Archives Bellaciao EN 1999-2016

Hugo Chavez is dead (video live)

2013-03-06T08:19:30Z

President Hugo Chavez companeros venezueliano died after a long battle with cancer.

- contributions / Edito, South/Latin America, History, Bellaciao GB/US

Press Release – Collectif Bellaciao sued in defamation by Mario SANDOVAL

2012-01-11T01:05:01Z

On January 12, 2012, Roberto Ferrario, one of the spokesmen of the Collectif BELLACIAO, will appear before the Criminal Court of Auxerre, assisted by his lawyer, Maître France WEYL, following a libel suit that Mr. Mario Sandoval filed against several media, including Marianne2, Mediapart, Le Grand Soir, Courrier International, France Info, El Correo, Calpa ...
Mr. Mario Sandoval, a former Argentine police officer, sues BELLACIAO for the publication, on our forum, of an article released by (…)

- contributions / Edito, Internet, Police - Repression, Justice, South/Latin America, Bellaciao France

letter of august to the President Obama

2011-08-01T11:23:32Z

Mr President Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.
Washington DC 20500
Mr President,
Ten years ago, on June 8th 2001, the Miami Court declared as guilty five Cubans - Gerardo Hernández Antonio Guerrero, Fernando González, Ramón Labañino and René González. Several days later, on June 17th 2001, while these five patriots were still imprisoned in Miami, they wrote a message to the people of the United States. The censorship imposed on them at the time, and which is (…)

- contributions / Prison, USA, South/Latin America

letter of july to Obama

2011-07-01T19:57:59Z

Mr President Obama The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.
Washington DC 20500
Mr President,
The five Cubans Gerardo Hernández Antonio Guerrero, Fernando González, Ramón Labañino, and René González, are imprisoned in your country for almost thirteen years now. They came to Miami to infiltrate the terrorist underworld in order to avoid the terrorist attacks that were increasing against tourist facilities in Havana during the eighties. The documents that the Cuban (…)

- contributions / Prison, Governments, USA, South/Latin America

The Pursuit For Truth In The Death, And Life, Of Two Iconic Chileans

2011-06-25T14:42:52Z

The body of former Chilean President Salvador Allende was exhumed in May in an attempt to determine whether the democratically elected Socialist president was murdered by the Chilean military in the initial stages of the coup or whether he committed suicide as General Augusto claimed on that day, September 11, 1973.
The 65 year old president had been in office for three years. An official investigation has also been opened in the death of World renown Chilean poet Pablo Neruda who died (…)

- contributions / Governments, South/Latin America, History, Brian McAfee

Why is the United States waging perpetual war against the Cuban people's health system?

2011-06-11T17:51:04Z

In January the government of the United States of America saw fit to seize $4.207 million in funds allocated to Cuba by the United Nations Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for the first quarter of 2011, Cuba has charged. The UN Fund is a $22 billion a year program that works to combat the three deadly pandemics in 150 countries. 3
"This mean-spirited policy," the Cuban government said, "aims to undermine the quality of service provided to the Cuban population and to (…)

- contributions / Wars and conflicts, USA, South/Latin America

A State Department That Can

2011-06-11T14:06:36Z

With due respect to the United States Department of State and Secretary Clinton, in regards to economic sanctions leveled under CISADA on Venezuela and six other foreign entities. Among the affected countries, only Venezuela is a nation in abject poverty. Oil is its primary export and the exceptionally devastating impact upon its people should be of specific consideration. There has been a systemic barrage of misreporting and context-shifting within the U.S. media and espoused by many U.S. (…)

- contributions / Edito, Governments, USA, South/Latin America

Ecuador's Increase In Social Spending Has Lifted Many Out Of Poverty

2011-06-06T08:50:34Z

Ecuador's social spending for the past four years, since President Rafael Correa took office, has almost tripled compared to the amount spent by his predecessors. In relation, "Prensa Latina" reports: "Since President Correa took office four years ago, 15.851 billion USD has been invested in public works, 2.9 times more than during the three previous governments combined". [1] An important aspect of President Correa's policies has been a noticeable and ongoing reduction in poverty. In (…)

- contributions / Poverty-Precariousness, Governments, South/Latin America, Brian McAfee

The War on Democracy (full video)

2011-06-02T08:52:04Z

The War on Democracy is a 2007 award-winning documentary film directed by Christopher Martin and John Pilger. Focusing on the political state of Latin America, the film is a rebuke of both the United States' intervention in foreign countries' domestic politics, and its "War on Terrorism". The film was first released in the United Kingdom on June 15, 2007.

- contributions / Edito, USA, South/Latin America

letter of june to Obama

2011-06-01T14:33:18Z

Mr President Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.
Washington DC 20500
Mr President,
Last month, your country distinguished itself when a commando squad of U.S. Special Forces assassinated Bin Laden, not far from Islamabad. After the September 11th 2001 terrorist attack, Bin Laden became the United State's most wanted terrorist. According to Pakistani authorities, neither the members of the commando squad nor the C.I.A. agents who planned this operation declared (…)

- contributions / Prison, USA, South/Latin America