(2021-05-07). Over 370 People Go Missing During 9 Days of Tax Reform Protests in Colombia, Rights Group Says. sputniknews.com MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – A total of 379 people went missing in Colombia over nine days of protests triggered by the now-shelved tax reform, the Movice National Movement of Victims of State Crime has announced.
(2021-05-07). A successful combination of inspiration and perspiration. dissidentvoice.org 
Poster promoting the theatrical premiere of the 1954 American film Salt of the Earth at a (now demolished) theater on 86th Street in Manhattan. Mexican actress Rosaura Revueltas, who played the leading role, is shown. Born in controversy but then ignored in its youth, the film Salt of the Earth has matured beautifully into a …
(2021-05-07). France's Le Pen Wants to Limit Naturalization Via Family Reunification. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Leader of French right-wing party National Rally, Marine Le Pen, announced plans to limit the opportunities for migrants to become citizens of France through the family reunification track for at least a decade if she is elected president.
(2021-05-07). Metro accident in Mexico City to be investigated for homicide. peoplesdispatch.org This Monday night, a metro overpass collapsed in Mexico City while a train was passing over it. 25 people died and 79 people were injured. The Mexican government has promised to deliver justice and punish those responsible…
(2021-05-07). Harris Urges Central America to Tackle 'Root Causes' of Migration as Mexico Accuses US of Meddling. sputniknews.com The so-called Northern Triangle of Central America, consisting of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, has been long been plagued by social unrest, poverty, violence, and corruption, partially attributable to centuries of US meddling in the region's affairs. The crisis has caused many people from these countries to flee in search of a better life.
(2021-05-07). México — La soberbia es mala consejera de la política. globalizacion.ca Mal comenzó la primera semana de Mayo. Sobre todo si en medio de todas las turbulencias que ha causado para alborotar el gallinero a su cargo, ya ha causado un estropicio del que no puede detenerse. Por un lado, están…
(2021-05-06). Over 30 People Reportedly Killed Within Week of Colombian Protests. sputniknews.com MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) — At least 31 people have been killed, 1,220 have been injured and 87 have gone missing in a week of protests in Colombia, the Institute for Development and Peace Studies said.
(2021-05-06). US Special Forces trained Mexican drug cartels linked to decapitation, torture, rape. thegrayzone.com An investigation into how U.S. Special Forces trained feared Mexican drug cartels responsible for grisly murders, and how Pentagon-backed counter-insurgency in Colombia and Guatemala has bled into organized crime. (This article was first published in CovertAction Magazine.) The Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) has established itself as one of the most feared paramilitaries in Mexico over the last decade. Images of the group have become the standard depiction of the Mexican cartels writ large. Their propaganda videos often feature groups …
(2021-05-06). Modi's Pandemic Response in India Is Turning a Profit From Death. truthout.org 
Let us be clear from the outset: what is happening in India right now is mass murder. And it is organized by a man who has Two images bookend the current crisis and contain in them a trajectory of the crisis. The first is the image of the Indian police hosing down migrant workers with bleach last spring, during the first wave of the pandemic, and the grimmer, mor…
(2021-05-06). Boat carrying migrants capsizes off the coast of San Diego, killing at least 4. liberationnews.org 
Featured image: A photo of the wreckage from May 2. Credit: City of San Diego Fire-Rescue Twitter (@SDFD) At least four people have died and over two dozen more hospitalized after a 40-foot vessel carrying approximately 30 migrants capsized off the coast of San Diego on the morning of May 2. The boat broke apart …
(2021-05-06). 300,000 Deported in Biden's First 100 Days. orinocotribune.com 
By Jake Johnson — Apr 29, 2021 | A rights group warns that the U.S. president is "well on track to repeat" Obama's failures. | Rights group United We Dream warned Tuesday that unless he takes immediate steps to improve his administration's treatment of immigrants, President Joe Biden is at serious risk of repeating the destructive failures of former President Barack Obama, who deported Despite Biden's characterization of Obama's mass deportations as a "
(2021-05-06). Venezuela Reiterates Its Commitment To Human Rights And Justice. popularresistance.org Mexico City, Mexico – The Venezuelan Attorney General's Office submitted an updated report to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on April 30 detailing its efforts to address alleged human rights abuses by state officials. | In September 2018, Venezuela's right-wing opposition, with support from the US and a handful of allied countries, filed a suit before the ICC accusing the Nicolás Maduro government of being responsible for "crimes against humanity" during violent anti-government protests in 2017. | Attorney General Tarek William Saab said his office had engaged in "meticulous" work to defend human rights.
(2021-05-06). Biden's Border Problem Is Exploding — OpEd. eurasiareview.com President Biden is getting high marks for his overall performance, but if there is one issue that is dogging him, it is the crisis at the border. He even refuses to call it a crisis. Indeed, neither he nor his border-in-chief vice president has shown any interest in visiting the border. | Two new surveys spell disaster for the president on this subject. The Pew Research Center poll found that almost 7 in 10 Americans say Biden is doing a bad job dealing with the increasing number of migrants who are crashing our border. Most want more staffing and resources made available to handle the throngs of people, often…
(2021-05-06). AMLO To Propose Kamala Harris Total Opening Of US-Mexico Border. telesurenglish.net During a virtual meeting on Friday, Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) will ask U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris to reopen the border, which has been closed since March 2020 for non-essential travels. | RELATED: | "Harris and I will discuss immigration issues and other matters of interest to both nations," AMLO said and assured that U.S. citizens are anxiously awaiting normalized travel between their countries.
(2021-05-06). Mexican Temple 'Rises' From Water After Vanishing 40 Years Ago. sputniknews.com Three-quarters of Mexico is now suffering from a recurring seasonal drought aggravated by high temperatures and a lack of rain, according to meteorologists — but the unwelcome weather is uncovering some historical gems.
(2021-05-06). 80 Groups Blast US for Interfering with Mexico's Plan to Ban Glyphosate and GMO Corn. orinocotribune.com As Mexico prepares to phase out glyphosate and GMO corn crops, a coalition of agriculture, consumer, environmental, public health and worker groups called on key U.S. officials to "refrain from interfering with [Mexico's] right to enact health-protective policies." | A coalition of 80 U.S. agricultural, consumer, environmental, public health, and worker groups sent a letter April 29, to key figures in the Biden administration calling for them to "respect Mexico's sovereignty and refrain from interfering with its right to enact health-protective policies" — specifically, the phaseout of the herbicide glyphos…
(2021-05-06). Mexico and Celac Call for Democratization of Access to Vaccines. telesurenglish.net Mexico urged country members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) to support the democratization of vaccines and distribution equity in the region. | RELATED: | On Thursday, the CELAC announced that Mexico, as its pro-tempore president, is working on the Comprehensive Health Self-Sufficiency Plan, strengthening the vaccine and drug production chains in Latin America. | ÔøΩÔø…