Ben Studd, Author at Venezuela Solidarity Campaign

September update – Briefing: The effects of the economic blockade of Venezuela

Briefing: The effects of the economic blockade of Venezuela Download and view this briefing as a pdf The blockade in context The U.S. has been pursuing a strategy of ‘regime change’ through destabilising Venezuela dating back to the early years of Hugo Chávez’s presidency. This led George W. Bush’s administration to support the failed coup …

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Venezuela Remembers: 1 Year Since Assassination Attempt on President Maduro

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President Nicolas Maduro remembered the fateful day and said that “like a phoenix,” the Venezuelan people resurfaced to proudly stand today. As Venezuelans commemorate the 82nd anniversary of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces, Aug. 4 also marks a critical day in the country’s recent history. One year ago, in a speech during the 81st anniversary, President Nicolas …

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ANALYSIS: Juan Guaidó’s Regime Change Lobby

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By John McEvoy for Venezuelanalysis.com After Juan Guaidó declared himself Venezuelan president on 23 January, the opposition leader immediately sought to legitimise his parallel government by garnering international support. The US, most European states, and large parts of Latin America moved swiftly to recognise Venezuela’s new “interim president” (indeed, US Vice President Mike Pence had …

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Non-Aligned Movement Condemns US Sanctions Against Venezuela

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The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) condemned US-led sanctions and called for the construction of a multipolar world after a summit held in Caracas. The weekend ministerial meeting brought together 120 member nations as well as seven observer countries, ten multilateral international organisations including the United Nations (UN), and fourteen specially invited nations. Speaking at the opening …

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Venezuela Government response to report by Michelle Bachelet on situation in Venezuela

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The Venezuelan Government has made an official response to the report by Michelle Bachelet to the United Nations Human Rights Council. A translated version of this document can be viewed and shared here: COMMENTS ON FACTUAL ERRORS IN THE REPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN …

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VIDEO: Denying Impact of Venezuela Sanctions is ‘Like Climate Denial’

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https://youtu.be/FdWpm9ybHwU Speaking to The Real News Network, CEPR co-director Mark Weisbrot responds to Guaidó economic advisors’ dismissal of the U.S. sanctions’ effects on Venezuela

ANALYSIS: The Plot to Kill Venezuela

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by Vijay Prashad Hugo Chávez knew that Venezuela was very vulnerable. Its oil revenues account for 98 percent of its export earnings. Chávez was familiar with the thinking of Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo, Venezuela’s minister of mines and hydrocarbons in the early 1960s and one of the architects of OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting …

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Guaido Requests US Military ‘Cooperation’ to Oust Maduro as US Vessel Violates Venezuelan Waters

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A meeting between Guaido’s team and the US Southern Command is being organised. By Paul Dobson for Venezuelanalysis Self-declared “Interim President” Juan Guaido has ordered the setting up of a meeting with the US Armed Forces to discuss “cooperation” in his efforts to oust President Nicolas Maduro. During a gathering of supporters in the upper …

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US Military Attack On Venezuela Mulled By Top Trump Advisors & Latin American Officials At Private DC Meeting

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By Max Blumenthal, Thegrayzone.com The Washington, DC-based think tank the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted a private roundtable on April 10 called “Assessing the Use of Military Force in Venezuela.” A list of attendees was provided to The Grayzone and two participants confirmed the meeting took place. They refused to offer any further …

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Scottish trade unionists reject regime change in Venezuela

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The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC), representing over 540,000 trade unionists in Scotland, has reaffirmed its support for the Bolivarian Revolution in the face of aggressive US-led efforts at regime change in Venezuela. An emergency motion proposed by Unison Scotland and seconded by RMT Scotland was carried unanimously at the STUC 122nd Annual Congress in …

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