(2021-09-16). UN Human Rights Chief Calls For Venezuela Sanctions Relief. popularresistance.org Mexico City, Mexico – Michelle Bachelet, United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, called on Monday for sectoral sanctions against Venezuela to be lifted. | "I reiterate my call for sectoral sanctions to be lifted," the former Chilean president said, recalling the negative impact of the measures on the Caribbean nation's economy. | The High Commissioner's call came during the opening of the 48th session of the Human Rights Council where she presented her report on the human rights situation in Venezuela. Bachelet also expressed her support for the ongoing dialogue between the government and the US-b…
(2021-09-16). El Salvador Becomes First Nation to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender Amid Growing Authoritarianism. democracynow.org 
Thousands in El Salvador took to the streets Wednesday to protest President Nayib Bukele's growing consolidation of power and a new law making El Salvador the world's first country to recognize the highly volatile cryptocurrency bitcoin as legal tender. Protesters in El Salvador are also criticizing a recent court ruling that paves the way for Bukele to run for reelection in 2024. El Salvador's turn to bitcoin comes as a "surprise" to many, but has been pushed by Bukele as a way to lessen remittance fees, says Jorge Cuéllar, an assistant professor of Latin American, Latino and Caribbean studies at Dartmouth Colle…
(2021-09-16). Hunger stalks the United States. peoplesdispatch.org 
The Unity and Survival Program of the Philadelphia Liberation Center provided essential food support to a struggling population as the pandemic wreaked havoc. Their success demonstrates that the problem of hunger haunting the United States can be solved with the right political will…
(2021-09-16). UN Rapporteur Denounces Negative Impact of Sanctions on Venezuelan People. orinocotribune.com 
The special rapporteur of the United Nations (UN), Alena Douhan, confirmed on Wednesday, September 15, that illegal sanctions and blockades imposed against Venezuela have had a devastating effect on the population. | In a report presented at the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Douhan explained that the sanctions imposed against Venezuela do not correspond to the requirements of international law. | In that sense, she detailed with figures, studies, and examples, how the different measures imposed by the United States and its allies in relation to the Venezuelan oil, gold, and mining sectors, the econ…
(2021-09-16). J'Accuse! The Gene-based "Vaccines" Are Killing People. Governments Worldwide Are Lying to You the People, to the Populations They Purportedly Serve. globalresearch.ca The Signal of Harm is now indisputably overwhelming, and, in line with universally accepted ethical standards for clinical trials, Doctors for Covid Ethics demands that the 'Covid' vaccine programme be halted immediately.
(2021-09-16). Science Saturday: Uterine microbe found to have disease-causing behavior in endometrial cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A tiny microbe thriving in the uterine microbiome — a population of bacteria, viruses, yeasts/fungi in and around the uterus— could be a contributing driver of endometrial cancer, according to a new Mayo Clinic study. "We have found that a microbe that is particularly associated with endometrial cancer is capable of pathogenic behavior, and is stimulated by one of the main risk factors for the disease — estrogen exposure," explains Marina Walther-Antonio, Ph.D., a researcher within the Mayo…
(2021-09-16). As Wealthy Nations Debate Giving Booster Vaccine Shots, Calls Grow for Global Vaccine Equity. democracynow.org 
As the debate over booster vaccine shots heats up in the United States, global health leaders have issued an urgent call for global vaccine equity. The WHO reports vaccination rates on the African continent fall far below its target for 70% of the population of all countries to be vaccinated by mid-2022. "The science is not completely behind the need for booster shots yet," says Zane Dangor, special adviser to the foreign minister of South Africa, who has called on the U.S. to come up with a proposal for allowing other countries to manufacture vaccines. "This is an emergency that affects all of us because variant…
(2021-09-16). Ambassador Alex Saab officially included in Mexico talks as part of Venezuelan Government delegation. mronline.org 
With the official inclusion of the Venezuelan diplomat, Alex Saab, into the Mexico Talks, a new stage opened in the development of the dialogue process opened in Mexico between the Venezuelan Government and sectors of the opposition, grouped in what is called the Unitary Platform.
(2021-09-16). Abrams Finds Culprit in Venezuelan Opposition: Capriles. orinocotribune.com Former US special envoy for Venezuela, Elliott Abrams, blamed opposition leader Henrique Capriles Radonski for having divided the Venezuelan right, adding this opinion to the many explanations already proposed for the failure in the US-led "regime"-change operation against the government of President Nicolás Maduro. | During an interview with the Miami-based extreme right Venezuelan journalist, Carla Angola, Donald Trump's employee dismissed Capriles' performance at a time when the White House accelerated its plans to overthrow the Venezuelan president. | "I am a critic," said Abrams, summarizing his opinion of H…
(2021-09-16). Venezuela's International Reserves Increase as IMF Allocates Resources in Response to Mexico Talks — 'Leftists' Complain. orinocotribune.com The Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) has publsihed on its website a considerable increase in Venezuela's The official BCV website reveals that the reserves are currently at $11.3 billion, representing an increase of $5.1 billion, according to the spreadsheet that tracks the daily movements of the reserves. | As for the origin of…
(2021-09-16). Julio Borges: Assets Abroad 'Should Never Have been Managed by Opposition'. orinocotribune.com No one can forget that opposition leader Julio Borges was one of the main promoters of the anti-national strategy of demanding illegal sanctions against Venezuela and seizure of its resources to bring about the departure of the elected government of President Nicolás Maduro, always stressing that these decisions would not affect the Venezuelan people. | Now that anti-Chavismo has been forced to sit down with the government to negotiate in Mexico, since the time invested in defending the "sanctions" only brought loss of political strength to the radical opposition, Borges now says that assets abroad "should never…
(2021-09-16). Fiscalía venezolana investiga a Guaidó por caso Monómeros. telesurtv.net La pesquisa contemplará los delitos de usurpación de funciones, traición a la patria y conspiración, entre otros.
