Daily Archives: August 13, 2021

2021-08-13: News Headlines

teleSUR (2021-08-13). Venezuelan Government and Opposition Begin Talks in Mexico. telesurenglish.net On Friday afternoon, the government of President Nicolas Maduro and members of the Venezuelan opposition begin a new negotiation process in Mexico City. | RELATED: | Mexico's Foreign Affairs Minister Marcelo Ebrard received a communiqué from the Norwegian government, indicating that the parties have entered the final phase of exploratory talks and are ready to begin negotiations. Last week, President Andres Manuel…

Laura Carlsen (2021-08-13). The Exaggerated Death of Mexico's Drug War. counterpunch.org What would have to change to really kill the Merida Initiative? The program has greatly benefited the U.S. government by increasing its level of direct intervention in Mexican security. It has enriched U.S. defense companies, while contributing to the death and disappearance of hundreds of thousands of Mexicans.

Staff (2021-08-13). Press Freedom Under Attack in Mexico as TV Anchor Gets Death Threat from Cartel over Reporting. democracynow.org Prominent Mexican news anchor Azucena Uresti took to the airwaves this week to stand up to one of the country's most powerful drug cartels, the Jalisco New Generation, after the group posted a video online directly threatening her life. Uresti regularly reports on cartel violence and organized crime. The Committee to Protect Journalists considers Mexico the most dangerous country for journalists in the Western Hemisphere, where about 120 journalists have been killed since 2000, with four murders this year alone. Jan-Albert Hootsen, Mexico correspondent for the Committee to Protect Journalists, says the cartels ar…

Staff (2021-08-13). Norway Confirms Everything Ready for Mexico Talks. orinocotribune.com The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway confirmed Norway's role in talks in Mexico with the Venezuelan government and the opposition, as agreed by all parties more than a year ago. In their role as mediator, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Twitter that "Norway confirms that the Government of Venezuela and the Unitary Platform of Venezuela are in the final phase of exploratory talks, with the aim of starting negotiations in Mexico facilitated by Norway." | Norway confirms that the Government of Venezuela and the Unitary Platform of Venezuela are in the final phase of exploratory talks, with the aim…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-08-13). Stalin González Says He too is Ready for Mexico Talks. orinocotribune.com Stalin González, spokesman of the Venezuelan far-right, confirmed that he will be present in the dialogue process between representatives of the Bolivarian government and sectors of Venezuela's extreme right opposition, who will meet in Mexico under the auspices of governments such as Norway. | González expressed this through a series of posts on his Twitter account. In these posts, he stated the importance of joining the democratic route of the regional elections scheduled for November 21 to elect governors, mayors, and members of state legislative councils and city councils. | In this regard, he stated that "se…

Anonymous Contributor (2021-08-13). Statement from the CIPOG-EZ on the 500th Anniversary of the So-Called "Conquest of Mexico" itsgoingdown.org Communique from the Popular Indigenous Council of Guerrero-Emiliano Zapata on the 500th anniversary of the so-called "Conquest of Mexico" To the Zapatista Army of National Liberation To the National Indigenous Congress To the Indigenous Governing Council To the National and International Sixth To the Networks of Resistance and Rebellion August 13th, 2021 500 years…

Staff (2021-08-13). Tomás Guanipa Leaves Guaidó and Joins Mexico Talks. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan anti-Chavista politician Tomás Guanipa announced on Wednesday, August 11, that he resigned from the former deputy, Juan Guaidó, to join the dialogue that will begin in Mexico between the Venezuelan government and the extreme right opposition. | Through his Twitter account, Guanipa reported that he will be the representative of the opposition party Primero Justicia (PJ) in the negotiations that will begin this Friday in Mexico. | For the opposition leader, the talks that will take place in Mexico, with Norway as mediator, represent a new challenge to reach an agreement between sectors of the country.

WSWS (2021-08-13). As pandemic toll rises, New Mexico does partial about-face on vaccinations and masks, but not on school and work reopenings. wsws.org As the Delta variant rages through the US, New Mexico's officials remain adamant on reopening schools and businesses, while backtracking on some of their most reckless policies.

Margaux Lopez (2021-08-13). Death and abuse of a child swept under the rug in New Mexico, whistleblowers punished. liberationnews.org The treatment of children, and their lack of protection by the capitalist state, is particularly appalling.

