Between November 2018 and February 2019, 1,557 patients died in public hospitals for lack of medical supplies.
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Rodney Álvarez declares himself in rebellion. Let’s multiply our Solidarity
Appeal to solidarity with the political prisoner Rodney Alvarez who has been in jail for eight years without the right to defend himself in a trial
Ruben Gonzalez Sentenced to 5 Years and 9 Months in Prison
Rubén González, secretary general of Sintraferrominera, the iron-workers’ union of the Ferrominera del Orinoco complex, has been sentenced to 5 years and 9 months of jail
The on-going slaughter: police violence in Venezuela
The recent UN report caused shockwaves in the international community by setting out a previously unknown number of homicides and deaths committed by the state security forces in 2018.
Police harassed and detained peasants protesting in the offices of the National Land Institute
On July 16th, FAES agents (police commando forces) and the anti-drug unit of the Bolivarian National Police (PNB) arrived to the headquarters of the National Land Institute (INTI) to harass the group of peasants that has been protesting there
Venezuela’s Electricity Crisis: Imperialist Sabotage or a Crime of the Chavista Bourgeoisie
On the afternoon of 7 March 2019, the electricity supply was cut off in more than 80% of Venezuela. This blackout was the highest point in a decade long electricity crisis, a collapse that industry workers had warned about for years, despite government attempts to completely silence their reports
Open letter by political prisoner Rodney Álvarez
Political prisoner Rodney Álvarez has been arbitrarily jailed eight years without a trial, as a working class hostage of the chavista government
Family demands justice for Alcedo Mora four years after his disappearance
Mora’s son claims that pressure from paramilitary groups have forced him into exile, where he still demands justice for his disappeared father and the Vergel brothers
What has happened with the Orinoco Mining Arch Project?
The route of the mining extractive industry in Venezuela (2014-2017)
Gasoline scarcity follows the disastrous state of refineries and imperialist sanctions
For José Bodas, general secretary of the Unitary Federation of Oil Workers (FUTPV), the scarcity of gasoline is a consequence of the state of disaster of our refineries.
Venezuelan Voices 