(2021-11-11). Venezuela: Upcoming mega elections dispel "dictatorship" myth. liberationnews.org 
On Nov. 21 "Mega Elections" will be held in Venezuela for the country's 23 governorships, 335 mayorships, 253 regional legislative and 2,471 municipal legislative seats — including 69 Indigenous communities.
(2021-11-11). Iran Puts US NAVY in a Peculiar Situation Yet Again. journal-neo.org 
On January 12, 2016, it was reported by international media that two US Navy riverine command boats were seized by a unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iranian territorial waters and how the Iranians brought valiant American Marines to their knees, taking away their weapons. Tehran circulated a video of this detention …
(2021-11-11). United Nations Electoral Delegation Arrives in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Rectors of Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) held a meeting this Tuesday, November 9, with members of the United Nations (UN) panel of electoral experts sent by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to accompany the regional elections scheduled for November 21. The panel will carry out an independent and technical evaluation of the Venezuelan electoral system, and its attendance was It is important to note that this panel of experts is not a UN…
(2021-11-11). Nicaragua elections a defeat for U.S. empire. fightbacknews.org Tucson, AZ – For a small, largely agricultural country, Nicaragua has delivered several losses to the much larger, more militarily advanced U.S. empire. From Augusto Sandino's peasant army expelling the U.S. Marines in the 1930s, to the Sandinista Revolution of 1979 that toppled the U.S.-backed Somoza dictatorship, to the electoral return of the Sandinistas in 2006, to the defeat of the U.S.-coordinated soft coup attempt in 2018, the 2021 elections are another win for people of Nicaragua. | With over 65% of eligible voters participating, the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) won the presidency and v…
(2021-11-11). Iranian press review: Married couple sentenced to death for extramarital sex. middleeasteye.net 
Iranian press review: Married couple sentenced to death for extramarital sex | Meanwhile, reformist pundits urge political leadership to pursue direct negotiations with Washington regarding the nuclear deal, while dismissing talks with the EU as futile | Thu, 11/11/2021 – 11: 24 | People take part in a demonstration denouncing Iran's use of the death penalty on 28 January, 2016 in Paris…
(2021-11-11). Cuba Sent Over a Million Anti-COVID-19 Doses to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com "More than 1,640,000 doses of the Abdala vaccine were sent from Cuba to our brothers in Venezuela, on a CONVIASA flight, which took off from Havana early today", says a message from the CIGB on the social network Twitter. | The first batch of Abdala, which became the first anti-Covid-19 immunogen developed and produced in Latin America and the Caribbean, arrived in Venezuela last June. | On that occasion, the executive vice pr…
(2021-11-11). Cuba, Brazil, Argentina Scientists Win Chemistry Award For Women. telesurenglish.net At a virtual event to be held on Nov. 16, the American Chemical Society (ACS) and the Latin American Federation of Chemical Associations (FLAQ) will honor scientists Clarissa Piccinin (Brasil), Hilda Garay (Cuba), and Marta Litter (Argentina) with the inaugural Latin American Women in Chemistry Award. | RELATED: | With this recognition, the ACS and FLAW seek to promote diversity and gender equity in Latin America's chemi…
(2021-11-11). Venezuela's 21N Elections: CNE Enables Electoral Simulator on its Website. orinocotribune.com The vice president of Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE), Enrique Márquez, reported this Tuesday, November 9, that the website of the electoral body has activated an electoral simulator to educate voters about the voting procedure for the November 21 regional and municipal elections. | In a message posted on his Twitter account, Márquez urged the population to use the simulator if they desire additional information about the voting process for the mega-elections. | "If you want to know how to vote on the #21N elections, we invite you to use the #Electoral Simulator, the online tool that we have enabled…
(2021-11-11). The US Seeks To Defeat The Nicaraguan Revolution At All Costs. telesurenglish.net With the signing of the Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform Act, President Joe Biden continues with his predecessors' line of disrespect for the Latin American peoples. This lascivious reality contrary to the validity of international law was recalled by Venezuela's Foreign Affairs Minister Felix Plasencia on Wednesday. | RELATED: | "This aggression seeks to defeat the Sandinista Revolutio…
(2021-11-11). Venezuela, Russia Condemn New US Aggressions Against Nicaragua. telesurenglish.net Venezuela and Russia condemned the new wave of unilateral sanctions that the United States and its allies will apply against the Nicaraguan people and the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) government led by President Daniel Ortega. | RELATED: | On Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed the Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform Act (Renacer), which establishes new arbitrary sanctions…
(2021-11-10). The Facebook Team that Tried to Swing Nicaragua's Election is Full of US Spies. orinocotribune.com By Alan Macleod — Nov 8, 2021 | A tacit agreement between the government and Facebook appears to have been made: you can keep the profits, but we control the message. As such, a cynic might wonder what functional difference there is between Facebook and the national security state. | MANAGUA, NICARAGUA — Less than a week before Nicaragua's presidential election, social media giant Facebook deleted the accounts of hundreds of the country's top news outlets, journalists and activists, all of whom supported the ruling left-wing Sandinista government, a top Washington target for regime change. | Facebook <...
