Ben Studd, Author at Venezuela Solidarity Campaign

Venezuela Condemns US Bill Seeking to Intensify Sanctions

The United States House of Representatives approved a bill to strengthen sanctions against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government, prompting condemnation from Venezuela. On Monday, November 18, the Banning Operations and Leases with the Illegitimate Venezuelan Authoritarian Regime Act, known as the BOLIVAR Act, was approved in second discussion by the US House of Representatives. The …

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Trump’s return threatens renewed assault on Venezuela

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Tim Young, Venezuela Solidarity Campaign for The Morning Star The US election result raises the spectre of Trump renewing the assault on Venezuela that his loss to Biden interrupted in 2020. In office between 2016 and 2020, Trump’s approach to Latin America showed an implacable hostility towards Venezuela, as well as other governments in the …

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WATCH: Venezuela’s Elections – Eyewitnesses’ Report Back

Analysis, Events, Videos

With international eyewitness accounts from Venezuela’s Elections, from: Arm yourself with the facts to rebut US & corporate media lies! Hosted by the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign.

Venezuela: It Was a US-Led Coup All Along

Analysis, News

By Francisco Domínguez for Orinoco Tribune “No Venezuelan party that alleges to have 40 percent more votes than President Maduro (as the opposition claims) would hesitate to present the evidence to the National Electoral Council (CNE)…Whoever cries election fraud, must irrefutably prove it, the onus is on them not on the CNE to prove there …

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Venezuela elections eyewitness report: Vijay Prashad

Analysis, News

Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. I have been in Caracas, Venezuela, for the past two weeks, before and after the presidential election on 28 July. In the run-up to the election, two things became clear to me. First, the Chavistas (supporters of Hugo Chávez and the Bolivarian project that …

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Eyewitness report: The electoral theatre of Venezuela’s opposition

Analysis, News

By Brian Mier, De-Linking Brazil I covered Venezuela’s 3-week presidential campaign season, the elections, and their fallout for TeleSur English, the multilateral public TV news network funded by the governments of Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. I am an experienced analyst on Brazilian politics, but I do not claim to be a specialist on Venezuela. …

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Venezuela: CNE Ratifies Maduro Victory, Supreme Court Demands Voting Records and Hacking Evidence

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By Andreína Chávez Alava for Venezuelanalysis Caracas, August 3, 2024 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) released a second bulletin on Friday confirming President Nicolás Maduro’s reelection amidst tensions and fraud claims. With a reported 96.87 percent of voting centers tallied, the CNE had Maduro win July 28’s presidential election with 51.95 percent (6.4 …

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What is Latin America’s left really saying?

Analysis, News

By Richard Irons for The Morning Star. On 31 July, Honduras Foreign Minister Enrique Reina issued an important statement on behalf of the island with regards to developments in Venezuela, which read in full as follows: “The government of Honduras condemns any attempted coup d’etat in Venezuela — and the use of force by violent …

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Alliance for Global Justice delegation demands respect for Venezuela’s democracy in light of July 28 presidential election

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Communique from the Alliance for Global JusticeMedia contact: William Camacaro, Alliance for Global JusticeEmail: william@afgj.orgPhone: +1 (202) 540-8336 Ext. 501 We are a group of 17 citizens of various countries living in the United States, Canada and Costa Rica who visited Venezuela from July 21-31, 2024 to learn about the Bolivarian Revolution underway since 1999, to accompany the …

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Venezuela: Right-wing opposition groups launch anti-democratic violence across country.

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By Ricardo Vaz for Venezuelanalysis Venezuela’s post-electoral scene has been marked by anti-government mobilizations and confrontations with security corps. The unrest has followed the July 28 presidential elections that saw incumbent Nicolás Maduro secure a third term while the hardline opposition refused to accept the results. Since late Sunday, there have been multiple reports of …

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