By Venezuelanvoices.org Donation recommendations at the end of the article Image: FUNVISIS map of seismic activity, June 24-26 On the afternoon of June 24, while many communities were celebrating San Juan Day—an important date in Afro-Venezuelan culture—two consecutive earthquakes shook the country, leaving thousands injured and missing, as well as a huge number of people … Continue reading Devastating earthquakes strike the north of Venezuela
By El Tiempo March 31.- Once again, José Bodas, secretary general of the Unitary Federation of Oil Workers of Venezuela (FUTPV), urged the government to release the 126 citizens linked to the oil industry who remain in detention for “political reasons.” Seventeen months after they were deprived of their liberty, and despite the approval of … Continue reading Secretary general of the oil workers’ federation demands the release of oil workers who have been detained 17 months for political reasons
Venezuelan Workers Solidarity Photo: José Abreu On January 23, Venezuelan Workers Solidarity hosted a webinar with Antulio Rosales, Yoletty Bracho, Venus Faddoul and Omar Vazquez Heredia about the January 3 imperialist attack and its aftermath in Venezuela. Below are the English and Spanish versions of this discussion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y887MeCYH3Q In English https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr_-J1Jyrt8 En español
Solidarity campaign Photo: Adam McCauley, art by Icy and Soto We view with deep concern the serious accusations against university community members by official media sources that attempt to criminalize academic activity in our country. Teachers with a vast national and international recognition, committed to reasearch and critical reflection on the reality of the Venezuelan … Continue reading Statement in solidarity with Edgardo Lander, Francisco Javier Velasco, Santiago Arconada, Emiliano Terán Mantovani and Alexandra Martinez
By Andy Heintz Originally published by NACLA When the subject of Venezuela is brought up, there are often two distinct narratives. In the right-wing and much of the mainstream media, Venezuela is often depicted as a once vibrant, thriving democracy that has been ruined by socialism. Meanwhile, in certain left-wing circles, the country’s many troubles are … Continue reading Venezuela and the U.S. Left at a Crossroads
By Orlando Chirino (Partido Socialismo y Libertad) Originally published in Laclase.info. Picture: Aporrea.org A delegation from Democratic Socialists of America visited Venezuela to attend the Bicentennial Congress of the Peoples, organized by the Venezuelan government. It met with Nicolas Maduro himself, publicly expressing support for the Venezuelan government and what they consider to be an … Continue reading To DSA and the US socialist left: To be in solidarity with the Venezuelan people, there’s no need to support the Maduro government
Photo credit: Punto de Corte Venezuelan Voices On Tuesday, June 8, after ten years of judicial farce during which the process was restarted ten times and the judge was changed three times, the political prisoner Rodney Álvarez was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Judge Pablo Vicentelli and the prosecutor Regino Cova participated in the … Continue reading Maduro’s dictatorship sentences political prisoner Rodney Álvarez to 15 years
Images: Uquira. Image reads 'We need each other united' Two weeks ago, the #MeToo movement erupted in Venezuela (under the slogan #YoTeCreo - 'I believe you') with hundreds of testimonies disclosing cases of harassment and sexual violence, committed mostly by men against minors and women. Accusations started with Alejandro Sojo, singer of Los Colores, and … Continue reading Public declaration of the Venezuelan feminist movement on the MeToo
By Venezuelan Voices As today is our page’s second anniversary, we’ll briefly review this year as it was covered by articles and journalistic reports published in Venezuelan Voices. It has been a year in which Venezuela has been hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and by the regime’s instrumentalization of it to impose further social control … Continue reading Our second year
By Venezuelan Voices Photo credit: Oswaldo Pacheco @ojpg72 As the new US government starts shifting away from some of Trump’s domestic and foreign policies, there is the enigma of what path it will follow regarding Venezuela. Trump's policy was totally disastrous for the Venezuelan people. It was a policy of interference and economic aggression that … Continue reading US-Venezuela relations and the need for a real solidarity movement
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