(2021-09-22). Stop the deportation of Haitian refugees! wsws.org Scenes of border agents on horseback charging and whipping defenseless Haitian immigrants on the US southern border have provoked shock and revulsion across America and around the world.
(2021-09-22). Haitian migrants being released into US on 'very large scale' despite Biden's vow to send them back home — reports. rt.com 
Large numbers of Haitian asylum-seekers who've arrived in the US in recent weeks are being released into the country, officials told the Associated Press, after the Biden administration pledged to step up deportation flights. | Haitian refugees have been released on a "very, very large scale" over the last week, one US official with "direct knowledge" of the situation
(2021-09-22). Sen. Schumer & other senior Dems urge Biden to stop expelling Haitian refugees, as UN says decision may violate international law. rt.com 
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democrats have condemned US President Joe Biden for deporting thousands of Haitian migrants gathered at the border, after the UN warned the move could run afoul of international law. | As Biden begins the mass expulsion of Haitian refugees — around 14,000 of whom have sgathered under a bridge in the Texas border town of Del Rio in recent weeks, many fleeing natural disaster and political turmoil in their home country — members of his own party have rejected the decision as cruel, among them the Senate's top Democrat. | "The horrible treatment of these in…
(2021-09-22). Latin American And Caribbean Leaders Approve Historic Agreement. popularresistance.org The VI Summit of the Heads of State of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) was held in Mexico City on Saturday, September 18 and concluded with the approval of a 44-point declaration. The historic summit saw the participation of 31 countries and the presence of several important leaders, such as Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, Bolivian president Luis Arce, Peruvian president Pedro Castillo, Cuban president Miguel Díaz Canel, Uruguayan president Luis Lacalle Pou and others. | Despite the political differences among the participants, the joint declaration was approved unanimously and a…
(2021-09-22). Maduro and Díaz-Canel in Mexico. orinocotribune.com 
By John Ackerman — Sep 20, 2021 | The successful meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) which took place on Saturday, September 18, implied a definitive step towards a true Latin American integration, fully autonomous and independent from Washington. The active participation of the presidents of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, and of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, was particularly symbolic, since both leaders have been constantly slandered and threatened by both the United States government and the Organization of American States (OAS), headed by unpresentable coup facilitator, Luis Alm…
(2021-09-22). Venezuela Denounces Colombia's Violation of Airspace & Biden Impugns Venezuela, Cuba & Belarus at UN. orinocotribune.com 
This Tuesday, September 21, Venezuela's Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) denounced the illegal entry into Venezuelan airspace of a remotely manned Hermes drone belonging to the Colombian Air Force. | Through a statement, the FANB indicated that the infraction was recorded on Monday, September 20, at 4: 48 p.m., when the aircraft in question was detected flying over the territory of Jesús María Semprúm municipality, in the state of Zulia, by the scanning systems of the Comprehensive Aerospace Defense Command of Venezuela. | The FANB assured that this action constitutes a threat to the security of the nation,…
(2021-09-22). European Union: Servile to Their Masters. orinocotribune.com Statement by the Cuba Support Group Ireland after the European Parliament adopted new resolution against Cuba, following Washington's anti-Cuba policy. | The United States, frustrated at not having obtained results on July 11, in its plans to promote a popular anti-revolution movement in Cuba, when they prepared a strong propaganda machine through social networks with the aspiration of repeating their experience in Ukraine. | Faced with this defeat, they undertook the task of increasing their well-worn crusade of "lack of freedom" and "human rights violations" on the Island, with the employment of their lackeys i…
(2021-09-22). Cuba señala incapacidad moral de EE.UU. para pedir paz mundial. telesurtv.net El Canciller cubano aseveró que la Casa Blanca yerra al dividir el mundo entre los que se someten a ellos y los que no.
