Statements

Initial VSC response to more illegal UK sanctions on Venezuela

“The Venezuela Solidarity Campaign condemns the UK Government joining in with Trump’s illegal ‘regime change’ agenda in Venezuela, with the introduction of further sanctions on January 10. We also condemn the US putting a bounty on the head of Venezuela’s head of state Nicolas Maduro – an aggressive & extreme move against national sovereignty. We …

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Statement: Presidential election results in Venezuela.

Statement from VSC on today’s election result: “The fact that the US, Britain and allies are refusing to recognise the result of Venezuela’s election, without providing a single piece of valid evidence as to why, is entirely consistent with their strategy of undermining democracy in Venezuela, including multiple coup attempts. “Instead of seeking to restore calm and …

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VSC STATEMENT ON VENEZUELA’S 2021 ELECTIONS

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 …

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Give Venezuela back its gold!

VSC STATEMENT ON THE CURRENT UK SUPREME COURT CASE ON THE BANK OF ENGLAND WITHHOLDING VENEZUELA’S GOLD The UK Supreme Court is currently considering an appeal against the Appeal Court’s overturning of the earlier judgement by the Commercial Court that had endorsed the British Government’s recognition of Juan Guaidό, the self- proclaimed “interim president”, as …

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Venezuela Solidarity Campaign Statement on Assembly Elections

VSC congratulates Venezuela on the successful completion of elections for a new National Assembly. Venezuelans voted on Sunday to choose 277 legislators from more than 14,400 candidates registered by 107 national and regional political organizations. Over 300 international observers were present and confirmed the transparency of the process. Despite threats of violence from extreme right …

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VSC STATEMENT ON APPEAL COURT GOLD RULING

Venezuela Solidarity Campaign applauds the ruling by the Appeal Court overturning the earlier judgement of the Commercial Court that had endorsed the British Government’s recognition of Juan Guaidό, the self- proclaimed “interim president”, as the leader of Venezuela rather than the elected president Nicholas Maduro. The Commercial Court’s decision, if allowed to stand could have …

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