Daily Archives: January 2, 2020

2020-01-02: News Headlines

Asad Ismi (2020-01-03). Old Money and New Questions in AMLO's Mexico. globalresearch.ca It's been nearly a year since the "leftist firebrand" Andrés Manuel López Obrrador (AMLO) took office as Mexican president, promising to end official corruption and state-linked violence, redistribute wealth to the poor and promote Indigenous rights. Shortly into his term, …

Staff (2020-01-02). Death Toll Rises in India as Protests Against Modi Government's Citizenship Law Intensify. democracynow.org In India, the death toll amid the government's crackdown on widespread protests has risen to at least 27 people, and over 1,000 more have been arrested. The protests are against a controversial new citizenship law, which provides a path to Indian citizenship for undocumented immigrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan — unless they are Muslim. Opponents of the law say it's a step toward the official marginalization of India's 200 million Muslims. Paramilitary and police forces were deployed in response to the demonstrations in Muslim-majority districts in Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi, and the intern…

teleSUR (2020-01-02). Mexican Ambassador Expelled From Bolivia Arrives in Her Country. telesurenglish.net Mexico's Ambassador to Bolivia Maria Teresa Mercado Tuesday arrived in her country after being expelled by Bolivia's de-facto regime after an incident starring Spanish diplomats at her residence. | RELATED: | Bolivia Expels Mexican Ambassador Amid Ongoing Diplomatic Row | On Dec. 30, the coup-born government led by Jeanine Añez gave Ambassador Mercado 72 hours to leave the Andean country as tensions escalated over Mexico's decision to grant asylum to former officials of Preside…

teleSUR (2020-01-02). Mexico Ratifies Asylum to Bolivian Refugees in Its Embassy. telesurenglish.net Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) reaffirmed Thursday that he will not fall to "any provocation" and ratified that he will not hand over the former officials from Evo Morales government that have been granted asylum at his country's embassy in La Paz, Bolivia. | RELATED: | Evo Morales Condemns Expulsion of Diplomats from Bolivia | "The instruction they have is to assert the right of asylum, that we cannot waver in this matter of giving protection to those politica…

teleSUR (2020-01-02). US Border Militia Leader Pleads Guilty to Weapons Charge. telesurenglish.net United States leader of a far-right armed militia Larry Hopkins, 70, pleaded guilty Thursday to federal weapons charges, prosecutors and a defense lawyer informed. | RELATED: | FBI Arrests Leader of Militia Stopping Migrants in New Mexico | A U.S. Attorneys' spokeswoman said that during a hearing in federal court in New Mexico, Hopkins had admitted to being in possession of nine firearms and ammunition for those weapons at the time of his arrest in April. | Hopkins, who has fou…

Staff (2020-01-02). Headlines for January 2, 2020. democracynow.org Iranian-Backed Militia Withdraws After Standoff at U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Reports: 9 Civilians Killed in Syrian Government Strike on School in Idlib, Wildfires Rage in Australia; Floods Kill 16 in Indonesia, Tens of Thousands Protest in Hong Kong on New Year's Day, Thousands March in Santiago, Chile, Against Austerity on New Year's Day, French Rail Workers' Strike Now Longest Since 1968, Netanyahu Asks Parliament for Immunity in Corruption Cases, 16 People Killed in Prison Riot in Zacatecas, Mexico, Pope Francis Condemns Violence Against Women in New Year's Day Speech, Scores of New Laws Take Effect Across the…

teleSUR (2020-01-02). Argentina: Fernandez to Send Legal Abortion Bill to Congress. telesurenglish.net On the last day of 2019, Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez confirmed that he will send to Congress a new bill to legalize abortion in his country. | RELATED: | Guatemala: Legislator Proposes Bill to Protect Underaged Rape Survivors | "It's a public health problem that needs to be resolved," Fernandez said and added that he doesn't wa…

Staff (2020-01-02). Death Toll Rises in India as Protests Against Modi's Citizenship Law Intensify. truthout.org In India, the death toll amid the government's crackdown on widespread protests has risen to at least 27 people, and over 1,000 more have been arrested. The protests are against a controversial new citizenship law, which provides a path to Indian citizenship for undocumented immigrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan — unless they are Muslim. Opponents of the law say it's a step toward the official marginalization of India's 200 million Muslims. Paramilitary and police forces we…

teleSUR (2020-01-02). Evo Introduces Legal Team to Fight Coup Government Accusations. telesurenglish.net The constitutional president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, introduced the team of professionals who will advise him on legal matters, and that could assume his defense after the legal accusations against him. | RELATED: | Mexican Ambassador Expelled From Bolivia Arrives in Her Country | Lawyers Raúl Zaffaroni and Gustavo Ferreyra will integrate the team that will assume the legal role of defense and advice for Morales to confront the de facto government attacks that were imposed af…

