Venezuela & ALBA News 1.5.2023: President Maduro annual Venezuela review with Ramonet; Cuba leaders speeches on Revolution 65th Anniversary

New Year 2024 annual review interview with Venezuela President Maduro by Ignacio Ramonet themes:Venezuela Records Continuous Economic Growth Trend since 2021; economic growth for 2023 was 4.5%. Present relations with Guyana, especially after it invited a British warship. ““In the case of the conflict in Palestine, it is a genocide against a people. A genocide … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 1.5.2023: President Maduro annual Venezuela review with Ramonet; Cuba leaders speeches on Revolution 65th Anniversary

New Year 2024 annual review interview with Venezuela President Maduro by Ignacio Ramonet

Presidente Maduro en entrevista con Ignacio Ramonet evalúa con perspectiva crítica los retos del 2024 video Nicolás Maduro | Entrevista con Ignacio Ramonet Ignacio Ramonet (IR ): Mr. President, good evening. Thank you very much for accepting this invitation to this interview, which is already like number seven or eight that we have done as … Continue reading New Year 2024 annual review interview with Venezuela President Maduro by Ignacio Ramonet

Venezuela & ALBA News 12.29.2023: Israel a Terrorist State – Cuba; President Maduro Interviews Alex Saab; Action to Free Julian Assange

Al Mayadeen: Cuba President Diaz-Canel denounces “terrorist state of Israel” Cuban President Diaz-Canel denounced the "terrorist State of Israel" as it continues to commit atrocities in the Gaza Strip, which he considered a "humiliation for all humanity. How long will there be impunity, how long will there be freedom to murder?" This comes after several … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 12.29.2023: Israel a Terrorist State – Cuba; President Maduro Interviews Alex Saab; Action to Free Julian Assange

Now is the time to contact your Congressperson Re: Julian Assange. Major developments in the case

Greetings comrades, Julian Assange Update: Three Major Developments After several months of little progress and minimal US mainstream press attention, there have recently been some significant developments  which give renewed hope that Julian Assange could eventually be free from the persecution and prosecution he has faced for more than a decade.  Over the next few weeks, we must put … Continue reading Now is the time to contact your Congressperson Re: Julian Assange. Major developments in the case

Upcoming Labor and other Trips/Delegations to Nicaragua, Cuba, Venezuela

1. Nicaragua Casa Ben Linder 2024 delegations: March 2-10: Sindicatos & Solidaridad: Labor Movements in Nicaragua. Meet with unions and labor activists in all sectors from teachers to motorcycle taxis; Tour new hospitals & maternal wait homes with health care workers unions; Visit unionized street vendors at work; a free trade zone factory & meet with … Continue reading Upcoming Labor and other Trips/Delegations to Nicaragua, Cuba, Venezuela

Venezuela & ALBA News 12.22.2023: Victory for Venezuela – Alex Saab is free; President Maduro’s speech; How the Campaign to Free Alex Saab Succeeded

Roger Harris: How the Campaign to Free Venezuelan Political Prisoner Alex Saab Succeeded The saga of Alex Saab and his ultimate emancipation is similar to the campaign to free the Cuban 5. Like the Free the Cuban 5 campaign, the FreeAlexSaab campaign rested on four legs: the remarkable resoluteness of Alex Saab himself, the mobilization of … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 12.22.2023: Victory for Venezuela – Alex Saab is free; President Maduro’s speech; How the Campaign to Free Alex Saab Succeeded

President Maduro’s speech welcoming freed Alex Saab to Venezuela

December 20, 2023 Good afternoon to all Venezuela, to the National Radio and Television network, to all national and international media and those through social networks. I want to welcome this brave, patriotic man who resisted 1280 days, 40 months, in the most adverse, most painful conditions of kidnapping, filthy prisons, physical torture, psychological torture, … Continue reading President Maduro’s speech welcoming freed Alex Saab to Venezuela

Venezuela & ALBA News 12.15.2023: Venezuela and Guyana met to resolve Essequibo  controversy; Nicaragua puts People First: Latin America solidarity with Palestine; Delegations to Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela

Venezuela Reuters: Venezuela to receive 27% more income from PDVSA after sanctions easing The administration of President Nicolas Maduro estimates that its total spending next year will be equivalent to $20.5 billion. The budget, which would mark a 39% increase on 2023 spending, will be debated in the ruling party-allied legislature and is likely to … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 12.15.2023: Venezuela and Guyana met to resolve Essequibo  controversy; Nicaragua puts People First: Latin America solidarity with Palestine; Delegations to Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela

Venezuela & ALBA News 12.8.2023: US Military Provocations on Venezuela Border; Iran and Cuba call for a global coalition to protect Palestinians

Cuba Peoples Dispatch: Iran and Cuba call for a global coalition to protect Palestinian rights Cuban President Díaz-Canel and Iranian President Raisi called for the creation of a global coalition of countries to protect the rights of Palestinians. Both countries criticized the global community for failing to stop the Israeli genocide in Gaza. Raisi claimed … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 12.8.2023: US Military Provocations on Venezuela Border; Iran and Cuba call for a global coalition to protect Palestinians

Venezuela & ALBA News 12.1.2023: New Front of US Attack on Venezuela – the Essequibo; Medea Benjamin on Venezuela and Palestine; Nicaragua’s Spectacular Advances in Health

UN Rapporteur demands the release of Alex Saab  In this just released letter, on September 27, 2023, UN experts called on the US government to end the prolonged detention of Venezuela Special Envoy Alex Saab, extradited to the US on money laundering charges. “We deeply regret that for almost two years since his extradition, Mr. Saab … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 12.1.2023: New Front of US Attack on Venezuela – the Essequibo; Medea Benjamin on Venezuela and Palestine; Nicaragua’s Spectacular Advances in Health