(2022-09-03). Sri Lanka: The Struggle Continues. orinocotribune.com 
Recent news of people overrunning the presidential palace in Sri Lanka, followed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fleeing the country, took Western media by storm. What is not reported is the ongoing police repression by the current president, Ranil Wickremesinghe. | His latest attack took place on a peaceful protest on August 18 that was organized by the Inter-University Students Federation (IUSF) in Colombo, along with other progressive forces and artists. Witnesses say they were attacked unprovoked, and individuals were chased, beaten and arrested. Some of them we…
(2022-09-01). Police Repress Demonstration Against LUMA in Puerto Rico. orinocotribune.com 
Puerto Rican citizens demand the cancellation of the contract with the capitalist Canadian company LUMA Energy. | The Police of the State of Puerto Rico, a dependent territory of the United States, dispersed Thursday night a demonstration of dozens of Puerto Ricans in Old San Juan, who were staging a protest against LUMA Energy due to the constant power outages. | This is the most recent episode of the protests that have been shaking the Caribbean island for days, although it is the first one that culminated with a confrontation between demonstrators and police, and one person arrested. | Puerto Ricans are again…