Below is a statement emitted by ALBA Movimientos in responses to comments by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, in which he threatened the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Panama, and its operation of the Panama Canal. Days after a new anniversary of the Invasion of Panama perpetrated by the United States Army on December 20, 1989, […]
With Venezuela’s presidential inauguration one month away, President Nicolas Maduro says the country’s US-backed opposition is working to create the conditions to replicate the circumstances of Syria in Venezuela. “Looking at the events in Syria, we are witnessing the painful suffering of the Syrian people,” Maduro said. “Now, the outspoken fascist extremists are calling for
Latin American governments and political leaders have issued statements in solidarity with the people of Syria, calling for respect for Syria’s territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence amid the collapse of the country at the hands of terrorist and extremist groups and amid the seizure of Syrian land by Israel. The following is a selection of
U.S. organizations are observing this year’s International Human Rights Day with a call to end the cruel unilateral coercive measures targeting Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. Human Rights Day is celebrated annually on December 10, the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. A week of actions against sanctions will demand an
During the recent UN Summit in New York, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly criticized Brazil and China’s joint peace proposal for the conflict in Ukraine. He labeled it “destructive” before learning any details, as the plan hadn’t yet been disclosed. Essentially, as shown in the following excerpt, the proposal suggests adherence to basic principles of
Yahya Sinwar, the political leader of Hamas, ascended to martyrdom in combat with the gang of killers of Palestinian women and children, self-proclaimed as “Israel,” while defending his land and the land of all Palestinians. Sinwar was not originally from Gaza. Like 73% of the 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza, Sinwar was a refugee. His
The BRICS nations have been discussing the possibility of building alternatives to the US dollar and the Western payment system for some time now. The current order – more accurately described as disorder – of the international monetary and financial system, dominated by the United States and its allies, is increasingly dysfunctional and insecure. The
With three months before crucial presidential elections, Ecuador is engulfed by scandalous revelations that question the actions of US-backed Attorney General Diana Salazar and showcase the deep corruption of the country’s current neoliberal period. According to thousands of chats leaked from the phone of murdered presidential candidate and FBI informant Fernando Villavicencio, Salazar has systematically
The people of the United States and most of the rest of the world woke up this week to the last news they wanted to hear. Not only had Donald J Trump presiding over a proto-fascist Maga mass movement been elected president of the United States, he will enjoy a comfortable Republican majority in the
Intensified persecution The current situation of harassment and persecution of former Bolivian President Evo Morales includes multiple complaints and/or legal cases opened or promoted in recent months, with varying degrees of progress and media harassment, as well as a recent attempt at physical elimination that has not yet been clarified . This situation has intensified
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