May 2021 – Orinoco Tribune – News and opinion pieces about Venezuela and beyond

Over 200 Brazilian Cities Rise Up Against “Genocidal” Bolsonaro

May 31, 2021 Editor2 Brazil, COVID-19, impeachment, Jair Bolsonaro, mismanagement, protests, WHO

Massive rallies call for impeachment of Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro On Saturday, Brazilians took to the streets to protest against

Featured image: Pedro Calzadilla the president on Venezuela's electoral authority (CNE). Photo courtesy of Ultimas Noticias.

News Politics

At Least 87 Political Parties Authorized by CNE for N21 Regional Elections

May 31, 2021 orinocotribune 21N, CNE, democracy, electoral registry, Pedro Calzadilla, political parties, Regional Elections, Venezuela

The president of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Pedro Calzadilla, reported this Monday, May 31, that at least 87 political

500 thousand new doses of the most reputed Russian vaccine arrived (Photo: Vice-presidency of Venezuela)

Health-Education-Sport-Culture-Technology News

Another Batch of Sputnik V Vaccines Arrives in Venezuela

May 31, 2021 orinocotribune Abdala, China, COVAX, COVID-19, Cuba, mass vaccination, Patria System, Sinopharm, Sputnik V, Venezuela

President Nicolás Maduro announced the arrival of 500,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine in Venezuela. A few weeks ago

Central America and the Caribbean Latin America and ALBA-TCP News

Nicaragua, Among the 10 Safest Countries in the World to Visit Despite COVID-19

May 31, 2021 Editor2 COVID-19, Nicaragua, Safe Covid-19 destination, Tourism, WHO

The Spanish tour operator Planyts published the study “10 safest countries to travel in the world“ prepared by the biomedical engineer and

Latin America and ALBA-TCP Opinion South America

The Immorality of the Colombian State

May 31, 2021June 1, 2021 slorinoco Colombia, Colombia is a state sponsor of terrorism, dirty war, Hybrid warfare, Ivan Duque dictator, Live Aid Concert, Marcos Roitman Rosenmann

By Marcos Roitman Rosenmann – May 29, 2021 While union leaders, human rights defenders, peasant and Indigenous leaders are assassinated,

Latin America and ALBA-TCP News

Wealth Inequality in LatAm Increased During the COVID Pandemic

May 31, 2021 Editor2 Forbes Magazine, Latin America, Neoliberal Model, Pandemic, Wealth Distribution, Wealth Inequality

While extreme poverty in Latin America reached its highest level in the last two decades with an increase of 12.5%,

Latin America and ALBA-TCP News

Argentina and Cuba to Join Forces Against the Coronavirus Pandemic

May 31, 2021 Editor2 Argentina, Carla Vizzotti, COVID-19, Cuba, Jose Angel Portal, Vaccination

Health authorities of Cuba and Argentina Friday ratified their mutual commitment to strengthening cooperative relations in biotechnology to improve the

Latin America and ALBA-TCP Opinion South America

Winners, Losers, and Human Rights Abusers in Colombia’s National Strike

May 30, 2021May 30, 2021 James Patrick Jordan #SOSColombia, AFGJ, assesinations, Colombia, Desaparecidos, ESMAD, Human Rights, Ivan Duque Dictador, Paro Nacional, police repression, US Imperialism

By James Patrick Jordan – May 30, 2021 It is just over a month since Colombia’s National Strike (Paro Nacional)

Economy News

Sanctions, Deadly Instruments of Economic Warfare: A Conversation with Alexander Main (Part II)

May 30, 2021 Editor2 Alexander Main, black market, economic war, hyperinflation, Interview, oil prices, US Sanctions, Venezuela

A director at the Center for Economic and Policy Research explains the impact of the US sanctions on Venezuela’s economy.

Ideology-Commune-Labor Opinion

CPC Centenary: The “End of History” and the Struggle Against Liquidation

May 30, 2021 Editor2 Communist Party of Canada, CPC 100, socialism, Soviet Union

By People’s Voice – May 28, 2021 History was proclaimed “ended” when, between 1989 and 1991, socialism was overthrown in

Nigerian lawyer Femi Falana is part of Alex Saab's defense team. File photo.

News

ECOWAS Day: ‘Practice the Regional Unity You Preach’ Alex Saab’s Lawyer Charges Cape Verde

May 30, 2021June 9, 2021 orinocotribune

Mr Falana tells President Fonseca of Cape Verde to show that his words are not just platitudes on the occasion

Ideology-Commune-Labor News

Diosdado Cabello’s Surprise Visit to El Maizal Commune: ‘It Would be Good for Bureaucrats to Pay a Visit Here’

May 30, 2021May 30, 2021 orinocotribune communal cities law, communal socialism, Communes, Diosdado Cabello, El Maizal, Hugo Chavez, Land Reform, Lara State, Venezuela

National Assembly (AN) deputy, Diosdado Cabello, visited the emblematic El Maizal Commune this Friday, May 28. El Maizal is an organized

Health-Education-Sport-Culture-Technology News

Venezuela Begins Mass Vaccination Against COVID-19: This is How it will Proceed

May 30, 2021May 30, 2021 orinocotribune Carlos Alvarado, Covid vaccination process, COVID-19, Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign, mass vaccination, Patria System, Venezuelan Ministry of Health

Mass vaccination against COVID-19 started in Venezuela on Saturday, May 29, with the goal of implementing 22 million doses nationwide,

International Opinion

The Fall and Rise (and Fall?) of Apartheid

May 30, 2021May 30, 2021 Editor2 1967 occupation of Jerusalem, African National Congress (ANC), al-Aqsa Mosque, apartheid, Apartheid Convention, Black Consciousness Movement, Cold War, East Jerusalem, forced displacement, Gaza, Geneva Convention, Israel an Apartheid State, Jerusalem, Nelson Mandela, Palestine, Palestinian West Bank, settler-colonialism, Sheikh Jarrah, South Africa, Steve Biko, United Nations Security Council (UNSC)

By Jinan Bastaki – May 27, 2021 Apartheid in South Africa ended in part due to sanctions and pressure from

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