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?

Government forges undemocratic elections with proscriptive measures

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

On the Essequibo referendum

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

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”

Caracas: Picket in front of the Russian embassy in rejection of the invasion of Ukraine

By PSL Press Caracas, May 13, 2022. In the morning hours, representatives of the Socialism and Freedom Party (PSL), the Toromayma Cultural Collective and the Citizens' Platform in Defense of the Constitution, gathered in front of the Russian embassy in Caracas, rejecting the invasion of Ukraine, as well as in support of the resistance of … Continue reading Caracas: Picket in front of the Russian embassy in rejection of the invasion of Ukraine

Fourteen plants in state owned steel mill Sidor are paralyzed by a workers’ strike

Class Unitary, Revolutionary and Autonomous Current (C-cura) Puerto Ordaz, April 20, 2022 For the past few days at Sidor there is a genuine rebellion of working rank and file, overcoming bureaucratic pro-government and treacherous leadership in Sutiss (government controlled union) and the Bolivarian Force of Workers (FBT, officialist). Since Monday 18, workers decided to rise … Continue reading Fourteen plants in state owned steel mill Sidor are paralyzed by a workers’ strike

Rodney Álvarez walks the streets after 10 years and 10 months of arbitrary imprisonment

Venezuelan Voices The midnight of April 15, Venezuela's longest standing political prisoner, Rodney Álvarez, was released from the dungeons of El Rodeo II jail, on the outskirts of Caracas. He finally won a decisive battle against the anti-worker government of Nicolás Maduro, although the struggle for his acquittal and full freedom continues. On April 11, … Continue reading Rodney Álvarez walks the streets after 10 years and 10 months of arbitrary imprisonment

A look back at our third year

by Venezuelanvoices.org Picture: Oswaldo Pacheco, Caño Amarillo in Caracas Our third year publishing on the Venezuelan situation was marked by an ebb in social struggles. It was also a year in which the resounding decline of the economy came to a halt, after 8 disastrous years in which the Maduro government managed to reduce the … Continue reading A look back at our third year

Venezuela is a flawed model for Latin American left

Simon Rodriguez P. In an interview with the BBC published on January 21, Gabriel Boric dissociated himself from the governments of Nicaragua and Venezuela. In a matter of hours, some of the intellectuals and political leaders who had celebrated Boric's triumph sourly polemicised with the Chilean president-elect. "(The) main demonstration of (Maduro's) failure is the … Continue reading Venezuela is a flawed model for Latin American left