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By Tim Young, activist with the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign Twenty years ago in Venezuela a right-wing military coup backed by the US briefly overthrew President Hugo Chávez before loyal armed forces units and a mass uprising by Caracas’s barrios returned Chávez to the presidency.  Undeterred, the right-wing opposition then launched a three-month sabotage of the …

Twenty years of unremitting US hostility to Venezuela – end sanctions now!Read More »

by Ken Livingstone AS I write this column, news is coming through of a stunning presidential election victory in Honduras for progressive candidate Xiomara Castro. Overcoming fierce opposition from those with wealth and power is always an impressive feat, but this is a particularly remarkable achievement for the Honduran left in the context of the …

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Introduction Venezuela goes to the polls again on 21 November in ‘mega elections.’ The dialogue that began in late summer between the Venezuelan government and sections of the hard right-wing opposition had been going well, with some definite outcomes. These include the decision by some right-wing opposition parties that have boycotted elections for years to …

BRIEFING: VENEZUELAN ELECTIONS NOVEMBER 2021Read More »

By Tim Young, Venezuela Solidarity Campaign. With elections for Venezuela’s state governors, mayors and regional and local councillors less than eight weeks away, talks held in Mexico between the Government of Nicolas Maduro and sections of the US-backed right-wing opposition appear to be yielding positive results so far. The current round of talks, which are …

Venezuela – yes to dialogue, no to deadly US & UK sanctionsRead More »

Biden should end Trump’s interventionist policies in Latin America, writes KEN LIVINGSTONE A SIGNIFICANT sense of relief was evident among progressives in the United States and throughout much of the world when Donald Trump was defeated in his re-election bid last year. Given his catastrophic approach to Covid-19, alliances with extreme-right elements in US society, …

Now is the time to step up solidarity with VenezuelaRead More »

By Luis Hernández Navarro The Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Jorge Arreaza, has dedicated the last four years of his life to weather the worst diplomatic crisis his country has suffered in decades. During that time he has faced the trade blockade, the confiscation of strategic companies and deposits abroad, and the recognition of the parallel government …

Venezuela’s Resistance Reduces Washington’s Pressure – Interview with Jorge ArreazaRead More »

The world’s coup-plotters and warmongers haven’t given up on getting their hands on Venezuela’s oil, writes KEN LIVINGSTONE THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) is poised to deny Venezuela over $5 billion of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) to bolster its reserves on the grounds that the elected President Nicolas Maduro is not the undisputed legitimate leader …

The IMF joins those working for imperialist ‘regime change’ in VenezuelaRead More »

By Tim Young, Venezuela Solidarity Campaign Last month the UK government published its integrated review of security, defence, development and foreign policy, outlining three fundamental UK national interests of sovereignty, security and prosperity, alongside a commitment to universal human rights, democracy, the rule of law, freedom of speech and faith, and equality. But its application …

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While the US president is pursuing a more progressive domestic policy agenda in many respects, his position towards Venezuela appears to be alarmingly similar to Trump’s, warns TIM YOUNG DONALD TRUMP’S approach to Venezuela proved to be singularly unsuccessful. As president he ratcheted up sanctions against Venezuela’s elected government in an attempt to bring about …

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