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Ex-Ambassador Robert Ford on the US Role in Syria’s 10-Year War

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Aaron Maté eu sanctions, Isis, Robert Ford, Syria, US decline, US foreign policy failed, US Imperialism, War

By Aaron Maté – Mar 20, 2021 Former US Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford speaks to Aaron Maté about the

Asia International News

Syria, Venezuela Sanctions

March 16, 2021March 16, 2021 Editor2 Alena Douhan, Biden, eu sanctions, Richard Medhurst, Syria, Trump, US Sanctions, Venezuela

Venezuela and Syria are both under siege warfare by the United States and its allies. Richard Medhurst speaks with Alena

International Opinion

UN Rebuke of US Sanctions on Venezuela Met with Stunning Silence

March 14, 2021March 16, 2021 John McEvoy Alena Douhan, COVID-19, eu sanctions, UN, unilateral coercive measures, US Sanctions, Venezuela

By John McEvoy – Mar 10, 2021 Alena Douhan, the UN special rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive

Latin America and ALBA-TCP Opinion

The Illegal Blockade of Venezuela and the Anti-Blockade Law

February 28, 2021 Vijay Prashad Alena Douhan, crime against humanity, eu sanctions, illegal blockade, Manolo De Los Santos, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Rapporteur, Vijay Prashad

By Vijay Prashad, Manolo De Los Santos – February 25, 2021 Despite an unrelenting, suffocating blockade on Venezuela, the country has

Latin America and ALBA-TCP Opinion

Challenging the EU Sanctions Regime: Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela

February 18, 2021 Editor2 COVID-19, Cuba, EU, eu sanctions, European Parliament, Fascism, Human Rights, Manu Pineda, Nicaragua, United Nations Security Council (UNSC), US Sanctions, Venezuela

By Public Reading Rooms – Feb 17, 2021 Manu Pineda MEP writes: The European Union wants to put in place

Featured image: Alena Douhan, UN Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures (Photo: AFP).

International News

UN Special Rapporteur Urges US to Lift the Blockade Against Venezuela

February 13, 2021 orinocotribune Alena Douhan, Bank of England, Citi Bank, crimes against humanity, eu sanctions, Human Rights, lift the sanctions, Nobo Bank, UN Special Rapporteur, unfreeze Venezuelan bank accounts abroad, united nations, us blockade, US Sanctions, Venezuela

The Special Rapporteur of the United Nations (UN) on the effects of sanctions on human rights, Alena Douhan, held a

Asia International News

China will Take Action on Expulsion of Three Companies from the New York Stock Exchange

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 Editor2 China, China Mobile Ltd., China Telecom Corp. Ltd., China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd., eu sanctions, Stock Exchanges, US, Wall StreetCommunity Q&A

January 2, 2021.- China said it will take the necessary measures in response to the New York Stock Exchange’s announcement

International Opinion US/Canada

Trump or Biden? Regardless of who Wins the Rest of us Will Lose!

November 5, 2020 Fra Hughes 2020 US Presidential Elections, Biden, Democratic National Convention, eu sanctions, restrictions, Trump, violent color revolution

By Fra Hughes – Nov 4, 2020 As the American Presidential election hangs in the balance with Biden losing his

International Opinion US/Canada

Trump’s Looting of CITGO Punishes Low-Income People in Venezuela and US

October 10, 2020 orinocotribune CITGO, eu sanctions, MAPA Newsletter October 2020, PDVSA, Trump, Trump’s Looting of CITGO, Venezuela

By Yoav Elinevsky – October 4, 2020 The Trump administration’s deadly intent to bring down the elected government of Venezuela

International News

United Nations General Assembly Demands the Cessation of Unilateral Coercive Measures (US Sanctions)

September 12, 2020September 13, 2020 orinocotribune Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile South Korea ecuador Georgia Israel Japan UK and Ukraine are US puppets, COVID-19, eu sanctions, General Assembly, Joaquin perez, unilateral coercive measures, united nations, US Sanctions

United Nations (UN) General Assembly approved an omnibus resolution “Comprehensive and Coordinated Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic,” which makes an