Michael Laxer
At least 196 environmental defenders were murdered in 2023
New Global Witness report documents the violence faced by those resisting extractive industries, with Latin America remaining the...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 117 min read
Take Cuba off the list of sponsors of terrorism!: Open Letter
Gorupdebesanez, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons From Casa de las Americas in Havana:...
Michael Laxer
Aug 223 min read
'Complicity in War Crimes': Report Names Countries, Companies Supplying Fuel to Israel
"Corporations supplying jet fuel and oil to Israel may be providing material support to the military," one expert said, "and therefore...
Michael Laxer
Aug 131 min read
Colombia’s Defense Minister Denounces Plot to Assassinate Gustavo Petro
Petro speaking on August 9 - image via the Office of the Presidency on X By Global News Service On August 8, Iván Velásquez Gómez,...
Michael Laxer
Jul 226 min read
Victims Win Historic Victory Against Chiquita in Colombia Paramilitary Case
The ruling against the banana giant formerly known as United Fruit makes history in holding a U.S. company liable for abuses committed...
Michael Laxer
Jul 29 min read
Final Declaration of the XXVII Meeting of the São Paulo Forum
Photo of the final plenary session of the XXVII FSP Meeting, June 27 -- photo via the FSP The XXVII Meeting of the leftist and...
Michael Laxer
Jun 172 min read
Colombia skips Ukraine "peace summit", Brazil, India and South Africa decline to sign final communique
CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 The Ukraine War "peace summit" that was held in Switzerland 15-16 June was already seen in many parts of the world as of...
Michael Laxer
Jun 114 min read
US Jury Holds Chiquita Liable for Colombian Death Squad's Murder of Banana Workers
"The verdict does not bring back the husbands and sons who were killed," said one attorney, "but it sets the record straight and places...
Michael Laxer
May 21 min read
Colombia to Make HIV Treatment More Accessible Through Compulsory Licensing
By Global News Service After years of mobilization and advocacy, Dolutegravir—a first-line drug in HIV treatment—will be more widely...
Michael Laxer
Apr 21 min read
Argentine Diplomats Expelled From Colombia Following Explosive Comments by Milei
Public Domain Image By Global News Service Argentina’s libertarian president Javier Milei is under fire from his counterparts in the...
Michael Laxer
Mar 77 min read
Informal Settlements on the Front Lines of Wildfire Risk in Bogotá
Vulnerable dwellers were disproportionately affected by recent wildfires in Colombia’s capital. As climate change exacerbates El Niño’s...
Michael Laxer
Nov 1, 20231 min read
Argentina condemns Israeli attack on Jabalia as outrage grows in Latin America
Man holds up Palestinian flag at a Palestinian solidarity rally in Buenos Aires, Argentina October 19 Argentina's Foreign Ministry has...
Michael Laxer
Oct 31, 20232 min read
Bolivia breaks diplomatic ties with Israel over Gaza slaughter
Minister of the Presidency, María Nela Prada, in her capacity as Acting Foreign Minister, together with the Deputy Minister of Foreign...
Michael Laxer
Sep 12, 20235 min read
Colombia, from the guerrilla to the ballot box
A conversation with Pastor Alape, former guerrilla mayoral candidate for the Comunes Party. Pastor Alape Taroa Zúñiga Silva and Laura...
Michael Laxer
Jul 5, 202315 min read
Red Review #105 -- International Left and Labour News
With news from India, Greece, Ghana, Cuba, China, the USA, France, Turkey, Brazil, Peru and elsewhere. There is also a special section of...
Michael Laxer
Jul 4, 202310 min read
Final Declaration of the XXVI Meeting of the São Paulo Forum
Final plenary photo of the XXVI Meeting of the Forum -- photo via the Sao Paulo Forum The XXVI Meeting of the Sao Paulo Forum was held in...
Michael Laxer
Jun 14, 20237 min read
Red Review #102 -- International Left and Labour News
With news from India, Cuba, Germany, Spain, Austria, the UK and elsewhere. Thousands march to submit Left Front nominations in West...
Michael Laxer
May 2, 202311 min read
May Day IWD 2023: Red Review #96 -- International Left and Labour News
With news from Austria, Colombia, Cuba, Belgium, Italy, Uruguay, the USA, Canada, Sudan, Latvia, Vietnam and from May Day rallies and...
Michael Laxer
Nov 14, 202214 min read
General Strike!: Red Review #80 -- International Left and Labour News
With news from Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Cuba, Canada, the UK, Honduras, Chile, Portugal, Greece, Belgium, France and elsewhere....
Michael Laxer
Sep 26, 202215 min read
Red Review #74 -- International Left and Labour News
With news from Ireland, Ukraine, Cuba, Tunisia, the USA, Colombia, Venezuela, China, Brazil and more. Opposition Leftist parties and...
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