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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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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 …

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By Lee Brown for The Morning Star Donald Trump’s bombing of Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro were not only a disgraceful assault on a sovereign nation that posed no threat to any other country. They were the first move in Trump’s plan to recolonise Latin America. More than 100 people were killed in …

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By Francisco Dominguez for The Morning Star DONALD TRUMP’S order that the US military attack Venezuela on January 3 2026 led to heavy bombardment of four cities (Caracas, Miranda, La Guaira and Maracay), focusing on military and civilian targets, leading to the violent kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, both of …

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