Workers' Party Rejects Holding of Soccer Tournament in Brazil
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-31
The Workers' Party (PT) on Monday rejected the possibility of Brazil hosting the South American Soccer Tournament, which was originally supposed to take place in Colombia and Argentina. | RELATED: | Over 200 Brazilian Cities Rise Up Against "Genocidal" Bolsonaro | "Bolsonaro authorized the holding of the Soccer Tournament here in Brazil! Is this serious? Was this authorized amid the pandemic, the arrival of the third wave, the increased risk due to lack of beds and supplies, and…
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Winners, Losers, and Human Rights Abusers in Colombia's National Strike
James Patrick Jordan | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-31
By James Patrick Jordan — May 30, 2021 | It is just over a month since Colombia's National Strike (Paro Nacional) began. The international community is appalled by the endless reports of atrocities and abuses by the ESMAD riot police and Colombian Armed Forces (which combine the military and police under one command), and the right-wing gangs allied with them. As always, we must point out that US funding enables these outrages. | At the same time, we are inspired and encouraged by the tenacity and continued momentum of the popular movements and the victories that they have achieved. Along with the anger and…
orinocotribune.com/winners-losers-and-human-rights-abusers-in-colombias-national-strike/

Colombia: "The Government Murders with Impunity because the U.S. Empire is Behind it."
Internationalist 360 ∞ | libya360.wordpress.com | 2021-05-31
Carlos Aznarez Cecilia Zamudio is a Colombian writer, poet, journalist and artist, and like many of her compatriots lives these days with great concern for what means the repressive escalation of the government of Iván Duque, but also with deep satisfaction to the patriotism that the Colombian people starring a national productive strike that has… Read…
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Night Of Repression Leaves 11 People Injured In Bogota
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-31
Colombia's Mobile Anti-Riot Squadron (ESMAD) agents on Sunday cracked down on a peaceful protest at the Portal Resistencia metro station in Bogota, leaving at least 11 people injured. | RELATED: | Colombians Rekindle Their National Strike Amid State Terrorism | Witnesses said the officers threw gas grenades and shot at protesters with firearms. In the Chicala neighborhood, police forces also assaulted citizens who were not taking part in the protests. | On Monday morning, human…
telesurenglish.net/news/New-Night-Of-Repression-Leaves-11-People-Injured-In-Colombia-20210531-0001.html

Colombia's 41st Massacre Leaves Nine People Dead In Huila
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-31
Colombia's Institute for Development and Peace Studies (INDEPAZ) on Monday reported the 41st massacre of 2021, in which eight men and one woman were shot to death in the Huila department. | RELATED: | Colombia Goes on Strike to Demand an End to Violence | The massacre occurred at 7h30 local time at the Palmira farm, owned by a former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla member, who is currently working as a bodyguard for the National Protection Unit (UNP). | Accor…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombia-41st-Massacre-Leaves-Nine-People-Dead-In-Huila-20210531-0013.html

Torture sites and mass graves reported in Colombia as repression intensifies against mass protests
wsws.org | 2021-05-31
The far-right regime has employed forced disappearances, along with the torture and murder of protesters, in a bid to quell the monthlong uprising.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/31/colo-m31.html

UN Human Rights Head Urges End to Violence After Troops Deployed in Colombia
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-05-31
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet responded to the Colombian president's decision to deploy thousands of troops after a month of protests by calling for an end to all violence and urging negotiations over key national policies, which had stalled but were set to resume Sunday. | Bachelet, in a statement Sunday, specifically expressed concern about reports that since…
truthout.org/articles/un-human-rights-head-urges-end-to-violence-after-troops-deployed-in-colombia/

Free Peru's Candidate Still Leads Polls Ahead of Election Day
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-31
The latest poll conducted by consulting Ipsos Peru placed Free Peru (PL) candidate Pedro Castillo first with a 52.6 percent of votes advantage ahead of his contester Popular Force (FP) leader Keiko Fujimori who secured 47.4 percent. | RELATED: | Peru's Leftist Candidate Stands Out in Presidential Debate | Previously, the Ipsos mock poll showed a difference of 1.9 percent among the only two election runoff candidates and placed them in a technical tie. Now, the gap grew to 4.3 perce…
telesurenglish.net/news/Free-Perus-Candidate-Still-Leads-Polls-Ahead-of-Election-Day-20210531-0015.html

