(2021-01-19). As Guatemalan Forces Beat Back Migrant Caravan, Biden Urged to Reverse Trump Policies of 'Cruelty and Coercion'. commondreams.org "The answer is not to continue doing more of the same but to envision a new direction that respects the political and economic self-determination and dignity of our Central American neighbors." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/guatemala_0.jpg …
(2021-01-19). Migrants stranded in Guatemala following repression by security forces. peoplesdispatch.org A caravan of more than thousand Honduran migrants were brutally repressed by the Guatemalan military and police forces, on January 17. Honduran migrants, including men, women and children, have set off on this perilous 4,000-km long journey on foot to the US with the hope to apply for humanitarian asylum there.
(2021-01-19). Veteran Celebrates Nuclear Ban Treaty. popularresistance.org As a veteran concerned about issues of war and peace, I am happy to celebrate the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), the important new international peace initiative. The "Nuclear Ban Treaty," as it is also known, was approved 122-1 by the UN General Assembly in July 2017, a clear expression of the will of the world's people. On October 24, 2020, Honduras became the 50th nation to ratify the TPNW, triggering a 90-day period before it goes into force, on January 22. | The International Campaign for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) was awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize for its leadershi…
(2021-01-19). Mexico to Produce 6 Million Doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine. telesurenglish.net Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) on Monday informed that Argentina sent to his country the active substance that will allow the manufacture of 6 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. | RELATED: | Argentina's MAbxience, the laboratory responsible for the raw material production, sent a first batch of the active substance to Mexico thanks to the project that both countries signed in…
(2021-01-19). Biden Must Go Beyond Simply Ending Trump's Barbaric Border Policies—We Need Deeper Change. commondreams.org An open letter To President-Elect Biden on Central America policy. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/refugees_immigration.jpg …
(2021-01-19). Mexico: Morena Party Opposes Censorship Against AMLO. telesurenglish.net The National Renovation Movement (MORENA) party will challenge a decision by the National Electoral Institute (INE) which prohibited Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) from expressing judgments on the June federal elections during his morning press conferences. | RELATED: | "It is an excess against freedom of expression and his right to give his opinion on issues of national importance," MORENA l…
(2021-01-19). Costa Rican social movements and trade unions prepare to mobilize against IMF deal. peoplesdispatch.org The government of president Carlos Alvarado seeks to pass an anti-workers regressive law and implement a series of neoliberal economic measures in order to acquire a 1.75 billion USD loan from the IMF…
(2021-01-18). Guatemalan police start clearing US-bound migrant caravan camp after violent clashes (VIDEOS). rt.com 
Police in Guatemala have started breaking up a caravan of hundreds of mostly Honduran migrants who had camped on a street while trying to reach the US, after their journey was halted by officials, migration authorities have said. | In videos aired on TV and shared on social media, lines of security forces could be seen marching with shields and batons towards migrants in the village of Vado Hondo, in the east of the country, around 55km from the borders of Honduras and El Salvador. | Guatemala continues to use soldiers and police to stop the caravan. Here Guatemalan forces blocked off a highway to stop immigra…
(2021-01-18). Honduran Migrant Caravan Still Stranded in Guatemala. telesurenglish.net Over 6,000 Hondurans who are part of a caravan heading to the United States remain stranded on a highway in the department of Chiquimula in Guatemala. The country's security forces have not allowed them to advance since Saturday. | RELATED: | The Guatemalan Migration Institute (IGM) reported that the caravan remains stationary a few kilometers from the border with Honduras. There, the National Police and Army are…
(2021-01-18). Guatemalan Police Assault and Tear Gas Migrants Caravan. telesurenglish.net The Guatemalan National Civil Police attacked on Monday the caravan of more than 9.000 Honduras. The security forces tried to forcibly disperse the migrants on their way to the United States. | RELATED: | teleSUR correspondent in Honduras Gilda Silvestrucci reported that the police hit and fired tear gas against hundreds of migrants on Monday afternoon, including women and children, which is a significant violation of the Universal D…
(2021-01-18). Mexico to Cut Pfizer Vaccine Imports to Supply Poor Countries. telesurenglish.net Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) Sunday informed his government will reduce the U.S. Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine imports so that poorer countries have greater access to it. | RELATED: | "We agree that Pfizer doses should be reduced so that the United Nations (UN) can distribute them equally to poor countries," AMLO said. | Despite this decision, the government's vaccination plan does not stop. Me…
(2021-01-18). Costa Rica: Workers Unions Reject IMF Policy Package. telesurenglish.net RELATED: | The MNR leaders visited several cities calling people to reject the US$1.75 billion loan that Alvarado is requesting from the IMF. | "Costa Rica will return to the streets in the next few days," MRN leader Celimo Guido warned, stressing that the people also do not support the public employment bill that Alvarado wants to impose. | The project "places in the hands of the government excessive powers to manage th…
(2021-01-18). Panama's Workers Unions Reject Changes in Social Security Laws. telesurenglish.net RELATED: | Demanding the reopening of construction projects and the reactivation of suspended contracts, protesters gathered in Cocle, Colon, Bocas del Toro, and Panama City. | SUNTRACSA Education Secretary Jose Viques rejected the resumption of the national dialogue process which is aimed at reforming the Social Security Fund (CSS) and the Labor Code. | Workers also noted that the dialogue was conditioned by the governm…