Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has ordered the mobilisation of more than four million members of the National Bolivarian Militia, a voluntary combat unit of the Venezuelan armed forces created in 2005 by President Hugo Chávez, to defend Venezuela’s “territory, sovereignty, and peace.” The move follows the US sending about 4,000 troops to the southern Caribbean …
By Francisco Dominguez for The Morning Star As if President Trump intended to meet professional US mercenary Erik Prince halfway, US Attorney General Pam Bondi increased the existing US bounty on President Maduro—originally set at $15 million—from $25 million to $50 million for anyone providing “information leading to his arrest or conviction.” In late 2024, …
What Lies Behind Trump’s Attacks Against Venezuela?Read More »
by Francisco Dominguez for Counter Currents On the eve of Venezuela’s presidential election on 29th July 2024, Guardian correspondents, Tiago Rogero (based in Rio de Janeiro) and Sam Jones (based in Madrid) predicted the vote “could end 25 years of socialist rule.” It did not. The following, 30 July, another group of Guardian correspondents gave …
Tenacious Bolivarian resistance against obstinate US aggressionRead More »
By Ricardo Vaz for Venezeulanalysis A group of 238 Venezuelans deported by the US to a prison in El Salvador have been denied access to legal representation. Lawyers hired by the Nicolás Maduro government told reporters that they have not been allowed to communicate with the Venezuelan detainees in the Central American country’s notorious CECOT …
Joint statement by Venezuela Solidarity Campaign and Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign Action Group. The Trump administration has invoked the 1798 Alien and Enemies Act as a thinly veiled legal pretext to justify the mass expulsion of Venezuelans, Nicaraguans, and others. Some deportees have been sent to detention facilities such as the notorious internment camp in Guantanamo …
Statement: Trump’s mass deportations of migrants must be condemned.Read More »
By Ricardo Vaz for Venezuelanalysis The Trump administration is barely two months into its term but every day feels like a rollercoaster. Migrants get rounded up, threats fly everywhere, and now a brutal bombing campaign is underway in Yemen. Wholehearted support for genocide in Palestine is the one constant. When it comes to Venezuela, analysts …
Sanctions, Tariffs and Maximum Pressure Against VenezuelaRead More »
We, the undersigned, condemn the recent calls for US military intervention against Venezuela, including in “The New York Times,” and from former Colombian President Uribe. With Trump returning to the Presidency – having previously advocated military intervention against Venezuela with the aim of ‘regime change,’ illegal under international law – these calls must be taken …
It’s highly regrettable that the UK govt has again capitulated to the US ‘regime change’ narrative and has applied more sanctions against the democratically-elected govt of Venezuela. The electoral victory of Nicolas Maduro as president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is a guarantee that not only social progress continues (such as the 5 million …
Message from Caracas – from VSC Secretary Francisco DominguezRead More »
VSC congratulates Venezuela on the successful completion of elections for a new National Assembly. Venezuelans voted on Sunday to choose 277 legislators from more than 14,400 candidates registered by 107 national and regional political organizations. Over 300 international observers were present and confirmed the transparency of the process. Despite threats of violence from extreme right …
Venezuela Solidarity Campaign Statement on Assembly ElectionsRead More »
We have just received information from Venezuela, that a heavily armed mercenary invasion coming from Colombia in fast boats tried to land in the coast of La Guaira state, with clear intentions to carry out terrorist attacks probably including an assault on the presidential palace and the assassination of Chavista national political leaders, including ministers. …