By Stella Calloni on December 28, 2022
The dramatic crisis that Peru has been experiencing since last December 7, after the illegal removal of President Pedro Castillo, imposed by the Parliament under the control of the Peruvian ultra-right, which ordered his arrest the same day of the President’s message to the nation, sentenced a week later by the Permanent Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court to 18 months in prison, which provoked a popular uprising in several regions, repressed by the police from the first moments and then by the army when the coup perpetrators imposed a state of emergency and other dictatorial measures. (more…)
By Héctor Bernardo on December 27, 2022
In Washington a strenuous effort is being carried out to prevent its “enemies” from being able to produce, export or supply themselves with inputs for energy generation; for this reason, all kinds of illegal and illegitimate actions are carried out, ranging from unilateral sanctions to terrorist attacks. (more…)
By Geraldina Colotti on December 28, 2022
José Ernesto Novaez, poet, writer, essayist and coordinator of the Cuban chapter of the Network of Intellectuals, Artists and Social Movements in Defense of Humanity (REDH-Cuba). We met him in Caracas, at the International Book Fair (Filven), where Cuba was present with a stand full of precious cultural proposals, and with a panel of authors who participated in numerous debates at the Fair. (more…)
December 30, 2022
Alicia Jrapko Vive!
As we move into 2023, we leave the last year with bittersweet memories. In early January we lost our beloved founder and editor Alicia Jrapko who, while battling a long illness, continued to contribute to Resumen in English until her final days. We took Alicia’s tender courage and determination as an inspiration to continue, and her example helped us improve and grow. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on December 27, 2022
Lula campaigning for president
January 1 will be a long-awaited day for Brazil’s progressive movement. On that day, Luis Inácio Lula Da Silva, once and future president, will officially replace the nefarious Latin American Trump, Jair Bolsonaro. With only a few days ahead, the country is already beginning to prepare for this historic day. (more…)
By Gustavo A Maranges and Bill Hackwell on December 27, 2022
Rescuers at the Saratoga Hotel tragedy. photo: Bill Hackwell
This year has been a defining year for Cuba. Let’s say it has been like the litmus test after two years of pandemic and important domestic changes. The economic measures implemented in 2021 designed to improve economic conditions did not reach its expectations in 2022, which remains the main concern of the island’s population. (more…)
By Francesca Emanuele on December 22, 2022
photo: Presidency of Peru
Unfulfilled campaign promises, accusations of corruption, and even an attempted self-coup cannot turn the many supporters of Peruvian President Pedro Castillo against him. (more…)
December 24, 2022
Carandiru prison in 1992
Brazil’s Official Gazette published on Friday the decree by which the government of Jair Bolsonaro has pardoned military and police officers involved in the bloodiest massacre in Brazil’s prison history when 111 prisoners were murdered in 1992. (more…)