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Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia back Peru’s President Castillo, condemn ‘anti-democratic harassment’

December 13, 2022 Ben Norton
The governments of Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, and Bolivia released a joint statement supporting Peru’s democratically elected President, Pedro Castillo, saying he is the victim of “anti-democratic harassment.” Castillo was overthrown in a coup d’etat on December 7, […]
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Five killed by police during anti-coup protests in Peru

December 13, 2022 Tanya Wadhwa
Dec. 12 — Since December 7, tens of thousands of Peruvians have been protesting in different parts of the country in rejection of the parliamentary coup that took democratically elected left-wing President Pedro Castillo out of […]
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Miami hearing continues for illegally jailed Venezuelan Ambassador Alex Saab

December 13, 2022 Sharon Black
On Dec. 12, the U.S. federal court in Miami began hearings in the case of Venezuelan Ambassador Alex Saab, who has been falsely arrested and is presently imprisoned in a Miami federal penitentiary on trumped-up […]
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Peru: Was it a coup?

December 11, 2022 Katu Arkonada
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 […]
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U.S. sanctions Haiti

December 10, 2022 Lallan Schoenstein
Crime has played a dominant role in Haiti since the Taíno and Arawakan people were decimated by Spanish and French colonialists, and its earliest workers were kidnapped from their homes in Africa and exploited with […]
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Peru: A reactionary coup is consummated

December 9, 2022 Gustavo Espinoza Montesinos
Dec. 7 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 and open the way to a new scenario in national […]
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Report from Honduras on the new government of Libre Party leader Xiomara Castro

December 9, 2022 Lallan Schoenstein
Honduran Vice Minister of Foreign Relations Gerardo Torres was introduced by a teacher, Lucy Pagoada — Coordinator of D19: Libre Party USA-Canada and Costa Rica, which is coordinated in Honduras by former President Manuel Zelaya […]
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Haiti in the Caribbean: A political economy perspective on the urgent crisis of imperialism

December 8, 2022 Tamanisha John
If Haiti is “the poorest country in the hemisphere,” it is because imperialist policies continue to impoverish and destabilize that nation.  Often, when you mention Haiti in conversation and the anti-imperial struggle that has consistently […]
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Poisons in the World Cup: Qatar is largest U.S. military base in Middle East

December 2, 2022 Manlio Dinucci
The FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar hides a tragic reality on which the political-media mainstream has dropped a veil of silence. Above all the fact that this Gulf emirate has been chosen by FIFA […]
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In latest election, Nicaraguans decisively reject attempted U.S. subversion

November 25, 2022 Scott Scheffer
The Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) won big in Nicaragua’s municipal elections on Nov. 6. The party won every mayoral race nationwide with 73% of voters turning out. The high turnout was in spite of […]