Monthly Archives: January 2022

2022-01-29: News Headlines

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2022-01-29). Ciudad de México aplicará dosis de refuerzo a mayores de 40 años. telesurtv.net Las autoridades mexicanas indicaron que las dosis de refuerzo contra la Covid-19 serán de la vacuna rusa Sputnik V.

Tanya Wadhwa (2022-01-29). Assassination of journalists sparks outrage in Mexico. peoplesdispatch.org On January 25, hundreds of journalists took to the streets across Mexico to protest against the assassinations of three fellow professionals this month. Journalists, joined in solidarity by members of human rights and social organizations, held vigils and demonstrated in

Anonymous Contributor (2022-01-29). Indigenous Prisoner in Struggle Marcelino Ruíz Gómez Shows Solidarity with Journalists Under Attack in Mexico. itsgoingdown.org Statement from Indigenous prisoner in struggle Marcelino Ruíz Gómez showing solidarity with journalists in Mexico after three journalists have already been killed just this year To the Zapatista Army of National Liberation To the Human Rights Defenders To the National and International Sixth To the National Indigenous Congress To the Indigenous Governing Council To the…

Rainer Shea (2022-01-29). Haiti's Migrant Crisis & the Blind Eye to Imperialism's Sins. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Jan 27, 2022 | Last year, when photos came out of Texas border patrols riding on horseback to use whip-like reins for intimidating Black Haitian migrants, the United States was confronted with an uncomfortable reality about how our society is set up. | Images like these were supposed to be confined to America's era of slavery, yet here they were today. What factors had led to the situation revealed in these photos? Why had these migrants fled their homes? How much was the United States to blame? Beyond the unnerving optics, how many parallels were there between the context behind the border…

Gloria Rubac (2022-01-28). International Migrant Alliance report from the Texas/Mexico border. workers.org Last December a five-person delegation from the International Migrant Alliance-USA (IMA) traveled to Texas to work with the South Texas Human Rights Center (STHRC), based in Falfurrias, Texas, 60 miles north of the Mexican border. On Jan. 22 the delegation reported virtually on their trip. IMA-USA delegation at the border . . . |

Amy Goodman (2022-01-28). US-Backed Drug War Fuels Murders of Journalists in Mexico. truthout.org We go to Tijuana, Mexico, where a wave of murdered journalists has raised international alarm and prompted nationwide protests. The three most recently murdered are José Luis Gamboa Arenas, Alfonso Margarito Martínez Esquivel and Lourdes Maldonado López. We speak with Jan-Albert Hootsen, Mexico correspondent at the Committee to Protect Journalists, who attended López's funeral on Thursday in Tijuana and says Mexican authorities' investigations and security measures have proven "woefully insufficient." He adds that…

Staff (2022-01-28). U.S.-Backed Drug War Fuels Murders of Journalists in Mexico, Most Dangerous Country for Media Workers. democracynow.org We go to Tijuana, Mexico, where a wave of murdered journalists has raised international alarm and prompted nationwide protests. The three most recently murdered are José Luis Gamboa Arenas, Alfonso Margarito Martínez Esquivel and Lourdes Maldonado López. We speak with Jan-Albert Hootsen, Mexico correspondent at the Committee to Protect Journalists, who attended López's funeral on Thursday in Tijuana and says Mexican authorities' investigations and security measures have proven "woefully insufficient." He adds that violence against journalists exploded after the Mexican government launched its U.S.-backed war on d…

_____ (2022-01-28). Judge Annuls Gulf Of Mexico Oil Auction Over Climate Impact. popularresistance.org A federal judge invalidated the results of an oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday saying the Biden administration failed to properly account for the auction's climate change impact. | The decision has cast uncertainty over the future of the U.S. federal offshore drilling program, which has been a big source of public revenue for decades but also drawn the ire of activists concerned about its impact on the environment and contribution to global warming. | The Gulf of Mexico accounts for 15% of existing U.S. oil production and 5% of dry natural gas output, according to the Energy Information Ad…

splcenter (2022-01-28). 'Remain in Mexico': Migrants still waiting in peril as 'cruel and racist policy' continues after three years. splcenter.org

The Associated Press (2022-01-28). More Migrants Seek Asylum Through Reopened Canadian Border. latinorebels.com Migrants are taking advantage of a quirk in a 2002 agreement between the U.S. and Canada that says people seeking asylum must apply in the first country they arrive in.

