The International Women’s Congress opens in Venezuela
2022-04-26 07:15:37 / make radio
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Coordinators, women’s rights activists from America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia opened the XVII. Congress of the International Democratic Federation of Women (FDIM). Under the motto Women of the World United to Eradicate Inequalities and Violence, for Peace and the Health of the Planet, the event is extended until April 30th. The Deputy Arab Coordinator of Fedim, Wafy Ibrahim, pointed out in this regard that “this event in Venezuela sends a message to the world to come here and feel the Bolivarian passion, makes us happy, honors and gives us strength, to keep fighting the imperial aggressions. The Minister of People’s Power for Women and Gender Equality, Diva Guzmán, highlighted Venezuela’s commitment that since March this nation has been holding its Congress “which encompasses not only collective dreams but also their aspirations and life projects”. According to Telesur, the representative of the General Union of Palestinian Women, Mona Al-Khalili, claimed that this was a favorable scenario to denounce the Israeli aggressions that affect women and men alike and to come to terms with the cause defended by their state and the humiliations deal with mistreatment suffered by the Zionist regime.
Twitter admits uncertainty after Elon Musk’s purchase
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal admitted that it’s not clear what will happen once the social network’s purchase by the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, is complete. Twitter’s top executive answered questions from employees in a video call after learning the company had accepted the billionaire’s $44,000 million bid, trade outlet The Verge reported. “There is uncertainty as to what will happen once the deal is finalized,” Agrawal told workers, according to the newspaper quoted. Agrawal also said no layoffs were expected “at the moment” but avoided committing to the future and did not clarify if he would continue running the company. Musk, who is CEO of Tesla and owns more than 9% of Twitter’s shares, had published a sharp bid on April 14, “the best and last,” at a price of $54.20 per share, which eventually those pay becomes by an entity. According to DW, however, critics of Musk and his Twitter purchase express concern on the social network itself about the dangers that the concentration of ownership and power in the hands of the billionaire poses to freedom of expression.
China calls for respect of the United Nations charter
The United States is the “master of disinformation” and the “greatest saboteur” of world peace, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin blasted Monday, criticizing Washington and the European Union’s interference in the Asian giant’s internal affairs. Washington professes to support the centrality of the United Nations (UN) Charter, but in practice does “quite the opposite,” the spokesman commented. In this regard, he cited the North American country’s and NATO’s invasions of the former Yugoslavia, Iraq, Syria and other nations “bypassing the UN,” which had previously denied the use of force against these sovereign states. The West claims to respect human rights, but the “wars of aggression” waged against Afghanistan and Iraq “had killed more than 300,000 civilians and forced more than 26 million people to flee their countries,” Wang Wenbin continued. However, “no one will be held accountable for these war crimes and crimes against humanity,” he lamented. He also recalled that in 2020 Washington imposed sanctions on International Criminal Court officials investigating war crimes allegedly committed by the US army on Afghan territory.
Mexico intercepts 5,688 migrants from 40 countries in three days
A total of 5,688 migrants from about 40 countries were located in various operations between April 21 and 14, the National Migration Institute (INM) of Mexico reported. In a statement, INM, which operates under the Home Office, said 1,843 people were traveling in family groups and that 680 of them were minors, in addition to 200 unaccompanied infants. He explained that the migrants were found in safe houses, trailer boxes, livestock trailers, or hiding in crowded bus or truck compartments, with no ventilation, water or food. Still other people have been spotted on foot in the desert, in the mountains, or on the verges of freeways after being robbed by traffickers, alleged “guides” or “polleros” as they are called in Mexico, trying to reach the north. were violated or left the country’s border. The countries with the highest number of migrants found were Honduras (1,060), Cuba (942), Guatemala (906), Nicaragua (629), El Salvador (474), Colombia (469), Venezuela (395), Peru (153) , Ecuador (112) and Haiti (91).