Month: January 2026

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Iran
Around the world

Trump threatens war on Iran as U.S. economic stranglehold tightens

January 5, 2026 Gary Wilson
On Jan. 2, Donald Trump posted a threat on Truth Social that should alarm anyone paying attention. “If Iran shots [sic] and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America […]
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In the U.S.

New Orleans protest denounces ICE and National Guard occupation

January 5, 2026 Gregory E. Williams
New Orleans, Jan. 2 – In downtown, dozens marched against Trump’s National Guard and ICE occupation. The action started with a rally in front of Armstrong Park. The march went through busy parts of the […]
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In the U.S.

ICE shooting of unarmed man in Glen Burnie, Maryland, sparks people’s movement condemnation

January 4, 2026 Andrew Matatag
On Christmas Eve day in Glen Burnie, Maryland, ICE officers shot an unarmed man who was driving a van, causing him to smash into a tree.  The story the Anne Arundel Police Department tells is […]
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Venezuela

Stop illegal U.S. war! Protest at federal court where kidnapped President Maduro will appear

January 4, 2026 Struggle - La Lucha
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is scheduled to appear in New York City at the federal court on Monday, Jan. 5, after being illegally abducted by the Trump administration during an illegal large-scale military strike on […]
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Venezuela

Global Afrikan Congress condemns U.S. aggression against Venezuela, extrajudicial killings in Caribbean

January 4, 2026 Struggle - La Lucha
Statement denounces invasion as pattern of imperialist violence, connects to historical enslavement of Africans Editor’s note: The following statement was issued January 3, 2026, by the Global Afrikan Congress (GAC), a Pan-African organization dedicated to […]
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Venezuela

PSUV: Venezuela remains standing, demands Maduro’s release

January 4, 2026 Struggle - La Lucha
Minutes from a video conference with international solidarity organizations outline mobilization strategy Editor’s note: The following are minutes from a videoconference held by the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) with international solidarity organizations on […]
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Venezuela

ITUC and TUCA strongly condemn U.S. military aggression against Venezuela

January 4, 2026 Struggle - La Lucha
International labor movement denounces U.S. strikes and capture of President Maduro as violation of UN Charter and regional Zone of Peace Editor’s note: The following statement was issued January 3, 2026, by the International Trade […]
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Venezuela

‘We need allies, not war’: Los Angeles activists condemn U.S. attack on Venezuela

January 4, 2026 Struggle - La Lucha
The following are remarks by John Parker of the Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice and the Struggle for Socialism Party, delivered at a Jan. 3 emergency protest in Los Angeles organized by Unión del […]
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Venezuela

100+ cities rally against U.S. attack on Venezuela

January 4, 2026 Gregory E. Williams
On Jan. 3, people across the United States protested Trump’s war on Venezuela. There were actions in over 100 cities, including New York, Denver, and Baltimore. In a talk at the Baltimore rally, Peoples Power […]
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Cuba

Speech by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel at Saturday’s Havana rally condemning U.S. aggression against Venezuela

January 4, 2026 Struggle - La Lucha
Miguel Díaz-Canel, President of Cuba, has condemned the military aggression perpetrated on Saturday, January 3rd, by the U.S. government against Venezuela and the kidnapping of his counterpart in that South American country, Nicolás Maduro Moros, […]