In a blow to US hegemony, the revival of Unasur at a summit of 13 Latin American leaders demonstrates the region’s shift back to the left and the rehabilitation of Venezuela, writes FRANCISCO DOMINGUEZ BRAZIL’S President Lula invited all 13 presidents from South America to a summit on May 30 aimed at developing a collective …
Brasilia summit: Lula and Maduro reboot regional integrationRead More »
By Tim Young, Venezuela Solidarity Campaign Twenty-one years ago this month the United States supported a coup in Venezuela to overthrow President Hugo Chávez’s radical reforming government and preserve US strategic and business interests. Chávez had won the presidential election in 1998 with 57% of the vote and set about to transform the country. A …
Just as in 2002, Venezuela continues to resist the US drive for illegal ‘regime change’Read More »
Opposing US and UK sanction on Venezuela will remain a top international priority in 2023, writes Ken Livingstone AS Venezuela enters the latter half of President Nicolas Maduro’s second term in office, the time is ripe for an overview of where the country currently stands, especially regarding ongoing attempts from the US and its allies …
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By Dan Kovalik, originally for the Council for Hemispheric Affairs On October 16, Colombian businessman and Venezuelan Special EnvoyAlex Saab was in practical terms kidnapped for the second time, first byCabo Verde under pressure from Washington, and now by the U.S., inflagrant violation of international law. For nearly a year and a half, Saab had …
The U.S. flies Alex Saab out from Cabo Verde without court order or extradition treatyRead More »
A British judge has given Venezuela the permission to appeal a judgement denying the Venezuelan Government access to Gold held in the Bank of England. The judgement was made on the basis that the UK Government recognises coup figurehead Juan Guaido, but lawyers representing the elected Government in Venezuela are seeking to appeal on the …
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Venezuela’s national assembly president Jorge Rodriguez condemned former US national security adviser John Bolton after his recent admission that he had helped plan coups in other countries. Mr Rodriguez branded the former US government official “crazy” and said that “Venezuela will never surrender” after the candid remarks made by Mr Bolton in an interview with …
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By José Luis Granados Ceja for Venezuelanalysis The Trump administration openly considered a military invasion of Venezuela, going so far as to discuss the plot with opposition figures, former US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper revealed in his recently released memoir. Esper, who served as secretary of defense from July 2019 to November 2020, wrote …
US Plotted ‘Terrifying’ Venezuela Invasion with Opposition’s BlessingRead More »
By Tim Young, Venezuela Solidarity Campaign. The Venezuela Solidarity Campaign hosted a discussion on 20 years since the US-backed coup against Hugo Chavez – with Tariq Ali; Camila Escalante, Kawsachun News; and Kate Hudson, CND. The meeting took place on Apil 28th, 2022 – you can watch it in full, or read the report back …
Report – 20 years since the coup against Hugo ChávezRead More »
Online event. 20 January 2022 hosted by the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign and supported by the Morning Star and Labour Friends of Progressive Latin America. Luke Daniels (Venezuela Solidarity Campaign Executive Committee member and also President of Caribbean Labour Solidarity) introduced the meeting which focused on the latest situation with regards to the UK withholding Venezuela’s …
VSC congratulates Venezuela on the successful completion of its regional and elections on November 21. Venezuelans voted on Sunday to choose representatives for 3,082 elected positions: state governors, mayors, regional legislators and local councillors. Over 70,000 candidates from 111 political parties took part, illustrating how extensive the competition was for each post. The entire electoral …
