On the anniversary of the attempted coup d’etat against Hugo Chavez’ elected government, VSC Secretary Francisco Dominguez explained the significance of the events in 2002 & the ongoing legacy of the popular uprising to restore democracy.
We need to step up our campaign against the illegal US sanctions on Venezuela, writes KEN LIVINGSTONE AN overwhelmingly damning report by UN special rapporteur on human rights Alena Douhan has catalogued the massive harm inflicted on the Venezuelan people by the illegal sanctions imposed primarily by the US but also by Britain, the EU …
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by Ken Livingstone THE United States has an extensive sanctions programme affecting two dozen countries across the globe, and three of those states singled out for coercive measures are in Latin America: Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela. The cost to those three nations of US sanctions imposed allegedly “to counter threats to national security” are breathtakingly …
After Venezuela’s elections, constructive engagement should follow, writes Tim Young. Venezuela has successfully held elections for its National Assembly, despite the extreme difficulties imposed on it by the US’s economic blockade of the country and the coronavirus pandemic. On 6 December Venezuelans voted for 277 legislators from more than 14,400 candidates drawn from 107 national …
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By Leonardo Flores, CODEPINK, for Popular Resistance. Venezuela held legislative elections on December 6 and, as has become the norm, the U.S. and sectors of the opposition that boycotted the election are claiming fraud without presenting evidence. The coalition of parties supporting President Maduro won 68% of the vote and a supermajority in the National …
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By Susan Grey, Venezuela Solidarity Campaign & Vauxhall CLP Member As Joe Biden takes over the US presidency there is much speculation over how much his Latin America policy will differ from that of Donald Trump. Whilst Trump’s sanctions on Venezuela have undoubtedly been harsher and more damaging than those that went before, it’s important …
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The US and its allies are gearing up to delegitimise the results of the forthcoming election by branding it ‘undemocratic’ – but the country’s automated system is the most audited in the world, writes TIM YOUNG of the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign VENEZUELA is holding its fifth election for the National Assembly since Hugo Chavez first …
– KEN LIVINGSTONE looks in-depth at the story of US sanctions on Venezuela THE imposition of sanctions is just one of many weapons used by the United States in its war on Venezuela, but a particularly deadly one. The ultimate goal is “regime change” — to bring down the country’s government and gain access to …
Venezuela Solidarity Campaign applauds the ruling by the Appeal Court overturning the earlier judgement of the Commercial Court that had endorsed the British Government’s recognition of Juan Guaidό, the self- proclaimed “interim president”, as the leader of Venezuela rather than the elected president Nicholas Maduro. The Commercial Court’s decision, if allowed to stand could have …
By Tim Young. Venezuela Solidarity Campaign Venezuela’s efforts to protect its population from the COVID-19 pandemic are being jeopardised by Trump’s aggressive tactics towards the country. Trump’s strengthening of illegal US sanctions against Venezuela since 2017 – creating an economic blockade of the type employed against Cuba since the 1960s – have weakened its health …
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