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About to Sing Victory

By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on June 11, 2020

Photo: Kalia Venereo, Dominio

I am writing these lines from one of the isolation centers for those who have been in contact with Covid-19 cases that do not present symptoms of the disease. The rapid test is negative, (more…)

CARICOM Should Vote Against Canada for a UN Security Council Seat

By Arnold August  on  Jun 10, 2020

There are three contenders in the upcoming election for a seat on the UN Security Council. Unlike the other two, Norway and Ireland, present-day Canada represents the epitome of modern (more…)

“I Can’t Breathe”

By Frei Betto on June 11, 2020

These were the last words of George Floyd: “I can’t breathe.”  I cannot either.  I can’t breathe in today’s Brazil, (mis)governed by military men who threaten democratic institutions and extol (more…)

Trump, Descent and Danger

 By Hedelberto López Blanch on June 9, 2020

Several surveys conducted in recent days indicate that US President Trump has lost support among the majority of the population due to his inability to come up with a strategy to (more…)

NYT Finally Gets Around to Reporting OAS Fraud Election Claims in Bolivia Were Bogus

By Eoin Higgins on June 8, 2020

More than seven months after claims of fraudulent elections sparked an undemocratic coup that led to the ouster of Bolivian President Evo Morales, the New York Times late (more…)

Bolivia: Suspicious Flights of Áñez’s Presidential Plane to Brazil

By Felipe Yapur on June 7, 2020

Like every dictatorship, the one that governs Bolivia, with Jeanine Áñez at its head, launched a communicational siege on that country’s society from the first minute of the coup against (more…)

Breathing – the Fundamental Human Right

By Pasqualina Curcio on June 8, 2020

On June 22, the 44th Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council will begin.  The following is the report that we would like to hear from High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet, regarding violations of human rights in the United States. (more…)

USA: Hate and Fury

By Arantxa Tirado on June 6, 2020

Photo: Redfish

The streets of the US are burning. Demonstrations by armed Trump supporters pressing for the opening of the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic have been replaced by protests (more…)

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