Peru's Leftist Candidate Stands Out in Presidential Debate
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-31
Peru's National Electoral Jury on Sunday hosted a debate between the two candidates Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori ahead of the presidential runoff to be held on June 6. | RELATED: | Peruvian President Calls for Calm As Presidential Runoff Nears | During the three-hour presidential debate, Castillo ratified his commitment to the people and his desire to dignify the lives of Peruvians who have been victims of exclusion. | "I am a man of work, of faith and hope. I know what it…
telesurenglish.net/news/Perus-Leftist-Candidate-Stands-Out-in-Presidential-Debate-20210531-0004.html

Chile: Lawmakers Urge Piñera To Modify His Minimum Wage Bill
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-31
Last week, Chile's Lower Chamber agreed to discuss the minimum wage adjustment bill while urging President Sebastian Piñera to readjust his 3.2 percent increase proposal. | RELATED: | Chilean Constitution to Be Drafted by Young Politicians | Piñera intends to slightly raise the minimum wage from US$451 to US$467, justifying that there will also be an increase in a subsidy from US$55 to US$69. | Previously, the Labor Commission discarded the Executive's proposal noting that the minim…
telesurenglish.net/news/Chile-Lawmakers-Urge-Pinera-To-Modify-His-Minimum-Wage-Bill-20210531-0008.html

øHacia una descolonización constitucional en Chile?
Andrés Kogan Valderrama | globalizacion.ca | 2021-05-31
La pregunta sobre la descolonización del Estado se vuelve central en el contexto actual de Chile, luego de la inédita elección paritaria de candidatas y candidatos constituyentes y saber quiénes van a ser parte de este nuevo órgano fundamental. | Señalo…
globalizacion.ca/hacia-una-descolonizacion-constitucional-en-chile/

Chileans Voted for an End to Neoliberalism
Pablo Abufom | zcomm.org | 2021-05-31
Ten days ago, the people of Chile voted for sweeping structural reform and an end to neoliberalism. It's one of the Left's biggest victories since the end of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/chileans-voted-for-an-end-to-neoliberalism/

Death of young student on hospital floor lays bare Argentina's COVID-19 crisis
wsws.org | 2021-05-31
The reopening of Argentina's economy this year rapidly resulted in a second and deadlier wave of the pandemic with a daily average that exceeds 30,000 new cases.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/31/arge-m31.html

Mass demonstrations in Brazil against Bolsonaro's homicidal response to COVID pandemic
wsws.org | 2021-05-31
There is a widespread perception within the population that the COVID-19 catastrophe in Brazil is the result of a deliberate policy of social murder.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/31/braz-m31.html

Argentine Health Minister Highlights Productive Visit to Cuba
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-31
Vizzotti added that the First Secretary of the Party and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, and his Argentinean counterpart, Alberto Fernández, talked about working together ensure that all Latin America can have access to these vaccines. | RELATED: | Argentina: Gov't Expresses Interest in Cuban COVID-19 Vaccines | During the visit to Havana, the Argentinean Minister of Health learned first-hand about the development of vaccine candidates and appreciated the d…
telesurenglish.net/news/Argentine-Health-Minister-Highlights-Productive-Visit-to-Cuba-20210531-0017.html

State Department socialists: The sinister operations of Jacobin and the DSA in Brazil
wsws.org | 2021-05-31
Jacobin is promoting itself in Brazil as an authoritative voice on socialism by bringing together Brazilian representatives of Pabloism, Stalinism and academic identity politics.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/31/jabr-m31.html

PAST EVENTS: Calendar of Resistance
Staff | samidoun.net | 2021-05-31
Click here for new events upcoming! Friday, May 14 Argentina Buenos Aires: solidarity with the Palestinian People — Friday, 14 May 11 am Esmeralda 1212 Buenos Aires, Argentina Info: www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=3892260440894027&id=676711269115643 Australia Adelaide: Speakout: save Sheikh Jarrah, stand with Palestine — Friday, 14 May 5: 00 pm Beehive Corner Adelaide, SA, Australia Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/129509095803129/ Brisbane: Rally and March for Palestinian Nakba Day — Friday, 14 May 5: 30 pm King George Square Meanjin (Brisbane), Australia Facebook Page:…
samidoun.net/2021/05/past-events/

