Ben Studd, Author at Venezuela Solidarity Campaign

Venezuela: Maduro Takes Office for Second Term Amid Rising International Tensions

Venezuela: Maduro Takes Office for Second Term Amid Rising International Tensions The US State Department and the Organization of American States declared that they would not “recognize” Maduro’s inauguration. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in on Thursday for his second six-year term in office. Following his electoral victory on May 20, 2018, Maduro was …

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The ‘Lima Group’ Pretense to Be an International Body Is Irresponsible and Dangerous

Analysis

The ‘Lima Group’ Pretense to Be an International Body Is Irresponsible and Dangerous Analyst Nino Pagliccia examines the Lima Group’s efforts to promote regime change in Venezuela. Sixty years ago Canada did not break diplomatic relations with Cuba while the OAS expelled Cuba from the organization after the triumph of the Cuban Revolution. Today the …

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Venezuela’s Maduro to Be Sworn in for 2nd Term

News

Venezuela’s Maduro to Be Sworn in for 2nd Term On Jan. 10, Venezuelan President Maduro will assume his mandate as president for the 2019-2025 constitutional term, swearing his oath of office before the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), after his election on May 20, 2018. Days before taking his oath and as US-led international pressure …

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Myth vs Reality: What is happening in Venezuela?

Analysis

Yet another piece of reporting in the mainstream media – this time The Guardian –has failed to acknowledge the wider political and economic context of Venezuela’s current condition – while at the same time presenting a distorted, negative picture. What follows will look at: the lack of any serious analysis of the impact of …

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Trump piles on the pressure for ‘regime change’ in Venezuela – VSC’s Tim Young

Analysis, News

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has imposed sweeping new sanctions on Venezuela, this time focused on the gold sector. These latest sanctions aim to attack Venezuela’s gold production and trade and deny it hard currency to pay for the import of food and medicines. Venezuela has extensive gold reserves, estimated as the second largest in the …

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Report from VSC AGM & Chavez 20 Event

Events, News

Report from VSC AGM & Chavez 20 Event Venezuela Solidarity Campaign’s AGM met on 13th October to review its work and plan how to combat the growing threat posed by the United States to the country’s national sovereignty and the achievements of the Bolivarian Revolution. The political context for the campaign’s work has been dominated …

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Trump has Venezuela in his sights

Analysis, News

Trump has Venezuela in his sights As the sabre-rattling statments mount up, just how close is military intervention, asks VSC’s TIM YOUNG PRESIDENT Trump has again raised the possibility of regime change in Venezuela, as talk of military intervention against its democratically elected government grows in the United States. Speaking recently at the UN, he …

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Venezuela’s Maduro Rejects US Interventionism in UN Speech

News

Venezuela’s Maduro Rejects US Interventionism in UN Speech Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro rejected interventionism and recalled that his country has given birth to one of the world’s most important independence leaders, Simon Bolivar, who led wars against the Spanish colonialists in several countries in the region. “I bring the truth …

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No to Almagro’s call for military intervention against Venezuela – No to Trump’s ‘regime change’ agenda

Analysis

No to Almagro’s call for military intervention against Venezuela – No to Trump’s ‘regime change’ agenda By Francisco Dominguez, VSC Secretary On 13th September at a rally held after a press conference in Cucuta, a Colombian town on the border with Venezuela, the Secretary General of the Organisation for American States Luis Almagro said: “With …

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OAS Leader Condenmned over “Military Intervention” comments

News

OAS Leader Condenmned over “Military Intervention” comments Organizations and political leaders are rejecting statements by the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, for inciting military intervention in Venezuela. Last Friday, Almagro who ended a three-day visit to Colombia said from the border city of Cucuta: “As for a military intervention …

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