2023-03-29: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2023-03-28). Correct choice for Honduras to establish diplomatic relations with China: spokesperson. ecns.cn Establishing diplomatic relations with China is the correct choice for Honduras and in line with the prevailing trend, a Chinese spokesperson said Monday.

Alasdair Baverstock (2023-03-28). China and Honduras establish diplomatic relations. america.cgtn.com In a weekend joint statement with China, the Honduran Foreign Ministry said the "Government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal Government representing the whole of China, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. Find out more.

Marc Steiner, Hilary Goodfriend (2023-03-28). Pink Tide 2.0? Latin America's new wave of leftist governments. therealnews.com A decade ago, the so-called "Pink Tide" of leftist governments in Latin America seemed to be heading towards a tragic end. However, events in the past few years have raised questions about whether a new Pink Tide has emerged. The defeat of the coup government in Bolivia, the election of Xiomara Castro in Honduras, the rise of Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Mexico, the historic election of Gustavo Petro in Colombia, and now the return of Lula in Brazil suggests a new age may be dawning in the region. Yet for all the successes, there have also been setbacks—the coup against Pedro Castillo in Peru last f…

Stephen Sefton (2023-03-28). UN Complicity in Terrorism — The Case of Nicaragua. globalresearch.ca




teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-03-29). Exigen derogación del estado de excepción en El Salvador. telesurtv.net La marcha denunció presuntas capturas arbitrarias que se han dado en el periodo de un año.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-03-28). Presentan informe sobre vulneraciones a DD.HH. en El Salvador. telesurtv.net Se han reportado 111 personas privadas de libertad que han muerto bajo la custodia del Estado.

Alasdair Baverstock (2023-03-28). El Salvador opens "mega prison" to tackle gang violence. america.cgtn.com With El Salvador's new "mega prison" now in operation, it will now hold some of El Salvador's most dangerous criminals for decades to come.

El Faro English (2023-03-28). Guatemala: Electoral Officials Clear Path for Conservative Candidate, Daughter of Ex-Dictator. latinorebels.com After candidate registration for Guatemala's June elections closed this weekend, electoral authorities, toeing the line for far-right political operatives, have spuriously excluded two presidential tickets, clearing the way for conservative Zury Ríos.




teleSUR, dcdc- JCM (2023-03-28). Arrancan campañas de cara a comicios presidenciales en Guatemala. telesurtv.net La actividad principal de esta fase es la campaña electoral por parte de las organizaciones políticas y los candidatos habilitados.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-03-28). Denuncian judicializacion de elecciones en Guatemala. telesurtv.net Se mostraron en algunos casos "una interpretación extensiva de las prohibiciones constitucionales, mientras que en otras, se aplicaron las normas en forma restrictiva…

ecns.cn (2023-03-29). 40 migrants die in fire at Mexico facility. ecns.cn A fire that started as a protest led to the deaths of at least 40 people at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, a Mexican city across from El Paso, Texas.

Staff (2023-03-29). 38 Die in Fire Inside Mexican Immigration Jail Amid Broader Crackdown Near U.S. Border. democracynow.org We go to Ciudad Juárez for an update on the fire that killed at least 38 men held at a Mexican immigration detention center just across the U.S. border from El Paso, Texas. Surveillance video from the jail shows guards walking away as flames spread inside the jail cells, making no effort to open the jail cells or help the migrants who were trapped. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador blamed the fire on the men who were being held at the detention jail, alleging that they set their mattresses on fire to protest conditions, while U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar claimed the tragedy was a consequence…

teleSUR, dcdc- JCM (2023-03-28). Arrancan campañas de cara a comicios presidenciales en Guatemala. telesurtv.net La actividad principal de esta fase es la campaña electoral por parte de las organizaciones políticas y los candidatos habilitados.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-03-28). Denuncian judicializacion de elecciones en Guatemala. telesurtv.net Se mostraron en algunos casos "una interpretación extensiva de las prohibiciones constitucionales, mientras que en otras, se aplicaron las normas en forma restrictiva…

ecns.cn (2023-03-29). 40 migrants die in fire at Mexico facility. ecns.cn A fire that started as a protest led to the deaths of at least 40 people at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, a Mexican city across from El Paso, Texas.

Staff (2023-03-29). 38 Die in Fire Inside Mexican Immigration Jail Amid Broader Crackdown Near U.S. Border. democracynow.org We go to Ciudad Juárez for an update on the fire that killed at least 38 men held at a Mexican immigration detention center just across the U.S. border from El Paso, Texas. Surveillance video from the jail shows guards walking away as flames spread inside the jail cells, making no effort to open the jail cells or help the migrants who were trapped. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador blamed the fire on the men who were being held at the detention jail, alleging that they set their mattresses on fire to protest conditions, while U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar claimed the tragedy was a consequence…

teleSUR, SH (2023-03-29). La ONU pide a México investigar incendio en centro migratorio. telesurtv.net El Gobierno mexicano cifró en 38 los fallecidos a causa del incendio en un centro migratorio en Ciudad Juárez en la frontera con EE.UU.

WSWS (2023-03-29). At least 40 immigrants dead in fire at US-Mexico border: A crime of US imperialism and the Mexican state. wsws.org Mexico's president issued a statement calling the incident a "terrible misfortune," but what took place was a crime that was the product of US-Mexico government policy.

Chris Walker (2023-03-28). At Least 39 Asylum Seekers Dead After Fire at Migrant Jail in Mexico. truthout.org More than three dozen asylum seekers were killed in a fire at a migrant jail in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, early Tuesday morning. At least 39 people imprisoned at the jail were killed by the fire, which took place overnight, the Mexican Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM) said in a statement. Another 29 people were injured, some of whom are in critical condition. Victims were transferred to at least… |

Editor (2023-03-28). Chris Hedges Report: How Mexico's Epidemic of Murdered Journalists is an Ominous Warning to the Press Everywhere. scheerpost.com Over 150 journalists have been assassinated in Mexico since 2000. Behind the killings is a nexus of corruption and violence that links organized crime, police, and government.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-03-28). How does red tide impact beachgoers? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Florida beach along Gulf Coat, 2023 Many people are flocking to the Gulf Coast for spring break. However, toxic red tide algal blooms have put beachgoers and residents on alert. In the Gulf of Mexico, red tide is caused by a microscopic organism called Karenia brevis. The organism was detected in 172 samples along Florida's Gulf Coast earlier this week, according to Florida officials. Dead fish and other marine life are washed ashore on beaches because of…

The Associated Press (2023-03-28). Mexico: Migrants Lit Mattresses in Fire That Killed 39. latinorebels.com Migrants fearing deportation set mattresses ablaze at an immigration detention center in northern Mexico, starting a fire that left 39 dead, the president said Tuesday following one of the deadliest incidents ever at an immigration lockup in the country.

ecns.cn (2023-03-28). Heavy casualties feared in fire at Mexican immigration agency near U.S. border — reports. ecns.cn A fire at Mexico's immigration agency near the U.S. border could have claimed dozens of lives and injured more, according to media reports.

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