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About teleSUR Desk

teleSUR is a Latin American multimedia platform oriented to lead and promote the unification of the peoples of the SOUTH*. A space and a voice for the construction of a new communications order.
  • Palestinians watch Israeli soldiers patrol near the West Bank City of Hebron yesterday, close to where the teenagers were last seen. | Photo: Reuters

    New book reveals Israel’s covert operations, including nearly 2,700 assassinations

    Originally published: teleSUR on January 28, 2018 (more by teleSUR)  |

    A new book unveiled this month sheds light on Israel’s covert operations of state-sponsored killings.

  • US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (R) with his Argentine counterpart, Jorge Faurie, on Sunday. (Argentine Foreign Ministry)

    U.S. and Argentina threaten to ban Venezuelan oil

    teleSUR Desk

    U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is threatening to ban the import and export of oil and crude products from Venezuela into the U.S. to pressure President Nicolas Maduro to “return to the constitution.”

  • Mexico's First 'Seduction School', Rape Culture and Femicides | Analysis | teleSUR English

    Mexico’s first ‘seduction school’, rape culture and femicides

    Originally published: teleSUR on January 22, 2018 by Marion Deschamps (more by teleSUR)  |

    On Sunday, the international press agency EFE did not have enough words to praise the not-even-that-new initiative of a Mexican “seduction school”, lamenting that this kind of workshop remains largely “taboo” in the country.

  • Lula Da Silva

    Lula, Brazil elections and the left

    Originally published: teleSUR on January 24, 2018 by Sabrina Fernandes (more by teleSUR)  |

    In an exclusive interview with teleSUR, Brazilian professor and researcher Sabrina Fernandes discusses former President Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva’s Jan. 24 corruption trial and forthcoming elections in the South American country.

  • The complete display read: "Not a DC resident? Need a place to stay? Try our shithole." | Photo: @bellvisuals

    Multimedia Artist Projects ‘Try Our Shithole’ on Trump building

    Originally published: teleSUR on January 15, 2018 (more by teleSUR)  |

    Following U.S. President Donald Trump’s disparaging remarks about Haiti and African countries, a projection was made on the Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC declaring it was a “shithole.”

  • The Times laments the consequences of the policies it supports, while opposing solutions short of regime change. | Photo: Reuters

    Lamenting Venezuela’s ‘Humanitarian Crisis’ while blocking its resolution

    Originally published: teleSUR on January 2, 2017 by Roger Harris (more by teleSUR)  |

    A New York Times headline screams “As Venezuela collapses, children are dying of hunger.” Lurid pictures show dead infants. A companion “article of the day teaching activities,” asks: “Why do some young children choose to live on the streets instead of at home with their families?”

  • Dozens of pro-immigration demonstrators cheer and hold signs as international passengers arrive at Dulles International Airport. | Photo: Reuters

    Somali deportees from U.S. exposed to “slave ship conditions”

    Originally published: teleSUR on December 21, 2017 (more by teleSUR)  |

    92 Somali nationals who were deported from the United States earlier this month are suing the Trump administration over “slave ship conditions” on the plane back home. They were denied access to food, water and bathrooms for nearly two days while on the plane.

  • chavistas.

    Chavismo virtually wipes U.S.-backed opposition from municipal map

    Originally published: teleSUR on December 12, 2017 (more by teleSUR)  |

    This is the worst electoral defeat for the opposition in Venezuela since 2005.

  • Supporters of the Opposition Alliance in the streets. | Photo: Reuters

    Honduras’ Opposition Alliance says election ‘stolen,’ won’t accept results

    Originally published: teleSUR / jc-RT-rg on December 4, 2017 (more by teleSUR / jc-RT-rg)

    Former President Manuel Zelaya, leader of the opposition, accused the TSE of stealing the election from the alliance.

  • Residents Using Truck To Navigate Through Flood Water

    Venezuela’s Citgo provides free gas to Harvey rescue teams

    Originally published: teleSUR on September 4, 2017 by Mrs. RT (more by teleSUR)  |

    Venezuela has provided free gas to rescues workers, firefighters and police in their efforts to help victims in areas affected by Harvey, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday.

