As US threats and demands against Venezuela have reached unprecedented levels in 2026 with attacks on Caracas and the kidnapping of Nicolas Maduro, the British government is still withholding billions of dollars worth of gold in the Bank of England. VSC is relaunching our petition – Keir Starmer, Give Venezuela Back Its Gold! as part …
PETITION – build pressure on Starmer to give back Venezuela’s gold!Read More »
Francisco Dominguez for The Morning Star Barely a week after the US military attack against Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro and First Combatant Cilia Flores on January 3 2026, Donald Trump, with his usual bombast, told Cuba to “make a deal or face the consequences.” Led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Florida’s …
Briefing: Venezuela’s unbreakable solidarity with CubaRead More »
By Sian Errington for Labour Outlook May Day in Caracas this year saw the culmination of a 12-day mobilisation in opposition to the continued US economic blockade of Venezuela. Thousands of people converged in the capital under the slogan of ‘Venezuela without sanctions and in peace,’ demanding an end to all the deadly US sanctions on the …
“United for a Venezuela without sanctions and in peace”Read More »
By Matt Willgress for Labour Outlook As has been written about more here, this May Day will be the first in Venezuela since Trump’s deadly and illegal assault on the country (which killed over 100 people) – and the accompanying kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro – on January 3. It will also see massive mobilisations from …
This May Day stand with Venezuelan trade unionists against US sanctionsRead More »
By Siân Errington for Labour Outlook This May Day in Venezuela will be the first since Trump’s deadly bombing of the country in January, which killed over 100 people, and the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro by the US. It will also mark a decade since the dramatic increase of economic sanctions of Venezuela by …
Venezuelans to mobilise for an end to all US sanctions this May DayRead More »
On Thursday 26th March, VSC held a protest opposite the US Embassy at the Palestine encampment on the day of a crucial hearing in Donald Trump’s show trial of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. We were delighted to be joined by representatives of the Palestine, anti-war, peace and Latin America solidarity movements uniting against Trump’s war …
By Francisco Dominguez for The Morning Star Donald Trump’s military assault against Venezuela in January 2026 bombed four cities, killed over 100 people and saw the brutal kidnapping of Venezuela’s president and first lady. President Nicolas Maduro and Celia Flores were taken to the Metropolitan Detention Centre in Brooklyn, New York, where they were criminally indicted …
Oppose Trump’s show trial of Venezuela’s President MaduroRead More »
Tim Young reports for Labour Outlook on a unique online meeting which heard directly from Venezuela’s progressive movements, organised by the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign and streamed by Arise – a Festival of Left Ideas, on Tuesday March 3rd. Louise Regan (National Education Union Executive member) as Chair introduced the meeting by recalling the US forces’ …
Voices from Venezuela – Solidarity 2 months on from Trump’s attackRead More »
By Matt Willgress Donald Trump’s attack on Venezuela and kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro on January 3 marked a dangerous and deadly escalation in Washington’s long-running campaign against the Venezuelan people. This is an ongoing war for Venezuela’s oil — the largest proven oil reserves in the world, and the attacks followed the seizure of …
