(2021-11-26). Right-Wing Groups Attack Community Media Outlets After Elections. orinocotribune.com Following their general rejection at the polls by the people, opposition leaders are mounting attacks against alternative and community media outlets in regions where they won elections, according to reports. | Venezuela's Public Ministry ordered an investigation to be opened into violent acts committed against radio stations in municipalities of Mérida state, in the Andes region, and in the Barinas state, in the Llanos region. | #DESIGNADOS Fiscal 15 d Barinas y Fiscal 16 d Mérida para investigar d oficio los asaltos -por vía d turbas violentas- d emisoras (2021-11-26). Sanctions on Venezuela to Blame for US Purchasing More Fuel from Russia. orinocotribune.com While Washington urges its European allies to reduce their dependence on Russian energy resources and imposes sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, the US itself urges Russia to supply it with more fuel, and even made its largest diesel purchase in three years. Experts on the subject explain why this trend is happening. | Four Russian tankers with a total of two million barrels of diesel fuel made from natural gas left for the United States to help mitigate the energy crisis in the North American country. This represents the highest purchase of this type since 2018, reported the Bloomberg agency, citing re…
(2021-11-25). Five reasons the left won in Venezuela. canadiandimension.com A man casts his vote in front of a mural of late president Hugo Chávez in Caracas. Photo by LavraPalavra. | For the first time in four years, every major opposition party in Venezuela participated in elections. For the fifth time in four years, the left won in a landslide. Voters elected 23 governors, 335 mayors, 253 state legislators and 2,471 municipal councilors. The governing United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) won at least 19 of 23 governorships (one race remains too close to call) and the Caracas mayoralty in the November 21 "mega-elections." Of the 335 mayoral races, the vote count has been c…
(2021-11-25). US is Building an Anti-Iranian Alliance, Backed Up by a Propaganda Campaign. journal-neo.org At the end of WWII Washington began to establish its Hub-and-Spoke system of alliances between the USA — the "hub" — and its key strategic allies. The system has remained largely unchanged to this day. This alliance system was originally established in response to the Pentagon's fears that certain Asian countries might leave the US's …
(2021-11-25). Next Monday 29th: Panel on Recent Elections in Latin America. orinocotribune.com Caracas, November 14, 2021 ( The Zoom panel is scheduled for Monday, November 29 at 8: 00 p.m. (EST) and will last 90 minutes. It will be chaired by Orinoco Tribune's editor, Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza, who will have the honor of interacting with respected and long-standing activists and journalist…
(2021-11-25). Grandmother Arrested At Drone Base While Distributing Leaflets With Photos Of Children Killed In Attack. popularresistance.org Marysville, CA – A small group of anti-drone activists, with Codepink, Ban Killer Drones and Veterans For Peace held demonstrations at 2 gates Monday at Beale Air Force Base, a drone base in Marysville, during am and pm commute. Flyers and banners were used to educate military personnel about two critical issues: 1) The August 29th U.S. drone attack that killed 10 members of the Afghan Ahmadi family, all civilians, at their Kabul home, and 2) The U.S. Military's critical role in the global climate crisis, that leaves a gigantic carbon footprint annually, due to the 800+ foreign bases worldwide, and the ongoing st…
(2021-11-25). Activists work to raise awareness of violence against women in Mexico. america.cgtn.com Renamed the Monument to Female Fighters, here are inscribed the names of hundreds of women who have lost their lives to gender-related violence in Mexico.
