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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Francisco Dominguez on why the US military is encircling Venezuela. Part of the Labour CND Podcast series
By Tim Young, Venezuela Solidarity Campaign How is the US threatening Venezuela? Over the past few months the Trump administration has intensified its long-standing aggression against Venezuela by deploying a range of warships (including a nuclear submarine) in the Caribbean Sea in a purported anti-narcotics operation. This has been widely condemned as a pretext for …
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By Tim Young, VSC exec for Stop the War For the past few weeks the Trump administration has intensified its long-standing aggression against Venezuela by deploying warships (including a nuclear submarine) in the Caribbean Sea in a purported anti-narcotics operation. US forces have carried out at least five incidents of strikes on boats in Venezuelan …
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As Trump continues to blow up boats in the Caribbean and threatens attacks on Venezuelan soil, the British Government is refusing to join Latin American leaders and US opposition figures in condemning. VSC Secretary Francisco Dominguez explains.
By Michelle Ellner for CODEPINK When I saw the headline Maria Corina Machado wins the Peace Prize, I almost laughed at the absurdity. But I didn’t, because there’s nothing funny about rewarding someone whose politics have brought so much suffering. Anyone who knows what she stands for knows there’s nothing remotely peaceful about her politics. …
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By Francisco Dominguez, VSC Secretary. Trump has announced that US military forces deployed in the Caribbean Sea have carried out yet another extra-judicial killing against a fifth small boat near Venezuela’s coast, alleging, without providing a shred of evidence, that it was involved in drug-trafficking. Worse, Trump said the US would change its maritime campaign …
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By Carlos Ron, originally published by People’s Dispatch. On September 23, 2025, US President Donald Trump delivered a dramatic address, explicitly threatening those allegedly involved in drug trafficking to the United States with being blown “out of existence”. This statement, taken as a blatant disregard for international law and due process, made reference to the …
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