Venezuela & ALBA News 8.9.2024: US Coup against Venezuela is Defeated; US Opposition Refuses to Present Evidence of “Fraud” to Supreme Court; The US Opposition Violence

Venezuelanalysis: CNE, Venezuela’s National Electoral Council, Turns Over Electoral Data to Supreme Court, US Walks Back González Recognition  US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said the Biden admin had not recognized González as president, a departure from the position by Secretary of State Blinken who declared González won the election. CNE delivered the electoral evidence…

NicaNotes: By the Grace of God

[Originally from Idaho, Becca Renk has lived in Ciudad Sandino, Nicaragua, for more than 20 years, working in sustainable community development with the Jubilee House Community and its project, the Center for Development in Central America. Becca coordinates the Casa Benjamin Linder solidarity project in Managua.] “Yes, I’m Nicaraguan,” answers the gray-haired man in the seat next to me…

Alliance for Global Justice stands for democracy in Venezuela, rejects U.S. destabilization attempts

Alliance for Global Justice congratulates Venezuela for a clear, transparent, consistent and peaceful electoral process implemented on July 28. We also congratulate President Nicolás Maduro on his re-election and the Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE) for administering a free and fair election. We denounce reports by hostile foreign governments and corporate media sources aligned with…

Communique (August 2, 2024): Alliance for Global Justice delegation reports back on accompaniment of July 28 presidential elections in Venezuela

Communique: For immediate release Media contact: William Camacaro, Alliance for Global Justice Email: william@afgj.org Phone: +1 (202) 540-8336 Ext. 501 We are a group of 17 citizens of various countries living in the United States, Canada and Costa Rica who visited Venezuela from July 21-31, 2024 to learn about the Bolivarian Revolution underway since 1999, to accompany the…

Venezuela & ALBA News 8.2.2024: Nicolas Maduro wins Venezuelan election, foils attempted coup; US recognizes Loser as new President

US Government Statement: Opposition Leader is winner of Venezuela’s election and now President-elect In response, the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared: “The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela rejects the serious and ridiculous statements attributed to United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in which he pretends to assume the role of the Venezuelan electoral authorities,…

NicaNotes: US Government Exploits Animosity Towards Migrants to Demonize Socialist Countries

By Jill Clark-Gollub (This article was first published by the Orinoco Tribune on July 11, 2024.) [Rita Jill Clark-Gollub is active with the Maryland-based solidarity group Friends of Latin America and serves on the Coordinating Committee of the Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition. She organizes study tours to Nicaragua and has published articles on Nicaraguan issues in independent news…

Statement on the 2024 Venezuela’s Presidential Election

* On July 28, 2024, Nicolás Maduro was elected president of Venezuela for a third term. With 51.20 percent of votes in favor, the National Electoral Council announced Maduro’s victory in a contest in which nearly 59 percent of the electorate participated. Meanwhile, despite their defeat, Edmundo González and María Corina Machado -disqualified from running…

Venezuela & ALBA News 7.26.2024: US “fraud” propaganda against Venezuela Presidential Election July 28; Daniel Ortega’s Nicaragua Revolution speech; July Venezuela webinar videos

July Venezuela Webinar videos July 7 & 14 webinar videos: Venezuela Chooses: What is at Stake in the Coming Elections? Watch Webinar I and Webinar II  July 22: video: What’s Really Happening in Venezuela? A discussion with the new Venezuelan Ambassador Felix Plasencia & Francisco Dominguez. July 23 webinar video: Venezuela: High Stakes Election Threatened…

NicaNotes: Here Nobody Surrenders!

By Nan McCurdy (Nan McCurdy is the author/editor of NicaNotes.) “Here no one surrenders. The youth order, the people command, and Daniel obeys.” This is how President Daniel Ortega began his speech, to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the triumph of the Sandinista Popular Revolution, on July 19, 1979. Some 20,000 national guests and numerous…

Venezuela & ALBA News 7.19.2024: Nicaraguan Revolution Celebrates July 19; Corporate Media lies about Venezuela Presidential elections July 28

*This edition of Venezuela & ALBA News was initially scheduled for Friday, July 19, 2024. Unfortunately, technical difficulties with AFGJ’s servers delayed the newsletter. We deeply appreciate your patience. Cuba and Nicaragua: Two Sister Revolutions Eduardo Martínez Borbonet, former Cuban Ambassador to Nicaragua, writes: in Our America there are no two processes with as many similarities…