(2021-11-25). CENTCOM Says Military 'Prepared' If Iran Nuclear Deal Talks Fail. news.antiwar.com Gen. Frank McKenzie, the head of US Central Command (CENTCOM), "The diplomats are in the lead on this, but Central Command always has a variety of plans that we could execute, if directed," McKenzie said. | US officials often speak of the potential for failure in negotiations with Iran and like to portray Tehran as the difficult party. But it was the US that withdrew from the JCPOA in…
(2021-11-25). IAEA Chief Grossi Says 'No Progress' Made in Iran Visit. news.antiwar.com Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), "In terms of the substance … we were not able to make progress," Grossi told reporters. He said that while the talks were "constructive," they were "inconclusive." | Grossi's gripe stems from Iran's move to stop voluntarily complying with the Additional Protocol, an aspect of the JCPOA th…
(2021-11-25). Rockets Fired at US Base in Eastern Syria. news.antiwar.com A flurry of rockets were fired at the Locals said that US warplanes were very active in the skies after the rockets, though there was no word of the US forces launching any sorties yet. | Syrian media suggested the rockets were fired by "pro-Iran militias," which in this part of the country almost always means Iraqi Shi'ites. Those groups are h…
(2021-11-25). The US has as Much Moral Authority as Saudi Arabia on the Legitimacy of Elections. orinocotribune.com By Caitlin Johnstone — Nov 22, 2021 | "Let there be no mistake — Sunday's regional and municipal elections in Venezuela are nothing more than a sham," reads a recent
(2021-11-25). American Magazine the Nation Organizes Trips to Cuba. orinocotribune.com US magazine The Nation organizes trips to Cuba for 2022, according to an announcement that appears today on its website. | The Nation, considered among the most liberal media outlets in U.S. journalism, will organize package tours such as Cuba: from Havana to Viñales, under the slogan "Explore Cuba with The Nation on a specially curated trip for the progressive traveler." The tour will take place from January 15 to 22, 2022. | "Join us as we immerse ourselves in the beauty and energy of Havana and the dramatic landscape of the Viñales Valley, a journey that will take place as Cubans, and much of the rest of the w…
(2021-11-25). US Magazine the Nation Organizes Trips to Cuba. orinocotribune.com US magazine The Nation organizes trips to Cuba for 2022, according to an announcement that appears today on its website. | The Nation, considered among the most liberal media outlets in U.S. journalism, will organize package tours such as Cuba: from Havana to Viñales, under the slogan "Explore Cuba with The Nation on a specially curated trip for the progressive traveler." The tour will take place from January 15 to 22, 2022. | "Join us as we immerse ourselves in the beauty and energy of Havana and the dramatic landscape of the Viñales Valley, a journey that will take place as Cubans, and much of the rest of the w…
(2021-11-25). Fidel Castro Ruz. His Legacy Will Live Forever. Truth as A Revolutionary Instrument. globalresearch.ca Fidel Castro Ruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution has passed. The Cuban Revolution constitutes a fundamental landmark in the history of humanity, which challenges the legitimacy of global capitalism.
(2021-11-25). Cuba: Five Years After Fidel. independentmediainstitute.org Fidel Castro died five years ago, but I feel like decades have passed in Cuba since November 25, 2016. Trump arrived and passed slowly with his string of sanctions that have felt worse than ever because of the pandemic. Then came Biden with his faint-hearted court, reeling us each day with veiled or direct threats, …
(2021-11-25). Cuba marks five years since the passing of Fidel Castro. america.cgtn.com November 25 marks the fifth anniversary of the death of Fidel Castro, the world's third longest-serving head of state, who ruled Cuba from 1959 to 2008 under his socialist revolution.
(2021-11-25). Cuba: Five Years After Fidel Castro. libya360.wordpress.com Rosa Miriam Elizalde The Cuban leader has begun to exist in other ways. He is still there and will continue to be. Fidel Castro died five years ago, but I feel like decades have passed in Cuba since November 25, 2016. Donald Trump arrived and passed slowly with his string of sanctions that have felt…
(2021-11-25). Cuba — øCinco años sin Fidel? globalizacion.ca Hace hoy cinco años murió Fidel Castro, pero siento que han pasado décadas en Cuba desde el 25 de noviembre de 2016. Llegó Trump y pasó lentamente con su rosario de sanciones que se han sentido peor que nunca por…
(2021-11-25). Revista Nature reconoce éxito de vacunas cubanas antiCovid-19. telesurtv.net El artículo científico reconoce los logros de la vacunas cubanas a pesar de las dificultades que impone el bloqueo.