(2021-09-16). Venezuela respalda informe de ONU sobre efectos negativos de las medidas coercitivas. telesurtv.net Las medidas coercitivas han violado flagrantemente el derecho internacional y constituyen crímenes de lesa humanidad.
(2021-09-15). Nicaragua Denies Vote to Argentina for Presidency of CELAC. libya360.wordpress.com The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Minrex) of Nicaragua communicated today that it will not grant its vote to Argentina for the pro tempore presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac). Nicaragua will not support Argentina for Pro Tempore Presidency of CELAC, saying the government of Argentina has become "an instrument of…
(2021-09-15). Cuba Initiates WHO Prequalification of Its COVID-19 Vaccines. orinocotribune.com 
False information reported on CNN, regarding Cuban vaccines and the World Health Organization, was debunked by Dr. Eduardo Martínez Díaz, and WHO representative Dr. José Moya. | Cuba is the first country in Latin America and the Caribbean to develop its own vaccines to combat COVID-19, with five vaccine candidates; three already approved for emergency use by the national regulatory authority. Cuba has now begun the process of prequalification of its immunogens before the World Health Organization (WHO). | The information was announced in a meeting held on September 2 between the president of BioCubaFarma, Dr. Edu…
(2021-09-15). Cuba buscará ante la OMS aval para sus vacunas anticovid-19. telesurtv.net Las vacunas Abdala, Soberana 02 y Soberana Plus fueron las primeras en recibir la autorización por parte de las autoridades cubanas para su uso de emergencia.
(2021-09-15). US Keeps Accusing Other Countries Of Being Behind Enigmatic Microwave Attacks. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageIn a recent report, researchers concluded that generic symptoms are being manipulated to create a narrative about the existence of a new disease. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | Washington continues to insist on the existence of a "syndrome" that affects its diplomats in Cuba and China. In addition to the complete lack of scientific evidence in the alleged cases of reported health problems, there is a strong conspiratorial content in the accusations against the Cuban and Chinese governments — which, according to…
(2021-09-15). Chief prosecutor in Haiti SACKED after he tried to charge PM for alleged role in president's murder. rt.com 
Haiti's top prosecutor was fired and replaced after calling for charges against the country's prime minister for the murder of President Jovenel Moise, though a dismissal letter claimed it related to an "administrative error." | Chief public prosecutor Bed-Ford Claude was terminated on Tuesday, with a new replacement sworn in just hours after Claude asked a judge overseeing the probe into Moise's assassination to charge Prime Minister Ariel Henry for an alleged role in the murder. | Claude first raised the allegations last week, claiming that phone records proved that Henry had communicated with the top suspec…
(2021-09-15). Current Haiti Prime Minister Talked On Phone To Coup Suspect, Prosecutor Asked Judge To Charge Him. moguldom.com The world has been wondering who actually pulled the strings leading to the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel MoàØse in July. Now, a top Haitian prosecutor is claiming that Haiti's current Prime Minister Ariel Henry was involved and he wants him charged. Henry spoke on the phone to a leading suspect in the hours after …
(2021-09-15). Haiti premier dismisses prosecutor who named him as suspect in president's assassination. tass.com According to Gazette Haiti, a "grave administrative mistake" was named as a reason for the dismissal…
(2021-09-15). Migrants in Mexico demand solution to migration and refugee crisis. peoplesdispatch.org For the past two days, Central American and Haitians migrants stranded in Mexico and migrant rights activists have been carrying out an indefinite hunger strike in the Tapachula municipality to demand authorities respect their rights…
(2021-09-15). Headlines for September 15, 2021. democracynow.org Gov. Gavin Newsom Claims Victory in Right-Wing Recall Effort, Biden Calls for Vaccinating 70% of World in One Year as WHO Slams Ongoing Vaccine Inequity, Gov't Pandemic Assistance Led to Drop in U.S. Poverty Rates in 2020, Biden Warns Extreme Weather Is Killing More Americans, Costing Billions Each Year, Haitian Prime Minister Fires Prosecutor After He Seeks to Charge Henry in Killing of Jovenel MoàØse, South and North Korea Both Fire Ballistic Missiles as Tensions Mount on Peninsula, DOJ Charges 3 Ex-Military and Intelligence Officers over UAE Hacking Activities, DOJ Seeks to Block Texas's Near-Total Abor…
