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Brazil’s President Lula: US Extrajudicial Killings Must be Discussed at CELAC–EU Summit

November 11, 2025 fwstaff
By Orinoco Tribune Staff On Tuesday, Nov. 4, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva confirmed that he will participate in the upcoming summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) with […]
Colombian President Gustavo Petro meets the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in Doha on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025
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Colombia’s President Petro Sends Aid to Cuba, Seeks Qatar Mediation in US Attacks

November 11, 2025 fwstaff
By Orinoco Tribune Staff On Sunday, Nov. 4, the Colombian government announced that it will ship 240 tons of humanitarian aid to Cuba in response to the damage caused by Hurricane Melissa, which severely affected […]
UNGA demonstration photo by Juliete Leak
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United Nations General Assembly 80th Session Divided Over Palestine and Western Domination

October 13, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Beginning in late September, New York City was buzzing with the presence of heads-of-states, international delegates and media personnel making their way to the United Nations headquarters in Midtown for the 80th […]
Ecuador rebellion by Indigenous communities, June 2022
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Indigenous Groups in Ecuador Lead National Rebellion Over Escalating Fuel and Food Prices

July 4, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe An alliance of Indigenous organizations in Ecuador has held daily demonstrations after sharp increases in the costs for fuel and food. The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) began their general […]
Protest in Bogota, Colombia of the massive assassinations
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Colombia: A Glimpse into a Sad Reality

April 16, 2021 fwstaff
By Alice Loaiza When people ask me if it is safe to visit Colombia, I always answer that it is fine if you don’t speak Spanish and stay on the well-guarded tourist trail. But you […]
Segunda Marquetalia announce their formation — Vazquez is third from the right
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Colombia’s insurgency resumes

March 29, 2021 fwstaff
Inside a base in the Catatumbo mountains, OLIVER DODD speaks to Comandante Villa Vazquez in the first ever face-to-face interview with a senior figure in the recently re-established guerilla army. By Oliver Dodd – morningstar.co.uk […]
Stop State Violence in Columbia by artist Erin Yoshi
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People’s Travel Advisory on Colombia

September 24, 2019 fwstaff
By Coalition for Peace in Colombia (Press Release) People’s Travel Advisory on Colombia by North American Coalition for Peace in Colombia and Observatorio de los Derechos Humanos del Pueblo On Friday, September 27th, international activists […]
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Colombia: A special kind of U.S. puppet

June 17, 2019 fwstaff
By Alice Loaiza The U.S. is doing all it possibly can to sabotage the Colombian Peace Process (2016) reached between the government and the FARC-EP guerillas after more than 40 years of struggle. The Peace […]