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Venezuela:  ‘10 Years On We can Say, Chávez We have not Failed You!’

By Blanco Narkys on December 8, 2022

President Maduro in Cuartel de la Montaña

The President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro, participated this Thursday in the march on the Day of Loyalty and Love for Commander Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías on the 10th anniversary of his last speech to the population.

From the Cuartel de la Montaña in the 23 de enero parish, the President recalled that that December 8, 2012 was an unprecedented event where the people gave their support to Chávez. (more…)

Frank Denials

By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on December 8, 2022

In a surprising display of sincerity, the U.S. government has just admitted that it is Washington that prevents Cuba from accessing the Internet. The Department of Justice has recommended to the Federal Communications Commission to deny a permit for the island to link to the submarine cable that interconnects the Caribbean countries with the American continent. (more…)

Peru: Was it a Coup?

By Katu Arkonada December 9, 2022 in Tierra Adentro

When Professor Pedro Castillo won the presidential election against Keiko Fujimori -in the second round and by a very narrow margin of 50.125% against 49.875%, a difference of just over 40 thousand votes in a country of 33 million inhabitants, he had two possible paths. (more…)

Lawfare in Latin America: War against Politics

By Silvina Romano on December 6, 2022

photo: German Garcia Adrasti

The judicial process against Cristina Kirchner, and the latest evidence of association between the economic, media, legal and intelligence services in Argentina, once again highlight the relevance and effectiveness of political warfare through the courts. (more…)

Peru: A Reactionary Coup is Consummated

By Gustavo Espinoza Montesinos on December 8, 2022.

VP Dina Boluarte is sworn in as president

This Wednesday was a particularly complicated day in Peru. In a few hours the ultra-right partially achieved its goal: to overthrow the government of Pedro Castillo (more…)

Cuba Rejects Inclusion in US Religious Freedom Violators List

By Alejandra Garcia and Bill Hackwell on December 6, 2022

photo: Bill Hackwell

Cuba is a mosaic of religious expressions. Although it is a mostly secular country, there is a mixture of multiple beliefs, inherited from the first inhabitants of the island, the indigenous, then, from the centuries of colonization, from African ancestors, and from Haitian, Arab, Chinese, and other migrants. (more…)

Cuba and the Caribbean as One

By Gustavo A Maranges on December 6, 2022, from Havana

Cuban President Díaz-Canel is received at the Barbados Airport by Prime Minister Mía Amor Mottley. photo: Alejandro Azcuy.

Usually, when we talk about international summits, the only thing we think about is G-7, G-20, NATO, BRICS, ASEAN, and some others, but we seldom think about the ones led by small states. (more…)

Argentina: Cristina Fernández Speaks Out after 6-year Prison Sentence Is Handed Down against Her

December 6, 2022

CFK, photo: Pagina 12

The vice-president of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK), has been sentenced to six years in prison and permanently disqualified from holding public office. (more…)

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