(2021-09-22). Cuban Diplomat on U.S. Blockade, Havana's Homegrown Vaccines & Biden's Hypocrisy on Human Rights. democracynow.org 
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has criticized the United States for intensifying its embargo at a time when Cuba is facing a surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths. "The Biden administration policy toward Cuba today has been the Trump administration policy toward Cuba," says Carlos Fernández de Cossío, director general for U.S. affairs in the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He says Cuba also rejects U.S. claims about "Havana syndrome," the name given to mysterious neurological symptoms some American diplomats and CIA officers say they have experienced in foreign postings, including in Cuba. "The U.S. government…
(2021-09-22). US deportations of Haitian migrants could violate international law and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we take a look at the conditions at the U.S.-Mexico border where thousands of Haitian migrants continue to be stranded; protests by Herero and Nama peoples in Namibia ahead of a parliamentary vote on Germany's $1 billion deal in recognition of the 1904-1908 genocide; a ruling by Pakistan's Supreme Court ordering the resettlement of families affected by encroachment drives in the city of Karachi; and Chinese President Xi Jinping's speech in the 76th UN General Assembly.
(2021-09-22). Estados Unidos repatria migrantes haitianos, varados en la frontera con México. globalizacion.ca Las autoridades estadounidenses, tras cerrar parte de su frontera en Del Río ante la oleada de ciudadanos de Haití que procedentes de México habían instalado un campamento, repatrió en tres vuelos a más de 300 migrantes a Puerto Príncipe. | Se…
(2021-09-22). Headlines for September 22, 2021. democracynow.org World Leaders Address Climate Crisis, Pandemic at UNGA as Guterres Warns World "On Edge of Abyss", House Dems Pass Bill to Avert Gov't Shutdown, Raise the Debt Limit, But Fate in Senate Is Precarious, Cori Bush and Elizabeth Warren Intro Eviction Ban Bill as Housing Activists Rally in D.C., J&J Says Second Dose of Vaccine Increases Efficacy to 94%, Chinese City of 10 Million Goes into Partial Shutdown After Single COVID Case Confirmed, Mexican Authorities Target Haitian Asylum Seekers Fleeing Dangerous Conditions in U.S., Immigrant Rights Activists Demand Dems and Biden Establish Pathway to Citizenship, At Least…
(2021-09-22). Venezuelan Red Cross Denies Fake News About "Colossal Outbreak" (COVID-19). orinocotribune.com 
Recently, a message, attributed to Alberto Urquiola, director of the Venezuelan Red Cross, has been circulated on various social media such as WhatsApp and Twitter. The message states that there is a "colossal COVID-19 outbreak" in Venezuela and that the number of deaths in Caracas' Poliedro (sports complex) and in other care centers in the city is high. | This has been an attempt to spread the perception of chaos and of a health and social crisis in the country, providing numbers of COVID-19 related deaths and infections much above the official numbers on the pandemic at the national level. Such fake news only i…
(2021-09-22). Italian 'Justice' Rules Not to Extradite Former PDVSA Czar Rafael Ramírez. orinocotribune.com Regarding the case of the fugitive from the Venezuelan justice, Rafael Ramírez, a decision was made by the Italian courts, where the former official is residing. This was reported by the defendant's team of defense lawyers. | According to a statement released by the lawyer Roberto de Vita, on Monday the Rome Court of Appeals published the sentence that was issued on September 14. The court rejected the extradition request filed by the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. | Ramírez also released the document through his Twitter account, and stated that it is a final decision that cannot be appealed.
(2021-09-22). 21N: Candidate Substitution on Electoral Ballot Ends this Wednesday. orinocotribune.com The period provided for the political parties of Venezuela to present modifications and/or substitutions of candidates on the electoral ballot ends on Wednesday, September 22. | This was informed by the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela through a post on its Twitter account, stating that "according to the schedule for the regional and municipal elections, this Wednesday 22 is the deadline for political organizations to submit modifications and/or substitutions of candidatures so that they can be incorporated in the ballot." | De acuerdo al cronograma para las Elecciones Regionales y Municipales, este…
(2021-09-22). Pdte. de Venezuela denuncia conspiración de Iván Duque contra el proceso de diálogo en México. telesurtv.net "Iván Duque encabeza la conspiración contra la paz de Venezuela y los diálogos en México", acusó el jefe de Estado.
(2021-09-21). Critics Say Big Oil Would Benefit From Bipartisan Bill's Taxpayer-Funded Cleanup. commondreams.org Once more the plight of Haitian refugees tests the measure of this administration's and this country's humanity. Will the U.S. simply dump thousands of the displaced in a country that has no way to protect them?
