(2021-06-18). Peru ending second week since presidential election with no declared winner. wsws.org Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori has falsely claimed fraud in a bid to overturn the election or provoke a coup, while the winner, Pedro Castillo, has reassured big business that he is no threat.
(2021-06-18). Faced with New ICC Prosecutor, Opposition in Venezuela Pushes for Desired Verdict. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan opposition and its international allies increased their pressure on the International Criminal Court (ICC) with new maneuvers to encourage a hasty verdict against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. | Statements by opposition elements perhaps reflected their frustration with the ICC's change of management this week. Before her departure, outgoing ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda did not provide the confirmation they had hoped to receive to their damaging accusations regarding the South American nation. | Therefore, spokespeople for the opposition factions requested that British lawyer Karim Kh…
(2021-06-18). US Eases Some Sanctions Against Venezuela to 'Address the Pandemic'. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, June 16, the The Office for the Control of Foreign Assets (OFAC) explained that the license granted permits transactions and activities with the Central Bank of Venezuela, Banco de Venezuela and Banco Bicentenario, among others, that involve masks, ventilators and oxygen tanks, vaccines and the production of vacci…
(2021-06-17). PDF of June 17 issue. workers.org 
Download the PDF. Two faces of imperialism G7/NATO: Diplomacy among thieves Venezuela, Cabo Verde, the case of Alex Saab Also: Reparations victory Harvard workers battle layoffs Colonial legacy: anti-LGBTQ+ laws Palestine & solidarity LUMA protest Editorial: ‚ÄÇCuts punish jobless GLOBAL: India, Greece, Honduras, France, 'African Lion,' Peru. Tear down the walls: . . . |
(2021-06-17). Cape Verde Ignores International Outcry in Alex Saab Case. orinocotribune.com 
The president of Cape Verde, Jorge Carlos Fonseca, decided to turn a blind eye to the international clamor and ignore the request made on June 8 by the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations (UN) to suspend the extradition process that the United States that is carried out against the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, who has been illegally detained in Cape Verde since June 12, 2020. | According to a review published by the Cape Verdean news outlet Noticias do Norte, President Jorge Carlos Fonseca said that "only the Constitutional Court (TC) has autonomous constitutional jurisdiction to decide on the case," i…
(2021-06-17). Large Mural Painted on Closed Off Montgomery Street. indybay.org Demonstrations for Palestine Continue as Supporters Paint a | Street Mural in Front of the Israeli and Colombian Consulates…
(2021-06-17). Breaking the Stasis: The Left writes a new chapter in Peru. mronline.org 
On June 10, 2021, the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) published the results of the second round of elections to elect the new president of Peru, with the winner being Pedro Castillo, the candidate for the leftist party Peru Libre (PL). | June 17, 2021…
(2021-06-17). A Peasant-Teacher Just Won The Peruvian Elections. popularresistance.org On the ground in Lima, the cloud of political uncertainty remains so thick it can be difficult to grasp the basic facts about this election and its historic importance for the people of Peru. | The election of peasant-teacher Pedro Castillo from the Perú Libre (Free Peru) party as the new Peruvian president on 6 June was a victory for the country's popular forces — an outcome almost impossible to imagine even just a few months ago. Castillo's win has seen Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of former Peruvian neoliberal dictator Alberto Fujimori, lose the presidential race for the third time in ten years — a…
(2021-06-17). Peru: Leftist candidate wins, right cries 'fraud'. greenleft.org.au Leftist candidate Pedro Castillo, leader of the Free Peru party and former school teacher, won the final round of the Peruvian presidential elections. Ben Radford reports.
(2021-06-17). Peru: Behind the right's attempts to overturn the election. greenleft.org.au José Carlos Llerena Robles and Vijay Prashad look at what's behind attempts by Peru's far-right — with the aid of the United States — to overturn the election of leftist presidential candidate Pedro Castillo.