(2021-11-10). Inside Cuban Dissidents' November 15 Plot: Unpacking the Archipiélago Facebook Group. orinocotribune.com 
(2021-11-10). Poverty and possibility: Terror could sabotage Taliban economic relations with China. peoplesworld.org 
The future of Afghanistan will be determined not only in Kabul, where the Taliban is now firmly in power but also in places such as the Wakhan Corridor. A narrow strip of land that runs along the northern fringe of Afghanistan, the Corridor was formed in 1893 as a buffer between the Tsarist empire of …
(2021-11-10). Getting Away With Murder — Britain to Protect its War Criminals. orinocotribune.com By Fra Hughes — Nov 8, 2021 | Every Empire is guilty of war crimes. Executing enemy combatants on the battlefield. Destroying hospitals, watercourses, and infrastructure. Carpet bombing cities. Murdering civilians. Torture. Raping men, women, and children. Starving the enemy into submission. Genocide. Mass slaughter and ethnic cleansing. | The British Empire was no different. | From North America to Australia. From New Zealand to Zimbabwe. From Ireland to Palestine, Britain has been accused of heinous war crimes against indigenous populations while extracting the wealth, minerals, and natural resources of th…
(2021-11-10). Russiagate's Final Collapse. popularresistance.org In his latest installment of "Redacted Tonight," Lee Camp looks into the collapse of the Crowdstrike narrative, which he says went the same way as the Steele Dossier and other laughable excuses for Hillary Clinton getting beaten by Donald Trump. Lee takes a victory lap this week as the final pillar of the Russiagate conspiracy theory crumbles. Also, he reports on a mysterious illness connected to lavender products, and the real people fighting for a better future at the UN's COP 26 conference — the activists.
(2021-11-10). Pegasus used to spy on six Palestinian human rights activists, finds investigation. peoplesdispatch.org The investigation by Frontline Defenders revealed that the iPhones of the six activists were hacked using the Pegasus spyware from July 2020 onwards. Three of the activists were working with Palestinian human rights groups recently designated as terrorists by Israel…
(2021-11-10). How Climate Activists Pushed the "Left Edge of the Possible" zcomm.org The strongest climate provisions may have failed, but the past 10 years have proved that organizing can work…
(2021-11-10). COP26: Johnson urges Saudi crown prince 'to make progress' on climate deal. middleeasteye.net 
COP26: Johnson urges Saudi crown prince 'to make progress' on climate deal | Discussion comes as Saudi energy minister denies accusations of hampering UN climate negotiations | Wed, 11/10/2021 – 14: 30 | Climate change activists dressed as world leaders pose for a photograph during a demonstration in the Forth and Clyde Canal in Glasgow on 9 November 2021, during COP26 (AFP) | British Prim…
(2021-11-10). Uruguay: Women Demand President Lacalle to Protect Their Rights. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, gender activists will gather at the Uruguayan presidential palace to demand that President Luis Lacalle protect the 2012 Voluntary Interruption Law (IVE). | Related | Although there has not been a formal attempt to repeal this law, several officials made worrisome statements against the right to safe abortion. One of them is Public Health Service Administration (ASSE) President Leonardo Cipriani…
(2021-11-10). Negotiation On 'Carbon Markets' Unleashes Discord At COP26. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) was dedicated to addressing issues related to the use of technologies, gender and climate. Despite the official rhetoric, environmental and social activists worry that the discussions still lie far from a framework of gender justice, while ignoring how certain technologies have an impact on nature and territories. | RELATED: | These tensions were identified…
(2021-11-10). Petition From Youth Leaders Demands UN Declare a Systemwide Climate Emergency. truthout.org 
A group of 14 youth climate leaders including Swedish activist Greta Thunberg
(2021-11-10). US House Democrats slam $650m weapons sale to Saudi Arabia. middleeasteye.net 
US House Democrats slam $650m weapons sale to Saudi Arabia | Congresswoman Ilhan Omar says selling arms to Riyadh 'while they continue to slaughter Yemenis is unacceptable' | Wed, 11/10/2021 – 21: 17 | Saudi Arabia and its regional allies, namely the United Arab Emirates, intervened in Yemen in March 2015 (AFP) | A group of prominent House Democrats on Wednesday criticised the Biden administration's decision t…
(2021-11-10). Yemen: Journalist dies in bomb attack on way to hospital to give birth. middleeasteye.net 
Yemen: Journalist dies in bomb attack on way to hospital to give birth | Husband of Rasha Abdullah, who was also injured in the explosion in Aden, says he suspects Houthis were responsible | Wed, 11/10/2021 – 08: 08 | The bombing took place in the southern city of Aden, the temporary seat of Yemen's government (Reuters) | A pregnant Yemeni journalist was killed and her reporter husband wou…
