2023-04-06: News Headlines

Lee Camp (2023-04-06). Alex Saab: The Venezuelan Diplomat Kidnapped by the United States with Alex Saurez. mintpressnews.com Alex Saurez, author of "The Diplomat," a book about the US kidnapping of Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab, joins Lee Camp to discuss the exreajudicial kidnapping, the court case that followed, and much more.

Dan Collyns (2023-04-06). Peru's Indigenous communities protest controversial bill. america.cgtn.com A lawmaker from a right-wing party in Peru has put forward a parliamentary bill that would dismantle Amazon reserves created for indigenous people living in isolation. The controversial move has sparked pushback from Indigenous Amazon groups who want to protect the vulnerable tribes. CGTN's Dan …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-04-06). Peru announces definitive withdrawal of ambassador from Colombia. greenleft.org.au Peru withdrew its ambassador from Colombia following statements from Colombian President Gustavo Petro in support of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, reports Peoples Dispatch.

Staff (2023-04-06). Calls Grow for Russia to Free Jailed U.S. Journalist Evan Gershkovich, Accused of Espionage. democracynow.org We speak with Joshua Yaffa, a close friend of Evan Gershkovich, The Wall Street Journal reporter who has been jailed in Russia since his arrest last week, when he was accused of trying to obtain state secrets related to the Russian military — days after the United States indicted a Russian man in Brazil on espionage charges. Gershkovich's parents left the Soviet Union for the United States before he was born, and he has reported in Russia since 2017. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Press freedom groups have denounced his arrest and urged Russia to immediately release him. Yaffa is The…

Lucrecia Franco (2023-04-06). Brazilians struggling with illiteracy work to overcome limitations, prejudices. america.cgtn.com Age discrimination is widespread, especially in the workplace. In Brazil, ageism affects a particularly vulnerable group: the illiterate.

Staff (2023-04-06). PSUV's Hugo Cabezas Captured in New Round of Corruption Arrests. orinocotribune.com A presentation hearing of 13 new detainees for corruption in the Venezuelan Corporation of Guayana and Cartones de Venezuela has been held, in which former PSUV leader Hugo Cabezas is one of the detainees. | This information was released on Wednesday, March 5, by the minister for communication and information, Freddy àëáñez, via social media. He added that Pedro Maldonado, Edgar Sánchez, and Felipe Contreras from the Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG), among others, were also presented. | Hugo Cabezas served as a PSUV deputy until his appointment as president of Cartones de Venezuela, a Venezuelan state…




Staff (2023-04-06). Venezuela's Public Ministry: 51 People Detained on Corruption Charges So Far. orinocotribune.com A total of 51 people have been detained for being involved in different acts of corruption across Venezuela, reported Venezuela's Attorney General Tarek William Saab. At a press conference, Saab explained that the detainees include, but are not limited to, those related to the PDVSA-Crypto cases, the Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG) case, as well as detained judges and regional/parliamentary officials. | "To date, there are 51 people who have been detained for various corruption schemes, including that of PDVSA-Crypto, CVG, and detained judges," the Attorney General announced this Wednesday, March 5. "When…

Adriaan Alsema (2023-04-06). Miners from northern Colombia suspend strike. colombiareports.com Miners from one of Colombia's most important gold mining regions said they have suspended a strike they went on more than a month ago. According to a representatives of the…

teleSUR, jaa, SH (2023-04-06). Peruanos marchan en aniversario del golpe de Alberto Fujimori. telesurtv.net Durante la movilización por la ciudad de Lima, los marchantes repudiaron al fujimorismo y sus herederos, que forman un bloque con otros grupos de derecha extrema.

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2023-04-06). Bolivia reporta cifra récord por venta de urea en 2022. telesurtv.net Los países que demandaron la urea boliviana durante el año pasado fueron Argentina, Cuba, Brasil, Paraguay, Uruguay y Perú.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-04-06). Actualizan reporte sobre procesos contra corrupción en Venezuela. telesurtv.net Reiteró la solicitud al Gobierno de Italia de extraditar a Venezuela al exministro de la industria petrolera, Rafael Ramírez, para que sea juzgado en este país por delitos cometidos.

