Venezuelanalysis: Venezuelans Vote in Third ‘National Popular Consultation’ to Select State-Funded Projects This is the first of six popular consultations this year and the third since the initiative was launched by the Maduro government in 2024. The grassroots electoral process seeks to tackle the most pressing issues within communities. Residents first meet in popular assemblies … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 2.7.2025: ALBA Countries Respond to US Threats; Venezuela’s Third National Popular Consultation; Diaz-Canel and Daniel Ortega Speeches
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Venezuela & ALBA News 1.24.2025: US Military Bases in Latin America; Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua Prepare; Coming Events
Internationalist 360: Maduro’s Inauguration, Venezuelan Extremism and Latin America Once again, this coup sector is failing and is heading towards dehydration. Firstly, it lost the elections and, when it has called for mobilizations in the streets against Chavismo, the result has always been very small. Secondly, Chavismo has permanently mobilized in the streets and in … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 1.24.2025: US Military Bases in Latin America; Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua Prepare; Coming Events
Venezuela & ALBA News 12.27.2024: 500,000 Cubans March against US Blockade; Latin America and Venezuela Year in Review; US Military Presence around Venezuela Increases
Roger Harris and John Perry: What’s Left in Latin America and the Caribbean: Year 2024 in Review Boosting progressive prospects, Claudia Sheinbaum became Mexico's first female president in October with a landslide 60% of the vote and a coalition holding a 73% parliamentary majority. Mexico represents the second largest regional economy and has been an … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 12.27.2024: 500,000 Cubans March against US Blockade; Latin America and Venezuela Year in Review; US Military Presence around Venezuela Increases
Venezuela & ALBA News 12.13.2024: Battle of Ayacucho Bicentennial; Speeches by President Maduro and President Daniel; Ramon Labanino Prison Diary: Meeting with Raul and Fidel
Webinar video: International Human Rights Day - the Crime of Sanctions with Cuba Ambassador Lianys Torres Rivera; Nicaragua Ambassador Lautaro Sandino; Carlos Ron, Venezuela Deputy Foreign Minister. . Venezuela TeleSur: 200th Anniversary of the Historic the Battle of Ayacucho In1824, General Sucre consolidated South American independence by inflicting a resounding defeat on the Spanish royalist … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 12.13.2024: Battle of Ayacucho Bicentennial; Speeches by President Maduro and President Daniel; Ramon Labanino Prison Diary: Meeting with Raul and Fidel
Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino Part 13: Blood Pressure; Prison Transfers; The knife under the bed; Visit of Cuban doctors to Ashland, Kentucky; The end; Meeting with Raúl; Our meeting with FIDEL, a dream come true
Blood pressure I remember I was in Miami for prison residency in 2010. One day while playing handball I sprained my foot, it was swollen and painful, so I went to the doctor. He gave me a general check-up, and he detected that my blood pressure was very high. They started treating me with Amlodipine … Continue reading Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino Part 13: Blood Pressure; Prison Transfers; The knife under the bed; Visit of Cuban doctors to Ashland, Kentucky; The end; Meeting with Raúl; Our meeting with FIDEL, a dream come true
Venezuela & ALBA News 11.22.2024: Human Rights Week actions for Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Palestine; US Recognizes new puppet as Venezuela President; US House passes Bill threatening Solidarity movements
Human Rights Week of Actions: Protest Sanctions on Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Palestine December 1-15: Social media blitz. December 9-15: Week of local actions. Tuesday, December 10: Americas Without Sanctions Forum on Human Rights in Palestine, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela. December 11: Advocacy Day, Petition Delivery & Rally for Cuba. Americas Without Sanctions petition Mondoweiss: … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 11.22.2024: Human Rights Week actions for Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Palestine; US Recognizes new puppet as Venezuela President; US House passes Bill threatening Solidarity movements
Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino Part 10: Hurtado Camacho; The Yoruba Prison; Ariel Hernandez; Pedro Pagés; Lazaro Veliz; Diosdado Suárez, the Guajiro; Lockdowns; The typewriter; The shakedowns
Hurtado Camacho This episode has to do with Hurtado Camacho, my personal friend. His story is a peculiar case. Hurtado was imprisoned as a young man in Cuba. He was quite mischievous, he specialized in stealing from the rooftops, he was imprisoned at the age of eighteen during the Mariel period, when some inmates decided … Continue reading Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino Part 10: Hurtado Camacho; The Yoruba Prison; Ariel Hernandez; Pedro Pagés; Lazaro Veliz; Diosdado Suárez, the Guajiro; Lockdowns; The typewriter; The shakedowns
Venezuela & ALBA News #530, 10.25.2024: BRICS makes Simon Bolivar’s Dream a Reality; Ramon Labanino Prison Diary, Part 6; Cuba and Bolivia join BRICS; Donate for Cuba
Venezuelanalysis: Former Venezuelan Oil Minister Arrested Over Alleged Ties to US Intelligence; Alex Saab New oil Minister Authorities arrested former Oil Minister Pedro Tellechea over accusations of corruption and ties to US intelligence. Tellechea is accused of handing over the automatized control system of state oil company PDVSA to a firm controlled by US intelligence … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News #530, 10.25.2024: BRICS makes Simon Bolivar’s Dream a Reality; Ramon Labanino Prison Diary, Part 6; Cuba and Bolivia join BRICS; Donate for Cuba
Venezuela & ALBA News 10.18.2024: 70% of Venezuela’s Budget for People’s Needs; Response to UN Human Rights Report; Cuban Leaders March for Palestine; Ramon Labanino’s Prison Diary
Venezuela Ultimas Noticias: Maduro: Colonialism is the origin of fascism and Nazism Maduro dismantled the narratives of “discovery” and “meeting of civilizations” imposed for years. "Nobody discovered anyone, in any case it was us who discovered something, we discovered the criminals, the murderers, those who came to kill, to rape, to sicken our people. That … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 10.18.2024: 70% of Venezuela’s Budget for People’s Needs; Response to UN Human Rights Report; Cuban Leaders March for Palestine; Ramon Labanino’s Prison Diary
Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino [one of the Cuban 5 heroes] Part 4: Prisons; Living with Prisoners; Yoga Classes
PRISONS I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. Matthew (10, 34) Bloody Ground, Beaumont, Texas The penitentiary in Beaumont, Texas, was called Bloody Land by Americans because of the high percentage of murders and violent acts that occurred there. It was very complex. While still in prison in Miami, in order to … Continue reading Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino [one of the Cuban 5 heroes] Part 4: Prisons; Living with Prisoners; Yoga Classes
Chicago ALBA Solidarity 