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By Mark Weisbrot In the early 1970s, a handful of Sandinistas were in the mountains of Nicaragua fighting to overthrow the 40-year U.S.-backed, brutal dictatorship of the Somoza family. When a powerful volcanic eruption struck Nicaragua in 1971, Sandinista Omar Cabezas later recounted, they told the peasants whom they encountered that God was punishing them …

The Reality Behind Trump’s Coalition for Regime Change in VenezuelaRead More »

JUST 48 per cent of my constituents are white British born like me. The majority are from all corners of the world. Kensington has given refuge to families fleeing war, religious and political persecution and severe economic deprivation. Growing up in the area I now represent and listening to their stories has given me a …

Why Venezuela matters – by Emma Dent Coad MPRead More »

VENEZUELA SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN FEBRUARY 23 2019(More photos here and here) Over 250 people attended a protest supported by trade unions, Labour Party activists, Latin American solidarity campaigners, anti-war groups and others in London demanding that the British government does not follow the Trump administration into any military intervention in Venezuela. It was part of a series of …

NEWS RELEASE: Hundreds Protest in London against War on VenezuelaRead More »

A protest supported by MPs, trade unions, Labour Party activists, Latin American solidarity campaigners and others will take place this Saturday in central London demanding that the British government learns the lessons of the disastrous wars in Iraq and Libya by not following the Trump administration into any military intervention in Venezuela. Supporting the protest, …

PRESS RELEASE: LABOUR MP, ANTI-WAR CAMPAIGNS, TRADE UNIONS & OTHERS SUPPORT LONDON PROTEST AGAINST U.S. WAR ON VENEZUELARead More »

IN recent weeks, we have all seen how the US has been ramping up its “regime change” strategy towards Venezuela, both directly and through its right-wing proxies in the country and the region. The thrust of the US strategy is to delegitimise the presidency of Nicolas Maduro and secure a transition to a new government …

Resist US regime change with words and action – Ken LivingstoneRead More »

Meet Elliott Abrams, the war criminal enlisted to ‘steer US Venezuela policy’ The US has appointed a convicted war criminal who presided over the 1980s ‘dirty war’ era, when US-backed death squads murdered hundreds of thousands in Latin America, warns FRANCISCO DOMINGUEZ THE WORLD was stunned when US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reported that …

Meet Elliott Abrams, the war criminal enlisted to ‘steer US Venezuela policy’Read More »

Thanks to the resilience of the Venezuelan people and the brilliance of their Foreign Ministry we are in good company tonight. The US attempt to get support for their position in the United Nations Security Council has failed by 19 votes to 16. Caribbean countries in CARICON are supporting Venezuela as are many others. Even …

No War on Venezuela: No Blood For Oil – Doug NichollsRead More »

Venezuela: US Rejects Calls for Dialogue The US has rejected a new initiative by Uruguay and Mexico to restart dialogue in a bid to de-escalate the political standoff in Venezuela. A senior US official cited by Reuters said that countries would “ultimately see it is in their interests to recognize” self-proclaimed “Interim President” Juan Guaido. …

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