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Venezuela: Pope Francis rejects illegal unilateral coercive measures in the midst of the pandemic

In the context of the global spread of Covid-19 and its devastating consequences for humanity, Pope Francis joined the calls by the United Nations and other multilateral bodies such as the Non-Aligned Movement for the suspension of unilateral coercive measures. The so-called “sanctions”, warned the Supreme Pontiff in his message this Sunday from the Vatican …

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Interview with Ken Livingstone on US sanctions against Venezuela

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is in effect putting political ideology above the welfare of the Venezuelan people, even in the face of real attempts at reconciliation between the nation’s political factions, by refusing emergency loans to the Latin American country, Ken Livingstone, former mayor of London and honorary president of the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign, …

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Trump extends criminal economic blockade of Venezuela

The United States under President Trump has extended its economic blockade of Venezuela, with new punitive measures announced last month against the Venezuelan state- owned airline Conviasa and the Russian state energy giant Rosneft for buying oil cargoes from Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA. Trump has also threatened further action, saying at a press conference …

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IMF refuses Venezuela emergency coronavirus loan over refusal to back Maduro as President

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has rejected Venezuela’s request for a $5 billion (£4.24bn) emergency-support package to help strengthen the country’s health system in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak. President Nicolas Maduro wrote to the global financial organisation earlier this week asking for support as the country struggles to cope with crippling US economic …

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US Launches Fresh Sanctions Against Venezuelan State Airline

By Paul Dobson for Venezuelanalysis The US government has sanctioned Venezuela’s state-owned airline CONVIASA, claiming it is being used to “shuttle corrupt officials.” While already subject to previous US unilateral coercive measures, the latest sanctions add the airline and 40 of its planes to the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control’s Specially Designated Nationals …

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Statement: Stand up to Trump & Pence’s threats of ‘regime change’ in Venezuela

We, the undersigned, condemn the open support of the US administration for ‘regime change’ in Venezuela, which is illegal under international law. Alongside harsh sanctions which have hit the people of Venezuela hard, comments from Trump himself, VP Pence, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo amongst others have included threats of military action, threatened to …

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The VSC condemns the British government’s invitation to Juan Guaidó – statement.

The VSC condemns the British government’s invitation to Juan Guaidó, an undemocratic, right-wing politician, who self appointed and declared himself the unelected ‘President’ of Venezuela, and is not recognised by most of the international community and who has been rejected by the people of Venezuela. Welcoming him as a head of state violates all principles …

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