(2021-06-17). Pedro Castillo's Humble Roots Inspire Perú's Masses. zcomm.org Could Upend U.S.-Perú Relations…
(2021-06-17). øPerú al borde de la guerra civil? El levantamiento de los desposeídos. globalizacion.ca 
El 28 de julio de 2021, Perú, con sus 33 millones de habitantes, celebra los 200 años de Independencia. El Pueblo de Perú puede haber elegido esta celebración del Bicentenario, para provocar un cambio drástico en su país de oligarquía…
(2021-06-17). Ethiopia: Tribalism Versus National Consciousness. popularresistance.org Nearly 554,000 people are sleeping on the streets in the US — 40% of them are Black. Of 2.3 million US prisoners, 34% are Black. However, the 06/01 quarterly report of the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect (GlobalR2P) says that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is the only human rights crisis in the Western hemisphere that warrants the attention of international law established by the United Nations. Those are just a few reasons to take its alarms about the ongoing human rights crisis in Tigray, Ethiopia, with a grain of salt or a hot pepper salad of skepticism. | A coalition of twelve NGOs, inc…
(2021-06-17). Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez in Qatar to Strengthen Bilateral Relationship. orinocotribune.com The Executive Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, arrived in Qatar this Tuesday, June 15, on an official visit with the aim of strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries and addressing other issues of interest related to the bilareal agreements on economy, oil, and customs. | The senior official of the government of Venezuela was received by the Venezuelan ambassador in Qatar, Giuseppe Angelo Yoffreda Yorio. During this visit as part of the Peace Diplomacy promoted by President Nicolás Maduro, Rodríguez is expected to address various issues within the framewor…
(2021-06-17). Venezuelan Authorities Unveil New Corruption Plot: Eight Arrested, Three from Ministry of Economy and Finance. orinocotribune.com Eight people, including three officials from the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Venezuela, have been arrested for their links to a corruption network, informed Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab during his weekly press conference this Wednesday, June 16. | Saab reported that those who were involved in the case had manipulated a technology platform for their own benefit and diverted money from the Finance Ministry. "This is part of our relentless fight against corruption and in favor of public ethics… We want this to have a didactic objective and at the same time be a clear sign of judgement and…
(2021-06-17). Only Aggressive Environmental Measures Can Prevent Another Imminent Water Crisis in Brazil. counterpunch.org While much of the Western United States is currently experiencing extreme drought-like conditions, Brazil is about to face its own water crisis. In Brazil, though, the destruction of the Amazon rainforest is directly causing diminished rainfall, compromising the country's power grid system. The majority of the electricity produced and consumed in the country comes from
(2021-06-17). Brazil beats Iran in 2021 VNL on Week 4. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) — Iran lost to Brazil 3-1 (25-19, 23-25, 25-19, 25-21) on Week 4 of the 2021 Volleyball Nations League Wednesday night.
(2021-06-17). Meet the Communists Who Now Govern Chile. zcomm.org The new Constitution, which will be drafted in the next nine months, will have a progressive character…
(2021-06-17). Lives First, Profits Later: How to Close the Global Vaccine Gap. aclu.org Here in the United States, many are finally seeing the light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel. More than 60 percent of U.S. adults have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and the vaccine is now available to anyone over the age of 12. However, across the world we see a stark contrast to this American experience. Today, Africa only accounts for 1 percent of the world's vaccine administration, and much of Asia and South America are struggling to even acquire access to the vaccines. This alarmingly high discrepancy in vaccine access and administration around the world, known as the global vaccine gap, is…
(2021-06-17). Meet The Communists Who Now Govern Chile. popularresistance.org Javiera Reyes, who is 31 years old, is the new mayor of the Santiago municipality of Lo Espejo in Chile. "I grew up in a home where [former President of Chile] Salvador Allende was always the good guy," she told us, "and [military dictator] Augusto Pinochet was a tyrant. That marked my life." Reyes' comment reflects the old divides that have convulsed Chile's politics since General Augusto Pinochet's coup d'état against former President Salvador Allende of the Popular Unity coalition on September 11, 1973. | Almost 50 years have gone by and yet Chile is still influenced by the legacy of that coup and of the Pinoc…
(2021-06-16). The case of Alex Saab. workers.org 
By Sara Flounders and Roger D. Harris Facing the possible extradition to the U.S. of a Venezuelan diplomat on bogus charges, an emergency human rights delegation organized by the International Campaign to Free Alex Saab on June 3 flew to Cabo Verde, where Saab is imprisoned. This island archipelago . . . |
(2021-06-16). A National Strike Has Reignited in Colombia. zcomm.org Since April 28, people in Colombia's cities and towns have engaged in an ongoing national strike, el paro nacional…
(2021-06-16). Por las venas abiertas de Colombia, sangra Latinoamérica. globalizacion.ca Recientemente visité Colombia, y luego de observar esa lucha por la vida de su pueblo, contra el neoliberalismo insaciable del uribismo, se hace inevitable pensar que hay en Colombia, una herida abierta por la que sangra hoy Latinoamérica entera. Por…
(2021-06-16). Colombia, øDemocracia o impunidad? globalizacion.ca Al conocer cada día más detalles de los acontecimientos y grave crisis que atraviesa hoy el hermano pueblo colombiano, me pregunto, quien y quienes, pueden continuar levantando la bandera de que en Colombia reina la "democracia más antigua de este…
(2021-06-16). Large Mural Painted on Closed Off Montgomery Street. indybay.org Demonstrations for Palestine Continue as Supporters Paint a | Street Mural in Front of the Israeli and Colombian Consulates…
(2021-06-16). 36 people injured in a car bomb blast in Colombia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) — At least 36 people, including two civilians, were wounded in a car bomb blast at a military base in eastern Colombia.
