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A Note on the Palestinian Holocaust

By Atilio Borón on December 18, 2023

a massacre without limits. Photo credit: Almayadeen.

Growing global criticism of the genocidal military campaign launched by the Israeli government following the interim ceasefire pushed President Joe Biden to take a critical stance on Tel Aviv’s indiscriminate bombardment of Gaza. (more…)

Statement by the Argentine chapter of REDH on the Foreign Policy Initiatives of Javier Milei’s Government

December 17, 2023 from Buenos Aires

Since the inauguration of President Javier Milei, we have observed a series of worrying gestures and initiatives in the field of international relations, which will be analyzed in this brief statement. (more…)

What Became of Joe Biden’s 2020 Election Promises?

By Raúl Capote Fernández on December 15, 2023

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The current US president, Joe Biden, will complete his term of office in January 2025, by which date the four years provided for in Article 2 of the Constitution of the United States will be completed. (more…)

Venezuela and Guyana to Maintain Direct Dialogue Amid Essequibo Dispute

By Jose Luis Granados Ceja on December 14, 2023

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his Guyanese counterpart Irfaan Ali meet to ease tensions

Venezuela and Guyana agreed Thursday to an ongoing direct dialogue between the two countries following a first meeting between their respective leaders in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. (more…)

Guatemala in Danger

By Gabriela Cultelli on December 14, 2023

“-Guatemala, to see you lying in the street,

your chest red, one wing broken between death and life!”

-from Guatemalan ballad, by Nicolás Guillén (more…)

Cuba Foils Violent Plans of Terrorists Based in the US

By Alejandra Garcia on December 13, 2023 from Havana

The end of 2023 is approaching and while Cuban families prepare to welcome in the New Year, actions are committed to tarnish the celebrations, thus causing pain and death. Cuban authorities foiled a few days ago a plan of terrorist actions by Cubans living in the United States, which would presumably be carried out during the New Year’s holidays. (more…)

Argentina: Devaluation and Austerity Measures Will Mean More Hunger, Misery for Many

December 13, 2023

The Minister of Economy Luis Caputo has provided details of an “economic urgency” package, a euphemism to include adjustment measures, devaluation and inflation increase. Prices skyrocketed before the speech to between 100% and 150%. (more…)

COP28: Small Achievements in Dubai

By Iván Restrepo on December 12, 2023

The COP28 in Dubai has concluded. At the beginning of this meeting, in which the international community, experts, environmentalists and companies linked to hydrocarbons participate, António Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, was very clear: “We cannot save a burning planet with a hose of fossil fuels”. (more…)

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