UBER Blood On It's Hands! UBER Murders & The Criminal Record Of UBER In Brazil
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2021-05-31
The role of UBER in Brazil is the focus of this interview. Wagner Oliveria who was a driver with UBER in Sao Paulo Brazil talks about the murders of UBER drivers and the criminal syndicate it operates.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/29/18842830.php

Argentina — øEstán nerviosos?
Eduardo Aliverti | globalizacion.ca | 2021-05-31
Algunas noticias, o hechos fogoneados como tales, pretenden entrar en competición con el virus para fijar agenda pública. | øPor qué será? | Por ejemplo, toda la semana pasada se azuzó que Argentina podía estar al borde de otro default porque este…
globalizacion.ca/argentina-estan-nerviosos/

Colombia: An Observer's Account
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-05-30
The International Mission of Solidarity and Human Rights Observation arrived to Colombia on May 25 to verify denouncements of human rights violations committed by the Colombian forces during the National Strike. | Teri Mattson of CODEPINK who is part of the delegation sends a report from Pereira where she and other members of the mission have been meeting with human rights organizations and movements.
popularresistance.org/colombia-an-observers-account/

Why Israel Is Aiding Colombia's Crackdown On Protesters
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-05-30
Bogota – For exactly one month now, a nationwide strike has crippled Colombia and has been met with deadly repression by the far-right government of Ivan Duque. As trade unions have shut down major cities, halting mass transit and bringing economic gridlock to the country, government forces have responded with violence. According to government figures, at least 44 people have been killed in protests that began on April 28. A further 500 people have been "disappeared," more than 100 shot with live fire, and at least 28 have been wounded in the eye by police, the notorious ESMAD riot squad, or by paramilitary organ…
popularresistance.org/why-israel-is-aiding-colombias-crackdown-on-protesters/

UN Human Rights Chief Calls for 'End to All Forms of Violence' After Troops Deployed Over Colombian Protests
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-05-30
"I call for an end to all forms of violence, including vandalism, and for all sides to continue talking to each other, and to ensure respect for the life and dignity of all people," said the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights after the Colombian president deployed troops following a month of protests. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/colombia-soldiers-protests-may2021-2600×1361.jpg …
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Repression and Sexual Violence Against Women in Colombia
Internationalist 360 ∞ | libya360.wordpress.com | 2021-05-30
María Fernanda Barreto Colombian women have been protagonists of the National Strike (Photo: Esteban Vega / Semana) The Brutal Repression against the National Strike The figures of human rights violations in Colombia in the context of the repression of the National Strike that began on April 28th are evidence of State terrorism in Colombia. The… Read…
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Towards A New Chilean Constitution
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-05-30
A leaderless social movement gathering millions of people across Chile began in October 2019. After decades of protests over healthcare, pensions, education and other issues, these multiple demands converged as one general clamour for social justice and dignity. The referendum for the new constitution, one of the core objectives, would reveal that the status quo had lost legitimacy and that the Chilean people were demanding the re-foundation of the country. This meant dismantling the legacy of the Pinochet regime which benefited a handful of people who today own companies that once belonged to the Chilean State.
popularresistance.org/towards-a-new-chilean-constitution/

Brazilians March To Demand Bolsonaro's Impeachment
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-05-30
Tens of thousands of protesters have poured on to the streets of Brazil's largest cities to demand the impeachment of President Jair Bolsonaro over his catastrophic response to a coronavirus pandemic that has claimed nearly half a million Brazilian lives. | The demonstrators turned out in more than 200 cities and towns for what is the biggest anti-Bolsonaro mobilisation since Brazil's Covid outbreak began | "Today is a decisive milestone in the battle to defeat Bolsonaro's genocidal administration," said Silvia de Mendonàßa, 55, a civil rights activist from Brazil's Unified Black Movement as she led a colum…
popularresistance.org/brazilians-march-to-demand-bolsonaros-impeachment/

Over 200 Brazilian Cities Rise Up Against "Genocidal" Bolsonaro
Internationalist 360 ∞ | libya360.wordpress.com | 2021-05-30
Leonardo Sakamoto The protests, this Saturday (29), against the Jair Bolsonaro government represented an "I Do Not Authorize" both for the anti-democratic bravado of the president of the Republic and for the sabotage he has been carrying out in the fight against the pandemic. It is representative that Paulista Avenue in Sà£o Paulo has been… Read…
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