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🖊 COLUMN | Venezuela, Popular Power and Coffee Jessica Dos Santos' latest column showcases how 18 communes in Sanare, Venezuela, launched the “Enriquito Colmenárez” coffee-roasting plant after receiving it from the Agriculture Ministry. The grassroots initiative supports campesinos with subsidies, training, and direct diesel access, while preparing to export robusta beans to the US and Russia. The plant will also host a soil lab through a partnership with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). 🔗 Read the full VA column here: https://shorturl.at/EAU4t #Coffee#Peasants#Campesinos#PopularPower#TalesofResistance

📰 NEWS | Venezuela Joins International Mediation and Cybersecurity Efforts to Defend Sovereignty Venezuela has joined the International Organization for Mediation (IOMed), a new conflict resolution body promoted by China and grounded in UN principles. The move was formalized by the National Assembly. The country also became a founding member of a multilateral cybersecurity initiative alongside 11 other states. Signatories advocate for a sovereign, transparent, and equitable international information security framework. Additionally, Venezuela was further re-elected to the vice presidency of the UN General Assembly for its 80th session (2025–2026), with Samuel Moncada continuing in the role. 🔗 Read the full report here: https://shorturl.at/Kvo1b #InternationalCooperation#UNCharter

📑🖊 OPINION | Ballots and Bias: How the Press Framed Venezuela’s Regional and Legislative Elections Roger D. Harris analyzes how Western media framed Venezuela’s recent regional and legislative elections, where the pro-government alliance won 253 out of 285 National Assembly seats and all but one governorship. This included a symbolic victory in Barinas, birthplace of Hugo Chávez, won by his brother Adán Chávez. Harris highlights the disconnect between the electoral outcome and how it was reported by major outlets, which largely ignored grassroots support, the communal movement, and legal efforts to assert sovereignty. 📌 Read the full opinion piece here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/opinion/how-the-press-framed-venezuelas-regional-and-legislative-elections/ #Democracy#Elections#LegislativeRegionalElections2025#Media

📰 NEWS | Venezuela: Delaware Court Extends CITGO Bidding Deadline as New Suitors Emerge A Delaware court has pushed the CITGO bidding deadline to June 18 as new suitors, including Gold Reserve and Vitol, submitted offers. The final sale hearing is set for July 22. Meanwhile, Florida Rep. María Elvira Salazar urged the Trump administration to block the 'forced sale' to retain control of the asset through the US-backed Venezuelan opposition. 🔗 Read the full report here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuela-delaware-court-extends-citgo-bidding-deadline-as-new-suitors-emerge/ #CITGO

📝 INTERVIEW | Venezuela’s Participatory Democracy and the Struggle Against Imperialism: A Conversation with Alison Bodine In the latest VA interview, international observer and activist Alison Bodine shares her reflections on Venezuela’s May 25 elections. She highlights the country’s participatory democracy, where political engagement goes far beyond the ballot box. Bodine also critiques the role of mainstream media and calls for coordinated international solidarity to confront US and Canadian sanctions. “Seeing the Bolivarian Revolution in action has profoundly shaped my political views,” she states. 🔗 Read the full interview here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/venezuelas-participatory-democracy-and-the-struggle-against-imperialism-a-conversation-with-alison-bodine/ #LegislativeRegionalElections2025#Sanctions#Solidarity

🎥 VIDEO | The ‘Secondary Tariff’ Imperialist Threat Trump’s proposed secondary tariff targets countries trading with Venezuela, whether directly or not. Critics call it arbitrary, unlawful, and imperialist. But could these aggressive moves be backfiring on the US? Watch how trade policy becomes a geopolitical weapon, again. #sanctions#USVenezuelaRelations

📰 NEWS | Chevron Receives Opaque Authorization to Conduct Limited Operations Inside Venezuela Chevron has received a new specific license from the US Treasury to operate in Venezuela, though unlike previous ones, the license remains unpublished and details are unclear. Sources say Chevron is barred from oil extraction or exports and must transfer operational control to PDVSA. In response, Venezuela is rerouting crude shipments originally allocated to Chevron toward China, selling through intermediaries to avoid US sanctions. Analysts expect a 15–30% drop in national oil output by late 2025. 🔗 Read the full report here: https://shorturl.at/PBJq4 #Chevron#OFAC#Oil

📰 NEWS | Venezuela Warns Against US Travel Over ‘Arbitrary Detention’ Risk Amid 350,000 Migrants Losing TPS The Venezuelan government has issued a travel warning for the US, urging its citizens to consider leaving due to the risk of arbitrary detention and deportation. This comes after the US Supreme Court ended TPS protections for 350,000 Venezuelans. In March, 252 Venezuelans were deported under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act and sent to El Salvador’s CECOT prison, many without a criminal record. Caracas is coordinating legal efforts for their release and has repatriated nearly 5,000 migrants since March. 🔗 Read the full report here: https://shorturl.at/ieIi4 #Migration#TPS#UnitedStates

📑🖊 OPINION | US Reinstates Funding to Propaganda Outlet: NED Weaponizes “Democracy” in Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) resumed most of its operations in March 2025 after a brief funding freeze. The U.S.-funded body is now backing over 260 projects across Latin America and the Caribbean with more than $40 million. In their latest opinion piece, John Perry and Roger D. Harris trace the funding streams and tactics behind U.S. interference, revealing how the NED operates behind the guise of civil society support. “The role of the NED in these countries is not to promote democracy, but to manipulate it in favor of Washington’s interests.” 🔗 Read the full opinion piece here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/opinion/us-reinstates-funding-to-propaganda-outlet-ned-weaponizes-democracy-in-venezuela-nicaragua-and-cuba #USNationalEndowmentforDemocracy#USVenezuelaRelations#USAID

📰 NEWS | Venezuelan Electoral Authorities Run Election Exercise as Regional, Legislative Campaigns Enter Home Stretch Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) carried out a nationwide voting simulation on May 10 in preparation for the May 25 elections…

🗳️🇻🇪 ELECTIONS | CNE Extends Voting by One Hour as Chavista “Operación Remate” Kicks Off

🎥 VA’s Cira Pascual Marquina reports from Caracas' El Panal Commune in the 23 de Enero neighborhood, where participation has been high and people are praising the efficient voting process. #LegislativeRegionalElections2025