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 …
Report – 20 years since the coup against Hugo ChávezRead More »
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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Online event. 20 January 2022 hosted by the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign and supported by the Morning Star and Labour Friends of Progressive Latin America. Luke Daniels (Venezuela Solidarity Campaign Executive Committee member and also President of Caribbean Labour Solidarity) introduced the meeting which focused on the latest situation with regards to the UK withholding Venezuela’s …
by Ken Livingstone AS I write this column, news is coming through of a stunning presidential election victory in Honduras for progressive candidate Xiomara Castro. Overcoming fierce opposition from those with wealth and power is always an impressive feat, but this is a particularly remarkable achievement for the Honduran left in the context of the …
VSC congratulates Venezuela on the successful completion of its regional and elections on November 21. Venezuelans voted on Sunday to choose representatives for 3,082 elected positions: state governors, mayors, regional legislators and local councillors. Over 70,000 candidates from 111 political parties took part, illustrating how extensive the competition was for each post. The entire electoral …
Introduction Venezuela goes to the polls again on 21 November in ‘mega elections.’ The dialogue that began in late summer between the Venezuelan government and sections of the hard right-wing opposition had been going well, with some definite outcomes. These include the decision by some right-wing opposition parties that have boycotted elections for years to …
By Tim Young, Venezuela Solidarity Campaign. With elections for Venezuela’s state governors, mayors and regional and local councillors less than eight weeks away, talks held in Mexico between the Government of Nicolas Maduro and sections of the US-backed right-wing opposition appear to be yielding positive results so far. The current round of talks, which are …
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