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”
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
By Simón Rodríguez Originally published by The New Arab, August 6 Photograph: Fernando Vergara Massive protests have erupted across Venezuela. Repression has left more than two thousand people arrested, many of them forcibly disappeared, hundreds injured and 22 killed in a week. In hundreds of cities, in the poorest barrios, self-convened crowds have taken to the streets in … Continue reading Nicolás Maduro’s fraud foretold
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
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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
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
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?
Socialism and Freedom Party (PSL) Caracas, March 25, 2024. If there was any doubt about the authoritarian character and suppression of democratic freedoms by the government, this has been dispelled in the last few days, in the period established by the National Electoral Council for the registration of presidential candidates, which expires today. Without any … Continue reading Government forges undemocratic elections with proscriptive measures
Socialism and Freedom Party (PSL) Image: A 1890 Venezuelan map, including the Essequibo region and a huge claim to territory which currently is a part of Colombia The government of Nicolás Maduro has launched an aggressive and expensive campaign on the dispute with Guyana over the Essequibo, calling for a vote in the referendum set … Continue reading On the Essequibo referendum
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