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Hands off Latin America: Trump’s assault on Venezuela signals a new age of US empire

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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The struggle against the Monroe Doctrine goes on

Analysis, News

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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Venezuelan TUC thanks VSC for solidarity against war and interventions

News

Caracas, 14 January 2026 Bolivarian Socialist Trade Union Central of the City, Countryside and Fishing Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela International Coordination Dear Comrade Francisco Dominguez National Secretary of the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign, United Kingdom Please accept fraternal and combative greetings from the Bolivarian Socialist Trade Union Central of the City, Countryside and Fishing (CBST-CCP), on …

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RALLY: NO TO TRUMP’S WAR ON VENEZUELA

Events, News

Join MPs, trade union leaders, experts & campaigners to demand peace, sovereignty, and no new US-led war Donald Trump is openly threatening war on Venezuela – deploying warships off its coast, forcing the closure of its airspace, and now saying land operations could begin “very soon.” Such a reckless intervention would bring huge civilian suffering …

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Venezuelan Gov’t Denounces ‘Colonialist Threats’ After Trump Claims Airspace Closed

News

By Ricardo Vaz for venezuelanalysis.com The Nicolás Maduro government strongly rejected claims from US President Donald Trump that Venezuelan airspace should be considered “closed in its entirety.” Caracas condemned the White House’s “colonialist threats” as a new “extravagant, illegal and unjustified” attack against the Caribbean nation in a statement issued Saturday. “These kinds of declarations …

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Over 30 Parliamentarians Condemn Trump’s Plans for War on Venezuela

News, Statements

More than 30 parliamentarians have condemned Donald Trump’s apparent plans for war on Venezuela, following the announcement by Trump’s US Secretary of War of a new military operation, Southern Spear, in Latin America. The MPs and peers have signed the new No to Trump’s War on Venezuela statement. Launched last week with initial parliamentary supporters …

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Emergency statement – No to Trump’s War on Venezuela

Action, News, Statements

With Donald Trump increasingly threatening military attacks on Venezuela, a new emergency statement against war on Venezuela has been launched — backed by leading MPs, writers, trade unionists, and peace campaigners in Britain. The statement has already been endorsed by MPs Jeremy Corbyn and Richard Burgon; trade union general secretaries Daniel Kebede (NEU), Maryam Eslamdoust (TSSA), and Gawain Little (GFTU); writers Tariq Ali and Victoria Brittain; and …

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The British Government has failed to condemn Trump’s attacks in the Caribbean.

Analysis, News

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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Richard Gott (1938-2025)

News, Statements

By Francisco Dominguez, Venezuela Solidarity Campaign National Secretary Richard Gott, one of the British scholars who best understood Latin American politics and history, has died today 2nd November 2025. He was 87 years old. We, Latin Americans, got to know him for his strong, unwavering and decades-long commitment to the revolutionary struggles of the peoples …

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When Maria Corina Machado Wins the Nobel Peace Prize, “Peace” Has Lost Its Meaning.

Analysis, News

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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