‘You won, Mr. President’: Press freedom under attack in Ecuador
Gisella Bayona who announced her resignation from journalism due to threats against her family, is one of many cases in which journalists from both the left and the right claim to have been pressured by the government to abandon their investigative reporting.
US soldiers and contractors begin ground operations in Ecuador
A ministerial agreement grants US soldiers immunity and special immigration status. The US presence in Esmeraldas and Manabí was also announced.
De la Espriella vows to cut ties with Cuba and Nicaragua
The decision reflects, on the one hand, the president-elect’s clear alignment with the Washington-Tel Aviv axis and, on the other hand, the trend among new far-right Latin American governments to isolate leftist governments.
What did Nicaragua’s president really say about elections?
The president’s statements given on the anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution have prompted a reaction from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who vowed to take action in response.
Suspension of political parties seeks to undermine Ecuador’s largest opposition force, warn critics
Left critics argue that the ban on the AMIGO party in Ecuador is an effort to ensure there is no strong opposition party that can contest elections.
Hands Off Asia conference aims to build common resistance against hyper-imperialist interventions in the region
The three-day conference is organized by the International Peoples Assembly in collaboration with Tricontinental: Institute of Social Research in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
BT Live: Iran War on Repeat | Albania Resists | Rubio Vs. ICC
BT Live! Join hosts Rania Khalek and Zoe Alexandra and special guests twice weekly for the breaking news that matters and the sharp left, anti-imperialist analysis you need to keep fighting.
Trump on Monday declared he’s taking over the Strait of Hormuz on Iran’s dime as the US reimposed a naval blockade on Tehran, and Iran responded with more strikes on the Gulf. We’re locked in a Groundhog Day revolving-door nightmare as the defining commitments of the MoU that “ended” the war continue to crumble. Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, joins the show to unpack latest developments, including what’s behind Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei's pledge to avenge his father's death.
Albanians have flooded the streets of Tirana nightly for more than a month in protest against a multi-billion-dollar luxury resort planned for protected coastland, backed by Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, in what has come to be known as the Flamingo Revolution. But what started as an environmental movement to protect wetland breeding grounds has evolved into a full-blown national uprising with demonstrators demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama over what they call systemic corruption and a country sold out from under its own people. We’re joined by Dajana, an activist in Tirana, for the latest from the rebellion.
And it’s Marco Rubio in one corner, international law in the other as the US State Department announces a "whole-of-government campaign" to dismantle the International Criminal Court. It comes on the heels of a historic federal lawsuit brought by three ICC judges against the Trump administration arguing the US sanctions against them are unlawful. Will the warhawks stop at nothing to protect Israel from genocide accountability? Longtime human rights lawyer Craig Mokhiber joins the show to discuss.
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Colombian court rules National Police guilty in killing of protestor in 2019
The death occurred during the historic protests against the then-government of Iván Duque. At one point during the investigation, Colombia’s now-president-elect, Abelardo de la Espriella, defended the police officer who allegedly shot Cruz.