(2021-09-21). 'Unfathomable cruelty' at the border continues under Biden. therealnews.com 
This story was originally published by Progressive leaders and activists on Monday reacted with shock, disgust, and condemnation of an immigration system "designed for cruelty" toward migrants following the publication of photos showing mounted US Border Patrol agents using their horse reins like whips to round up Haitian asylum-seekers along t…
(2021-09-21). Videos Show "Unfathomable Cruelty" of Border Patrol Against Haitians at Border. truthout.org 
Horrifying videos emerged Monday of Border Patrol agents on horseback cracking their whips at migrants and chasing, grabbing and nearly trampling Haitians seeking asylum at the border, sparking outrage and scrutiny from immigration advocates and progressives. | The migrants were crossing the Rio Grande river
(2021-09-21). Border Patrol accused of 'unfathomable cruelty' for cracking whips on Haitians. nationofchange.org "It doesn't matter if a Democrat or Republican is president, our immigration system is designed for cruelty towards and dehumanization of immigrants," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
(2021-09-21). Rep. Ro Khanna on Border Guards Whipping Haitians, U.S. Drone Strikes, Afghanistan & Ending Iraq War. democracynow.org 
We speak with California Democratic Congressmember Ro Khanna about border guards whipping Haitians, U.S. immigration policy, raising the refugee cap, investigating the full 20 years of the War in Afghanistan and bringing U.S. troops home from Iraq.
(2021-09-21). US Border Patrol Agents Whip And Corral Haitian Migrants. popularresistance.org Several reporters described the actions of Border Patrol agents mounted on horseback as using the reins of their horses to threaten migrants who had waded across the Rio Grande—which is exceptionally low at this point. The El Paso Times reported Monday that an agent "swung his whip menacingly, charging his horse toward the men in the river." | The refugees assembled in a makeshift camp under the freeway bridge on the US side of the river have been crossing back into Mexico to get food and other supplies, rather than risk crossing through lines set up on the US side of the camp by the Border Patrol and Texas…
(2021-09-21). Ties with China necessary, essential for Latin America, says Cuban academic. ecns.cn For Latin America, ties with China are necessary and essential, a Cuban academic said following Chinese President Xi Jinping's message to the recently concluded 6th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).
(2021-09-21). CELAC To Choose Between Dignity Or OAS' Monroe Doctrine. popularresistance.org After five years without meeting, Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) will convene on Saturday for the VI Summit in Mexico City. | Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whose late Friday arrival upstaged all other participants of the Summit, has submitted a proposal to his Mexican counterpart, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, to create a General Secretariat of CELAC and appoint a consensus Secretary General based in Mexico. President Maduro says the new institutional framework is necessary for CELAC in the context of the debate taking place on the Organization…
(2021-09-21). World Leaders Praise Heroism, Solidarity of Venezuela & Cuba Throughout Pandemic (CELAC 2021). orinocotribune.com 
September 20, 2021 (OrinocoTribune.com)—At the Sixth CELAC Summit of Heads of State and Government—the highest organ of the CELAC's regular conferences held on September 18—political leaders praised both Cuba and Venezuela for their solidarity during the pandemic. | "Without Cuba, every single Caribbean country would have had great difficulty in fighting this COVID-19 pandemic," said Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica. "We have Cuban doctors, nurses and technicians working in our hospitals ensuring that we can do everything possible to keep people alive, those who have been infected b…
(2021-09-21). Social Movements in Mexico Reiterate Support for Venezuela (CELAC). orinocotribune.com Held on Saturday, September 18, the successful Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), at which Venezuela was the main promoter of a new stage in the regional cooperation of free peoples, will have a great impact for the future sovereignty of participating nations. | The sixth such highest-level CELAC summit strengthened Venezuela, and elicited the support from various Mexican social movements, who confirmed the importance of the union between Mexico and Venezuela. | In this sense, following the CELAC summit, the Meeting for Latin American and Carib…
(2021-09-21). CELAC: Latin America's Greatest Strength is Its Unity in Its Diversity. orinocotribune.com By Alejandra Garcia — Sep 19, 2021 | Saturday the world's eyes were upon Mexico, which hosted the Sixth Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). The historic summit saw the participation of 31 countries with 17 leaders of the member countries, including Cuba and Venezuela, who traveled to the capital of the North American nation to outline joint strategies to help overcome the COVID-19 pandemic and underdevelopment. While there was some dissension the overriding atmosphere of the meeting was to come together to get things done for the improvement of life in the region and concl…
(2021-09-21). CELAC reinvigorated in Mexico. peoplesdispatch.org The VI Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) held in Mexico City on Saturday, September 18 concluded with the approval of a 44-point declaration. The declaration called for an end to all unilateral coercive measures like the ones suffered by Cuba and Venezuela.