Staff (2020-01-01). The Town That Refuses to Drown. truthout.org It'S 9 A.M. and a grey cloud that had been shrouding one of four mountains surrounding Temacapulín, in the highlands of western Mexico, has begun to lift. "SINCE THE SIXTH CENTURY, TEMACAPULÂN WELCOMES YOU." The bold white letters emblazoned on the side of one of the mountains, Cerro de la Cruz, emerge through the mist, Hollywood-style, as the town's inhabitants scurry to live up to the promise. It's the first day of the Tenth Annual Chile de Arból Fair and a steady rain has been threatening to flood the town's two-day festival of resist…

teleSUR (2020-01-01). Over 15 Inmates Killed in Mexican Prison Fight. telesurenglish.net Over 15 inmates were killed and five others were badly wounded on Wednesday afternoon following a fight that broke out inside a Mexican prison, the state government said. | RELATED: | Bolivia Expels Mexican Ambassador Amid Ongoing Diplomatic Row | According to state government report, the fight broke out at approximately 2: 30 P.M. (local time) at the Regional Center for Social Reintegration in the town of Cieneguillas, located on the western flank of state capital Zacatecas, th…

teleSUR (2020-01-01). Zapatistas Mark 26th Anniversary Rejecting Mayan Train. telesurenglish.net The Zapatista Army for National Liberation (EZLN) celebrated Wednesday the 26th anniversary of its uprising in the southeastern Mexican state of Chiapas by rejecting the Mayan Train project, one of the most ambitious proposals of President Andres Lopez Obrador. | RELATED: | Mexican Indigenous Communities Consent to Mayan Train Project | In a statement read by Subcommander Moises, the EZLN indicated that the consultations carried out by the government "have been simulated" a…

Harrison Stetler (2019-12-31). France's Undocumented Migrants Are Fighting for Their Rights. thenation.com France's Undocumented Migrants Are Fighting for Their Rights…

WSWS (2019-12-31). Workers Struggles: the Americas. wsws.org Mexican postal workers are protesting the failure of management to live up to previous wage agreements as well as deteriorating working conditions.

Staff (2019-12-27). Headlines for December 27, 2019. democracynow.org In Confidential Videos, Navy SEALs Say Gallagher Was "Toxic" & "Freaking Evil", Hospitals & Health Clinics Shuttered by Heavy Bombing in Idlib, Syria, Japan to Deploy Destroyer to Middle East Amid Rising Tensions in Gulf of Oman, Nigerian-American Journalist Omoyele Sowore Released from Prison, In India, Protests Rage Against "Anti-Muslim" Citizenship Law, Netanyahu Staves Off Party Leadership Challenge Ahead of General Election, Mexico to Bring Complaint Against Bolivia's Interim Government to ICJ, Congolese Asylum Seeker Died in Border Patrol Custody on Christmas Day, Los Angeles Prosecutors Consider Filing Cri…

Staff (2019-12-23). Headlines for December 23, 2019. democracynow.org White House Halted Ukraine Aid 91 Minutes After Trump & Zelensky Phone Call, U.S. Considering Plan to Deport Mexican Asylum Seekers to Guatemala, WaPo: White House Pushes to Use Migrant Children to Ensnare Parents, Saudi Arabia Sentences 5 People to Death for Khashoggi's Murder, ICC Takes Step to Investigating Israel for War Crimes, India: Protests Continue as Modi Defends "Anti-Muslim" Citizenship Law, Iraq: Thousands Demand Appointment of Independent Prime Minister, Reuters: Up to 1,500 Dead in Iran's Bloody Crackdown Against Nov. Protests, Pentagon: U.S. Soldier Killed in Afghanistan, French Unions Continue St…

Jeff Abbott (2019-12-23). The Other Americans: Asylum Seekers Routed to Guatemala. progressive.org A proposed amendment to immigration policy endangers asylum seekers, advocates warn.

