Venezuela & ALBA Weekly Newsletter

Venezuela & ALBA News: Venezuela Thwarts New US-Backed Assassination Attempts; Alfred de Zayas on Unilateral Coercive Measures

Orinoco Tribune: President Maduro Calls Vente Venezuela Terrorist Organization, Warns of Attacks He condemned the attempted attack against him by extremist factions, and denouncing the far-right opposition organization Vente Venezuela as a “terrorist movement” that threatens not only his life, but the peace and stability of the country. Over the course of two weeks, two groups have been captuerd, one in Maturín and another in Caracas, both with plans for personal attacks on the president. Both groups have confessed, and both are linked to the terrorist group Vente Venezuela, to which the opposition member María Corina Machado belongs. Machado disqualified from running as a presidential candidate, after her involvement in corruption cases was proven in 2015.

Orinoco Tribune: President Maduro Registers Candidacy Alongside Supporters, Bomb Attack Thwarted Syria and Venezuela have enjoyed warm diplomatic relations ever since the Hugo Chavez’ Bolivarian Revolution in 1999, with Chavez and his successor, Nicolas Maduro, expressing support for Syrian President Bashar Assad through the 2010s during the CIA-sponsored dirty war against the country. In 2019, Damascus returned the favor, signing a declaration of support for Maduro at the United Nations in the face of a US  slow-motion coup d’état in Caracas… During the march supporting Maduro’s candidacy, a new assassination plot was unveiled by Venezuelan authorities. Three individuals were arrested with explosives at the march. One of the subjects was in Plaza Diego Ibarra, where the march ended. The other was on Bolívar Avenue, and the third was in the march that left from the Cantv headquarters.

Mision Verdad: Five Strategic Reasons for Nicolás Maduro’s Presidential Candidacy The following are five milestones, five strategic achievements, which have made Nicolás Maduro the only political and electoral option for Chavismo: (1) controlling hyperinflation, (2) creating the base of a new model of productive economy, (3) strengthening relations with China, Russia, and India, (4) maintaining the unity of Chavismo, (5) institutional peace and political normalization.

Alfred de Zayas: UN Charter, UN Credibility and unlawful Unilateral Coercive Measures [“sanctions”] “Notwithstanding the clear will of the global majority that UCMs be abolished, a number of States violate these resolutions with impunity and continue imposing coercive measures with unlawful domestic and extra-territorial effects. Circumvention of these unlawful UCMs is subject to draconian penalties. This coercion-based international order usurps the functions of the United Nations and undermines its authority and credibility…when laws do not serve justice but rather geopolitical domination, they subvert the rule of law itself, and what we call civilizationix. Far from bending to such unlawful measures, all civilized persons have a duty to resist them…It is documented that UCMs engender gross violations of human rights, including the right to life, food, health, water and sanitation.” De Zayas proposes seven measures to counteract the use of Unilateral Coercive Measures.

CEPR Sanctions Watch March 2024 In this edition of Sanctions Watch: World Bank finds that sanctions overcompliance is hindering the private sector in Afghanistan; Cuba turns to the UN for assistance amid embargo-fueled food shortages; New book argues that Iran sanctions have hurt civilians, strengthened government; Human Rights Watch reports that North Korea sanctions negatively impact health, access to food; EU moves forward with plan to seize profits from frozen Russian assets; UN official describes Syrian economy as “in free fall amid tightening sanctions”; Biden plans to allow Venezuela oil sanctions license to expire in mid-April; Biden (partly) ends the Zimbabwe sanctions program.

Maria Paez Victor: Yet Again Washington Meddles in Another Nation’s Election For 22 years the foreign policy of the USA has aimed to destabilize and openly overthrow the legitimate government of Venezuela…Today, when nations like Venezuela stand up to Washington and refuse to accept its tutelage and the looting of its resources, Washington becomes an even more dangerous enemy as it may rely more on military power.  It is now evident that the main instrument of US diplomacy in the region is not the State Department but the US Southern Command.

RT: President Maduro Compares Ukraine’s Zelensky to Juan Guaido “Ukraine’s President Zelensky looks like a clown, a brute, and a loser when he attacks Pope Francis for urging a negotiated peace with Russia,” Maduro said. “Zelensky looks more and more like Guaido, the clown, the brute, the loser Guaido, and is as harmful for the people as Guaido was,” he said.

Granma: The Russian people and the Russian government can always count on Cuba President Díaz-Canel stressed that the Russian people and government can always count on the solidarity and support of the Caribbean nation. “It was with deep sorrow that we learned of the attack that took place on March 22 in a cultural center in the Moscow region, with a regrettable loss of human lives and numerous wounded.”

Orinoco Tribune: Venezuela Criticizes UN Secretary General’s Support for Arrested Coup Plotters “Venezuela regrets that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has never made a statement against the open threats of assassination against President Nicolás Maduro, nor against the destabilizing plans and violence that include attacks on military installations.

Sputnik News: Syria, Venezuela Outline Energy, Food Cooperation Prospects in Face of US Sanctions, Occupation Washington has leveled severe sanctions against both countries for daring to challenge the US-led unipolar world order. In Syria’s case, the crushing restrictions have been complemented by an illegal occupation of the country’s major oil and food-producing regions. Washington has leveled severe sanctions against both countries for daring to challenge the US-led unipolar world order. In Syria’s case, the crushing restrictions have been complemented by an illegal occupation of the country’s major oil and food-producing regions. Syria and Venezuela have enjoyed warm diplomatic relations ever since the Hugo Chavez’ Bolivarian Revolution in 1999, with Chavez and his successor, Nicolas Maduro, expressing support for Syrian President Bashar Assad through the 2010s during the CIA-sponsored dirty war against the country. In 2019, Damascus returned the favor, signing a declaration of support for Maduro at the United Nations in the face of a US attempt to execute a slow-motion coup d’état in Caracas.

Events

Delegations

Nicaragua Delegations Casa Ben Linder 2024 delegations: 

  • June 8-16: Global Health Intensive
  • July 9-21: Solidarity in Action: Celebrating 45 Years of Revolution in Nicaragua
  • November 8-17: Salud & Solidaridad: Hands-On Healthcare in Nicaragua

Cuba Delegations

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