In 2006, President Hugo Chavez visited London as a guest of Mayor Ken Livingstone. During his visit President Chavez addressed the TUC, a packed meeting of MPs in Parliament and a huge public rally. As we mark the tenth anniversary of the death of Hugo Chavez on March 5, below we print some key quotes …
The struggle against US intervention in Venezuela continues, writes KEN LIVINGSTONE TWENTY-FIVE years ago later this year Hugo Chavez won the presidential election in Venezuela and paved the way to a sustained period — marked sometimes by setbacks of course, as any struggle is — of electoral victories by leftist forces in South America against …
Opposing US and UK sanction on Venezuela will remain a top international priority in 2023, writes Ken Livingstone AS Venezuela enters the latter half of President Nicolas Maduro’s second term in office, the time is ripe for an overview of where the country currently stands, especially regarding ongoing attempts from the US and its allies …
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For our new monthly YouTube show, we interviewed our Secretary Francisco Dominguez on the importance of the Alex Saab case. For more info on the international campaign see https://afgj.org/free-alex-saab
CLICK HERE TO ADD YOUR NAME We condemn the decision of the Bank of England to refuse to return to Venezuela billions of dollars of its gold deposited there. This echoes the decision of Donald Trump – now maintained by President Biden – to impose tough economic sanctions on Venezuela to try to enforce unlawful …
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By Dan Kovalik, originally for the Council for Hemispheric Affairs On October 16, Colombian businessman and Venezuelan Special EnvoyAlex Saab was in practical terms kidnapped for the second time, first byCabo Verde under pressure from Washington, and now by the U.S., inflagrant violation of international law. For nearly a year and a half, Saab had …
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Her Excellency Rocio Maneiro Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to Britain and Ireland It is with great sorrow that through you we convey our deepest sympathy and solidarity for the terrible tragedy that struck the town of Las Tejerias as a consequence of deadly landslides. We join in the pain and sadness caused …
Click here to add your name We condemn the decision of the Bank of England to refuse to return to Venezuela billions of dollars of its gold deposited there. This echoes the decision of Donald Trump – now maintained by President Biden – to impose tough economic sanctions on Venezuela to try to enforce unlawful …
PETITION: Liz Truss, Give Venezuela Back Its GoldRead More »
A British judge has given Venezuela the permission to appeal a judgement denying the Venezuelan Government access to Gold held in the Bank of England. The judgement was made on the basis that the UK Government recognises coup figurehead Juan Guaido, but lawyers representing the elected Government in Venezuela are seeking to appeal on the …
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By Francisco Dominguez, for The Morning Star In its intensely biased coverage of Venezuela during the hard years of 2014-21 the mainstream media wheeled in every imaginable academic pundit to “demonstrate” that the country’s economic woes were the result of President Nicolas Maduro overseeing Venezuela’s slide “into authoritarianism and economic collapse” (the Guardian, January 24 …
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