Venezuelanalysis

📰 NEWS | Venezuela Decries $50M ‘Narcoterrorism’ Bounty on Maduro as ‘Ridiculous Smokescreen’ The Venezuelan government has blasted the US' decision to raise a "narcoterrorism" bounty against President Nicolás Maduro to $50 million. Caracas labeled the move a "ridiculous smokescreen" as part of baseless accusations to further regime-change narratives. Read the report: https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuela-decries-50m-narcoterrorism-bounty-on-maduro-as-ridiculous-smokescreen/ #NicolasMaduro#NarcoTerrorism#Venezuela#TrumpAdministration

📝 INTERVIEW | Afro-Venezuelan Memory, Struggle and Liberation: A Conversation with Fita González Afro-Venezuelan activist Fita González, talks about maroon resistance has deep roots in Venezuela, and it resonates with the country’s current communal project. González highlights that 36 self-identified cumbes—autonomous Afro-descendant territories—now operate across 13 states. These communities are reclaiming maroon traditions through grassroots education, communal self-governance, and intersectional organizing. A proposed constitutional reform could formally recognize their collective rights. 🔗 Read the full interview here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/afro-venezuelan-memory-struggle-and-liberation-a-conversation-with-fita-gonzalez/

📰 NEWS | US Denies Reports of Venezuelan Migrant Death at ‘Inhumane’ Alligator Alcatraz Facility The Department of Homeland Security denied claims that Luis Rivas Velásquez died at the Florida-based ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ migrant detention facility. Rivas’ partner alleges he was denied care despite serious symptoms. His lawyers report he suffered a medical emergency and disappeared for 48 hours amid a hunger strike and poor conditions. The site, run by Florida’s emergency authorities in partnership with ICE, has drawn scrutiny for overcrowded cages, contaminated food, and lack of medical attention. Rights groups and the family are demanding transparency and proof of life. 🖇️ Full report here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/us-denies-reports-of-venezuelan-migrant-death-at-inhumane-alligator-alcatraz-facility/ #humanrights#migration#venezuelanmigrants

🎙🔊 PODCAST | The latest Venezuelanalysis episode discusses the role of communes in socialist construction and anti-imperialist struggles. Communes foster communal exchange over commodities and address racial and patriarchal oppression. Their impact, however, depends on integration into a broader anti-imperialist strategy in the global fight against imperialism, states guest Chris Gilbert. 👉 Watch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0RyfxgQgfc&t=2s #Communes#Socialism

📰 NEWS | Venezuela: 252 CECOT Migrants Cleared of ‘Tren de Aragua’ Gang Association An investigation by Venezuelan authorities found that none of the 252 migrants deported to El Salvador’s CECOT prison had any ties to the Tren de Aragua gang. The migrants, sent under a Trump-era policy using the Alien Enemies Act, were held for months without legal access. One of them, Neiyerver León Rengel, has filed a formal complaint against the US government for wrongful deportation and mistreatment, seeking $1.3 million in damages. 🔗 Read the full report here: https://shorturl.at/2pTdg #Venezuelanmigrants#HumanRights#DonaldTrump#ElSalvador#TrendeAragua

📝 INTERVIEW | Seeds, GMOs and Sovereignty: A Conversation with Esquisa Omaña Venezuelan researcher and activist Esquisa Omaña takes stock of the country's Seed Law and the struggle for food sovereignty. Approved in 2015, the Seed Law bans the sowing of GMOs and uniquely recognizes two knowledge systems: certified seeds and those developed by campesino, Indigenous, and Afro-descendant communities. But a decade later, Omaña warns that the law remains largely unimplemented. The biosecurity commission never took off, and the GMO detection lab remains unopened. As GMO imports continue and local varieties face contamination risks, the law’s vision, to protect agro-biodiversity and campesino knowledge, hangs in the balance. 🔗 Read the full interview here: https://shorturl.at/eGGWP #FoodSovereignty#GMO#SeedLaw

📰 NEWS | Venezuela: Chevron to Resume Crude Exports Under New Arrangement With PDVSA The US oil giant will restart shipments from its joint ventures in Venezuela this month under a renewed sanctions waiver, Chevron CEO Mike Wirth confirmed. The company had been limited to maintenance work since May. Despite US officials claiming Venezuela won’t profit, authorities in Caracas insist joint ventures are still required to pay taxes and royalties. The new arrangement reportedly allows Chevron and PDVSA to sell their respective shares of crude separately. 🔗 Read the full report here: https://shorturl.at/D9x7A #Chevron#PDVSA#Sanctions

📷 INTERVIEW | Hamudi Abdallah lives in La Vega, a barrio on the hillsides of Caracas, Venezuela. His family was forcibly expelled from Saris, a Palestinian town now in occupied Palestine, by Israeli settler colonialists, and arrived in Venezuela in 1970. In this interview by Raimi Ravelo, we learn about the Abdallah family's life in this bustling, working-class barrio and the unwavering solidarity between Venezuelans and Palestinians. Read the interview: https://venezuelanalysis.com/opinion/venezuelan-indeed-but-with-a-palestinian-heart/ #Palestine#Venezuela#Gaza#PalestinianPeople

🎥 VIDEO | Are there US military bases in Guyana? Venezuela warns of an expanding US military footprint next door, backed by ExxonMobil and disguised as 'security cooperation.' Here’s what’s at stake. #Essequibo#Venezuela#Guyana#GuyanaVenezuelaRelations#US

📝 INTERVIEW | Women’s Emancipation through Economic Transformation: A Conversation with Sandra Angeleri Historian Sandra Angeleri speaks about the legacy of Nora Castañeda, a feminist economist who led one of the Bolivarian Revolution’s most innovative institutions, in her newly published book. From her early political formation in the barrios of Caracas to her leadership of Banmujer (the Women’s Development Bank), Castañeda pushed for structural change, fighting to include unpaid domestic work in Venezuela’s Constitution and helping to build institutional models that challenged both patriarchy and capitalism. Her work laid the foundation for economic autonomy among working-class women. 'Banmujer wasn’t just about lending money, it was about collective empowerment,' Angeleri notes. 👉 Follow the link to read the interview: https://shorturl.at/ubpwR #Banks#Feminism#WomensDevelopmentBank

📰 NEWS | Venezuela Condemns Decades of Occupation and US Complicity, Demands Justice for Palestine at UN At the UN High-Level Conference on the Question of Palestine, Venezuela reaffirmed its support for Palestinian statehood and denounced decades of Israeli occupation and US complicity. Representing the Group of Friends in Defense of the UN Charter, Venezuelan diplomat Joaquín Pérez called for Palestine’s full UN membership, an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, an end to US vetoes shielding Israel, and a halt to arms transfers. Caracas also urged accountability for war crimes and proposed a reconstruction plan coordinated with Palestinian authorities. The conference, held in New York, was boycotted by both the US and Israel. 🔗 Read the full report here: https://shorturl.at/aEjnG #Palestine#UnitedNations

📑🖊 OPINION | Trump’s Latin American Policies Go South John Perry and Roger Harris take stock of the Trump administration's Latin America policies and the challenges for leftist governments in the region. Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua face sanctions, trade barriers, and deportation rollbacks. Despite this, these nations are forging alliances with China, resisting economic pressure, and winning small victories, like Venezuela’s release of 252 citizens from a Salvadoran prison. Meanwhile, Trump’s actions in Brazil and Panama have triggered protests and backlash. 👉🏽 Read the full opinion piece here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/opinion/trumps-latin-american-policies-go-south/ #DonaldTrump#Sanctions#Migration