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-04-06). Corte Internacional de Justicia rechaza solicitud de Venezuela sobre el Esequibo. telesurtv.net Meses atrás, Caracas pidió al tribunal no admitir un alegato de la República Cooperativa de Guyana sobre ese territorio, por considerar que desconoce el Acuerdo de Ginebra.

Staff (2023-04-06). Venezuela's Public Ministry: 51 People Detained on Corruption Charges So Far. orinocotribune.com A total of 51 people have been detained for being involved in different acts of corruption across Venezuela, reported Venezuela's Attorney General Tarek William Saab. At a press conference, Saab explained that the detainees include, but are not limited to, those related to the PDVSA-Crypto cases, the Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG) case, as well as detained judges and regional/parliamentary officials. | "To date, there are 51 people who have been detained for various corruption schemes, including that of PDVSA-Crypto, CVG, and detained judges," the Attorney General announced this Wednesday, March 5. "When…

Adriaan Alsema (2023-04-06). Miners from northern Colombia suspend strike. colombiareports.com Miners from one of Colombia's most important gold mining regions said they have suspended a strike they went on more than a month ago. According to a representatives of the…

teleSUR, jaa, SH (2023-04-06). Peruanos marchan en aniversario del golpe de Alberto Fujimori. telesurtv.net Durante la movilización por la ciudad de Lima, los marchantes repudiaron al fujimorismo y sus herederos, que forman un bloque con otros grupos de derecha extrema.

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2023-04-06). Bolivia reporta cifra récord por venta de urea en 2022. telesurtv.net Los países que demandaron la urea boliviana durante el año pasado fueron Argentina, Cuba, Brasil, Paraguay, Uruguay y Perú.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-04-06). Actualizan reporte sobre procesos contra corrupción en Venezuela. telesurtv.net Reiteró la solicitud al Gobierno de Italia de extraditar a Venezuela al exministro de la industria petrolera, Rafael Ramírez, para que sea juzgado en este país por delitos cometidos.

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-04-06). Corte Internacional de Justicia rechaza solicitud de Venezuela sobre el Esequibo. telesurtv.net Meses atrás, Caracas pidió al tribunal no admitir un alegato de la República Cooperativa de Guyana sobre ese territorio, por considerar que desconoce el Acuerdo de Ginebra.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-04-06). Cuestionan en Ecuador decreto presidencial sobre porte de armas. telesurtv.net Consideran que la medida va en dirección contraria a la necesidad de mejorar la seguridad ciudadana.

Staff (2023-04-06). Argentina deberá pagar 1330 millones de euros a los fondos buitres tras fallo del Tribunal de Londres. cubadebate.cu Argentina recibió este miércoles un nuevo fallo desfavorable en la justicia internacional. Esta vez por parte del Tribunal Superior de Londres, que determinó que el país deberá pagar 1330 millones de euros por el incumplimiento de los pagos de bonos atados al crecimiento económico que se emitieron en los canjes de deuda de 2005 y 2010, los famosos "Cupones PBI".

teleSUR, SH (2023-04-06). Gobierno chileno anunciará nuevas medidas de seguridad. telesurtv.net La vocera del Gobierno chileno comentó que las medidas permitirán enfrentar con firmeza e inteligencia lo que se está viviendo en nuestros territorios.

teleSUR, odr, MER (2023-04-06). Mantienen monitoreo del volcán Nevado del Ruiz en Colombia. telesurtv.net En las primeras horas de esta jornada se han registrado más de 2.600 sismos, mientras que en la víspera fueron reportados unos 5.200 eventos.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-04-06). Protestas contra Dina Boluarte a 31 años del autogolpe en Perú. telesurtv.net Manifestantes exigirán el cierre del Gobierno de Dina Boluarte y del Congreso, el adelanto de elecciones y la convocatoria a una constituyente.

teleSUR, rzr, JDO (2023-04-06). Venezuela y Guinea-Bissau estrechan vínculos bilaterales. telesurtv.net La visita a Caracas de una delegación del país africano sirvió para fortalecer la cooperación económico-comercial y profundizar el intercambio cultural.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-04-06). Juez estadounidense ordena la detención de expresidente peruano. telesurtv.net La Corte revocó la libertad condicional y ordenó al servicio Marshall de Estados Unidos poner al expresidente peruano, Alejandro Toledo en custodia.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-04-06). Asesinan a dos líderes sociales en el oeste de Colombia. telesurtv.net Fue asesinado Herney Muñoz en el departamento del Cauca y Jaime López en Antioquia.

