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2021 Begins with More Assassinations in Colombia

January 5, 2021

“No to war. We defend life”. Photo: Colombia Informa

The humanitarian tragedy in Colombia continues into 2021. In the first four days of this year, two social leaders, two former combatants of the (more…)

Julian Assange: Freedom of the Press on Trial

By Roxana Baspineiro on January 4, 2021

Julian Assange will be saved from extradition to the U.S. for now, according to the judgment handed down January 4 in the (more…)

Venezuela’s Changing Political Scenarios (Part I): A Conversation with Marco Teruggi

By Cira Pascual Marquina on January 3, 2021

The relatively high abstention in Venezuela’s parliamentary elections needs examination. A 30.5 percent voter turnout is (more…)

López Obrador Announces that Mexico Will Offer Julian Assange Political Asylum

By Alonso Urrutia and Néstor Jiménez on January 4, 2021

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced today that his government will offer political asylum to Wikileaks (more…)

The South also Exists but… the United States Makes it Invisible

By Pablo Jofré Leal on January 2, 2021

What drives millions of human beings to travel long distances, cross mountains, ford rivers, stretches of jungle, walk in the (more…)

Who to Believe about Venezuela’s Election? Firsthand Observation or PBS NewsHour?

By Rick Sterling on January 3, 2021

Closing PSUV rally, Photo: Rick Sterling

In early December I travelled to Venezuela to be an election observer at their national assembly election. I was part of (more…)

Cuba: 62 Years of Resistance and Dignity

By Atilio Boron on January 1, 2021

It is essential to remember that on January 1, 1959, the Sierra Maestra guerrillas completed their offensive and defeated (more…)

Almagro’s Organization of American States Without Trump

By Jorge Luna on January 2, 2021

The revitalization of legitimate organizations of regional cooperation and unity, promoted by a number of Latin (more…)

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