(2021-09-15). Priorities of Venezuelan Government are Integration and Cooperation. orinocotribune.com Integration and international cooperation are today a priority in the policy of the Bolivarian government of Venezuela, assured Ricardo Menéndez, Venezuelan vice president for Planning. | In an exclusive to Prensa Latina news agency, Menéndez underlined that since the arrival to power of President Hugo Chávez (2002-2013), relations with developing countries, regional organizations and allies have been part of the strategy and geopolitics of the Venezuelan State. | "It is very difficult for revolutions to exist without a new scheme from the point of view of integration," stressed the Venezuelan official. "Without…
(2021-09-15). Ambassador Alex Saab to Join Mexico Talks as Part of Venezuelan Government Delegation. orinocotribune.com With the official inclusion of the Venezuelan diplomat, Alex Saab, into the Mexico Talks, a new stage opened in the development of the dialogue process opened in Mexico between the Venezuelan Government and sectors of the opposition, grouped in what is called the Unitary Platform. | The announcement was made this Tuesday, September 14, by the president of the National Assembly and head of the official delegation at the Mexico Talks, Jorge Rodríguez. He reported that the delegation will proceed to notify the Norwegian government, in its role as mediator, and the chief interlocutor of the opposition group, Gerardo…
(2021-09-15). Stalin González, Mexico Talks and President Maduro's Exit. orinocotribune.com Discussing the possibility of "coexistence" between the factions of the Venezuelan opposition and the government of President Nicolás Maduro, the opposition politician Stalin González commented on the objectives and the political landscape in regards to the Mexico Talks. | González recently stated his conviction that the right—or at least the group to which he belongs—aspires to establish an electoral timetable at the negotiating table in Mexico. González's statements aroused negative reactions from spokespeople of the national extreme right. | "We are not asking Maduro to resign tomorrow," he said. "
(2021-09-15). Hinterlaces: Chavismo Represents First Option to Win 21N Elections. orinocotribune.com Two months before the regional and municipal elections in Venezuela that will be held on November 21, 2021, opinion polls indicate that Chavismo represents the most likely option to win most governorships and mayorships in the country. | Oscar Schémel, president of the data analysis firm Hinterlaces, stated this in an interview, quoting the results of the most recent poll conducted by the firm in August. |
(2021-09-15). Venezuela Advances Towards a New Geopolitical Approach (Part I). libya360.wordpress.com Luis Bonilla-Molina — Jacobin América Latina Researcher Luis Bonilla-Molina draws some preliminary conclusions about the ongoing Mexico negotiations between the government and US-backed opposition. Venezuela is a nuisance to Latin American and Western elites: it dared to propose a different path to neoliberal capitalism right when no other options were thought to exist. Both local…
(2021-09-15). Venezuela celebrates Day of Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Programme. mppre.gob.ve At the invitation of the Ambassador of the Republic of India to Venezuela, Abhishek Singh, the Foreign Vice-minister for Asia, the Middle East and Oceania, Capaya Rodríguez, participated in the celebration of the Day of the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Programme. In her statement, Rodríguez conveyed greetings from the Bolivarian Government, led by […] | La entrada
(2021-09-15). Gobierno de Venezuela incorpora al diplomático Alex Saab en la Mesa de Diálogo en México. telesurtv.net "Alex Saab tiene la capacidad para formar parte como miembro pleno de la delegación del diálogo y de la mesa social", indicó Rodríguez.
(2021-09-15). How China's Realpolitik Approach to Venezuela, Iran & Afghanistan Upends US' Geopolitical Game. orinocotribune.com 
By Ekaterina Blinova — Sep 13, 2021 | China is dealing a blow to Washington's sanctions strategy by stretching a helping hand to developing states labelled by the US as "pariahs" which have been subjected to tough restrictions. This shows that the world has reached a point of no return along with the accelerating decline of the US, says Asia Pacific commentator Thomas W. Pauken II. | The value of tough US sanctions against Venezuela's oil sector will substantially decline if China steps in to fill the void, energy observers say, citing Bloomberg's September report that China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), o…
(2021-09-15). Hugo Carvajal: Between Drug Trafficking, the CIA, and the Guaidó Legacy. orinocotribune.com 
By Mision Verdad. — Sep 13, 2021 | The capture of Hugo Carvajal in an apartment in Madrid, capital of Spain, on September 9, marks the end of an investigation led by the United States, and carried out by the Spanish police, to extradite Carvajal to the US in order to prosecute him for charges of drug trafficking. | In 2019 Carvajal, a.k.a El Pollo [the chicken], escaped from house arrest in Madrid after Spanish police had approved his extradition, months after Carvajal left Venezuela for Europe and after having recognized Juan Guaidó as "interim president" of Venezuela. Carvajal was also involved in the U…