Tag: State terrorism

Venezuelans Remember the 1989 Caracazo Uprising Against Neoliberalism
Thirty-six years ago, Carlos Andres Perez’s state terrorism left thousands of victims. On February 27, Venezuelans commemorate “El Caracazo,” a massive urban popular uprising that raised its voice against right-wing President Carlos Andres Perez and his neoliberal economic policies. RELATED: Venezuela Launches Great Mother Earth Mission to Promote Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development Thirty-six years […]
February 27, 2025

16 Ecuadorian Soldiers Sent to Preventive Detention for Forced Disappearance of Minors
On Dec. 8, soldiers arrested four Black boys in Guayaquil and took them to the Taura military base. On Friday, the Prosecutor’s Office requested preventive detention for 16 Ecuadorian soldiers involved in the disappearance of four black children who were arrested in the Malvinas neighborhood, in the coastal city of Guayaquil, on December 8. RELATED: […]
December 31, 2024

Ecuador’s Iconic Human Rights Defender Pedro Restrepo Dies at 81
For decades, he demanded the truth about the forced disappearance of his children. On Tuesday, Pedro Restrepo, the father of Colombian youths Andres and Santiago, who disappeared nearly 37 years ago in Ecuador, passed away at the age of 81. RELATED: Forced Disappearances in Guayaquil: UN Demands Immediate Responses from the Ecuadorian State “His fight […]
December 25, 2024

Ecuador: Families of Disappeared Children Denounce Police Intimidation
Four black children were arbitrarily detained by soldiers in Guayaquil on December 8. On Monday, the families of four children who disappeared on December 8 in Guayaquil, after being detained by a military patrol, denounced that the Ecuadorian police have attempted to intimidate them to prevent them from continuing their complaints to human rights organizations. […]
December 24, 2024

Colombia Discovers Bodies From Alvaro Uribe’s Operation Orion in Medellin
His state terrorism plan involved arbitrary arrests, selective detentions, and disappearances. On Wednesday, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) and the Unit for the Search of Persons Deemed as Missing (UBPD) have announced the discovery of the first human remains of victims of enforced disappearances from Operation Orion in Colombia. RELATED: Colombia’s Ombudsman Reports 745 […]
December 20, 2024

Colombian State Admits Responsibility for Death of M-19 Leader
A hitman shot former guerrilla Carlos Pizarro while he was traveling on a plane to Bogota in 1990. On Monday, the Colombian State recognized for the first time its responsibility in the assassination of Carlos Pizarro, who was a presidential candidate for the political force created after the demobilization of the M-19 guerrilla movement, to […]
November 12, 2024

TeleSUR Documentary Summarises the First Year of the Israeli Genocide in Gaza
The images shown serve as raw evidence of the atrocities endured by the Palestinian people. On Monday, teleSUR released a new documentary summarizing the tragedy experienced by the Palestinian people as a result of the genocide being perpetrated by Israeli occupation forces in Gaza. RELATED: The Israeli Genocide in Gaza Has Been Unpunished for a […]
October 7, 2024

The Israeli Genocide in Gaza Has Been Unpunished for a Year
‘Israel will sooner or later pay the price for this genocide’, President Erdogan stated. This Monday marks one year since the start of the genocide that the Israeli occupation forces are perpetrating in Gaza, which began by presenting itself as retaliation for the military actions carried out by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas). RELATED: Israeli […]
October 7, 2024

Hamas Fires Rockets From Gaza Towards Tel Aviv
‘Israel is a cancer that must be eliminated,’ Hezbollah said on the occasion of the first year of the Israeli offensive against Gaza. On Monday, Hamas forces in Gaza fired a barrage of rockets toward Tel Aviv. This happened on the first anniversary of its assault on southern Israeli communities that triggered the ongoing war. […]
October 7, 2024

Israel Bombs Civilian Crossing Between Lebanon and Syria
The Israeli army also carried out airstrikes on the Bekaa Valley and the Baalbek-Hermel area. In the early hours of Friday, the Israeli army attacked the Masnaa border crossing, one of the main transit routes between Lebanon and Syria. RELATED: The Response Against Israel is Legal and Legitimate: Ayatollah Khamenei Israeli fighter jets launched two […]