(2021-11-10). Military Situation In Yemen On November 10, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 235 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On November 9, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 13 airstrikes on the Jubah district | On November 9, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 6 airstrikes on the Sarwah district | On November 9, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Khab and Shaaf district | On November 9, Saudi-led coalition…
(2021-11-10). 'Taken' director makes UAE-backed film about Yemen war. middleeasteye.net 
'Taken' director makes UAE-backed film about Yemen war | French director Pierre Morel makes big budget movie about the plight of Emirati soldiers in southern Yemen | Wed, 11/10/2021 – 15: 14 | Al-Kameen (The Ambush), set amid the backdrop of the war in Yemen, was shot entirely in the mountainous areas of the UAE's Ras Al Khaimah (Al Kameen Film/ImageNation Abu Dhabi) | The civil war in Yemen may have…
(2021-11-10). In Video: Houthis Shot Down Yet Another US-Made ScanEagle Drone Over Ma'rib. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. | On November 9, the Houthis (Ansar Allah) announced that their air defenses had shot down yet another US-made Boeing Insitu ScanEagle drone over the central Yemeni province of Ma'rib, where they have been leading a large-scale offensive against Saudi-backed forces for more than eight months now. | Brig. Gen. Yahya Sari, a spokesman for the Yemeni group, said that the drone was shot down with a "suitable weapon" while it was conducting "hostile acts" over the district of…
(2021-11-10). Iran's Politics in the Turbulent Middle East. journal-neo.org 
In his instructions to the new cabinet, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei denounced US President Joe Biden as a "ravenous wolf," telling his ministers, "Diplomacy should not be influenced and linked to the nuclear issue." Instead, President Ebrahim Raisi's team intends to focus on east-oriented economic diplomacy. Both Raisi and Ali Khamenei condemned the previous President …
(2021-11-10). Iran Claims It Intercepted U.S. MQ-9 Reaper, RQ-4 Global Hawk Near Its Airspace. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On November 9th, the Iranian Army allegedly intercepted two US unmanned aerial vehicles that had reportedly entered into the country's airspace. | The purpose was to allegedly spy on the massive military drills that Iran is currently holding. | The media bureau of the drills, codenamed Zolfaqar-1400, said in a statement that the American aircraft, including General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper and Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk drones, intruded into the country's Flight…
(2021-11-10). Iran: New law to boost birth rate will 'endanger women', HRW warns. middleeasteye.net 
Iran: New law to boost birth rate will 'endanger women', HRW warns | Legislation will deny Iranian women access to reproductive health care, says rights group | Wed, 11/10/2021 – 11: 07 | The bill will add to existing limits on access to contraception and abortion for Iranian women. (AFP) | An Iranian draft law aimed at raising the birth rate will put women's lives at risk by denying them access to re…
(2021-11-10). Drone Strikes Hit Iranian-Backed Forces In Eastern Syria — Reports. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | Early on November 10, several explosions were reportedly heard in the southern countryside of Deir Ezzor in eastern Syria. | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said that unidentified combat drones targeted weapons and ammunition depots of Iranian-backed forces near the town of al-Bukamal on the Syrian-Iraqi border. Seven people were allegedly killed. | A few hours after the alleged strikes, a convoy of trucks arrived from Iraq and entered an area held by Iranian-backed forces near al-Buka…
(2021-11-10). Eternals: Egypt bans Marvel film from cinemas. middleeasteye.net 
Eternals: Egypt bans Marvel film from cinemas | Following removal from screens in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, Marvel film is pulled due to depiction of a same-sex relationship | Wed, 11/10/2021 – 13: 04 | Marvel Studios' Eternals showing on 18 October 2021 in Hollywood, California (AFP) | The Egyptian screening of Marvel superhero film Eternals was cancelled on Tuesday, just as it was due…
(2021-11-10). Saudi Arabia: Cousin of detained minor Ali al-Nimr released from prison. middleeasteye.net 
Saudi Arabia: Cousin of detained minor Ali al-Nimr released from prison | Muhammad Taysir al-Nimr, nephew of Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr, was detained in 2017 | Wed, 11/10/2021 – 12: 53 | Muhammad Taysir al-Nimr as a young boy (Twitter/Ja'afar B Al Nemer) | Saudi Arabia has released from jail Muhammad Taysir al-Nimr, the nephew of an influential Shia cleric, just two weeks after the release of his…
(2021-11-10). New Evidence Shows False Autonomy of Alleged March in Cuba. telesurenglish.net According to the material, the request for the activity responds to foreign interests in generating regime change in the country. That strategy obeys the script of a soft coup d'état, which is being tried in Cuba following the parameters of an alleged non-violent struggle. | The president of the Casa de las Americas, Abel Prieto, affirmed that after recent evidence it is not possible to believe today in the autonomy of the promoters of the alleged "peaceful march" in Cuba.
