Her Excellency Rocio Maneiro Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to Britain and Ireland It is with great sorrow that through you we convey our deepest sympathy and solidarity for the terrible tragedy that struck the town of Las Tejerias as a consequence of deadly landslides. We join in the pain and sadness caused …
Click here to add your name We condemn the decision of the Bank of England to refuse to return to Venezuela billions of dollars of its gold deposited there. This echoes the decision of Donald Trump – now maintained by President Biden – to impose tough economic sanctions on Venezuela to try to enforce unlawful …
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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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By Francisco Dominguez, for The Morning Star In its intensely biased coverage of Venezuela during the hard years of 2014-21 the mainstream media wheeled in every imaginable academic pundit to “demonstrate” that the country’s economic woes were the result of President Nicolas Maduro overseeing Venezuela’s slide “into authoritarianism and economic collapse” (the Guardian, January 24 …
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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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As Venezuela’s economy recovers, what next? VSC interviewed campaign Secretary and well-known writer on Latin American Affairs Dr. Francisco Dominguez about current developments in Venezuela including economic recovery, the possibility of an easing of US sanctions against the country, what the position of the UK Government is, and the way forward in the next period.
The Venezuela Solidarity Campaign interviewed Calvin Tucker of the ‘Morning Star’ after his recent visit to Venezuela, which included attending an international conference to mark 20 years since the Venezuelan people defeated the US-backed coup against Hugo Chavez.
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 …
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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 …
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By Tim Young, activist with the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign Twenty years ago in Venezuela a right-wing military coup backed by the US briefly overthrew President Hugo Chávez before loyal armed forces units and a mass uprising by Caracas’s barrios returned Chávez to the presidency. Undeterred, the right-wing opposition then launched a three-month sabotage of the …
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