Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/25/trial-of-us-citizen-held-on-terrorism-in-venezuela-to-start Analysis: A trial was ordered in last Wednesday’s hearing in Venezuelan criminal court regarding Matthew Heath, a US citizen in the South American country on terrorism charges and accusations of being a US spy. Heath 39, was detained in September 2020 in northwestern Venezuela and charged with terrorism and arms trafficking. Heath’s defense lawyer, Guillermo Heredia,… Read more »
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/03/03/democracy-declining-freedom-house-report/ This year’s survey marked the 15th consecutive year of global democratic backsliding — “a long democratic recession,” in the organization’s words, that is “deepening.” 3/4 of the people on earth live in countries where freedom is declining. That’s one of the darker takeaways in an annual report, Freedom House grades individual countries on 25 indicators that evaluate the health… Read more »
Link to article: “Venezuela’s Guaido, US top diplomat discuss ‘return to democracy’“ Since President Joe Biden’s entrance into office, Venezuela has shown interest in opening back up to the United States and its Western allies. The U.S Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has held discussions with Venezuelan leader, Juan Guaido, about a possible return to a Democratic-run government. Venezuela’s presidential… Read more »
Joe Biden carried out his first military action as president of the United States, with airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed militia troops in Syria, in what the Pentagon said was retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that killed one civilian contractor and wounded a US service member and other coalition troops. The Pentagon’s chief spokesperson, John Kirby, said… Read more »
Link to Article: “Argentina’s president decries ‘unforgivable’ vaccine scandal” Recently, Argentina’s Health Minister, Gines Gonzales Garcia, has resigned after he was accused of giving certain citizens special treatment regarding COVID-19 vaccinations, letting people skip the wait. The president condemned this scandal, saying, “Gines was a great minister, and on top of that, I like him. But what he did was… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/21/argentina-president-decries-unforgivable-vaccine-scandal President of Argentina, Alberto Fernandez, has decried a covid vaccination scandal as unforgivable. The scandal has caused the heath administrator to resign. Gines Gonzalez Garcia was caught aiding people in getting the Russian covid vaccine used in Argentina before their age group would be normally available. Garcia would move people up the list ahead of other people who were… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/16/thousands-hondurans-advance-on-foot-us-bound-caravan Guatemalan security forces have been having conflicts with hundreds Hundorian asylum seekers and migrants as they travel by caravan on the way to the United States. On Saturday police and soldiers, who were wearing helmets, shields, and using bats, formed ranks across a highway in Vado Hondo, Chiquimula, a village near the Honduras border, to try and deviate the… Read more »
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1seLcw-0gnNwfgiZptgsU9EUAYfPDk1lEGxB5eAtTE3w/edit# A Venezualian criminal court decided on Wednesday that a United States citizen would face trial in Venezuela. Matthew Heath, is facing charges for terrorism and being accused of being a spy. Heath who is 39, was arrested in northwestern Venezuala with terrorism charges and arms dealing. Heath’s defense lawyer says he denied the “false” charges in the hearing that… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/28/what-is-happening-in-haiti-political-crisis-persists Analysis: Haiti is currently in the middle of a political crisis. Opposition and civil society leaders are disputing the mandate of President Jovenel Mosie, whose term most legal experts and civil society groups have said ended on February 7. Yet, the president and his supporters claim that his five-year term expires in 2022. Things have rapidly… Read more »
