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June 16, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage In the context of police brutality in the US, which has many similar dynamics around the world, stories like that of Alejandro Treuquil in Chile call our attention. His assassination is still under investigation, but declarations by his family verify that the Mapuche leader was regularly harassed and ... <a title="The Death of Alejandro Treuquil and the disregard for Mapuche lives in Chile" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/16/the-death-of-alejandro-treuquil-and-the-disregard-for-mapuche-lives-in-chile/" aria-label="Read more about The Death of Alejandro Treuquil and the disregard for Mapuche lives in Chile">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Patricio Zamorano From Washington DC It is hard to describe the community energy generated this week from the mass protests throughout the country. June 6 in Washington, DC was like a street festival full of symbols of poignancy, rage, hope, contained aggression, and beauty. This amalgam ... <a title="Photo essay: “No Justice, No Peace!” George Floyd Breathes in the Cries of Millions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/12/photo-essay-no-justice-no-peace-george-floyd-breathes-in-the-cries-of-millions/" aria-label="Read more about Photo essay: “No Justice, No Peace!” George Floyd Breathes in the Cries of Millions">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage Book ReviewBy John PerryFrom Nicaragua Who Killed Berta Cáceres?: Dams, Death Squads, and an Indigenous Defender’s Battle for the Planet, by Nina Lakhani. Verso, 2020. 336 pp. “They build dams and kill people.” These words, spoken by a witness when the murderers of environmental defender Berta Cáceres were ... <a title="Nina Lakhani’s “Who Killed Berta Cáceres?”: On the Life, Death, and Legacy of a Courageous Honduran Indigenous and Environmental Leader" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/10/nina-lakhanis-who-killed-berta-caceres-on-the-life-death-and-legacy-of-a-courageous-honduran-indigenous-and-environmental-leader/" aria-label="Read more about Nina Lakhani’s “Who Killed Berta Cáceres?”: On the Life, Death, and Legacy of a Courageous Honduran Indigenous and Environmental Leader">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By COHAFrom Washington DC Federal charges against the four protectors of the Venezuelan Embassy, who defended the building in Washington DC against violent opposition crowds for several weeks between April 10 and May 16 of 2019, were completely dropped in a case that was brought directly by prosecutors ... <a title="Protectors of the Venezuelan Embassy declare victory after federal charges are dropped" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/05/protectors-of-the-venezuelan-embassy-declare-victory-after-federal-charges-are-dropped/" aria-label="Read more about Protectors of the Venezuelan Embassy declare victory after federal charges are dropped">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By COHA Editorial TeamFrom Washington DC The Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) joins the Black Alliance for Peace[1] and other pro-democracy organizations throughout the world in calling for the United Nations to address the systemic violations of human rights by the police and other security forces in the ... <a title="COHA joins world-wide outcry against police brutality in the US" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/05/coha-joins-world-wide-outcry-against-police-brutality-in-the-us/" aria-label="Read more about COHA joins world-wide outcry against police brutality in the US">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage Support this progressive voice and be a part of it. Donate to COHA today. Click here By Marcia CuryFrom Brazil A Le Monde editorial put it in Shakespearean language on May 19, saying “something is rotten in the state of Brazil.”[1] That appears to be accurate. Added to this ... <a title="Under Bolsonaro, has Brazil become Unmoored?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/under-bolsonaro-has-brazil-become-unmoored/" aria-label="Read more about Under Bolsonaro, has Brazil become Unmoored?">Read more</a>
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May 31, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage Support this progressive voice and be a part of it. Donate to COHA today. Click here By John Perry From Masaya, Nicaragua Every country in the world is trying to balance its fight against the virus with the need to have a functioning economy, and there is plenty ... <a title="Nicaragua battles COVID-19 and a Disinformation Campaign" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/31/nicaragua-battles-covid-19-and-a-disinformation-campaign/" aria-label="Read more about Nicaragua battles COVID-19 and a Disinformation Campaign">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage COHA supports this campaign to award the Nobel Prize to the Cuban Henry Reeve Brigade, due to its valuable contribution to the well-being and healthcare of millions of people. We publish this statement prepared by the International Committee for Peace, Justice and Dignity. By The International Committee for Peace, ... <a title="The Nobel Peace Prize should be awarded to the Cuban Henry Reeve Brigade" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/26/the-nobel-peace-prize-should-be-awarded-to-the-cuban-henry-reeve-brigade/" aria-label="Read more about The Nobel Peace Prize should be awarded to the Cuban Henry Reeve Brigade">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Roger D. Harris Corte Madera, California As Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza spoke to COHA Friday night, five Iranian oil tankers headed to Venezuela in defiance of Washington. Within hours the first tanker arrived through the Caribbean where an armada of US warships were deployed. The Venezuelan ... <a title="“We are on the right side of history”: COHA Exclusive Interview with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/26/we-are-on-the-right-side-of-history-coha-exclusive-interview-with-venezuelan-foreign-minister-jorge-arreaza/" aria-label="Read more about “We are on the right side of history”: COHA Exclusive Interview with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage COHA urges Washington to allow safe passage of the Iranian fuel tankers. Any action to impede their arrival at Venezuelan ports would be illegal, counter-productive, and could ignite an international conflict with unforeseeable consequences. It is time for the US to end the use of economic sanctions and ... <a title="Tehran-Caracas Cooperation Defends Venezuelans against Illegal US Sanctions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/24/tehran-caracas-cooperation-defends-venezuelans-against-illegal-us-sanctions/" aria-label="Read more about Tehran-Caracas Cooperation Defends Venezuelans against Illegal US Sanctions">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage The Reverend Phil Wheaton, an activist and community organizer in the Washington D.C. area, passed away this month. He had worked tirelessly for humanitarian causes, including for Salvadorans who came to the United States in large numbers in the 1980s fleeing their country’s civil war. Sonia Umanzor is ... <a title="Phil Wheaton: Remembering an Exemplary Fighter for the People" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/22/phil-wheaton-remembering-an-exemplary-fighter-for-the-people/" aria-label="Read more about Phil Wheaton: Remembering an Exemplary Fighter for the People">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage Five Iranian supertankers, filled with approximately 45.5 million gallons of gasoline and related fuel products are presently crossing the Atlantic with Venezuela their likely ultimate destination. US authorities speculate that Venezuela will pay for these shipments in gold.[1] Venezuela and Iran, both subject to crippling US sanctions, are ... <a title="US Threatens to Prevent Iranian-Venezuelan Mutual Assistance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/20/us-threatens-to-prevent-iranian-venezuelan-mutual-assistance/" aria-label="Read more about US Threatens to Prevent Iranian-Venezuelan Mutual Assistance">Read more</a>