Ryan Cristián (2019-12-18). Mexico Finds "World's Largest Lithium Deposit" Just Before US Focus & $1.4 Trillion War-Aimed NDAA. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/17/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

Ryan Cristián (2019-12-17). US Regime Change In Mexico, US Bombs Afghan Hospital, Saudis Get Involved In Syria & More OPCW Leaks. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/16/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

Joe Emersberger (2019-12-15). 128 Reuters articles on Bolivia since October 20, 2019 election with no mention of expert criticism of OAS audit UPDATED. zcomm.org Bolivia ¥s foreign minister says Mexico appeal to International Court 'a mistake' Bolivia's YPFB strikes transition deal with Petrobras to extend natural gas exports Bolivia is not a Mexican colony, acting foreign minister Longaric tells El Pais Mexico says Spanish diplomats' cars blocked by Bolivia at La Paz embassy Mexico appeals to international court as diplomatic Read more…

Paul Dobson (2019-11-04). Venezuela, El Salvador Break Relations as Maduro Applauds 'New Anti-Neoliberal Wave'. venezuelanalysis.com Guatemala's president-elect has similarly pledged to break with the Maduro government upon assuming office in January.

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Old Money and New Questions in AMLO's Mexico
Asad Ismi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-03
It's been nearly a year since the "leftist firebrand" Andrés Manuel López Obrrador (AMLO) took office as Mexican president, promising to end official corruption and state-linked violence, redistribute wealth to the poor and promote Indigenous rights. Shortly into his term, | …
globalresearch.ca/old-money-new-questions-amlo-mexico/5699296

Mexican Ambassador Expelled From Bolivia Arrives in Her Country
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-02
Mexico's Ambassador to Bolivia Maria Teresa Mercado Tuesday arrived in her country after being expelled by Bolivia's de-facto regime after an incident starring Spanish diplomats at her residence. | RELATED: | Bolivia Expels Mexican Ambassador Amid Ongoing Diplomatic Row | On Dec. 30, the coup-born government led by Jeanine Añez gave Ambassador Mercado 72 hours to leave the Andean country as tensions escalated over Mexico's decision to grant asylum to former officials of Preside…
telesurenglish.net/news/Mexican-Ambassador-Expelled-From-Bolivia-Arrives-in-Her-Country-20200102-0004.html

Mexico Ratifies Asylum to Bolivian Refugees in Its Embassy
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-02
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) reaffirmed Thursday that he will not fall to "any provocation" and ratified that he will not hand over the former officials from Evo Morales government that have been granted asylum at his country's embassy in La Paz, Bolivia. | RELATED: | Evo Morales Condemns Expulsion of Diplomats from Bolivia | "The instruction they have is to assert the right of asylum, that we cannot waver in this matter of giving protection to those politica…
telesurenglish.net/news/Mexico-Ratifies-Asylum-to-Bolivian-Refugees-in-Its-Embassy-20200102-0019.html

US Border Militia Leader Pleads Guilty to Weapons Charge
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-02
United States leader of a far-right armed militia Larry Hopkins, 70, pleaded guilty Thursday to federal weapons charges, prosecutors and a defense lawyer informed. | RELATED: | FBI Arrests Leader of Militia Stopping Migrants in New Mexico | A U.S. Attorneys' spokeswoman said that during a hearing in federal court in New Mexico, Hopkins had admitted to being in possession of nine firearms and ammunition for those weapons at the time of his arrest in April. | Hopkins, who has fou…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Border-Militia-Leader-Pleads-Guilty-to-Weapons-Charge-Faces-10-Years-in-Jail-20200102-0015.html

Argentina: Fernandez to Send Legal Abortion Bill to Congress
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-02
On the last day of 2019, Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez confirmed that he will send to Congress a new bill to legalize abortion in his country. | RELATED: | Guatemala: Legislator Proposes Bill to Protect Underaged Rape Survivors | "It's a public health problem that needs to be resolved," Fernandez said and added that he doesn't wa…
telesurenglish.net/news/Argentina-Fernandez-to-Send-Legal-Abortion-Bill-to-Congress-20200102-0006.html

Death Toll Rises in India as Protests Against Modi's Citizenship Law Intensify
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-02
In India, the death toll amid the government's crackdown on widespread protests has risen to at least 27 people, and over 1,000 more have been arrested. The protests are against a controversial new citizenship law, which provides a path to Indian citizenship for undocumented immigrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan — unless they are Muslim. Opponents of the law say it's a step toward the official marginalization of India's 200 million Muslims. Paramilitary and police forces we…
truthout.org/video/death-toll-rises-in-india-as-protests-against-modis-citizenship-law-intensify/

