Staff (2022-04-07). XV Ronda de Conversaciones Migratorias México-Cuba concluyó con éxito. cubadebate.cu La XV ronda de conversaciones sobre migración entre México y Cuba concluyó hoy con éxito y estuvo presidida por Maximiliano Reyes, subsecretario por la parte anfitriona, y el viceministro de Exteriores Carlos Fernández de Cossío. Las delegaciones evaluaron el comportamiento del flujo migratorio entre los dos países,…

Staff (2022-04-06). Recibió Díaz-Canel a intelectual mexicano Fernando Buen Abad. cubadebate.cu El presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, recibió hoy en el Palacio de la Revolución al intelectual mexicano Fernando Buen Abad, encuentro en el cual dialogaron sobre guerra mediática y la necesidad de articular fuerzas y vencer en la batalla de ideas que se libra. Buen Abad se encuentra en Cuba en visita de trabajo y ha intercambiado con científicos, universitarios, comunicadores, además de visitar importantes centros científicos y educacionales.

_____ (2022-04-06). Venezuela To 'Deepen Cooperation' With ICC After Visit By Prosecutor Khan. popularresistance.org Mexico City, Mexico — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro welcomed the opening of an International Criminal Court (ICC) office in Caracas after a three-day visit by prosecutor Karim Khan. | At a joint press conference, Maduro said "the doors of Venezuela were open" to the court's lead prosecutor and his team. | Khan's visit to the Caribbean country is the second since he announced his decision to open a full-scale investigation into alleged human rights abuses in Venezuela. During his visit in November, the government of Venezuela and Khan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate cooperation…

Nicholas Stender (2022-04-06). Biden forced to finally lift racist Trump-era 'Title 42' border closure. liberationnews.org Immigrants' rights activists have long been demanding that Biden end Title 42, pointing out the huge gap between his campaign trail promises of a more humane immigration system and the reality of his administration's policies.

_____ (2022-04-06). GOP Threatens to Tank Covid Funding in Bid to Preserve Trump Immigration Policy. commondreams.org Democrats accused Senate Republicans of holding key coronavirus aid "hostage" in an effort to protect Title 42, a Trump-era migrant expulsion order that rights groups have condemned as inhumane.

Staff (2022-04-06). Embajada de Estados Unidos en Cuba reanudará trámites limitados de visas en mayo. cubadebate.cu La embajada de Estados Unidos en Cuba anunció hoy que reanudará en mayo el procesamiento limitado de visas de inmigrantes, tras casi cinco años sin servicios consulares bajo un pretexto descartado por científicos e informes oficiales. A través de su página oficial en Internet, informaron que priorizará a los solicitantes de la categoría IR-5.

Alasdair Baverstock (2022-04-06). Nicaraguan refugees in Costa Rica. america.cgtn.com A record number of Nicaraguans sought asylum in neighboring Costa Rica last year. Costa Rican officials say the influx of migrants is the result of a political crackdown against opponents of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. Refugees are finding a friendlier reception than they might …

Staff (2022-04-06). Recibió Díaz-Canel a intelectual mexicano Fernando Buen Abad. cubadebate.cu El presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, recibió hoy en el Palacio de la Revolución al intelectual mexicano Fernando Buen Abad, encuentro en el cual dialogaron sobre guerra mediática y la necesidad de articular fuerzas y vencer en la batalla de ideas que se libra. Buen Abad se encuentra en Cuba en visita de trabajo y ha intercambiado con científicos, universitarios, comunicadores, además de visitar importantes centros científicos y educacionales.

_____ (2022-04-06). GOP Threatens to Tank Covid Funding in Bid to Preserve Trump Immigration Policy. commondreams.org Democrats accused Senate Republicans of holding key coronavirus aid "hostage" in an effort to protect Title 42, a Trump-era migrant expulsion order that rights groups have condemned as inhumane.

JANET (2022-04-05). World hunger and the war in Ukraine. iacenter.org By Vijay Prashad April 5, 2022 During this war on Ukraine, No Cold War launched a new publication called Briefings, which will be factual texts on matters of global concern. Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research shared this first briefing: Billions of people around the world will suffer from this hunger crisis. The war in Ukraine, along with sanctions imposed by the United States and Western countries against Russia, have caused global food, fertilizer and fuel prices to skyrocket and endanger the world food supply. This conflict is exacerbating the existing crisis of global hunger and imperils the living…

James Goodman (2022-04-05). The Fight for Labor Rights in Mexico. progressive.org Activists are beginning to undo the damage done by NAFTA.

_____ (2022-04-05). Biden's Call To Increase Gas Exports Is Equal To Palin's 'Drill Baby Drill'. popularresistance.org Travis Dardar, an indigenous fisherman in Cameron, Louisiana, has a front-row view of the expansion of the liquified natural gas (LNG) industry's export capacity on the Gulf Coast — and it isn't pretty. "It disgusts me what man is doing to the planet," Dardar told me as I photographed flares at the recently built Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LNG export facility from his boat out in the Calcasieu Ship Channel, which empties into the Gulf of Mexico. | I met Travis and his wife Nicole Dardar on March 17, before attending an air quality permit hearing held by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (…

Fight Back (2022-04-05). March in Saint Paul demands: "Stand up against hate! justice for our Asian siblings!" fightbacknews.org Saint Paul, MN – On the afternoon of April 2, about 50 people gathered for a protest in Saint Paul's Frogtown area to "Stand up against hate" and demand justice for Asian people who have been targeted in hate crimes, discrimination and violence. | The action was organized by Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC) and Minnesota 8 (MN8) and was called in response to the recent attacks on the Asian community in New York City as well as commemorating the one-year anniversary of the Atlanta spa shootings. The Atlanta Young's Asian Massage victims include: Delaina Ashley Yaun, Paul Andre Michels, Xiaojie T…