion of good people," explained Maduro. "For…
(2021-10-15). Former Deputy Guaidó Puts $1.2 Billion at Risk in New York Court. orinocotribune.com The criminal scheme of Juan Guaidó failed once again in a new action against the assets of Venezuela and their theft abroad. Guaidó and his group put more than a billion dollars at risk when they failed to defend resources, so a New York court ruled against Venezuela in favor of bond creditors with which Venezuela has debts because of the restrictions imposed by illegal US sanctions. The blockade and the unilateral coercive measures have also illegally stopped or impeded commercial oil activity, causing a fall in foreign exchange income, and then there are the threats of embargoes and looting. | The anti-Chavista…
(2021-10-15). Venezuela: U.S. ignorance of reality can't justify farce. workers.org 
By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein Sent to Workers World by the author, a Venezuela analyst and writer. Translated by Michael Otto The erroneous views on Venezuela of those who observe the country through lenses reinforcing stereotypes have often led governments and international organizations to make decisions following opinions that have already . . . |
(2021-10-15). Cape Verde, nearing designation as human rights abuser, criticized heavily by UN. workers.org 
The following is a statement from the International Action Center. The United Nations has put Cape Verde on notice: the torture, arbitrary detention and violations inflicted on Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab must stop, and the government has been asked to explain itself. Free Alex Saab benefit concert, Caracas, Venezuela, Feb. . . . |
(2021-10-15). Free Alex Saab delegation attends meeting of African Bar Association. workers.org 
By John Philpot and Roger D. Harris, Free Alex Saab Committee An international Free Alex Saab delegation attended the annual meeting of the African Bar Association in Niamey, Niger, on Oct. 3-7. Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, who has been under arrest in Cabo Verde since June 2020 by orders of . . . |
(2021-10-15). Argentina: Medidas electoraleras mientras crecen el desempleo, el hambre y la pobreza. globalizacion.ca Acuciado por la pérdida del favor popular expresada en la derrota en los comicios internos -Primarias, Abiertas, Simultáneas y Obligatorias (PASO)-, el gobierno argentino trata de generar confianza en la población de cara a las elecciones legislativas del 11 de…
(2021-10-15). La democracia argentina øcamina o no camina? globalizacion.ca Cabe más que nunca interrogarse sobre la necesidad y posibilidad de una verdadera democracia. En las condiciones que impone una abrumadora crisis, signada por la pandemia, la deuda externa impagable, la pobreza creciente y el deterioro cotidiano de las condiciones…
(2021-10-15). The Haitian Migration Crisis: Made in the U.S.A. strategic-culture.org 
By Ashley SMITH | Through his administration's recent policies towards Haiti and Haitian migrants, President Joe Biden is carrying out a crime against humanity. Unfortunately, this represents continuity in a decades-long, bi-partisan policy toward Haiti. | Biden recently ordered the breakup of a camp of 15,000 mainly Black Haitian migrants under a border bridge in Del Rio, Texas. The migrants—many of whom had traveled thousands of miles—had fled to the U.S. in the hopes of being granted asylum from the horrific oppression and exploitation they face in Haiti, Chile, Brazil, and other states in the regi…
(2021-10-15). Militarización de Macrozona Sur de Chile concita más críticas. telesurtv.net Subrayan que el diálogo es la única vía para atender las demandas de las comunidades del área y solucionar la violencia.
(2021-10-15). Homeless in Colombia Under Attack. orinocotribune.com Colombian police allegedly set fire to temporary camps during an eviction operation in Bogotá. The fire consumed the huts and belongings of over 300 poor displaced people, recyclers and immigrants, who had been living in temporary camps since last year. | Colombia's notorious police unit the ESMAD (Anti-Disturbance Mobile Squadron) has come under fire once again following the violent eviction of homeless families in the south of Bogotá. On October 8 agents of the ESMAD evicted around 120 families from a property belonging to the University of Cundinamarca in the Puente Aranda municipality, in the capital Bogotá.
(2021-10-15). Colombian union leaders fighting Philip Morris greeted in NYC with solidarity. liberationnews.org 
Leaders of Sintraintabaco, Colombia's National Union of Tobacco and Industry Workers, traveled to New York City this month to protest against tobacco giant Philip Morris International, headquartered here. Sintraintabaco is one of the unions at the forefront of the struggle against the multinational corporation — which it accuses of preying on and exploiting its workers …
(2021-10-15). Colombia: British Forces Support Repression, Train Police and Armed Forces. libya360.wordpress.com Matt Kennard Colombian police (Photo: Colombian National Police) The UK embassy in Bogotá has launched an environmentally-focused public relations project while Britain trains the country's repressive security forces. The project promotes UK investment in Colombia and "joint work" with unnamed organisations on "security and defence". UK spent £31,000 on project launched in June to "establish…
(2021-10-15). Rechazan acciones contra migrantes venezolanos en Colombia. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado repudió el asesinato y la desaparición forzada de migrantes venezolanos en Colombia.
(2021-10-15). Asesinan a otra firmante de Acuerdos de Paz en Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz precisó que la víctima, María Steffania Muñoz Villa, se convirtió en la desmovilizada número 40 en ser asesinada este 2021.
(2021-10-15). Free Carmen Villalba! Paraguay illegally detaining political prisoner. fightbacknews.org The Paraguayan government is illegally detaining Carmen Villalba despite her completion of all prison sentences. Carmen Villalba is a political prisoner under arbitrary detention. This violation of the law by Paraguayan officials is a continuation of the vendetta, often deadly, against her and her family. | Carmen Villalba was arrested in 2004 for her revolutionary activities as a member of the Patria Libre (PL) party. Villalba was part of the struggle against the repressive Stroessner government – a bloody dictatorship, fully supported by the United States. Stroessner harshly repressed workers, peasant and indig…
(2021-10-15). Estado uruguayo: Ausente para los desposeídos, presente para la oligarquía. globalizacion.ca El referéndum contra el buque insignia de Lacalle Pou, la Ley de Urgente Consideración (LUC), es el termómetro que va a medir el clima político de aquí a marzo de 2022 cuando se cumplan dos años de gestión de la…
