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No to the Madrid Forum in Lima!

March 29, 2023

The Network of Intellectuals, Artists and Social Movements in Defense of Humanity -REDH- in unison with the social, political and cultural initiatives that advocate for a sovereign Latin America and Caribbean, repudiates the intrusion of neocolonial proposals that project to take the region back to the notion of ‘Ibero-America’, a geopolitical invention of the 16th century, whose incursion was repelled with the independence of two centuries ago. (more…)

28th Ibero-American Summit Takes Place in Dominican Republic, Spain’s Loss of Influence Noticeable

By Orinoco Tribune Staff on March 25, 2023

Group photo of the heads of state and foreign ministers participating at the 28th Ibero-American Summit

The 28th Ibero-American Summit began this Saturday in Dominican Republic, with the noticeable absence of President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) of Mexico, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua, Nayib Bukele of El Salvador, as well as the presidents of Panama, Guatemala, and Peru. (more…)

Bad Faith UN Report on Nicaragua Whitewashes Violent US-backed Coup

By Stephen Sefton on March 27, 2023

photo: efe

A new, anonymously-produced UN report denouncing Nicaragua’s government whitewashes the brutal US-backed 2018 coup against it while refusing to interview victims of sadistic opposition violence. (more…)

What about Human Rights at Home?

By Carlos Fernández-Vega on March 27, 2023

photo: Bill Hackwell

This article comes on the day that the human rights of 3 more children and 3 adults are snuffed out in Nashville in yet another mass murder that flourishes unabated in the US. (more…)

Cuba Reaffirms Its Democracy With High Turnout in Congressional Elections

By Alejandra Garcia on March 27, 2023 in Havana

Yesterday Cuba lived a historic day during the national elections to vote for the new members of the tenth legislature of the National Assembly of People’s Power, the highest legislative power in the country. (more…)

Bolivia: Electric Powerhouse of Latin America

By Ollie Vargas on March 24, 2023

For the first time in Bolivia’s history, the country is now an exporter of electricity. As Europe struggles to keep the lights on, Bolivia’s nationalized electric company, ENDE, will provide Argentina with 132 thousand volts of electricity, announced Energy Minister Franklin Molina. (more…)

Remembrance of the 1976 Military Coup in Argentina

By Alicia Jrapko on March 24, 2021

Mothers of Plaza de Mayo protest at the presidential palace demanding accountability for their sons and daughters. Photo: Bill Hackwell

Friday March 24th marked another anniversary of the deadly 1976 US backed coup in Argentina, with people again in the streets yelling Nunca Mas!, never again. We are re-running this personal article written 2 years ago by Resumen in English founder and editor Alicia Jrapko, in what would be one of her  last writings. – editor (more…)

How the Cuban Government and People Collaborated on the Family Code

By Natalia Marques on March 24, 2023

Couple Liuba and Lisset are married in October 2022, soon after the passage of the Family Code. photo: Belly of the Beast Cuba

Cuba passed one of the world’s most progressive codes on families on September 25, 2022. All in one go, the small island nation legalised same-sex marriage, defined and upheld the rights of children, the disabled, caregivers, the elderly, and redefined “family” along ties of affinity rather than blood. This opens the concept of “family” to include non-traditional forms of familial relations, which exist outside the model of the heterosexual nuclear family. (more…)

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