Tag: Caracas

The National Forum in Defense of People’s Rights in Response to the Severe Tragedy Caused by the June 24 Earthquakes

by venezuelanvoices, posted in crisis, Left opposition, Solidarity

Statement Photo: Juan Barreto, rescue efforts in Caraballeda Translation: Venezuelanvoices.org Two weeks after the earthquakes that shook our country, the preliminary official toll stands at nearly three thousand seven hundred dead, more than sixteen thousand injured, nearly eighteen thousand people left homeless, and an unknown number of missing persons—figures that, unfortunately, will continue to rise … Continue reading The National Forum in Defense of People’s Rights in Response to the Severe Tragedy Caused by the June 24 Earthquakes

Devastating earthquakes strike the north of Venezuela

by venezuelanvoices, posted in Solidarity

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

We Reject the Interventionist Drill with U.S. Aircraft in Caracas

by venezuelanvoices, posted in Antiimperialism

By Socialism and Freedom Party (PSL) Photograph: Federico Parra We categorically condemn the evacuation drill that U.S. aircraft will carry out on Saturday, May 23, in Caracas’s airspace, with the authorization and endorsement of Delcy Rodríguez’s government. This is yet another violation of our country’s sovereignty and independence, carried out within the framework of the … Continue reading We Reject the Interventionist Drill with U.S. Aircraft in Caracas

Discussion: Venezuela, between imperialism and dictatorship

by venezuelanvoices, posted in Antiimperialism, crisis, International, Solidarity

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

An initial assessment of the US attack on Venezuela

by venezuelanvoices, posted in Antiimperialism

By Roberto López Sánchez The US attack on Venezuela in the early hours of Saturday, January 3, 2026, constitutes the greatest US empire aggression against a Latin American country in this century. Donald Trump has violated all international law in force since 1945 and has returned humanity to a scenario similar to that of 1936, … Continue reading An initial assessment of the US attack on Venezuela

Mothers of youth killed by the chavista police: “We will continue to demand justice”

by venezuelanvoices, posted in human rights

By Laclase.info Caracas, May 25, 2022.- According to figures from human rights organizations and academic researchers, since 2015, there has been a significant increase in the number of executions perpetrated by members of the Venezuelan police forces, which occur in the midst of the deployment of repressive operations in popular neighborhoods in the main cities … Continue reading Mothers of youth killed by the chavista police: “We will continue to demand justice”

Racism and State Violence in Venezuela

by venezuelanvoices, posted in repression

Professor Keymer Ávila is a Researcher at the Institute of Criminal Sciences at the Central University of Venezuela and a Professor of Criminology at the same university. He is one of the foremost scholars and critics of institutional violence and criminal justice policies in current Venezuela. In this interview, originally published on July 6 and … Continue reading Racism and State Violence in Venezuela

Chavismo and the parliament: killing the tiger but fearing its fur

by venezuelanvoices, posted in Analysis

By Simon RodriguezPhoto credit: Andrea Hernandez (AP) Russian government spokespersons had already predicted, speaking to Bloomberg, that Guaido would not be re-elected as president of the National Assembly (AN) on January 5th. So the military siege of the Legislative Palace and the election of deputy Luis Parra as president of the parliament without the statutory … Continue reading Chavismo and the parliament: killing the tiger but fearing its fur

Venezuelan women in the wave of LasTesis

by venezuelanvoices, posted in women

By Xili FernandezPhoto credit: Reuters, Manaure Quintero. The text in the woman's chest reads 'I disturb more naked than raped' Last week, multiple feminist groups in Merida, Maracaibo & Caracas invited people to participate in the globally famous performance of ‘Un violador en tu camino’ (a rapist in your way). Created by the Chilean interdisciplinary … Continue reading Venezuelan women in the wave of LasTesis