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📑🖊 OPINION | The Great Hoax Against Venezuela: Oil Geopolitics Disguised as ‘War on Drugs’ Former UN anti-drugs agency director Pino Arlacchi dismantles the “narco-state” narrative with 30 years of reliable data. The 2025 UNODC and European Drug Reports confirm Venezuela’s marginal role in global drug trafficking, with no coca cultivation or cartel presence. Arlacchi states the “Cartel de los Soles” is a political fabrication, absent from all international anti-drug reports. 👉🏽 Read the full opinion piece here: https://shorturl.at/69vho #DrugTrafficking#NicolasMaduro

📰 NEWS | Court Official Endorses Elliott Management Over Gold Reserve in Mandated Sale of Venezuela’s CITGO Vulture fund Elliott Management is in pole position to acquire Venezuela's US-based refiner CITGO after its bid was recommended by the auction's "special master." Canadian miner Gold Reserve has vowed to "vigorously object." The sale hearing is scheduled for September 15. 🔗 Read the full report: https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/court-official-endorses-elliott-management-over-gold-reserve-in-mandated-sale-of-venezuelas-citgo/ #CITGO#VultureFunds#GoldReserve#Sanctions

🎥 VIDEO | Is Venezuela ‘Flooding’ the US With Drugs? According to the latest UN World Drug Report, Venezuela is neither a major drug producer nor a key trafficking corridor to the US, effectively debunking the "narco-state" narrative promoted by the Trump administration. #Venezuela#drugfree#donaldtrump#unodc

📰 NEWS | Venezuela: Popular Organizations Push Direct Distribution Routes to Boost Food Security Pueblo a Pueblo and the Communard Union are providing affordable access to fish and vegetables by connecting popular organizations. Pueblo a Pueblo delivered 1,000 packs of fish and seafood, each weighing 3.8 kilograms, in Caracas, Yaracuy, Lara and Trujillo. The packages, sold at $13, represented savings of 50–60% compared to local markets. At the same time, the Communard Union transported 3.5 tons of vegetables from Trujillo to communes in Lara state. Between 500 and 600 people purchased potatoes, carrots, onions and tomatoes at prices around 40% below market levels. Both initiatives strengthen direct distribution routes between producers and communities. 🔗 Read the full report: https://shorturl.at/3HDgP #CommunardUnion#FoodSovereignty#PopularPower#PuebloaPueblo

📰 NEWS | Global Protests Condemn Military Moves Near Venezuela as Analysts Speculate Over US Intentions Solidarity activists staged dozens of rallies around the world to express solidarity with Venezuela and reject US military threats. Meanwhile, US analysts differ on Washington's intentions, with most downplaying the prospects of any direct military action. Read the full report: https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/global-protests-condemn-military-moves-near-venezuela-as-analysts-speculate-over-us-intentions/ #VenezuelaNoEsUnaAmenaza#Solidarity#USMilitary#Peace

📝 INTERVIEW | Pending Tasks for Chavista Feminism: A Conversation with Roraima Rivas-Liendo In the latest VA interview, Roraima Rivas-Liendo, activist and spokesperson for the Venezuelan feminist collective FaldasR, discusses legislative advances, ongoing challenges, and the state of sexual and reproductive rights in Venezuela. For over a decade, FaldasR has provided information and support to women and people capable of gestation across the country. The organization’s latest report highlights two trends: a rise in unsafe abortion attempts and increased early engagement from those seeking guidance. Rivas-Liendo notes that many now recognize abortion as a collective right, signaling a shift toward self-determination despite legal restrictions. 🔗 Read the full interview here: shorturl.at/YjpgI #Feminism#Sanctions

📑🖊 OPINION | US Human Rights Report on Venezuela Doesn’t Pass the Mirror Test Solidarity activist Roger Harris questions human rights criticisms against Venezuela as an element of the US' "hybrid war" against the country. While the State Department condemns Caracas, the US has the world’s largest prison population and over 122,000 people in solitary confinement daily. At the same time, UN experts estimate US sanctions have caused more than 100,000 excess deaths in Venezuela, a toll omitted by major human rights NGOs. 👉🏽 Read the full opinion piece here: https://shorturl.at/4Djk3# #HumanRights#USVenezuelaRelations

📰 NEWS | Venezuela Denounces US Military Threat at UN, Mobilizes Troops to Patrol Territorial Waters and Border Venezuela denounced at the United Nations the deployment of US military vessels, including a nuclear-powered submarine, near its coasts, warning it threatens regional peace. Caracas demanded Washington provide assurances that no nuclear weapons will be introduced in Latin America and the Caribbean. Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López announced the deployment of 15,000 troops and military vessels to patrol Venezuelan territorial waters and the Colombian border, reinforcing anti-narcotics efforts amid the US escalation. 🔗 Read the full report: https://shorturl.at/eVNf5

🎙🔊 Episode 40 of the VA Podcast is live! Washington is turning up the pressure with a Caribbean military deployment, but Caracas is pushing back with defiance and mobilization. In this episode, host José Luis Granados Ceja sits down with VA’s Andreína Chávez Alava to break down the latest US actions against Venezuela, from shaky 'narco-terrorism' allegations to the ongoing crackdown on migrants. Tune in and get the full picture 👉https://youtu.be/o_vKPbD4YUo?si=Zjvv2DzProiH0VK8

📰 NEWS | Venezuela: Turkish Investors to Take Over State-Owned Sugar Mills Under ‘Strategic Alliances’ Venezuela has signed agreements with Turkish investors to manage three state-owned sugar mills — Central Venezuela (Zulia state), Santa Clara (Yaracuy state), and Ezequiel Zamora (Barinas state) — as part of new 'strategic alliances,' Agriculture Minister Julio León announced. Authorities have not disclosed further details. Previous experiences with similar alliances in the countryside have raised concerns among campesinos regarding transparency and impacts on small-scale producers. 🔗 Read the full report here: https://shorturl.at/pwPmt #Peasants#Campesinos#PrivateSector#Sugar

🎙PODCAST | Is the US Preparing to Invade Venezuela? The US war drums are beating louder with a Caribbean military deployment, but Caracas has responded with defiance and mobilization. In our latest podcast episode, host José Luis Granados Ceja is joined by fellow VA member Andreína Chávez Alava to take stock of recent US policies against Venezuela, including dubious "narco-terrorism" charges and a crackdown on migrants. Follow the link to subscribe and listen: https://www.patreon.com/posts/137258196 #Venezuela#AntiImperialism#Resistance#Solidarity

📝 INTERVIEW | Empire, Colonialism and Solidarity: A Conversation with Nick Estes Historian and activist Nick Estes traces the continuities between US settler colonialism and its foreign interventions. He notes that attacks on Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua reflect the same dispossession and violence historically inflicted on Indigenous nations in North America. Estes also highlights the integration of Indigenous communities into the Bolivarian process: the Pemón, for example, receive formal community healthcare training, vote by consensus, and have representation in Venezuela’s National Assembly, protections US Indigenous peoples do not have. 🔗 Read the full interview here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/empire-colonialism-and-solidarity-a-conversation-with-nick-estes #Imperialism#IndigenousPeoples#Solidarity