(2021-11-10). US Blockade Hampers Our Country's Development: Cuban Citizens. telesurenglish.net In an open letter published by the Cubadebate outlet on Wednesday, Cuban academics and entrepreneurs asked U.S. President Joe Biden to end the blockade against their country and normalize bilateral relations. | RELATED: | "Mr. Biden, we ask you to listen to our demands. The coercive policies prompted by extremist Cubans-Americans politicians do not favor the well-being of our people," the signatories stated, reca…
(2021-11-10). World Leaders Sign up to End Subversion and Blockade on Cuba. telesurenglish.net teleSUR English reproduces in full a letter signed by hundreds of world leaders and personalities in solidarity with the Cuban people and government up against the full-fledged destabilization attempts planned for November 15. | The US government has been investing millions of dollars in the creation of "dissidents," irrelevant inside Cuba but extolled by the international press with the purpose of damaging the image of the Revolution and justifying the application of the criminal blockade.
(2021-11-10). Cuban FM Denounces US Campaign to Impose Regime Change in Cuba. telesurenglish.net The Cuban Foreign Minister Rodriguez Parrilla ratified that the response to provocations will be made in strict compliance with Cuban legality. He also denounced the role of the U.S. government in inciting internal subversion. | Cuba FM: "The US intends to orchestrate a provocation to spoil the just celebration of the beginning of the transition to the new normality after long months of pandemic. It is a hostile interference in Cuban affairs that our government will not allow."
(2021-11-10). Científicas de Argentina, Brasil y Cuba ganan primera edición del premio que reconoce a mujeres químicas. cubadebate.cu Tres mujeres científicas de América Latina han sido reconocidas con la inauguración del Premio Mujeres Latinoamericanas en Química 2021, otorgado por la American Chemical Society (ACS) y la Federación Latinoamericana de Asociaciones Químicas (FLAQ).Las ganadoras son Clarissa Piccinin Frizzo (Brasil), Hilda Elisa Garay Pérez (Cuba) e Marta Irene Litter (Argentina).
(2021-11-10). Venezuela Salutes FSLN Victory as New US Sanctions Loom Over Nicaragua. venezuelanalysis.com In echoes of Washington's strategy for regime change in Venezuela, US officials said new unilateral sanctions were forthcoming.
(2021-11-10). 21N Elections: 1,895 Voting Machines Deployed in 19 States — EU Companions Work Without Restrictions. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, November 9, a total of 1,875 voting machines were deployed across 19 of Venezuela's 24 states, for use in the upcoming regional and municipal elections to be held on November 21. | Through a press release, Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) reported that for the deployment of the machines, the fifteenth day of audit of the production of voting machines was carried out, and is ongoing in the industrial warehouse of the National Electoral Council in Filas de Mariche. | CNE indicated that on Tuesday, 35 teams corresponding to four municipalities in Anzoátegui state (Bolívar, Aragua, Diego Bau…
(2021-11-10). Cabello Warns of Attempts to Destabilize 21N Elections. orinocotribune.com On Tuesday, November 9, United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) vice president and campaign manager Diosdado Cabello warned about possible attempts by some electoral observers to destabilize the November 21 elections in which Venezuelans will elect new governors and mayors. | While on visit to the state of Anzoátegui, Cabello recalled the events that took place in Bolivia in 2019, when an Observation Commission of the Organization of American States (OAS) promoted a coup against Evo Morales, president at that time. | "I want to publicly denounce the people who came as observers to Venezuela, from the highly ci…
(2021-11-10). UN Experts To Assess Venezuelan Electoral System. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Venezuela's Electoral Council (CNE) received the United Nations' electoral experts Domenico Tuccinardi, Fernanda Abreu, and Roly Davila, who will evaluate the electoral system ahead of the Nov. 21 subnational elections. | RELATED: | Unlike what electoral observation missions do, this UN group will not carry out a public evaluation of the electoral results but will present a report with electoral rec…
(2021-11-10). Padrino Accuses Colombia of Inventing Enemies to 'Sponge off Dollars'. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Vice President for Political Sovereignty and Peace, Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Padrino López, dismissed accusations made by the Colombian defense minister, Diego Molano, who claimed that there are Hezbollah cells operating on the Colombian border, with Venezuelan support. | "Now they have invented a so-called common enemy to sponge off a few extra dollars," declared Padrino in a message published on his Twitter account, where he mocked the new accusations by Colombia. | Padrino wrote: "they have not found out that in Israel there are Jews and not fools that would buy this lie of a 11,580-kilometer-aw…