(2021-06-16). The coup that is taking place in Peru. mronline.org 
While by all accounts, Pedro Castillo won the second round presidential elections, his adversary has refused to concede, and many fear that tensions could escalate with the help of Peru's loyal right and the newly appointed U.S. ambassador. | June 16, 2021…
(2021-06-16). Perú's Pedro Castillo Demands Respect for Voters and Organizes Defense of Vote Results. orinocotribune.com Pedro Castillo, the left-wing candidate for the Presidency of Perú, still awaiting resolution of the irregular delayed confirmation of his victory by the country's electoral tribunals, asked this Tuesday for "respect" for the popular vote in an election that has already taken place. Castillo referred to his victory as "irreversible," reported news agency EFE. | Castillo made the statements during a press conference with his technical team before the Foreign Press Association in Peru (APEP), held in Lima. | For a few minutes, the candidate spoke about the tense political situation in the country following the deci…
(2021-06-16). Venezuela Rejects Accusations of Election Meddling in Peru. venezuelanalysis.com Right-wing political figures have taken to blaming a Venezuelan conspiracy for every advance of the left in the region.
(2021-06-16). Breaking the Stasis: The Left Writes a New Chapter in Peru. orinocotribune.com By Yanis Iqbal — Jun 14, 2021 | On June 10, 2021, the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE)
(2021-06-16). Lo que vendrá en el nuevo Perú. globalizacion.ca Lo que se viene en Perú tras las elecciones es un escenario de conflicto, con la élite y los medios en contra del gobierno, un Congreso opositor con sectores de derecha antidemocráticos que amenazan con un golpe, al que se…
(2021-06-16). Peru at the Brink of Civil War? The Uprising of the Dispossessed. globalresearch.ca Visit and follow us on Instagram at @
(2021-06-16). International webinar pays tribute to Ramsey Clark. workers.org 
Ramsey Clark, human rights fighter and former U.S. Attorney General, who died April 9 at age 93, was memorialized by hundreds of people, from the U.S. and worldwide, who attended an international webinar June 13. Ramsey Clark and current Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, 2006 in New York City The program . . . |
(2021-06-16). Outrage as COVAX reports blocked vaccine payments, U.S. sanctions blamed. mronline.org 
Venezuela's efforts at the Copa America football tournament have also been derailed after 15 players and staffers caught the virus, prompting calls for an investigation. | June 16, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-06-16). This Friday June 18: Orinoco Tribune Goes Live with Emersberger & Podur, Authors of New Book on US Coup Attempts & Hybrid Warfare Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com On Friday, June 18, Orinoco Tribune will host a live discussion with Joe Emersberger and Justin Podur, authors of the new publication Extraordinary Threat: The US Empire, the Media, and 20 Years of Coup Attempts in Venezuela, Emersberger is a writer with Ecuadorian roots based in Canada. An engineer by profession and member of Canada's UNIFOR trade union, he has written for FAIR.org, Telesur English, ZNet, CounterPunch, and many more. Podur is a Toronto-based writer and the author of America's Wars on Dem…
(2021-06-16). Congressman McGovern Admits the United States Uses Venezuelan Lives as 'Bargaining Chips'. orinocotribune.com A US congressman has asked the US President Joe Biden to "correct the course of US policy" towards Venezuela and lift all the sanctions against the South American country. | "I think the time has come to correct the course of US policy towards Venezuela," wrote Democrat Congressman Jim McGovern in a The Massachusetts legislator condemned the sanctions that have been imposed on the Venezuelan oil industry, on its…
(2021-06-16). Venezuela Denounces 83.7% Drop in Food Imports Due to Sanctions Before FAO. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Minister for Food, Carlos Leal Tellería, decried this Tuesday that food imports in Venezuela have fallen by 83.7% due to the unilateral coercive measures imposed on the South American country by the United States and Europe. He made this comment during his speech at the 42nd conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). | "These measures [the sanctions] have caused a 83.7 % drop in food imports, thus preventing the international procurement of raw produce, manufactured goods and inputs for agricultural production, as well as sanctioning most international and national…
(2021-06-16). Venezuela Denounces Before FAO 83.7% Drop in Food Imports due to Sanctions. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Minister for Food, Carlos Leal Tellería, decried this Tuesday that food imports in Venezuela have fallen by 83.7% due to the unilateral coercive measures imposed on the South American country by the United States and Europe. He made this comment during his speech at the 42nd conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). | "These measures [the sanctions] have caused a 83.7 % drop in food imports, thus preventing the international procurement of raw produce, manufactured goods and inputs for agricultural production, as well as sanctioning most international and national…