Death Toll Rises in India as Protests Against Modi Government's Citizenship Law Intensify
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-02
In India, the death toll amid the government's crackdown on widespread protests has risen to at least 27 people, and over 1,000 more have been arrested. The protests are against a controversial new citizenship law, which provides a path to Indian citizenship for undocumented immigrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan — unless they are Muslim. Opponents of the law say it's a step toward the official marginalization of India's 200 million Muslims. Paramilitary and police forces were deployed in response to the demonstrations in Muslim-majority districts in Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi, and the intern…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/2/india_citizenship_law_protests_arrests_killings

Evo Introduces Legal Team to Fight Coup Government Accusations
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-02
The constitutional president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, introduced the team of professionals who will advise him on legal matters, and that could assume his defense after the legal accusations against him. | RELATED: | Mexican Ambassador Expelled From Bolivia Arrives in Her Country | Lawyers Raúl Zaffaroni and Gustavo Ferreyra will integrate the team that will assume the legal role of defense and advice for Morales to confront the de facto government attacks that were imposed af…
telesurenglish.net/news/evo-presents-legal-team-to-face-coup-government-accusations-20200102-0018.html

The Town That Refuses to Drown
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-01
It'S 9 A.M. and a grey cloud that had been shrouding one of four mountains surrounding Temacapulín, in the highlands of western Mexico, has begun to lift. "SINCE THE SIXTH CENTURY, TEMACAPULÂN WELCOMES YOU." The bold white letters emblazoned on the side of one of the mountains, Cerro de la Cruz, emerge through the mist, Hollywood-style, as the town's inhabitants scurry to live up to the promise. It's the first day of the Tenth Annual Chile de Arból Fair and a steady rain has been threatening to flood the town's two-day festival of resist…
truthout.org/articles/the-town-that-refuses-to-drown/

Over 15 Inmates Killed in Mexican Prison Fight
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-01
Over 15 inmates were killed and five others were badly wounded on Wednesday afternoon following a fight that broke out inside a Mexican prison, the state government said. | RELATED: | Bolivia Expels Mexican Ambassador Amid Ongoing Diplomatic Row | According to state government report, the fight broke out at approximately 2: 30 P.M. (local time) at the Regional Center for Social Reintegration in the town of Cieneguillas, located on the western flank of state capital Zacatecas, th…
telesurenglish.net/news/Over-15-Inmates-Killed-in-Mexican-Prison-Fight-20200101-0003.html

Zapatistas Mark 26th Anniversary Rejecting Mayan Train
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-01
The Zapatista Army for National Liberation (EZLN) celebrated Wednesday the 26th anniversary of its uprising in the southeastern Mexican state of Chiapas by rejecting the Mayan Train project, one of the most ambitious proposals of President Andres Lopez Obrador. | RELATED: | Mexican Indigenous Communities Consent to Mayan Train Project | In a statement read by Subcommander Moises, the EZLN indicated that the consultations carried out by the government "have been simulated" a…
telesurenglish.net/news/zapatistas-reject-amlo-mayan-train-project-20200101-0011.html

France's Undocumented Migrants Are Fighting for Their Rights
Harrison Stetler | thenation.com | 2019-12-31
France's Undocumented Migrants Are Fighting for Their Rights…
thenation.com/article/france-migrants-macron-refugees/

France's Undocumented Migrants Are Fighting for Their Rights
Harrison Stetler | thenation.com | 2019-12-31
France's Undocumented Migrants Are Fighting for Their Rights…
thenation.com/article/france-migrants-macron-refugees/

Workers Struggles: the Americas
wsws.org | 2019-12-31
Mexican postal workers are protesting the failure of management to live up to previous wage agreements as well as deteriorating working conditions.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/31/work-d31.html

Headlines for December 27, 2019
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-12-27
In Confidential Videos, Navy SEALs Say Gallagher Was "Toxic" & "Freaking Evil", Hospitals & Health Clinics Shuttered by Heavy Bombing in Idlib, Syria, Japan to Deploy Destroyer to Middle East Amid Rising Tensions in Gulf of Oman, Nigerian-American Journalist Omoyele Sowore Released from Prison, In India, Protests Rage Against "Anti-Muslim" Citizenship Law, Netanyahu Staves Off Party Leadership Challenge Ahead of General Election, Mexico to Bring Complaint Against Bolivia's Interim Government to ICJ, Congolese Asylum Seeker Died in Border Patrol Custody on Christmas Day, Los Angeles Prosecutors Consider Filing Cri…
www.democracynow.org/2019/12/27/headlines