RobertAlvarez (2021-08-13). Two Years After the Largest Workplace Raid in U.S. History, a Path Forward for Undocumented Workers. ips-dc.org Immigration agents arrested over 600 undocumented workers at a poultry plant in Jackson, Mississippi two years ago in what remains the On the two-year anniversary of that raid, immigrant rights advocates are demanding that U.S. officials take action to repair the harms inflicted on the workers and their communities. | Some 230 of the workers have already been deported but another 400 are still waiting for their day in court. And while they wait, many are unable to provide for themselves because…

Daniel O'Connell — Scott Peters (2021-08-13). The Fight Against Industrial Agribusiness: Remembering Ernesto Galarza. counterpunch.org Industrial agribusiness has been a scourge on our environment and communities. We've long and rightly celebrated the immigrants and workers who stood up to the corporations who colonized our richest farmlands throughout the United States. Yet, some of us may be surprised to learn that scholars also have a long history of taking on industrial

United We Dream Action (2021-08-13). Tuesday 8/17: San Francisco: DACA Is Not Enough! Citizenship for All Immigrants Rally. indybay.org 1 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94104 | Wear a mask. Please follow all current COVID safety guidelines: covid19.ca.gov/

Anonymous103 (2021-08-13). "It's Not So Bad In Afghanistan": Hypocritical Europe Not To Allow New Refugees. southfront.org Illustrative Image | The leading EU states have sent a letter to the European Commission calling not to halt the expulsion of illegal migrants back to Afghanistan, despite the ongoing crisis in the country. | Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Denmark, Greece and Belgium representatives (Interior Ministers or in charge of Migration) were among the signatories, who asked the European Commission to guarantee the forced return of certain Afghans."I have sent a letter to the European Commission calling for the…

ecns.cn (2021-08-12). UNHCR objects to renewed U.S. expulsion flights of migrants under public health restrictions. ecns.cn The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) expressed concern on Wednesday over the resumption of the U.S. practice of flying non-Mexican asylum seekers and migrants to southern Mexico after expelling them under a U.S. health law regulation implemented last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

teleSUR (2021-08-12). Mexico Declares Drought Emergency. telesurenglish.net The National Water Commission (CONAGUA) on Wednesday declared the beginning of an emergency because of the occurrence of severe, extreme, or exceptional drought in the Mexican watersheds. | RELATED: | This declaration will allow the authorities to establish transitory measures to guarantee the provision of water for domestic use, in urban cities, and in basins in drought conditions. These measures include limiting existing water rights and reducing the v…

teleSUR (2021-08-12). Tropical Depression Fred to Reach Florida Keys on Saturday. telesurenglish.net On Thursday morning, Tropical Depression Fred is moving from Cuba towards the Bahamas with maximum sustained winds of 35 miles per hour. | RELATED: | The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) expects that Fred, which degraded to a tropical depression on Wednesday, will experience few changes in the intensity of its winds on Thursday. However, it stressed that the storm could reinforce on Friday since it will churn up the eastern Gulf of Mexico. | According…

RobertAlvarez (2021-08-12). Risks for Mexico in the Renegotiation of its FTA with the European Union. ips-dc.org To end neoliberalism and defend energy resources, Andres Manuel López Obrador must step up and avoid the inclusion of supranational arbitration mechanisms in a renegotiated FTA with the European Union.

Staff (2021-08-12). Henrique Capriles Confirms Participation in 21N Regional Elections and Talks in Mexico. orinocotribune.com Addressing the expectations regarding the scheduled negotiation process to be held in Mexico in the next few days, the leader of Primero Justicia, Henrique Capriles Radonski, stressed that he is committed to this new stage of dialogue as well as the electoral schedule for November 21. | In an address before local media, he affirmed that his party will be present at the meetings that he assured will begin this Friday, August 13, in Mexico. | In addition, Capriles effectively vindicated the role of the Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE) as he defended without hesitation the CNE rectors Enrique Márquez and…

teleSUR (2021-08-12). US Embassy Tells Its Citizens To Leave Afghanistan Immediately. telesurenglish.net "The U.S. Embassy urges U.S. citizens to leave Afghanistan immediately using available commercial flight options," a security alert from the diplomatic outpost stated on Thursday. The diplomatic representation even offered loans to Americans unable to afford plane tickets home, as well as assistance with immigrant visas for foreign family members. | The alert was released shortly after the Taliban claimed to have captured Kandahar, Afghanistan's second-largest city. Earlier Thursday, the armed group claimed victory in the city of Ghazni, 150km (95 miles) from the capital city. Ghazni is becomes the 10th Afghan…

The Associated Press (2021-08-12). Panama, Colombia Agree to Limit of 650 Migrants Per Day. latinorebels.com PANAMA CITY (AP) — The governments of Panama and Colombia agreed Wednesday to impose a daily limit on the number of migrants passing through the thickly jungled and roadless Darien Gap on the two countries' border.

Carter Lum (2021-08-12). After gov't inaction, community takes Tijuana River Valley cleanup into own hands. zcomm.org "The point isn't to shame people that use single-use plastic, but to encourage education about this issue that affects us all. If the government isn't going to do anything, then it is up to us to take action."

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