teleSUR, MER (2023-04-06). Países de América Latina y el Caribe acuerdan acciones contra la inflación. telesurtv.net En la reunión virtual participaron autoridades de México, Argentina, Belice, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Venezuela y San Vicente y las Granadinas.

teleSUR, SH (2023-04-06). Presidente colombiano ordena evacuación por amenaza volcánica. telesurtv.net Los departamentos de Tolima, Caldas, Risaralda, Quindío y Cundinamarca están en alerta ante la probabilidad de erupción del Nevado de Ruiz.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-04-06). Gobierno de Venezuela celebra sentencia incidental de la CIJ. telesurtv.net Corte Internacional de Justicia de La Haya podrá revisar conducta fraudulenta del Reino Unido en el Laudo Arbitral de 1899.

teleSUR, odr, MER (2023-04-06). Designan a nueva secretaria de Comunicación del Gobierno ecuatoriano. telesurtv.net El mandatario ecuatoriano posesionó a Wendy Reyes en el cargo tras la renuncia de Andrés Seminario.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-04-06). Indepaz denuncia masacre en departamento colombiano de Meta. telesurtv.net Tres jóvenes fueron baleados en un establecimiento público en la vereda La Cristalina, zona rural del municipio Puerto Gaitán.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-04-06). Colombia elimina protocolos anticovid para ingresar al país. telesurtv.net Ambas regulaciones estaban dentro de las últimas medidas vigentes de la lucha contra la propagación del Covid-19 en Colombia.

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2023-04-05: News Headlines

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-04-05). Peru: How an Attempt To Censor a Report on Human Rights Violations Failed. orinocotribune.com By Carlos Noriega — Mar 30, 2023 | The right wing tried to prevent the presentation of Amnesty International's annual report. It did not succeed. The worldwide report, in the case of Peru, denounces serious human rights violations, including the death of demonstrators by gunshots of the security forces and arbitrary detentions in the repression of the social protests against the government of Dina Boluarte. | The municipality of the Lima district of Miraflores, administered by the ultra-right wing that governs with Boluarte, ordered the closure of the Place of Memory, Tolerance and Social Inclusion (LUM), a…

Staff (2023-04-05). Venezuela's Army Seizes Armed Narco Vehicle in Zulia State. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) located and seized a vehicle, modified to launch multiple explosives, on a border trail in Catatumbo, Zulia state, near the border with Colombia, reported the head of FANB Strategic Operational Command (CEOFANB), Domingo Hernández Lárez. | Through his social media accounts, Hernández Lárez specified that the seized truck with Venezuelan plates is linked to armed Colombian drug-trafficking terrorist groups (TANCOL) and was used to terrorize the population. | "Venezuela will not be a base or platform for any type of armed terrorist group," wrote Hernández Lárez. "

John Feffer (2023-04-05). The Shift from Pink to Green in Latin America: Can the United States Become a Green Good Neighbor? juancole.com ( Tomdispatch.com ) — Gustavo Petro doesn't just want to transform his own country; he wants to change the world. The new leader of Colombia, who took office last August, is targeting what he calls his nation's "economy of death." That means pivoting away from oil, natural gas, coal, and narcotics toward more sustainable economic …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-04-05). Peru: How an Attempt To Censor a Report on Human Rights Violations Failed. orinocotribune.com By Carlos Noriega — Mar 30, 2023 | The right wing tried to prevent the presentation of Amnesty International's annual report. It did not succeed. The worldwide report, in the case of Peru, denounces serious human rights violations, including the death of demonstrators by gunshots of the security forces and arbitrary detentions in the repression of the social protests against the government of Dina Boluarte. | The municipality of the Lima district of Miraflores, administered by the ultra-right wing that governs with Boluarte, ordered the closure of the Place of Memory, Tolerance and Social Inclusion (LUM), a…