Headlines for December 27, 2019
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-12-27
In Confidential Videos, Navy SEALs Say Gallagher Was "Toxic" & "Freaking Evil", Hospitals & Health Clinics Shuttered by Heavy Bombing in Idlib, Syria, Japan to Deploy Destroyer to Middle East Amid Rising Tensions in Gulf of Oman, Nigerian-American Journalist Omoyele Sowore Released from Prison, In India, Protests Rage Against "Anti-Muslim" Citizenship Law, Netanyahu Staves Off Party Leadership Challenge Ahead of General Election, Mexico to Bring Complaint Against Bolivia's Interim Government to ICJ, Congolese Asylum Seeker Died in Border Patrol Custody on Christmas Day, Los Angeles Prosecutors Consider Filing Cri…
www.democracynow.org/2019/12/27/headlines

The Other Americans: Asylum Seekers Routed to Guatemala
Jeff Abbott | progressive.org | 2019-12-23
A proposed amendment to immigration policy endangers asylum seekers, advocates warn.
progressive.org/dispatches/asylum-seekers-routed-guatemala-abbott-191223/

Headlines for December 23, 2019
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-12-23
White House Halted Ukraine Aid 91 Minutes After Trump & Zelensky Phone Call, U.S. Considering Plan to Deport Mexican Asylum Seekers to Guatemala, WaPo: White House Pushes to Use Migrant Children to Ensnare Parents, Saudi Arabia Sentences 5 People to Death for Khashoggi's Murder, ICC Takes Step to Investigating Israel for War Crimes, India: Protests Continue as Modi Defends "Anti-Muslim" Citizenship Law, Iraq: Thousands Demand Appointment of Independent Prime Minister, Reuters: Up to 1,500 Dead in Iran's Bloody Crackdown Against Nov. Protests, Pentagon: U.S. Soldier Killed in Afghanistan, French Unions Continue St…
www.democracynow.org/2019/12/23/headlines

Headlines for December 23, 2019
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-12-23
White House Halted Ukraine Aid 91 Minutes After Trump & Zelensky Phone Call, U.S. Considering Plan to Deport Mexican Asylum Seekers to Guatemala, WaPo: White House Pushes to Use Migrant Children to Ensnare Parents, Saudi Arabia Sentences 5 People to Death for Khashoggi's Murder, ICC Takes Step to Investigating Israel for War Crimes, India: Protests Continue as Modi Defends "Anti-Muslim" Citizenship Law, Iraq: Thousands Demand Appointment of Independent Prime Minister, Reuters: Up to 1,500 Dead in Iran's Bloody Crackdown Against Nov. Protests, Pentagon: U.S. Soldier Killed in Afghanistan, French Unions Continue St…
www.democracynow.org/2019/12/23/headlines

Mexico Finds "World's Largest Lithium Deposit" Just Before US Focus & $1.4 Trillion War-Aimed NDAA
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-18
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/17/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/mexico-finds-worlds-largest-lithium-deposit-just-before-us-focus-1-4-trillion-war-aimed-ndaa/

US Regime Change In Mexico, US Bombs Afghan Hospital, Saudis Get Involved In Syria & More OPCW Leaks
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-17
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/16/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/us-regime-change-in-mexico-us-bombs-afghan-hospital-saudis-get-involved-in-syria-more-opcw-leaks/

128 Reuters articles on Bolivia since October 20, 2019 election with no mention of expert criticism of OAS audit UPDATED
Joe Emersberger | zcomm.org | 2019-12-15
Bolivia ¥s foreign minister says Mexico appeal to International Court 'a mistake' Bolivia's YPFB strikes transition deal with Petrobras to extend natural gas exports Bolivia is not a Mexican colony, acting foreign minister Longaric tells El Pais Mexico says Spanish diplomats' cars blocked by Bolivia at La Paz embassy Mexico appeals to international court as diplomatic Read…
zcomm.org/zblogs/112-reuters-articles-on-bolivia-since-october-20-2019-election-with-no-mention-of-expert-criticism-of-oas-audit/