  • Plan Colombia

    Human rights hypocrisy: Colombia vs. Venezuela

    Originally published: The Empire Files interviewing Dan Kovalik on August 19, 2017 (more by The Empire Files interviewing Dan Kovalik)

    To contrast the human rights realities, Abby Martin interviews human rights attorney Dan Kovalik, who has recently returned from both countries.

  • U.S. commanders and officials think they've sold Trump on keeping American troops in Afghanistan

    Trump digs U.S. heels into Afghanistan in troop-heavy ‘new strategy’

    Originally published: teleSUR on August 21, 2017 (more by teleSUR)  |

    President Donald Trump has presented his administration’s strategy for Afghanistan that opened up the possibility for an increase in U.S. troops in the region.

  • Tillerson - Yanki go home

    Tillerson threatens regime change in Venezuela

    Originally published: The Dawn News on August 2, 2017 (more by The Dawn News)  |

    Washington has made one of its most foreboding threats so far against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson openly floated the possibility of stepping up “regime change” measures against the government of democratically-elected President Nicolas Maduro.

  • US debates sanctions on Nicaragua or backing Venezuela

    US debates sanctions on Nicaragua for backing Venezuela

    Originally published: teleSUR on July 26, 2017 (more by teleSUR)  |

    The United States Committee on Foreign Relations is due to discuss the bill known as the Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act of 2017, or Nica Act on Thursday. It seeks to add conditions to the provision of aid from international financial institutions to the country.

  • Venezuelan marchers

    Venezuela’s Constituent Assembly: dictatorship or democracy?

    Abby Martin and teleSUR Desk

    Abby Martin addresses the criticisms with Head of the Presidential Commission to oversee the Constituent Assembly process, Elias Jaua, speaks to supporters and participants of the Assembly, interviews historian Chris Gilbert and explains what is at stake in Venezuela if the social programs instated under Chavez are terminated by the opposition.

  • Amid US attacks, Venezuela asserts its independence

    Originally published: teleSUR on July 18, 2017 (more by teleSUR)  |

    The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry in a statement rejected the U.S. government’s “unbelievable” comments on Venezuela that “shows its absolute bias towards the violent and extremist sectors of Venezuelan politics, which favor the use of terrorism to overthrow a popular and democratic government.”

  • Lula and Rousseff

    Brazil’s Lula innocent, conviction attacks democracy: Rousseff

    Originally published: teleSUR on July 13, 2017 (more by teleSUR)  |

    In the wake of the sentencing of Workers Party leader President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to more than 9 years in prison for alleged corruption charges, former President Dilma Rousseff has joined masses of supporters in denouncing the charges and declaring the popular leader’s innocence.

  • Pasqualina Curzio

    Empire Files: Abby Martin in Venezuela: supermarkets to black markets

    Originally published: Youtube on July 11, 2017 by Abby Martin (more by Youtube)

    Abby Martin talks to Venezuelans on the streets of Caracas and investigates the main claim that there’s no free press, and that there is no food in the supermarkets. Using hidden cameras, she takes you through local grocery stores and the underground black market currency exchange, the main source of inflation in the country. Abby sits down with economist Pasqualina Curzio to learn more about the nature of the black market and chronic shortages of goods. Knowing that world leaders are calling for foreign intervention, Abby finds out if locals agree.

  • Empire Files: Abby Martin meets the Venezuelan opposition

    Originally published: teleSUR English on July 3, 2017 (more by teleSUR English)  |

    Abby Martin goes on the deadly front lines of the anti government protests in Venezuela and follows the evolution of a typical guarimba—or opposition barricade. She explains what the targets from the opposition reveal about the nature of the movement and breaks down the reality of the death toll that has rocked the nation since the unrest began, and how a lynch mob campaign came after her and the Empire Files team for reporting these facts.

  • Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez

    Venezuela responds to Pence

    Originally published: Telesur Bulletin on June 16, 2017 (more by Telesur Bulletin)

    Responding to the United States vice president’s recent statements that “democracy is undermined” in Venezuela, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez strongly rejected Pence’s claims.

    The Bolivarian leaders denounced the plan to destabilize Venezuela as “imperialist,” saying that the “extremism” and “militarism” of the U.S is a “serious threat to humanity.”

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