“This is not a left-wing government”

Michael Karrer interviews Atenea Jiménez and Simón Rodríguez Interview originally published in German by Analyse und Kritik. This is an expanded version translated by Venezuelanvoices.org. Pictures: Federico Parra Conflicts continue in Venezuela over the controversial results of the July 28 presidential elections. Incumbent President Nicolas Maduro was officially declared the winner by the National Electoral … Continue reading “This is not a left-wing government”

Socialist union leader José Bodas denounces political persecution, layoffs and evictions against workers in the oil industry

Laclase.info August 17, 2024. “Workers from different PDVSA areas in the country are calling to inform us of the massive layoffs being carried out by the board of directors. This is a political retaliation against numerous workers who, in the framework of the recent electoral process, demonstrated against Maduro's government through social networks, in whatsapp … Continue reading Socialist union leader José Bodas denounces political persecution, layoffs and evictions against workers in the oil industry

Cease state terrorism in Venezuela

Statement Picture: Matias Delacroix We, the undersigned, members of the Latin American Association of Criminal Law and Criminology (ALPEC) together with colleagues specialized in the study of violence, citizen security, criminal policy and human rights in the region, as well as activists, intellectuals and academics, express our deep concern at the intensification of institutional violence … Continue reading Cease state terrorism in Venezuela

Venezuelan leftist parties reject the dictatorship’s fraud and repression

Statements by the Socialism and Freedom Party and the Communist Party of Venezuela Note by Venezuelanvoices: The Freedom and Socialism Party and the Communist Party of Venezuela come from very different political traditions and have had different positions in the face of the Chavista regime. While the Freedom and Socialism Party is a trotskyist party, … Continue reading Venezuelan leftist parties reject the dictatorship’s fraud and repression

The fraud’s second stage begins

Venezuelanvoices.org Pictures by EFE As Venezuelanvoices.org had predicted in an analysis published as the voting process started on Sunday, July 28, the government would continue with the fraudulent scheme with which the electoral process developed since its early stages. After the midnight of July 29, the president of the National Electoral Council, Elvis Amoroso, awarded … Continue reading The fraud’s second stage begins

Presidential elections in Venezuela: what to expect?

Venezuelanvoices.org A tense calm prevailed as the Venezuelan presidential elections began early this morning. As has been constantly denounced, the process has been fraudulent from the beginning, so it is to be expected the outcome will not be any different. In arbitrary fashion, the government prevented the nomination of candidates from the traditional right-wing opposition, … Continue reading Presidential elections in Venezuela: what to expect?

Colombian ultra-right wing paramilitaries created mass graves in Venezuela

Venezuelanvoices.org Picture: AFP In May, former ultra-right-wing paramilitary chief Salvatore Mancuso made four appearances before magistrates of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace in Colombia, in which he admitted his close relationship with Uribista politicians such as former vice-president Francisco Santos, in agreement with whom a bloc of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) was … Continue reading Colombian ultra-right wing paramilitaries created mass graves in Venezuela

US extreme right abuses Venezuelan asylum seekers

By Venezuelan Voices Photo credit: Migrants stand outside St. Andrew's Church in Edgartown, Massachusetts, USA on Sept. 14. (Ray Ewing/Vineyard Gazette/Reuters) Republican extreme right governors have resorted to transporting Latin American migrants and asylum seekers to Martha's Vineyard, an island on the northeast of the country and to Washington, D.C., as a dirty tactic to … Continue reading US extreme right abuses Venezuelan asylum seekers

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

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”