(2021-06-16). ICC Certifies Venezuela's Collaboration in Preliminary Examination. orinocotribune.com Attorney General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, informed that the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has recognized the "unquestionable" collaboration of Venezuela with the Prosecutor's Office of the international legal body, after having been notified of the resolution in reference to a judicial control request issued on May 27 by Venezuela, in accordance with article 46.2 of the Court Regulations. | The Attorney General informed through a post on his Twitter account @TarekWiliamSaab that "the Public Ministry reports that yesterday the Pre-Trial Chamber of t…
(2021-06-16). Extraordinary Threat: The US Empire, the Media, and Twenty Years of Coup Attempts in Venezuela—Book Review. orinocotribune.com By Saheli Chowdhury, Gabriel Martínez Saldívar, Steve Lalla — Jun 14, 2021 | Since the election of Hugo Chávez in 1998, Venezuela has been subjected to a campaign of hybrid warfare at the hands of the US and its allies. In that span of time the Bolivarian Republic has weathered six coups attempts including the attempted assassination of its president, a mercenary invasion by former green berets, and an economic blockade that has killed over 100,000 of its citizens. A new book by Joe Emersberger and Justin Podur, Extraordinary Threat: The US Empire, the Media, and Twenty Years of Coup Attempts in Venezuela, t…
(2021-06-16). Extraordinary Threat: The US Empire, the Media, & 20 Years of Coup Attempts in Venezuela—Book Review. libya360.wordpress.com Saheli Chowdhury, Gabriel Martínez Saldívar, Steve Lalla Since the election of Hugo Chávez in 1998, Venezuela has been subjected to a campaign of hybrid warfare at the hands of the US and its allies. In that span of time the Bolivarian Republic has weathered six coups attempts including the attempted assassination of its president, a…
(2021-06-16). Venezuela Conference Another Example of Liberal Hypocrisy. orinocotribune.com By Yves Engler — Jun 13, 2021 | Was it conscious? Did someone at Global Affairs say, "we should organize a lofty sounding conference that's a cover for our pro-US and corporate policy on the anniversary of the international community rejecting Trudeau's liberal imperialism?" | On the one-year anniversary of Canada's defeat in its bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council the Trudeau government is hosting an
(2021-06-16). Simón Bolívar Study Center to Inaugurate Carabobo XXI Century International Forum Today. orinocotribune.com The Simón Bolívar Study Center will hold the Carabobo International XXI Century Forum in Caracas, Venezuela, from June 16 to June 18, to discuss the "Challenges of Independence." This was informed by the president of the Simón Bolívar Center, Alejandro López, via a telephone interview during the Punto de Encuentro TV broadcast of Venezolana de Televisión (VTV). | According to López, the forum will feature "a group of national and international speakers, who will expound on the Bicentennial of the Battle of Carabobo, which will be conducive to a lively debate and reflection around this important historical event f…
(2021-06-16). Ecuadorian legislator demands investigation into supply of ammunition to Bolivian coup regime. peoplesdispatch.org Fausto Jarrín Terán has filed a complaint with the State Attorney General's Office to investigate the alleged supply of weapons by Lenin Moreno's government to Jeanine àÅñez's coup regime in Bolivia…
(2021-06-16). Brazil leads 2021 COVID-19 death toll worldwide. Number of victims nears 490k. peoplesdispatch.org Brazil is the country with the second highest number of COVID-19 victims in total and in 2021,
(2021-06-16). Meet the communists who now govern Chile. peoplesdispatch.org The recent victories of the left in a number of municipalities and in elections for the Constitutional Convention have set the stage for a categorical rejection of the legacy of the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship and the building of a new Chile…
(2021-06-16). Meet the Communists Who Now Govern Chile. libya360.wordpress.com Vijay Prashad, Taroa Zuniga SilvaDaniel Jadue and Javiera Reyes The recent victories of the left in a number of municipalities and in elections for the Constitutional Convention have set the stage for a categorical rejection of the legacy of the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship and the building of a new Chile Javiera Reyes, who is 31…
(2021-06-16). Centroderecha mejor parada en las elecciones chilenas de gobernadores. globalizacion.ca La centroderecha se convirtió en la vencedora de las elecciones regionales que se celebraron en segunda vuelta este domingo y donde la participación ciudadana no alcanzó el 20 por ciento de los habilitados para votar, en las que obtuvo la…