The Associated Press (2022-01-28). Makeshift Boat with Dominican Migrants Capsizes in Puerto Rico. latinorebels.com Migrants from the Dominican Republic and Haiti have increasingly tried to cross the treacherous 92 miles of water known as the Mona Passage that separates the island of Hispaniola that both countries share from Puerto Rico. Some 449 Haitians and more than 200 Dominicans have been detained since October 1.

WSWS (2022-01-28). One dead, dozens missing from capsized migrant boat off Florida coast. wsws.org The lone survivor told authorities after his rescue that he was one of 40 migrants aboard the vessel when it left the Bahamas, about 50 miles east of Miami, on Saturday night.

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2022-01-28: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-01-28). One dead, dozens missing from capsized migrant boat off Florida coast. wsws.org The lone survivor told authorities after his rescue that he was one of 40 migrants aboard the vessel when it left the Bahamas, about 50 miles east of Miami, on Saturday night.

Gloria Rubac (2022-01-28). International Migrant Alliance report from the Texas/Mexico border. workers.org Last December a five-person delegation from the International Migrant Alliance-USA (IMA) traveled to Texas to work with the South Texas Human Rights Center (STHRC), based in Falfurrias, Texas, 60 miles north of the Mexican border. On Jan. 22 the delegation reported virtually on their trip. IMA-USA delegation at the border . . . |

_____ (2022-01-27). Indigenous Farmworkers Hold The Key To Healing Our Burning Planet. popularresistance.org Anayeli Guzman was born into a Mixtec-speaking Indigenous community in San Miguel Chicahua in Oaxaca, Mexico. Her family raised chickens on their land, and as a child she would help plant corn, squash and radishes. They ate handmade tortillas with beans, eggs and salsa. Her grandparents taught her to care for the land and to revere the rain. Few people worked for wages. Rather, families owned small plots and grew seasonal, drought-resistant crops, exchanged produce with nearby communities and helped each other with big projects. | After migrating to the United States to be with her husband, Anayeli (along with 11…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-27). Guaidó Threatens Additional US Sanctions. orinocotribune.com Speaking on behalf of the United States government, far-right former deputy of Venezuela Juan Guaidó threatened to intensify illegal sanctions imposed by the White House on the Venezuelan people if the national government does not resume the dialogue process in Mexico. | This was stated by the opposition figure in an

Prensa Latina (2022-01-27). Periodistas protestan en México por asesinatos de compañeros. peoplesworld.org MÉXICO Prensa Latina — En las bardas de la sede de la dependencia fueron colocadas fotografías de decenas de periodistas asesinados en los últimos años y proyectaron sus imágenes en la pared de las oficinas. Con enlaces en vivo por teléfono con reporteros de Baja California, donde este mes fueron asesinados Lourdes Maldonado y Margarito …

Michelle Begue (2022-01-27). Colombia hosts Pacific Alliance summit. america.cgtn.com Colombia is hosting the Pacific Alliance in its Pacific Port city Bahía Malaga, Buenaventura. The trading block is formed by Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru with the vision of strengthening trade in the Asia Pacific region. CGTN's Michelle Begue reports.

Alyssa Doublet (2022-01-27). People's Housing Project in New Mexico demands rent control. liberationnews.org Housing can be a matter of life and death when landlords neglect repairs, preferring to cut costs rather than address tenants' serious needs for adequate, safe housing.

WSWS (2022-01-27). JBS meatpacking worker killed in industrial accident in Grand Island, Nebraska. wsws.org The worker was identified as Esteban Mantilla, a 48-year-old Cuban immigrant and Grand Island resident.

Staff (2022-01-27). FIFA boss responds to backlash over African migrant remarks. rt.com Gianni Infantino says he was 'misrepresented' through his controversial remarks | FIFA president Gianni Infantino has attempted to clear up controversial comments he made that appeared to suggest a biennial World Cup could help reduce 'death in the sea' among African migrants. | Releasing a statement on Twitter, the Italian denied that his intention had been to directly link more frequent editions of the FIFA showpiece event with preventing loss of life among refugees. | "Given that certain remarks made by me before the Council of Europe appear to have been misinterpreted and taken out of context, I wish to cl…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-27). Haiti's Migrant Crisis & the Blind Eye to Imperialism's Sins. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea Illustration credit: The Week Last year, when photos came out of Texas border patrols riding on horseback to use whip-like reins for intimidating Black Haitian migrants, the United States was confronted with an uncomfortable reality about how our society is set up. Images like these were supposed to be confined to America's era of…

WSWS (2022-01-27). JBS meatpacking worker killed in industrial accident in Grand Island, Nebraksa. wsws.org The worker was identified as Esteban Mantilla, a 48-year-old Cuban immigrant and Grand Island resident.

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