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President Maduro Denounces US Funding To Venezuelan Opposition

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Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro Sunday denounced Washington is handing over Venezuelan money frozen in U.S. federal reserves and banks worldwide to opposition leader Juan Guaido. “The White House has no limits. It is usurping and giving away our resources to these gangsters,” Maduro warned and informed that President Joe Biden’s administration will deliver Guaido over …

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Venezuela Blasts Vaccine Inequality, IMF for Denying Covid-19 Funds

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By Andreína Chávez Alava for Venezuelanalysis Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez condemned the globalinequality in access to vaccines and called for “no injustices in thisbattle against Covid-19.” Participating in the 27th Ibero-American Summit held in Andorra on Wednesday, Rodríguez pointed out that the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of the consequences of unequal distribution …

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When Hugo Chavez and the people of Venezuela beat the US empire

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April 11 marks the anniversary of 2002 coup in Venezuela, writes KEN LIVINGSTONE NINETEEN years ago in Venezuela a right-wing military coup briefly unseated its elected President Hugo Chavez before loyal armed forces units and a popular mobilisation of Caracas’s barrios turned the tables and restored Chavez to the presidency. The coup was mounted by …

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Venezuela: UN special rapporteur’s report slams sanctions – but Biden retains them

Analysis

We need to step up our campaign against the illegal US sanctions on Venezuela, writes KEN LIVINGSTONE AN overwhelmingly damning report by UN special rapporteur on human rights Alena Douhan has catalogued the massive harm inflicted on the Venezuelan people by the illegal sanctions imposed primarily by the US but also by Britain, the EU …

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Venezuela Protests Biden’s Extension of Executive Order 13692

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Venezuela has “categorically rejected” US President Joe Biden’s renewal of Executive Order 13692. The renewal extends a state of national emergency which has been the basis for Washington’s sanctions regime against Venezuela. The decree states that Venezuela represents an “unusual and extraordinary threat to the [US] national security and foreign policy.” The order has been …

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Now is the time to step up international campaigning against illegal US sanctions in Latin America

Analysis

by Ken Livingstone THE United States has an extensive sanctions programme affecting two dozen countries across the globe, and three of those states singled out for coercive measures are in Latin America: Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela.  The cost to those three nations of US sanctions imposed allegedly “to counter threats to national security” are breathtakingly …

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Report: “Trump has gone – time to end US sanctions on Cuba, Nicaragua & Venezuela”

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By Tim Young, Venezuela Solidarity Campaign. Saturday February 13 saw hundreds of British labour movement and solidarity activists attend an event hosted by the Cuba Solidarity Campaign, Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign Action Group and Venezuela Solidarity Campaign. The event was chaired by Christine Blower, Labour member of the House of Lords and former General Secretary of …

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If he is different from Trump, Biden must change track on Venezuela

Analysis

After Venezuela’s elections, constructive engagement should follow, writes Tim Young. Venezuela has successfully held elections for its National Assembly, despite the extreme difficulties imposed on it by the US’s economic blockade of the country and the coronavirus pandemic. On 6 December Venezuelans voted for 277 legislators from more than 14,400 candidates drawn from 107 national …

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Free Elections In Venezuela Are A Blow To Regime Change

Analysis, News

By Leonardo Flores, CODEPINK, for Popular Resistance. Venezuela held legislative elections on December 6 and, as has become the norm, the U.S. and sectors of the opposition that boycotted the election are claiming fraud without presenting evidence. The coalition of parties supporting President Maduro won 68% of the vote and a supermajority in the National …

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