📰 NEWS | Progressive Activists, Officials Condemn Venezuela Attacks, Call for Joint Action Against Monroe Doctrine
On January 25, delegates from more than 20 countries gathered in Bogotá for the inaugural “Nuestra América” summit, convened by Progressive International. The meeting was convened in response to the January 3 US military operation in Venezuela, which included bombings in Caracas and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores.
The summit adopted the San Carlos Declaration, denouncing a revived Monroe Doctrine and calling for coordinated international solidarity to defend regional sovereignty and international law. Organizers also announced that a follow-up meeting will take place in Havana in the coming weeks.
Meanwhile in Venezuela, Acting President Delcy Rodríguez launched the “Program for Democratic Coexistence and Peace” and reported the release of 626 detainees, with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights invited to accompany the process.
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📸 IN IMAGES | Solidarity Movements Take to the Streets to Oppose War Against Venezuela
Thousands mobilized across 65 US cities to oppose the Trump administration’s military threats against Venezuela. Actions were organized by ANSWER Coalition, The People’s Forum, Black Alliance for Peace, CODEPINK, PSL, DSA, and others.
The protests took place as Washington maintains its largest Caribbean naval deployment in decades and amid international criticism over US boat strikes that killed 87 civilians, classified by UN experts as extrajudicial executions.
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🖊OPINION | Venezuela After January 3: A Nation Standing in the Storm
A solidarity brigade traveled to Venezuela amid what residents described as a “storm” of US attacks, sanctions, and pressure, culminating in the January 3 operation that kidnapped President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores.
Delegates reported that Venezuelans are still processing the shock, with banners and weekly protests calling for the leaders’ return. Delegates also heard accounts of trauma from explosions and ongoing US military presence. Solidarity activist and cofounder of CODEPINK for Peace, Medea Benjamin, recounts the visit.
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🚨📰 BREAKING | Venezuela Condemns Trump’s Blockade as Illegal, Popular Organizations Vow Resistance
The Venezuelan government condemned US President Donald Trump’s threat of a naval blockade on Venezuelan oil tankers, calling it a violation of international law and national sovereignty. Caracas said it will denounce the US at the United Nations, citing the UN Charter’s prohibition on the use or threat of force.
The Wall Street Journal reported disruptions to Venezuela’s oil traffic following the blockade threat and the seizure of a tanker, while US lawmakers from both parties warned the move could constitute an act of war. Congress is expected to vote on War Powers resolutions aimed at blocking further escalation.
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🖊OPINION | US Labor Independence and Solidarity with Venezuela
After the January 3 US military strikes on Venezuela, labor unions across the United States issued resolutions opposing the attacks. One resolution, from the Tucson chapter of the National Writers Union, goes further, calling for transparency and an end to government funding at the AFL-CIO’s Solidarity Center.
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🖊OPINION | ‘It Is Venezuela Today. It Will Be South Africa Tomorrow,’ NUMSA Trade Union Warns
Marching to the US consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest trade union, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), protested against US aggression on Venezuela on January 24.
The union demanded the release of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, stating that “in defending Venezuela, we defend the sovereignty of all nations,” and warning that “no country is safe from America’s greedy appetite.” In the same context, NUMSA said that US tariffs and threats to South Africa’s participation in the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) are contributing to job losses.
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The July 28 presidential elections once again put Venezuela in the global spotlight, amid intensified US-led imperialist aggression and political violence. Ricardo Vaz's latest column explores the ongoing challenges, the strength of Venezuela's grassroots democracy, and the crucial need for international solidarity.
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🗒️🗣️ INTERVIEW | Solidarity with Venezuela in the Belly of the Beast: A Conversation with Elizabeth Blaney
Organized opposition to US aggression against Venezuela is growing inside the United States, particularly among working-class and immigrant communities. In the latest VA interview, Los Angeles tenant organizer Elizabeth Blaney explains that communities facing ICE raids, Medicaid cuts, and housing insecurity see a direct connection between repression at home and war abroad.
Blaney also discusses the recent People’s Assembly for Peace and Sovereignty in Caracas, attended by 600–800 delegates despite major travel obstacles. Participants linked sanctions and military escalation against Venezuela to global consequences, including rising housing costs, energy insecurity, and the diversion of public resources away from social needs.
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VA members Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz tackle disingenuous 'left' critiques that echo imperialist regime-change propaganda against Venezuela.
Amid ongoing U.S.-led intervention and sanctions, Venezuelan social movements persist in their fight for socialist transformation. Recent gains in land rights and political representation, including the appointment of the first communard minister, show their determination.
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On Saturday, thousands of Venezuelans marched to the UN headquarters in Caracas in solidarity with Palestine, calling for the UN Security Council to stop what experts have described as genocide in Gaza and Lebanon.
President Maduro criticized the portrayal of the conflict as religious, labeling it a colonialist project. Venezuela reaffirmed its support for Palestine and international law.
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📰 NEWS | Venezuela and US Reestablish Diplomatic Ties Following Two-Month Anniversary of Military Strikes
Venezuela and the United States announced on March 6 that they are restoring diplomatic relations after a seven-year rupture. The two governments released near-simultaneous statements confirming renewed engagement, though no timeline was given for reopening embassies or consulates.
The rapprochement follows the Jan. 3 US military strikes and the detention of President Nicolás Maduro. In the past two months, several senior US officials, including CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Energy Secretary Chris Wright, have traveled to Caracas. Venezuelan authorities have also enacted reforms, including changes to the Hydrocarbon Law, aimed at attracting foreign corporate investment.
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🖊🗞OPINION | Venezuela, The Day After
Luis Hernández examines Venezuela’s recent history of resisting regime-change initiatives, highlighting the central role of armed forces unity.
This opinion piece reviews more than two decades of unsuccessful US-supported attempts, underscores the cohesion of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces, and recalls the 2019 events in Táchira, where efforts to establish a territorial foothold under Juan Guaidó were halted after hours of clashes.
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