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📑🖊 OPINION | Human Rights Watch Outflanks Trump: Liberal NGO Pushes for Harsher Venezuela Sanctions Solidarity activist Roger Harris calls out Human Rights Watch's lobbying for more collective punishment against the Venezuelan people. HRW’s latest report urged the US to intensify sanctions and expand support for opposition civil society—despite recognizing the sanctions' humanitarian impact. 🔗 Read the full opinion piece here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/opinion/human-rights-watch-outflanks-trump-liberal-ngo-pushes-for-harsher-venezuela-sanctions/ #HumanRights#Sanctions

🎥 MULTIMEDIA | Renewed ‘Maximum Pressure Campaign’ on Venezuela: Challenges and Resistance 📢 The Venezuela Solidarity Network (VSN) held a webinar addressing the U.S. government’s renewed “maximum pressure” campaign against Venezuela. Researcher Yosmer Arellán and Venezuelanalysis member Cira Pascual Marquina spoke on the impact of intensified sanctions and the grassroots resistance underway. 🔗 Don’t miss the full webinar here: https://shorturl.at/Suhd6 #communes#sanctions#USVenezuelaRelations

📰 NEWS | Venezuela: Maduro Gov’t Announces May Day Bonus Increase, Maintains Wage Freeze On April 30, President Maduro announced increases to non-wage bonuses for public sector workers and pensioners. Monthly income rose from $130 to $160 via the “economic war” and food bonuses, but the minimum wage remains at 130 BsD (~$1.50) and has not been updated since March 2022. A new “unified bonus” was also announced, expected to reach 5 million families via the Homeland platform. Trade unions and leftist groups criticized the continued focus on bonuses over salaries, citing labor law violations. 🗞 Full report via: https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuela-maduro-govt-announces-may-day-bonus-increase-maintains-wage-freeze/ #economy#wages

📝 INTERVIEW | Iran, Venezuela and Their Anti-Imperialist Alliance: A Conversation with Ali Faramarzi An Iranian diplomat discusses the strategic ties between Tehran and Caracas, emphasizing shared anti-colonial visions and cooperation. Dr. Ali Faramarzi highlights common ground in cultural pride, rejection of imperialism, and defense of sovereignty. He points to joint efforts in energy, culture, and political solidarity, recalling Iran’s fuel shipments to Venezuela during the blockade and support for Palestine as part of a broader anti-imperialist front. BRICS, he says, offers a path toward a multipolar world, and Iran fully backs Venezuela’s bid to join. 📖 Read the full interview here: venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/iran-venezuela-and-their-anti-imperialist-alliance-a-conversation-with-ali-faramarzi/ #InternationalSolidarity#IranVenezuelaRelations

📰 NEWS | Venezuela’s Vice President Touts New Energy Investment Following Trip to China Venezuelan VP Delcy Rodríguez concluded a diplomatic tour to China and Qatar focused on South-South cooperation. “China-Venezuela cooperation is becoming an extraordinary antidote to the criminal, imperialist economic war,” said Rodríguez. In Beijing, she held 17 meetings with CNPC, securing new energy investments and pushing for continued Chinese crude purchases despite US sanctions threats. She also explored AI applications for Venezuela’s oil and social sectors. 🗞 Full report via: https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuelas-vice-president-touts-new-energy-investment-following-trip-to-china/ #ChinaVenezuelaRelations

📰 NEWS | Venezuela Denounces US Government ‘Abduction’ of Two-Year-Old Migrant Girl Venezuelan toddler Maikelys Antonella has been in US foster care since May 2024 after being separated from her parents at the border. Her mother was deported to Venezuela, and her father was transferred to El Salvador. The US government alleges both parents are linked to the Tren de Aragua criminal group but has presented no evidence. Venezuelan authorities and the family deny the accusations, noting neither parent has a criminal record. President Nicolás Maduro has condemned the case as an “abduction” and pledged to pursue all diplomatic and legal avenues to ensure the child’s return. The Venezuelan government also criticized international organizations for remaining silent on what it describes as a violation of migrant rights. 🔗 Read the full report here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuela-denounces-us-government-abduction-of-two-year-old-migrant-girl/ #ElSalvador#Migration#UnitedStates

📊 INFOGRAPHICS | US Sanctions Against the Venezuelan Oil Industry In recent years, successive US administrations have levied wave after wave of unilateral sanctions against Venezuela’s oil industry. The goal is clear: to strangle the country’s most important economic sector. The latests VA's infographic details the successive measures, the impact on output, and the revenue losses over time. 🔎 Follow this link to view the full infographic: https://shorturl.at/Br67t #PDVSA#Sanctions

📸 IN IMAGES | ‘Concrete Results That Benefit Communities’: Venezuelans Pick State-Funded Projects Organized Venezuelan communities participated in the second National Popular Consultation of 2025, selecting projects for funding. With over 5,300 voting circuits, voters prioritized infrastructure and service initiatives, such as walkway repairs and improvements to the water supply. Each winning project will receive the equivalent of $10,000, with communal organizations responsible for executing the projects and rendering accounts. 🔗 Don’t miss the full gallery here 👉🏼https://shorturl.at/51gtt #Communes#NationalPopularConsultation

📝OPINION | VA writer Andreína Chávez examines Venezuela's communes and grassroots democracy just in time for Sunday’s "National Popular Consultation." “If you speak to a Venezuelan engaged in grassroots organizing, you’ll find that to them democracy is about much more than counting ballots or electing politicians, and they reject foreign meddling as a matter of principle. True democracy demands a deep commitment to democratizing a country’s political and economic system, ensuring that people have control over the structures and resources that shape their lives.” 🔗Read the full opinion piece here:https://shorturl.at/MPLV3 #demcoracy#grassrootsdemocracy#communes#elections#popularvote#fyp#TheSubversiveTruth

📰 NEWS | Venezuela: CITGO Auction Enters Final Stage as Court Picks ‘Stalking Horse’ Offer The Delaware court has approved a $3.7 billion stalking horse bid from Red Tree Investments for the U.S.-based refiner CITGO. The move sets a floor price in the auction aimed at addressing $21.3 billion in creditor claims against Venezuela. The decision prioritized Red Tree’s proposed settlement with PDVSA 2020 bondholders, despite a higher $7.1 billion bid from a creditor consortium. A final sale hearing is scheduled for July. 🗞️ Full report via: https://shorturl.at/NVK2v #Citgo

📰 NEWS | Venezuela Accuses Bukele of ‘Forced Disappearances,’ Demands Migrants’ Release The Venezuelan government has rejected Salvadoran President Bukele’s proposal to exchange 252 detained Venezuelan migrants for alleged political prisoners held in Venezuela. Officials condemned the move as a “human trafficking operation” and denounced the arbitrary detentions at El Salvador’s CECOT prison. Families protested in Caracas, demanding legal access and proof of life. Many of the migrants were deported from the US without due process and have no criminal record. 🔗 Follow the link to read the full report: https://shorturl.at/tktOw #ElSalvador#Migration

📝 OPINION | Meet the DC Think Tanks Impoverishing Masses of Latin Americans Analyst John Perry examines the work of US-based think tanks in promoting sanctions and regime change in Venezuela. US think tanks, including the Wilson Center and Atlantic Council, are lobbying for sanctions and regime change in countries like Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba, while receiving millions in funding from the US government and arms contractors. The Wilson Center alone has a $40 million budget, with a third from the US govt, and pays up to $10,000/month to fellows like Iván Duque and Leopoldo López to push foreign policy agendas. 🔗 Read the full opinion piece here: https://shorturl.at/b7jTL #USForeignPolicy#USVenezuelaRelations