By Tim Young for Labour Hub Did you know that the Bank of England is still withholding 31 tonnes of gold bars currently worth about $4.6 billion which Venezuela, through its Central Bank of Venezuela, had deposited there, despite repeated calls for the gold to be returned to the country? Venezuelan governments of different shades …
Britain’s colonial theft of Venezuela’s gold continuesRead More »
By Matt Willgress for The Morning Star Donald Trump’s attack on Venezuela and kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro nearly six months ago (January 3 2026) 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, …
By Siân Errington for Labour Outlook As Venezuela’s “national pilgrimage” of mobilisations against the US sanctions continues into its third month, recent research published in Venezuela has confirmed an astonishing level of over 1000 such sanctions against the country remain in place. The purpose of these inhumane sanctions has been to punish the population, including …
Exposed! The deadly effect of US sanctions on VenezuelaRead More »
VENEZUELA SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 27/05/2026 Over 13,000 people have now signed a petition urging the UK to give back over 30 tonnes of Venezuelan gold to Venezuela, which is currently being held in the Bank of England, despite the Latin American nation requesting its return. The Gold currently has a …
OVER 13,000 PEOPLE CALL ON KEIR STARMER TO GIVE VENEZUELA BACK ITS GOLDRead More »
by Francisco Dominguez and Roger D. Harris In response to recent developments in Venezuela under imperialist siege, international solidarity activists should adopt a stance that does not inadvertently reinforce Washington’s drive for domination. Our central responsibility is not to adjudicate every tactical decision made under siege conditions, but to oppose the imperialist aggression that creates …
Venezuela Under Siege: Defending the Bolivarian Revolution Against US ImperialismRead More »
By Conor Bollins In the last parliamentary session, over 40 MPs signed an Early Day Motion condemning Donald Trump’s military aggression against Venezuela. In January, the US caried out a widespread aerial bombardment of Caracas, the country’s capital. These attacks led to over 100 deaths and also involved the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and …
MPs condemn the military attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of President MaduroRead More »
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 …
“United for a Venezuela without sanctions and in peace”Read More »
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 …
This May Day stand with Venezuelan trade unionists against US sanctionsRead More »
On Thursday 26th March, VSC held a protest opposite the US Embassy at the Palestine encampment on the day of a crucial hearing in Donald Trump’s show trial of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. We were delighted to be joined by representatives of the Palestine, anti-war, peace and Latin America solidarity movements uniting against Trump’s war …
