2023-02-25: News Headlines

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-24). Daily Round up | 10 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank city of Nablus & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we take a look at the killing of 10 Palestinians by Israel, a former security chief being convicted of ties to a cartel in Mexico, a fresh investigation into the death of an activist in Brazil, and the Finnish Communist Party preparing for elections…

Staff (2023-02-25). Bronce de Anisley García abre el medallero para Cuba en el Campeonato Panamericano de Clavados. cubadebate.cu La clavadista cubana Anisley García ganó la medalla de bronce en la prueba de plataforma y le dio a Cuba la primera presea en el Campeonato Panamericano de ese deporte, un evento que tiene por sede a la ciudad mexicana de León y que reparte cupos directos a Santiago de Chile 2023. Laydel Domínguez terminó séptimo en el trampolín a un metro.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-02-25). Presidente de México reitera apoyo a Pedro Castillo. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado apoyó calificó de injusta e ilegal la destitución del expresidente peruano.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-02-24). Asesinan a periodista mexicano en el estado de Baja California. telesurtv.net Las autoridades declararon en un comunicado de prensa que los sospechosos, de 16 y 17 años respectivamente, ya estaban siendo instruidos de cargos.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-24). Daily Round up | 10 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank city of Nablus & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we take a look at the killing of 10 Palestinians by Israel, a former security chief being convicted of ties to a cartel in Mexico, a fresh investigation into the death of an activist in Brazil, and the Finnish Communist Party preparing for elections…

Staff (2023-02-25). Bronce de Anisley García abre el medallero para Cuba en el Campeonato Panamericano de Clavados. cubadebate.cu La clavadista cubana Anisley García ganó la medalla de bronce en la prueba de plataforma y le dio a Cuba la primera presea en el Campeonato Panamericano de ese deporte, un evento que tiene por sede a la ciudad mexicana de León y que reparte cupos directos a Santiago de Chile 2023. Laydel Domínguez terminó séptimo en el trampolín a un metro.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-02-25). Presidente de México reitera apoyo a Pedro Castillo. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado apoyó calificó de injusta e ilegal la destitución del expresidente peruano.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-02-24). Asesinan a periodista mexicano en el estado de Baja California. telesurtv.net Las autoridades declararon en un comunicado de prensa que los sospechosos, de 16 y 17 años respectivamente, ya estaban siendo instruidos de cargos.

teleSUR, odr, JGN (2023-02-25). Perú anuncia retiro de su embajador en México. telesurtv.net Con la decisión, las relaciones entre ambas naciones quedarán formalmente a nivel de encargados de Negocios.

WSWS (2023-02-25). Scores of immigrants die in bus crashes trying to reach locked-down US border. wsws.org The tragedies in Panama and Mexico are not mere "traffic accidents" but part and parcel of monstrous social crimes committed by US imperialism.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-02-24). Inflación en México baja a 7,76 % en primera quincena de febrero. telesurtv.net Se frena la tendencia al ascenso registrada durante dos meses consecutivos.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-02-24). Reportan incendio en ducto de Pemex en Veracruz, México. telesurtv.net El siniestro fue registrado en el Centro de Almacenamiento Estratégico Tuzandépetl, el mayor almacén de crudo de Pemex en la nación latinoamericano, sito en el municipio de Ixhuatlán.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-02-25). Autoridades dominicanas detienen a 404 migrantes haitianos. telesurtv.net En los operativos fueron apresados 378 hombres y 26 mujeres en los sectores Friusa, Mata Mosquitos, El Ejecutivo, Cabeza de Toro, Villa La Fe y Kosovo, entre otros.

Editor (2023-02-24). Biden's Border Crackdown Explained — A Refugee Law Expert Looks at the Legality and Impact of New Asylum Rule. scheerpost.com This rule will deny thousands of migrants fleeing persecution their right to seek asylum at the United States' southern border.

Eleanor J. Bader (2023-02-24). Ukrainian Refugees Struggle to Access Housing and Resources in the US. truthout.org As soon as Russia's war on Ukraine began last February, Jo Ann Radioli, a retired librarian living in Brooklyn, New York, knew that she wanted to help people who were being displaced. She quickly reached out to a number of agencies including Catholic Charities USA (a nonprofit national network), a Ukrainian church and a social welfare organization that serves immigrants, and asked what she could… |

Helen Yaffe (2023-02-24). What's Driving 'Irregular' Cuban Emigration to the United States? orinocotribune.com By Helen Yaffe — Feb 2, 2023 | In 2022, an unprecedented number of Cubans arrived in the United States through irregular, or 'illegal' channels. Historically the United States has encouraged and weaponised Cuban emigration. Cuban migrants fuel US propaganda about the failure of socialism and about political persecution and the lack of freedom and human rights on the island. However, it is an issue which can spiral out of control, forcing US administrations into dialogue with the Cuban government in the past. The current surge is creating political problems for President Biden as his opponents exploit the iss…

teleSUR, JDO (2023-02-24). República Dominicana prosigue con deportaciones de haitianos. telesurtv.net Detienen a un centenar de migrantes en varios puntos al este de Quisqueya, como Bávaro, Higüey, Bayahíbe, Nisibon, Verón y La Romana.

