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#AmericasWithoutSanctions October Advocacy Day & Campaign Announcement

In the face of ongoing global turmoil, we find ourselves at a critical juncture, where silence is complicity and action is imperative. We stand in solidarity with the oppressed, the voiceless, and the marginalized. We understand that the ongoing U.S.-supported violence in Palestine as well as the U.S.-imposed sanctions in the Americas are haunting echoes…

Venezuela & ALBA News 9.29.2023: Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua in NY; UN Human Rights Office – Free Alex Saab; Anti-Sanctions Observatory at UN

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ivan Gil Speech at UN General Assembly September 23Two days ago, the National Assembly of Venezuela unanimously decided to call upon our people to participate in a Consultative Referendum to reaffirm the defence of our sovereign territory in the face of the aggression of the American empire, which seeks to lead us…

Venezuela & ALBA News 9.22.2023: Speeches of Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Bolivia, China, and Russia at G77 and UN General Assembly

Cuban President Diaz-Canel speech at the UN General Assembly on behalf of the G77 at the Summit on the Sustainable Development Goals Today 735 million people face chronic hunger, more than in 2015. At the current pace, none of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals will be met and more than half of the agreed targets…

Venezuela & ALBA News 9.01.2023: Venezuela Prepares for Right-Wing Election Violence; new film on Nicaragua

Venezuela Venezuelanalysis: Opposition Begins Primary Race as Far Right Threatens ‘Military Rebellion’ President Maduro announced the mobilization of “Peace Squads” in order to prevent the outbreak of violence by the opposition. The race to select the opposition’s candidate in the upcoming presidential elections in Venezuela officially began amid threats of a “military rebellion” by a…

Venezuela & ALBA News 8.18.2023: 2.5 Million march in support of Venezuela government; US Organized 11 Military Invasion Exercises in Latin America so far in 2023

Venezuela Ultima Noticias: Two and a half million people have mobilized in support of the President In recent weeks, more than two million people have mobilized in favor of the Maduro administration. “From August 07 to 13, there were 43 mobilizations in which more than 102 people participated,” he said. “There is a mobilized and…

Venezuela & ALBA News 8.11.2023: 180 Human Rights Organizations Letter to Biden to Free Alex Saab; Cuban CP and Venezuela PSUV Sign Cooperation Agreement

Venezuela Orinoco Tribune: Portugal’s Novo Banco Ordered to Return $1.5 Billion to Venezuela Venezuelan authorities have announced that Portuguese courts have ruled in favor of Venezuela and ordered Novo Banco to return $1.5 billion illegally seized from accounts belonging to the Venezuelan government, following the failed 2019 US-led regime change operation that attempted to oust…

Venezuela & ALBA News 8.4.2023: New Sanctions Bills in Congress; Alex Saab Case at Brussels Peoples Summit; Delegation to Bolivia

RootsAction.org: Tell Congress to Cease Hostility Toward Venezuela A letter you can sign on and send to your Congressperson about S.995 – Venezuelan Democracy Act. This bill would sanction Venezuela until the government is overthrown. H.R.4086 / S.1931 – AFFECT Human Rights in Venezuela Act. This bill is designed to seek negative information on the Venezuelan government. That…

Venezuela & ALBA News 7.28.2023: ALBA Countries Celebrates July 26; New Economic Warfare Legislation proposed against Venezuela and Nicaragua

Open Democracy: EU talks show Latin America’s growing influence in global politics European representatives, acting as one, proposed that the final declaration include a rejection of Russia’s “aggression.” But they were faced with 33 countries from a very heterogeneous region that maintain diverse alliances with the powers involved in the war.. The final text does not…

Venezuela & ALBA News 7.14.2023: Stop Biden’s Appointment of Terrorist Elliot Abrams; The “Other” Farewell Letter from Che Guevara to Fidel Castro

AFGJ Alert: Biden Administration’s nomination of Elliott Abrams to the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy must be stopped! Sign on to send a letter to Biden and your Senators. Code Pink: Elliot Abrams – Tell your Senators to vote NO on his appointment! Send an email to your Senator. Ben Norton: Biden joins…

Venezuela & ALBA News #460, 7.7.2023: Venezuela Condemns US and European Union Interference in Upcoming Elections; Biden Turns to Elliot Abrams

Resumen Latinoamericano: Why Europe, U.S., China and Russia are not the same for Latin America We Latin Americans have a very well-documented history of colonization, exploitation, and occupation with Europeans and North Americans, but not with China and Russia. It was not the Russians or the Chinese who implemented Plan Condor in South America, which left…