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  •  | A group of Venezuelan migrants in Florida USA hold a Venezuelan flag and placards Photo BBC | MR Online

    Exposing the fake news machine against Venezuelan migrants

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on April 5, 2025 (more by Orinoco Tribune)  |

    An order based on the Alien Enemies Act was issued by U.S. President Donald Trump to supposedly stop an invasion of the defunct Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Aragua (TDA). This is the first time said law has been invoked since World War II, although it dates back to 1798.

  •  | Minister Angel Prado Photo Primicias Venezuela | MR Online

    Minister Prado: Venezuela’s Popular Government System seeks to consolidate the structure of the commune

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on February 25, 2025 by Ángel Prado (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Feb 27, 2025)

    Venezuela’s Minister for Communes and Social Movements Ángel Prado affirmed this Tuesday that the aim of the Popular and Communal Government System is to consolidate the entire structure of the commune. “We seek to consolidate, from the territory, the entire structure of the commune, and that involves achieving a centrality in the information by not […]

  •  | Mural in the streets of Caracas with a photo of Commander Hugo Chavez next to a caption that reads Dia de la Dignidad Nacional National Dignity Day and a photo of Chavez while he was in prison Photo ONCOPfile photo | MR Online

    Chávez and the February 4, 1992, uprising established the ‘Day of Dignity’ in Venezuela

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on February 4, 2025 by Nino Pagliccia (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Feb 12, 2025)

    February 4, 2025 marked the thirty-third anniversary of the attempted seizure of power by Hugo Chávez in Venezuela.

  •  | Claudia Sheinbaum address the people and celebrate 100 days as the President of Mexico Photo X | MR Online

    With 350,000 in attendance, Claudia Sheinbaum’s Zocalo rally shows Mexico’s fourth transformation is thriving

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on January 15, 2025 by Tallis Marcus (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Jan 16, 2025)

    Throughout her hour-long speech Sheinbaum addressed the central role of empowering women in her presidency, outlined her policies and achievements so far and directly spoke to relations with the United States.

  •  | Group of top Venezuelan officials illegally sanctioned by the US UK Canada and the European Union after President Maduros inauguration on Friday January 10 Photo Jhon ZerpaPresidential Press | MR Online

    President Maduro decorates Officials sanctioned by U.S., Canada, and European Union

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on January 13, 2025 by Últimas Noticias (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Jan 15, 2025)

    Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro awarded decorations to officials who are illegally sanctioned by the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the European Union on January 10, after his swearing-in as the country’s constitutional president for the 2025-2031 term.

  •  | Book cover of the book The Political Writings of Bhagat Singh Photo NYU Press | MR Online

    Book review of ‘The Political Writings of Bhagat Singh’

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on September 27, 2024 by Brant Roberts (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Oct 28, 2024)

    On the 23rd of March 1931, Bhagat Singh was hanged to death for waging revolution against the British colonial government in Lahore, Pakistan at the young age of 23.

  •  | March in Colombia in support of President Gustavo Petro Photo Social media | MR Online

    President Petro is not alone: ​​Colombia marches against coup attempt

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on October 13, 2024 by Ana Perdigó (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Oct 15, 2024)

    Colombians took to the streets to protest against the coup d’état that the Colombian right wing is attempting to carry out against President Gustavo Petro.

  •  | FARC leader Ricardo Palmera better known as Simón Trinidad brought to Bogota Colombia after his capture in Ecuador January 2004 Photo Miguel MenéndezEPACorbisfile photo | MR Online

    Twenty years too many for Simón Trinidad

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on October 2, 2024 by Tanya Núñez (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Oct 04, 2024)

    Human rights organizations launch an international campaign to return Colombian peace negotiator Simon Trinidad back to his home country after being imprisoned in a U.S. supermax prison for over 20 years.

  •  | Colombian President Gustavo Petro standing in front of the flag of Colombia and giving a speech at a podium File photo | MR Online

    U.S. attacks President Petro for denouncing genocide in Gaza

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on September 22, 2024 by Randolf Borges (Últimas Noticias) (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Sep 24, 2024)

    The United States (U.S.) once again confirmed itself as the main defender of Israel’s genocidal actions, in the face of any criticism of the crimes it is committing against the Palestinian people.

  •  | SAG mill at the Boungou mine in Burkina Faso Photo Endeavour Mining | MR Online

    Burkina Faso nationalizes UK goldmines

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Sep 13, 2024)

    Burkina Faso will nationalize two gold mines at a cost of about US$80 million.

  •  | Venezuelan Minister of Science and Technology Gabriela Jiménez Photo Xlubrio | MR Online

    Over 30 million cyber attacks per minute since July 28

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on August 13, 2024 by Últimas Noticias (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Aug 14, 2024)

    “All state platforms have been attacked in multiple ways,” said Minister Jiménez when presenting the report. She highlighted that among the affected systems, the National Placement System (SNI) received four million attacks per hour. The SNI is the placement platform for new students in Venezuelan universities.