Staff (2023-04-05). Venezuela's Army Seizes Armed Narco Vehicle in Zulia State. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) located and seized a vehicle, modified to launch multiple explosives, on a border trail in Catatumbo, Zulia state, near the border with Colombia, reported the head of FANB Strategic Operational Command (CEOFANB), Domingo Hernández Lárez. | Through his social media accounts, Hernández Lárez specified that the seized truck with Venezuelan plates is linked to armed Colombian drug-trafficking terrorist groups (TANCOL) and was used to terrorize the population. | "Venezuela will not be a base or platform for any type of armed terrorist group," wrote Hernández Lárez. "

John Feffer (2023-04-05). The Shift from Pink to Green in Latin America: Can the United States Become a Green Good Neighbor? juancole.com ( Tomdispatch.com ) — Gustavo Petro doesn't just want to transform his own country; he wants to change the world. The new leader of Colombia, who took office last August, is targeting what he calls his nation's "economy of death." That means pivoting away from oil, natural gas, coal, and narcotics toward more sustainable economic …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-05). Venezuela's Opposition Envoy Calls on Biden to Ease Sanctions. news.antiwar.com Fernando Blasi, the new envoy for Venezuela's US-backed opposition, is calling on the Biden administration to ease crippling sanctions on Venezuela, saying not doing so could turn the country into another Cuba, which has been under a US trade embargo since 1962. "If we continue down this path, Venezuela is destined to be another Cuba," …

Staff (2023-04-05). Venezuela & Guinea-Bissau Celebrate 17 Years of Diplomacy, Launch Bilateral Commission. orinocotribune.com Given the turmoil of the current global geopolitical landscape, the Global South must demonstrate that "it can build a more egalitarian world under cooperation, solidarity and complementarity," said the foreign minister of Venezuela, Yván Gil, during the Venezuela—Guinea-Bissau Joint Commission this Tuesday. | The launching ceremony of the joint commission between the two countries took place in the Casa Amarilla, headquarters of the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Venezuela, with the presence of Guinea Bissau's vice prime minister of interior and public order, Soares Sambú, and the Venezuelan Foreign M…

teleSUR, odr, MER (2023-04-05). Instalan I Reunión de Comisión Mixta Venezuela – Guinea Bissau. telesurtv.net El diplomático venezolano recordó que el próximo 6 de abril se cumplirán 17 años del establecimiento de las relaciones diplomáticas.

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2023-04-05). Asesinan a otro líder social en Antioquia, Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz detalló que un grupo de hombres armados llegaron hasta un establecimiento público donde se encontraba la víctima y lo asesinaron.

teleSUR, odr, MER (2023-04-05). Continúa alerta naranja por volcán Nevado del Ruiz en Colombia. telesurtv.net El director de Geoamenazas del SGC, John Makario Londoño, refirió que el volcán continúa con una inestabilidad importante en la actividad sísmica.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-04-05). Congreso rechaza debatir vacancia contra presidenta de Perú. telesurtv.net La iniciativa fue presentada por bancadas de izquierda y acusan a la mandataria Dina Boluarte por permanente incapacidad moral.

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2023-04-05). Presentan a Albarino como mascota para V Juegos Deportivos del ALBA. telesurtv.net Esta edición de los Juegos del ALBA se llevará a cabo del 21 al 29 de abril en Miranda, La Guaira y el distrito capitalino (Caracas, Venezuela).

Staff (2023-04-05). Conozca el equipo cubano de béisbol a los V Juegos del Alba. cubadebate.cu Dos receptores, cinco jugadores de cuadro, igual cifra de jardineros y ocho lanzadores componen el equipo cubano sub-23 años convocado a los V Juegos del Alba de Venezuela 2023, previstos del 21 al 29 de abril en los estados de Caracas, Miranda y La Guaira. El elenco se entrena por estos días en Morón, bajo la dirección del villaclareño Julio César àÅlvarez.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-04-05). Senado de Chile votará polémica "ley del gatillo fácil" telesurtv.net La ley es apoyada por la derecha y rechazada por otros sectores; así como por organizaciones defensoras de los DD.HH..

teleSUR, JGN (2023-04-05). Aumenta a 30 cifra de muertos por deslizamiento de tierra en Alausí, Ecuador. telesurtv.net El desastre dejó además al menos 61 personas desaparecidas, mientras 32 fueron rescatadas, de acuerdo con cifras oficiales.

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