Venezuela

Biden’s ‘Plan’ for Central America

March 12, 2021 UNAC Editor Imperialism, Latin America, Nicaragua, Venezuela

by Ben Norton, published on Consortium News, March 10, 2020 The Biden administration has prioritized Central America in its foreign policy, developing a comprehensive plan that pledges $4 billion in funding for the impoverished region, along with foreign corporate investment, in return for aggressive neoliberal “free market” reforms. According to the Biden administration’s program, Central American governments will be required to[…]

EU Imposes Further Sanctions on Venezuela as Maduro Visits UN Human Rights Council

March 5, 2021 UNAC Editor Lawfare, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Venezuela

From Venezuelanalysis, February 22, 2021 Mérida 2/22 – Venezuela has blasted the imposition of additional European Union (EU) sanctions against nineteen politicians, state officials and security chiefs. According to an EU statement released Monday, the individuals are penalised for their alleged role in “acts and decisions undermining democracy and the rule of law” or “as a result of serious human[…]

US sanctions on Venezuela

February 21, 2021 UNAC Editor Sanctions and Economic Warfare, United Nations, Venezuela

by Daniel Kovalik, published on RT, February 17, 2020 You can read the full preliminary report on Venezuelanalysis. [jb] In its regime-change effort in Venezuela, the US has imposed devastating sanctions that have caused tens of thousands of deaths among the most vulnerable – without ever coming close to toppling the president. Alena Douhan, the UN Special Rapporteur on unilateral[…]

Guaido Accused of Blocking Vaccines as Venezuela Sends COVID-19 Aid to Brazil

January 30, 2021 UNAC Editor Healthcare, Hybrid Warfare, Venezuela

by Paul Dobson, published on Venezuelanalysis, January 18, 2021 Mérida, January 18, 2021 – Venezuela’s self-declared “Interim President” Juan Guaido has allegedly refused to use funds under his control to purchase additional Covid-19 vaccines for the country. According to documents seen by Reuters, Guaido’s team turned down overtures from the Venezuelan Central Bank (BCV) to free up US $120 million[…]

Venezuela: Biden to Endorse Guaido After Trump Issues Parting Sanctions

January 24, 2021 UNAC Editor US Politics, Venezuela, War on the Poor

Venezuelanalysis, January 21, 2021 – The incoming Joe Biden administration will maintain support for Venezuelan self-proclaimed “Interim President” Juan Guaido. According to reports, the new Secretary of State Antony Blinken told members of the US Senate that recently inaugurated President Biden will continue to recognize the opposition leader as the country’s legitimate leader. While the veteran democrat has yet to[…]

What the New York Times Left Out of the Picture on Venezuela

January 10, 2021 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Imperial Wars, Indigenous peoples, Venezuela

by Michelle Ellner, published on CodePink ‘Pink Tank’ Blog, January, 2021 On December 8th, The New York Times published its celebrated “Year in Pictures” article. It showed two pictures from Venezuela, one displaying confrontation and the other despair, thus making it seem as if the country is living some kind of dystopian nightmare. As a Venezuelan-American and a photographer, I[…]

Venezuela Elections: A Key Victory for Anti Imperialist Movement in Latin America

January 9, 2021 Judith Bello Democracy and Consent, Revolution, Venezuela

by Alison Bodine, published in Fire This Time Newspaper, December 2020 The people of Venezuela have dealt another decisive blow against U.S. domination in Latin America. On December 6, 2020, more than 6.2 million Venezuelans voted for a new National Assembly in what was Venezuela’s 25 election in the 21 years since the Bolivarian revolution began. Despite being under massive[…]

Who to Believe About Venezuela’s Election: Firsthand Observation of PBS Newshour?

January 8, 2021 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Democracy, Venezuela

by Rick Sterling, published on La Progressive, January 2021 In early December I traveled to Venezuela to be an election observer at their national assembly election. I was part of a group of eight persons from Canada and US organized by CodePink. There were about two hundred international observers in total, including the Latin American Council of Electoral Experts. I[…]

On the Venezuelan and US elections and Imperialism

December 13, 2020 UNAC Editor Democracy, Political Analysis, Venezuela

by Joe Lombardo, published December 13, 2020 In the recent Venezuelan election, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, the party of Nicolas Maduro won a stunning victory. However, there has been a lot of discussion on why the turnout was low, around 31% of the eligible voters. We should be clear that the election process would have been attacked by[…]

Venezuela’s Struggle Against Imperialism

December 13, 2020 UNAC Editor Latin America, Venezuela

by Yanis Iqbal Venezuela’s Great Patriotic Pole (GPP) – an alliance of revolutionary and progressive forces led by the governing United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) – has emerged triumphant from the legislative elections held on December 6, 2020. Obtaining 69% of the total votes, the PSUV and its allies will now hold 253 of the 277 seats in the[…]