May 11, 2022 – Orinoco Tribune – News and opinion pieces about Venezuela and beyond

Featured image: Ukrainian journalist Anatoly Shariy, arrested in Spain under Zelensky attack on free press. Photo: Twitter.

Europe International News

Ukrainian Journalist Arrested in Spain at Behest of Kiev’s Intelligence Services

May 11, 2022May 13, 2022 Editor2 Anatoly Shariy, journalist, Kiev, press freedom, Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), Spain, Ukraine

Fears have been raised for the safety of Ukrainian journalist Anatoly Shariy after he was arrested in Spain at the

Featured image: In times of need, the media establishment has come to Guaidó's rescue. Photo: Reuters

Opinion Politics

On Venezuela, Only Hawkish ‘Dissent’ Allowed

May 11, 2022 Ricardo Vaz Corporate media, Juan Guaido, Media Coverage, nato, Russia, Ukraine, US Sanctions, Venezuela, Washington

By Ricardo Vaz – May 2, 2022 Another NATO war means a media establishment in a propaganda frenzy once again.

Featured image: Environmental lawyer Steven Donziger shows his release papers on April 25, 2022, in New York City. Photo: Twitter/@SDonziger

International Opinion

Donziger: A Tale of Our Times

May 11, 2022 Craig Murray Amazon forests, atrocity against indigenous peoples, chevron, Corruption, death of international law, Ecuador, Environmental disaster, injustice, oil spill, Pollution, Steven Donziger, Texaco, US hegemony

By Craig Murray – Apr 28, 2022 Texaco operations in Ecuador from 1962 to 1994 dumped 70 billion litres of “wastewater,”

Featured image: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro at a press conference in Georgetown, Guyana, on May 6, 2022. File photo.

Latin America and ALBA-TCP News South America

Brazil President Bolsonaro Does Not Plan to Attend Summit of the Americas

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 orinocotribune Brazil, IX Summit of the Americas, Jair Bolsonaro, Joe Biden, US hegemony

The President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, is not planning to attend the Summit of the Americas, which will take place

Featured image: The Foreign Affairs Minister of Nicaragua, Denis Moncada, accompanied by a number of Nicaraguan officials, receives the Petroleum Minister of Iran, Javad Owji. Photo: Diario Barricada/Leonel López.

Central America and the Caribbean (+Mexico) Latin America and ALBA-TCP News

Iran Promises to Provide Fuel to Nicaragua

May 11, 2022 scorinoco bilateral relations, Denis Moncada, Iran, Javad Owji, Nicaragua, Oil, trade relation

Iran has committed to supply fuel to Nicaragua and said that its vision for the bilateral relationship is not solely

Featured image: Self-proclaimed "interim president" of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, speaking at a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, on March 17, 2022. File photo.

Survey: Only 9% of Venezuelans Back the Opposition

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 orinocotribune antichavismo, Hinterlaces, Juan Guaido, Oscar Schemel, Venezuela

A recent poll shows that opposition support among Venezuelans has fallen to just 9%. On Monday, May 9, the director

Featured image: Primero Justicia's presidential candidate hopeful Carlos Ocariz. Photo: Twitter/@CarlosOcariz

Carlos Ocariz Calls for Opposition Unity in Venezuela Ahead of Primaries (2024 Presidential Elections)

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 José Manuel Blanco Diaz 2024 Presidential Elections, Carlos Ocariz, primero justicia, Venezuela, Venezuelan oppositions

As the Venezuelan opposition continues on its campaign route towards the 2024 presidential elections, Carlos Ocariz, contender for far-right Primero