(2021-09-21). China, un invitado extracontinental muy significativo en la CELAC. globalizacion.ca A algunos sorprendió que después de los discursos en la VI Cumbre de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (Celac), el sábado 18 de septiembre, se proyectara un mensaje de Xi Jinping, presidente de China. | Sin embargo, el jefe…
(2021-09-21). Organized labor denounces violent expulsion of Haitian migrants. peoplesworld.org 
In response to the escalating humanitarian crisis for Haitians and other forced migrants, Fred Redmond, President of the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO wrote the following: Working people in the Americas face increasing levels of displacement due to extreme push factors such as political instability, natural disasters, lawlessness, violence, lack …
(2021-09-21). Treatment of Haiti Refugees Must Reflect Our Deepest Sense of Humanity. commondreams.org "We are going to continue fighting for you, just the same way we fought for you in the pandemic, you can count on us to continue those fights," said NDP leader Jagmeet Singh.
(2021-09-21). Black Leaders Call on President Biden to Grant Immediate Relief to Haitian Immigrants. latinorebels.com Representatives from leading civil rights organizations express outrage at treatment of Haitian and other Black immigrants at U.S.-Mexico border.
(2021-09-21). In Shift, DHS Head Says Images From Border 'Horrified' Him. latinorebels.com WASHINGTON (AP) — Photos and video of a Border Patrol agent on horseback using his long leather reins to lash at Haitian migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border prompted expressions of outrage Tuesday from Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who sought to explain away the action a day earlier during a visit to South Texas.
(2021-09-21). Migración: Biden, más trumpista que Trump. globalizacion.ca El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, ordenó la deportación expedita de miles de haitianos que buscan asilo en el país vecino apelando a un mandato de emergencia emitido en marzo del año pasado por su antecesor, Donald Trump, que…
(2021-09-21). UN Officials 'Disturbed' by US Mass Expulsion of Haitian Asylum-Seekers. commondreams.org Capitalism's DNA makes it unfit to cope with the fallout from climate change, which in no small part is the product of capitalism itself.
(2021-09-21). Sandy's Pandemic Diaries (A Latino USA Podcast). latinorebels.com Sandy Fleurimond, a first generation Haitian-American student at Temple University in Philadelphia, was looking forward to studying abroad during her senior year. But when the program was cancelled due to COVID-19, Sandy's senior year took an unexpected turn.
(2021-09-21). Agentes de EE.UU. dan trato humillante a migrantes haitianos. telesurtv.net Autoridades de EE.UU. reiteran que deportarán a los migrantes a Puerto Príncipe o los llevarán a centros de detención.
(2021-09-21). Massive, Illegal Expulsion of Migrants from US. libya360.wordpress.com Countercurrents CollectiveIn a massive show of force, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) mounted officers attempted to contain migrants as they crossed the Rio Grande from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, into Del Rio, Texas, on September 19, 2021. Thousands of Haitian migrants have been arriving to Del Rio, Texas, as authorities attempt to close the…
(2021-09-21). In Targeting Haitians, Biden May Execute the Largest Mass Expulsion of Asylum-Seekers in Recent History. libya360.wordpress.com Ryan Devereaux Migrants, most from Haiti, are seen at an encampment along the Del Rio International Bridge in Del Rio, Tex., on Sept. 21, 2021. Less than a year after entering office with vows to bring a new humanitarian approach to the nation's immigration system, the Biden administration is carrying out what could be the…
(2021-09-21). Black Alliance for Peace Condemns Biden Administration's Order to Deport Haitians as Illegal and Racist (Statement). orinocotribune.com By The Black Alliance for Peace — Sep 18, 2021 | When a white Fox News reporter used a drone to film the thousands of Haitian and other Black asylum seekers camped beneath a bridge spanning the Rio Grande and linking Del Rio, Texas to Ciudad Acuña, in the Coahuila state of Mexico, he immediately (and deliberately) brought a stereotypical image of Black migration: That of the teeming, African hordes, ready to burst the borders and invade the United States. Such images are as cheap as they are racist. And, typically, they erase the larger question: Why are so many Haitians at the U.S. border? |
(2021-09-21). Headlines for September 21, 2021. democracynow.org U.S. Border Patrol Agents on Horseback Whip Haitian Asylum Seekers, Biden to Raise U.S. Cap on Refugee Admissions to 125,000 Per Year, Fears Grow of Coronavirus Superspreader Event at U.N. General Assembly, U.N. Leader Calls for Countries to Meet $100 Billion Climate Fund Commitments, Student Activists to Lead Global Climate Strike on Friday, U.S. COVID-19 Deaths Surpass Toll of 1918 Flu Pandemic, Wealthy Nations on Track to Waste 100 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses This Year, Sudan's Government Says It Thwarted a Coup Attempt by Bashir Loyalists, Justin Trudeau Reelected as Canada's Prime Minister But Doesn't Win…
(2021-09-21). And Then There Were Guys On Horseback: We Have Not Yet Forgiven Haiti For Being Black. commondreams.org "Who do you work for? Do you work for the young, BIPOC, and working people who put their lives on hold to elect you? Or do you work for ExxonMobil and fossil fuel corporations?"
