Daily Archives: August 20, 2022

2022-08-20: News Headlines

Staff (2022-08-20). Investigación sobre caso Ayotzinapa determinará responsabilidad de 33 personas, incluidos ex funcionarios públicos. cubadebate.cu Con las investigaciones que hasta el momento se tienen del caso Ayotzinapa, hay elementos suficientes para determinar responsabilidades penales contra 33 personas, entre ellas ex funcionarios públicos de los tres niveles de gobierno y militares, sostuvo el subsecretario de Derechos Humanos, Población y Migración, de la Secretaría de Gobernación, Alejandro Encinas.

Alexandra Gulden (2022-08-20). The Truth About Busing Migrants from the Border to DC. zcomm.org In reality, mutual aid and solidarity groups have safely welcomed thousands of asylum seekers with dignity…

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-08-20). Incrementa en 52 % la deportación de migrantes a Honduras. telesurtv.net Más de la mitad de esas deportaciones se han producido desde Estados Unidos seguido de México, según autoridades locales.

Staff (2022-08-20). New border bridge inaugurated on Armenia-Georgia border. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — A new bridge on the border of Armenia and Georgia, aimed at easing travel and cargo transit between the two countries, was inaugurated on Friday.

CounterSpin (2022-08-19). Azadeh Shahshahani on Central America Plan, Jon Lloyd on Facebook Disinformation. fair.org In These Times ( This week on CounterSpin: The Biden administration says it's making progress toward its goal to slow migration from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador by addressing the causes of that migration. The White House "Call to Action" foregrounds private sector "investments" as key to creating economic opportunity and to rooting out corruption in the region. And companies like Microsoft and PepsiCo have stepped up to do…well, what exactly? And how does this differ f…

Ana Perdigón (2022-08-19). Historic 'Border Agreement' Meeting Held to Discuss Renewal of Venezuela—Colombia Diplomatic Relations. orinocotribune.com This Thursday, August 18, the second day of the "Border Agreement" meeting was held, an event attended by Venezuelan and Colombian authorities, and businesspeople who seek to reach agreements for the commercial reopening between Venezuela and Colombia. | The Border Agreement meeting was held at the Casino Internacional hotel in Cúcuta, Colombia, where recently appointed ambassadors Félix Plasencia of Venezuela and Armando Benedetti of Colombia were joined by more than 200 businesspeople from both countries. | The meeting was organized by the Colombian-Venezuelan Chamber, the Chamber of Venezuelan-Colombian Econom…

Staff (2022-08-19). National Assembly of Venezuela Approves Félix Plasencia's Appointment as Ambassador in Colombia. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, August 11, the Venezuelan National Assembly (AN) approved the appointment of Félix Plasencia as ambassador of Venezuela to the Republic of Colombia. The approval was unanimous in parliament during an ordinary session at the AN headquarters in Caracas. | "This is a moment of joy for the people living along the Venezuelan border in Zulia, Táchira and Amazonas and for the people along the Colombian border with Venezuela. It is a moment of joy for the indigenous peoples of both nations, for businesspersons, and for the entire continent: a moment for peace and life," declared National Assembly President J…

Staff (2022-08-19). National Assembly of Venezuela Approves Félix Plasencia's Appointment as Ambassador to Colombia. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, August 11, the Venezuelan National Assembly (AN) approved the appointment of Félix Plasencia as ambassador of Venezuela to the Republic of Colombia. The approval was unanimous in parliament during an ordinary session at the AN headquarters in Caracas. | "This is a moment of joy for the people living along the Venezuelan border in Zulia, Táchira and Amazonas and for the people along the Colombian border with Venezuela. It is a moment of joy for the indigenous peoples of both nations, for businesspersons, and for the entire continent: a moment for peace and life," declared National Assembly President J…

Staff (2022-08-19). Escalation inevitable if Israel denies Lebanon's rights. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) — Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hasan Nasrallah said Friday that "Regardless of the fate of the Iranian nuclear deal, Hezbollah will insist on the Lebanese maritime rights and borders."

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-08-19). Se incrementa en 52% la deportación de migrantes a Honduras. telesurtv.net Más de la mitad de esas deportaciones se han producido desde Estados Unidos seguido de México, según autoridades locales.

_____ (2022-08-18). Nicaragua: Tomabu Community Builds Agroecology And Food Sovereignty. popularresistance.org This past week, I visited the community of Tomabu in the department of Estelí. It is a small campo community with an incredibly curvy and uneven dirt road that leads to the top. Upon arrival, we were warmly greeted by Dolores and Bernardino in their home, where they shared with us that Dolores was born in the community and they have been campesinos/campesinas their entire lives, currently working with 4 manzanas of land, and that the community's main crops are corn and beans | Dolores and Bernardino have one of the ATC's projects behind their home — cama profundas, as they are called in Spanish — a de…

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