Venezuela & ALBA Weekly Newsletter

Venezuela & ALBA News, 2.17.2026: Solidarity Campaigns for Cuba; Washington has to Negotiate with the Chavistas; Interview with Venezuela Acting President Delcy Rodriguez

Nuestraamericaflotilla.org: We are sailing to Cuba, bringing critical humanitarian aid for its people A growing coalition of international organizations, including Progressive International, The People’s Forum, CODEPINK, and allied movements across the Americas and beyond is coming together to launch the Nuestra América Flotilla to Cuba in March, 2026, a humanitarian and solidarity mission to the island at…

Venezuela & ALBA News 2.10.2026: Cuba Prepares for US Fuel Blockade and Invasion; Venezuela’s New Hydrocarbons Law

Cuba Granma: President Díaz-Canel press conference with the national and foreign press  (full transcript here) TeleSur: Cuba Takes Emergency Measures as U.S. Blockade Triggers Severe Fuel Crisis The Cuban Government enacted a series of emergency measures – announced on February 6 – as the country progressively runs short of fuel, following a nearly total U.S. blockade…

Venezuela & ALBA News 2.2.2026, #590: Washington Focuses on Destroying the Cuban Revolution; International Campaign to Free President Maduro

Cuba Peoples Dispatch (Manolo de los Santos): Trump’s ultimatum to Cuba: No fuel until Surrender On January 29, 2026, the Trump administration transformed a long-standing campaign of pressure into a blunt instrument of suffocation. With an executive order, it weaponized the US tariff system against any nation, including countries like Mexico, that dares to sell oil to…

Venezuela & ALBA News 1.28.2026: Countering the US and Corporate Media Fake News about Venezuela

Vijay Prashad on those claiming Venezuela leadership made a deal with the US Every single Western corporate newspaper has now run a story on how the Venezuelan leadership made a deal with US hyper-imperialism to hand over President Nicolás Maduro and Cillia Flores. These stories have the following points in common: No names sources. All…

January 25: Stop the War on Venezuela! International Online Mass Rally

The people united can stop the war with Venezuela, the genocide in Palestine and the US war on migrants. January 25, 2PM EST Register here: tinyurl.com/handsoffvenezuelarally Share on social media: – https://www.instagram.com/p/DTOI-ytkpeS/?img_index=1 – https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17wvFvky3Q/ In the face of blatant, illegal US attacks on Venezuela, popular movements around the world have taken to the streets in support…

Venezuela & ALBA News 1.12.2026: Venezuela Acting President Delcy Rodriguez Leads Mobilization of the Nation; US and World Labor Condemn the US Attack

The Grayzone (Max Blumenthal): Behind the DOJ’s politicized indictment of Maduro: a CIA-created ‘network’ and coerced star witness The Department of Justice indictment of Venezuela’s kidnapped leader, Nicolas Maduro, is a political rant that relies heavily on coerced testimony from an unreliable witness. Despite DOJ edits, it could expose more Americans to the CIA’s own…

Venezuela & ALBA News 1.5.2026: Latest Updates on US Attack on the Bolivarian Revolution; Days of Anti-War Actions for Venezuela

Chris Gilbert: Report from Caracas: The US Kidnaps President Nicolás Maduro, but Venezuela Fights Back and Maintains Its Revolution The US bombed Venezuela from approximately 2:00 to 2:45 a.m. on January 3. At least seven sites in the greater Caracas area were affected, as well as locations elsewhere. Both military personnel and civilians were killed,…

No War in Venezuela Coalition Calls for Continuing Actions

The coalition of organizations that came together around the No War on Venezuela, No Troops in Our Streets Week of Actions in November is calling for continued actions against the war. Please continue to follow the following sites for developing information: https://unac.notowar.net/  https://linktr.ee/handsoffvenezuela  https://afgj.org/  PLEASE ADD YOUR NAME TO THIS SIGN ON LETTER AGAINST WAR…

Venezuela Ambassador to UN Samuel Moncada Speech to the United Nations Security Council Video of his speech at the UNSC emergency meeting condemning the US military blockade on Venezuela. The US used its veto power to block any action. Code Pink (Michelle Elner): Trump Might Not Invade Venezuela Yet, but What He Is Doing Is…

Venezuela & ALBA News 12.22.2025: US Steals a Second Oil Tanker; Mexico’s Sheinbaum Demands UN Action to Stop US Conduct; UE union Statement against US War Moves

UE News: No More Blood for Oil: UE Condemns Military Attacks on Venezuela Our government’s escalating attacks on Venezuela are unconstitutional, immoral, and a massive waste of resources. The idea that Venezuela represents a military threat to the U.S. is patently absurd; the use of the U.S. military to carry out lethal attacks on fishing boats…