(2021-09-21). The Real Pan-Africanist: 7 Things To Know About Marcus Garvey's Plan To Settle In Liberia. moguldom.com Marcus Garvey was a Jamaican-born political activist, publisher and entrepreneur who wanted to create a separate economy and society run for and by African Americans. But ultimately, Garvey pushed for all Black people in the world to return to their homeland in Africa — specifically, Liberia. Born in 1887, Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and …
(2021-09-21). Therapeutic Drug Monitoring vs Standard Therapy During Infliximab Induction in Patients With Chronic Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply In response to our study on TDM during infliximab induction, 3 letters address different aspects of the study design. Dr Papamichail and colleagues propose that subpopulations of patients with IBD may benefit from higher drug levels than recommended by the study algorithm. Our therapeutic range was based on data available when the study was being planned and after consultation with key opinion leaders on the international advisory board. The therapeutic range in NOR-DRUM Part A is consistent with prior studies and treatment guidelines. We cannot exclude additional benefit from higher infliximab levels on…
(2021-09-21). Can poor countries succeed in vaccinating their population? peoplesdispatch.org Public outcry in South Africa helped force Johnson & Johnson to retain the vaccines produced in the country for domestic use instead of being shipped to Europe. The Indian civil society has initiated a similar effort as the Global South looks for alternatives…
(2021-09-21). The Great Reset: Population Control and the Plotting of a "Managerial Revolution" globalresearch.ca
(2021-09-21). Spanish 'Justice' System Rules Against Venezuelans (CVG Bank Accounts). orinocotribune.com Spain's Ninth Commercial Court rejected the request by Venezuela to regain access to ‚Ǩ25 million belonging to the Venezuelan people. These included assets of the Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG) held in three financial institutions in Spain: Cajamar, BBVA and Banco de Sabadell. | The new decision comes after the February request by the government of Venezuela to suspend the appointment of Enrique Castell, former deputy Guaidó's henchman. Castell was illegally appointed as the sole administrator of CVG Internacional's European subsidiary, SLU, in January 2020. The government of President…
(2021-09-21). Sabadell bank and Spanish trade unions prepare to sack 1,900 workers. wsws.org Sabadell Bank, one of Spain's largest financial institutions, is preparing to dismiss 12.5 percent of its workforce in negotiations with the trade unions.
(2021-09-21). This Might Be the Reason Paraguay Refuses to Recognize President Maduro. orinocotribune.com After the president of Paraguay, Mario Abdo Benítez, stated that his participation in the CELAC Summit of Heads of State and Government did not imply his recognition of the Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, several reactions emerged, including that of Executive Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, who exposed the reason behind this refusal by the Paraguayan president. | The reason | The Paraguayan state-oil company Petropar has a debt of more than $300 million to Venezuela's state-owned oil and natural gas company PDVSA (Petróleos de Venezuela SA). In addition, the Paraguayan president himself, Abdo B…
(2021-09-21). Campesinos Occupy Sugar Mill, Demand Government Answers. venezuelanalysis.com The producers pointed the finger at the private management for the plant's paralysis and vowed to "rescue" it.
