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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 …

US Launches Fresh Sanctions Against Venezuelan State AirlineRead More »

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 …

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

From: Morning Star Editorial THIS month’s vote by Venezuela’s National Assembly to ditch Juan Guaido as its president provided our government and the EU with an opportunity to rethink last year’s craven decision to recognise the unelected stooge as president of his country. Boris Johnson and Dominic Raab have instead decided to fete this clown …

OPINION: High time to end the Juan Guaido farceRead More »

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 …

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

Venezuela’s Foreign minister Jorge Arreaza urged Tuesday United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to respect international law as well as the sovereignty of the South American country with regards to the National Assembly’s newly-elected leadership. “Mr. Pompeo, consider for once that your strategy failed. You showed no skills as puppeteers and now you lost your main puppet. …

Venezuela Urges the US to Abide by International LawRead More »

On December 16, both houses in the US approved the appropriation bill to be signed by President Trump. Aside from the mind-boggling amount of $1.4 trillion that was approved in total our interest was in looking at the details concerning Venezuela. A press release issued by the organization Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) is …

Analyisis: US Approves Bill That May Legislate Hybrid Warfare on VenezuelaRead More »

by Francisco Dominguez, VSC Secretary THE Comite Ciudadano (Citizens Committee), a right-wing coalition led by Bolivia’s ex-vice-president, Carlos Mesa, and Luis Fernando Camacho, a multimillionaire entrepreneur, leading the extreme right-wing pressure group Comite Civico (Civic Committee) of Santa Cruz, jointly launched a brutal wave of violence in many areas of the country aimed explicitly at …

The Bolivian coup: what the mainstream media don’t tell youRead More »

By Paul Dobson for Venezuelanalysis Mérida, November 18, 2019 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Chavista forces took to the streets of Caracas on Saturday to protest against the on-going coup d’état in Bolivia. The sizeable march followed a number of similar activities held across the country last week, including a rally held by a number of grassroots groups …

Venezuelans Protest Bolivia Coup After Diplomatic BreakRead More »

by Tim Young 2019 has been a particularly testing year for Venezuela as President Nicolas Maduro’s government has fought off two coup attempts and is now subject to an extensive US-imposed economic blockade of the type employed against Cuba since the early 1960s. In pursuit of its strategy of “regime change” against the elected Venezuelan …

Venezuela — no to war threats and blockadeRead More »