  •  | Extreme right barricade in Caracas after the presidential electionsJuly 29 2024 Photo AP | MR Online

    An attempted coup by any other name…

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on August 1, 2024 by Maria Páez Victor (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Aug 05, 2024)

    We will coup whoever we want! Deal with it.
     – Elon Musk, 25 July 2020, Twitter

  •  | SUV painted with a caption that reads No + Bloqueo no more blockade presented by far right politician María Corina Machado as evidence of an alleged attempt against her in Barquisimeto Lara state on Thursday July 18 2024 Photo Vente Venezuela | MR Online

    Chavistas warn about escalation of media warfare against Venezuela’s elections (+Machado)

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on July 19, 2024 by Orinoco Tribune Staff (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Jul 23, 2024)

    The Venezuelan deputy minister for anti-blockade policies, William Castillo, has warned that now that there are ten days before the presidential elections, international media is intensifying its media warfare against Chavismo and Venezuela.

  •  | Donetsk residents march to commemorate the Donetsk Peoples Republics declaration of independence from Ukraine May 11 2018 Photo SputnikIgor Maslov | MR Online

    Ukrainian communist Dmitri Kovalevich: Ukraine has become a private mercenary company of NATO to fight against its opponents (Interview)

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on May 19, 2024 (more by Orinoco Tribune)  |

    According to Dmitri Kovalevich, the United States controls all decisions in Ukraine, not only military but also economic. “It is not the Ukrainian [military] command that decides where to advance, what to undermine, what to shell; Ukrainian soldiers are acting on the advice of Western instructors,” he said, referring to the actions of the Ukrainian armed forces.

  •  | Photo composition showing Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi upper right over a photo of the Indian Supreme Court a screenshot of the State Bank of India website and a diagram explaining some implications of the electoral bond scandal Photo Metro Vaartha | MR Online

    Institutionalized corruption: India’s electoral bonds scandal exposes Modi’s money laundering machine

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on March 27, 2024 (more by Orinoco Tribune)  |

    On February 15, 2024, a five-judge Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court of India declared in a unanimous verdict that the electoral bond scheme of anonymous corporate donations to political parties was unconstitutional.

  •  | Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaking during the opening ceremony of the 37th Session of the Assembly of the African Union AU at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa on February 17 2024 Photo Brazilian Presidency | MR Online

    Lula recalls Brazil’s Ambassador to Israel (+Palestinian Holocaust)

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on February 20, 2024 by Orinoco Tribune Staff (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Feb 21, 2024)

    Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva recalled his ambassador to Israel, Federico Mayer, after the Zionist State declared the Brazilian president persona non grata for comparing the Israeli genocide in Gaza to the Nazi-led holocaust during the African Union summit held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

  •  | Photo composition showing a protester holding a banner that reads Palestine resist on a Palestinian flag with a background of Latin American flags Photo The New Arab | MR Online

    Why Latin America and the Caribbean stand with Palestine: Israel viewed as U.S. proxy

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on December 14, 2023 (more by Orinoco Tribune)  |

    The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, with a few notable exceptions, have been critical of Israel’s ongoing campaign of genocide in Gaza. Perhaps more than any other region, they have expressed their solidarity with Palestine. Most recognize that the partnership between U.S. imperialism and Israeli Zionism applies not only to Palestine, but also […]

  •  | An ExxonMobil sign Photo justinphotoUnsplash | MR Online

    ExxonMobil’s land grab

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on November 24, 2023 by María Páez Victor (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Nov 28, 2023)

    In 2014/15, the most sinister and predatory oil corporation in the world, ExxonMobil-an avowed enemy of Venezuela-discovered oil in land and sea of the disputed territory.

  •  | Avi Dichter Israels Minister for Agriculture and former head of Shin Bet Photo The Electronic IntifadaFile photo | MR Online

    ‘We are now rolling out the Gaza Nakba,’ Israeli Minister announces

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on November 12, 2023 by Ali Abunimah (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Nov 21, 2023)

    Denying the Nakba is normally a central tenet of Zionism.

  •  | Graphic for Orinoco Tribunes special interview with Palestinian activist and author Khaled Barakat available on YouTube Photo Orinoco Tribune | MR Online

    Special interview with Khaled Barakat: Gaza demands end of genocide, not ‘ceasefire’

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on November 9, 2023 by Saheli Chowdhury (more by Orinoco Tribune)  |

    Orinoco Tribune interviewed Palestinian activist and author Khaled Barakat about Palestine and the Palestinian struggle in the context of the Israeli occupation’s genocidal aggression against Gaza following the Palestinian Al-Aqsa Flood Operation on October 7.

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