(2021-11-25). Venezuela: Newly Elected Opposition Mayors Attack Community Radio Stations. venezuelanalysis.com Communications Minister Freddy àëáñez condemned the "fascist attacks," while the attorney general's office launched an investigation.
(2021-11-25). 21N Elections: Venezuela Rejects Canada's Interference. orinocotribune.com Venezuela rejected the interventionist Part of the Canadian interventionist and imperialist statement reads: "On November 21, regional and municipal elections were held in Venezuela. As was the case in 2018, conditions for free and fair elections still do not exist in Venezuela. The Maduro re…
(2021-11-25). Venezuela's 21N Elections: CNE and Operation Republic Still Deployed for Indigenous Vote. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) along with National Electoral Council's (CNE) staff, remains deployed throughout the territory via Operation Republic, in order to secure the logistics to guarantee the vote on November 26 in the most remote Indigenous communities. | Operation Republic is the logistic and security program mandated by the Venezuelan Constitution and the legal system to the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) that has made possible Venezuelan elections for at least five decades. | CNE rector Tania D'Amelio also tweeted on Wednesday, November 24, that 74 voting centers are idle i…
(2021-11-25). Vuelta a la Patria Program: 249 Venezuelan Migrants Return Home from Peru. orinocotribune.com A new group of 249 Venezuelan migrants returned—free of charge—to Venezuela from Peru this Wednesday, November 24, through the Vuelta a la Patria plan in alliance with Venezuela's national airline CONVIASA. | During the night of this Wednesday, the flight with 249 nationals departed from the Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima, bound for Venezuela. | On board the Airbus 340-200 were 26 elderly adults, 88 children and adolescents, 135 adults, and seven officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who together with CONVIASA carried out the return of the fellow Venezuelans. | Among the 249 pass…
(2021-11-25). Venezuela condena declaraciones injerencistas de Colombia sobre elecciones. telesurtv.net El Ministerio venezolano de Relaciones Exteriores aseguró que el mandatario colombiano vertió sus expresiones "siguiendo la línea de Washington".
(2021-11-25). Venezuela: Gran derrota de Washington. globalizacion.ca El chavismo logró una contundente victoria en las mega-elecciones regionales y municipales del 21 de noviembre. Había en disputa 3 mil 82 puestos de elección popular, entre ellos 23 gubernaturas, 335 alcaldías, 253 diputados a consejos legislativos estatales y 2…
(2021-11-25). Venezuela: Chavismo Triumphs Electorally Despite Difficulties. orinocotribune.com By Yoselina Guevara — Nov 22, 2021 | On Sunday, November 21, the candidates of the Gran Polo Patriotico coalition and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), representing the political force of the current Venezuelan government, managed to defeat the opposition parties, which, although divided, participated again in the voting after they had successively withdrawn since 2017 in an effort to boycott the presidential and legislative elections. According to the first bulletin issued by the Venezuelan National Electoral Council the participation of voters was 41.8%, with an approximate of 8.1 million vot…
(2021-11-25). Venezuela: Socialists sweep 'mega-elections'. greenleft.org.au The United Socialist Party has landed a comprehensive victory in Venezuela's regional and local elections, winning 83% of the governorships, reports Paul Dobson.
(2021-11-25). Jorge Arreaza on Venezuela Recovering from Sanctions In New Post-Petro Economic Plan. libya360.wordpress.com Mnar Adley UN Special Rapporteurs estimate that 100,000 people have died in Venezuela in the last decade because of the lack of medicine brought on by U.S. sanctions. Nearly 60% of those deaths took place under the Trump administration after Washington escalated its economic warfare on the Bolivarian state. During the Trump era, Jorge Arreaza…