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2023-02-23: News Headlines

americanthinker (2023-02-22). AMLO stands by his lefties. americanthinker.com AMLO's nonsense could end up destroying the Pacific Alliance.

Tanya Wadhwa (2023-02-23). Conviction of former Mexican security chief for taking bribes from drug cartels is "just the tip of the iceberg" peoplesdispatch.org The guilty verdict against Genaro García Luna has raised questions about the involvement of former presidents Felipe Calderón and Vicente Fox in the crimes…

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-02-23). Piden aclarar rol de dos exmandatarios mexicanos en caso García Luna. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado avaló la necesidad de una "profunda" reforma del Poder Judicial.

teleSUR, SH (2023-02-23). Senado mexicano aprueba reforma electoral del Gobierno. telesurtv.net Tras su paso por el Senado, la iniciativa será remitida en las próximas horas al Ejecutivo mexicano para su publicación.

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-02-22). Corrupt Mexican Drug Czar "Had a Very Close Relationship For Many Years with U.S. Intelligence," Says Mexican Security Analyst. covertactionmagazine.com CIA has a 15-20,000-page dossier on Genaro García Luna that, if ever released, would cause a political scandal bigger than Watergate, according to former CIA contract pilot. Former Mexican drug czar Genaro García Luna, the highest ranking Mexican official ever to be tried in the U.S., was found guilty in a Brooklyn federal court on …

Staff (2023-02-22). Declaran culpable de narcotráfico y otros cargos criminales a exsecretario de Seguridad Pública mexicano. cubadebate.cu Genaro García Luna fue declarado culpable de todos los cargos criminales en su contra al culminar su juicio en el Tribunal Federal del Distrito del Este de Nueva York. El juicio de cuatro semanas de quien fue la cara pública y el colaborador de Washington entre 2001 y 2012 en la llamada guerra contra las drogas concluyó con García Luna como un criminal convicto.

Staff (2023-02-22). Guilty: Mexico's Ex-Top Cop García Luna Convicted in U.S. Drug Trafficking Case. democracynow.org A New York court on Tuesday convicted Genaro García Luna, Mexico's former secretary of public security and a close ally of U.S. law enforcement for decades, of drug trafficking and money laundering, among other charges. Prosecutors said García Luna accepted millions in bribes from the very criminal groups he was meant to be fighting, including the infamous Sinaloa Cartel formerly led by Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. García Luna faces up to life in prison and is the most high-ranking Mexican official ever tried in the U.S. For more, we speak with award-winning journalists Peniley Ramírez and Maria H…

Tamara Pearson (2023-02-22). Mexican groups call for global protests against corporate water plundering. greenleft.org.au More than 500 people from 18 states around Mexico, representing 125 different movements, organisations and Indigenous communities, gathered on February 18—19 in the Assembly for Water and For Life, reports Tamara Pearson.

Anonymous Contributor (2023-02-23). Mexico: Update on Anarchist Political Prisoner Jorge "Yorch" Esquivel. itsgoingdown.org An update and call for solidarity with anarchist political prisoner Jorge "Yorch" Esquivel, detained since December on trumped-up charges. Jorge "Yorch" Esquivel is a beloved compañero of the punk and anarchist community, and a long-time participant of the Okupa Che Guevara. He was arrested on December 8, 2022, by plainclothes police as he was leaving…

WSWS (2023-02-23). White House violates right to asylum and bans immigration at US-Mexico border. wsws.org On Tuesday, the Biden administration announced a sweeping new immigration policy that bars entry to almost all immigrants at the southern border and denies them the right to apply for asylum.

Fight Back (2023-02-22). Major immigrant rights victory as Minnesota legislature passes 'Drivers Licenses for All' bill. fightbacknews.org Saint Paul, MN – Despite a snowstorm of historic proportions, hundreds of immigrants and supporters packed the State Capitol February 21 as the Senate debated Senate File 27, the Drivers Licenses for All bill which would allow Minnesotans to get a driver's license regardless of immigration status. After more than six hours of debating hostile Republican amendments, the Senate voted to pass the bill around 2: 00 a.m. on a party-line vote, with all Democrats voting in favor and all Republicans voting against. | The bill previously passed the House, and Governor Tim Walz already indicated he will sign it, so the…

Natalia Marques (2023-02-22). Biden's harshest immigration policy yet places impossible demands on asylum seekers. peoplesdispatch.org The "transit ban" would render migrants ineligible for US asylum if they do not apply for, and are denied, asylum in each country they pass through…

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