Bolivarian revolution

OAS fails to undermine Venezuela鈥檚 sovereignty, again

Members states of the Organization of American States (OAS) have聽once again聽failed to reach consensus to 鈥渢ake action on Venezuela,鈥 which Caracas regards as interference in its internal affairs.聽

At a July 26 meeting of the OAS Permanent Council in Washington, 13 countries read a declaration calling on the Venezuelan government to abandon the July 30聽Constituent Assembly elections.

That was two fewer member states than supported a similar resolution at the OAS foreign ministers' meeting on June 19, and five short of the number needed to pass a resolution.

Venezuela: Regime change in real time

Images of the Bolivarian National Police firing tear gas at protestors in Venezuela cannot be provided to us in large enough quantities by the mainstream media.

Venezuela solidarity grows in Australia

In the face of an escalating international campaign by the right-wing Venezuelan opposition, backed to the hilt by the US, to bring down the left-wing government of President Nicolas Maduro, solidarity activists around the world, including Australia, are stepping up their activities. Supporters of the Venezuelan right-wing opposition are also escalating聽their efforts aimed at undermining and attacking the solidarity movement.

Venezuela: What you need to know about the constituent assembly elections

On July 30, 545 delegates will be elected by the Venezuelan people to a National Constituent Assembly (ANC) proposed by President Nicolas Maduro.

The ANC will discuss proposals to reform the constitution, though any official amendments will have to be put to a referendum.

Melbourne meeting discusses right-wing offensive in Venezuela, Brazil

A 鈥淰enezuela-Brazil Solidarity鈥 meeting organised by the Latin America Solidarity Network (LASNET) was held on June 8 in Melbourne.

It brought together a wide array of activists, including members of聽the Socialist Alliance, Australia-Venezuela Solidarity Network (AVSN) and trade unionists.

Strengthening solidarity with Venezuela in Brisbane

Since April, the people of Venezuela have been under constant attack from violent protests orchestrated by the right-wing opposition to the government of President Nicolas Maduro.

MUA Sydney branch expresses support for Venezuela

Message of solidarity from branch secretary Paul McAleer on behalf of the Maritime Union of Australia Sydney Branch.

Left must take stand on Venezuela

Venezuela is heading towards an increasingly dangerous situation, in which open civil war could become a real possibility.

Civil war becomes more likely as long as the media obscure who is responsible for the violence and the international left fails to show solidarity with Venezuela鈥檚 Bolivarian socialist movement.

Venezuela: Right wing opposition unleashes terror campaign on activists, workers

The media likes to blame government repression for the recent deaths in Venezuela, but the actual figures tell a different story.

Worryingly, they reveal a right-wing terror campaign involving political assassinations and public lynchings of government supporters, providing a frightening insight into what the opposition would do in power.

Venezuela: Five recent social gains the media ignores

1. Venezuela鈥檚 housing mission has built 1.5 million homes for Venezuelan families since 2011. By the end of this year, the government aims to have completed a further 540,000 new homes and repaired 550,000 existing homes under the Barrio Nuevo, Barrio Tricolor mission.

Venezuela responds to Trump's new threats

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has responded to the latest聽threats to Venezuela's sovereignty from US聽President Donald Trump, in which the US leader聽promised "swift and strong actions" if Venezuela decides to proceed with the July 30 elections for a National Constituent Assembly.

Maduro called聽Trump's threats "vulgar", TeleSUR English reported. He said: "The process of the constituent assembly is already in the hands of the people who will exercise their right to vote. This is my response, the constituent assembly does not belong to me.

Venezuela: 鈥極ur revolutionary democratic experience is at stake'

Revolutionary activist and sociologist Reinaldo Iturriza has spent many years working with popular movements in Venezuela and writing on the rise of Chavismo as a political movement of the poor. He also served as Minister for the Communes and Social Movements, and then Minister for Culture in President Nicolas Maduro鈥檚 cabinet between 2013 and 2016.

Together with activists from a range of grassroots revolutionary organisations and social movements, he is standing as a candidate for the Popular Constituent Platform in the July 30 elections for a Constituent Assembly that will seek to find a political way out of the current turmoil gripping Venezuela through the drafting of a new constitution.