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As U.S. threats continue, Venezuela slams biased U.N. report

July 27, 2019 Scott Scheffer
On July 5, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, Michelle Bachelet, issued a one-sided report that claimed the Venezuelan government was responsible for thousands of extrajudicial killings and torture, and blamed Venezuela for […]
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Bolivarian Venezuela thwarts new coup attempt

July 7, 2019 Scott Scheffer
At a press conference in Caracas on June 26, Venezuelan Minister of Communications and Culture Jorge Rodríguez announced that yet another attempted coup against the elected government of Venezuela has been defeated.  Not enough detail […]
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U.S. gov’t, cops rip up international law, invade Venezuela embassy

May 17, 2019 Cheryl LaBash
On the morning of May 16, multiple Washington, D.C., and federal police agencies broke into Venezuela’s Embassy.  Equipped with battering rams, sledgehammers, wrecking bars and an army of police, some in flak jackets, others in […]
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Venezuela sovereignty defended in the streets of Washington, D.C. All out May 18!

May 15, 2019 Cheryl LaBash
Victory in the struggle for Venezuelan national sovereignty and self-determination will ultimately be won on the ground in Venezuela. But on 30th Street in Washington, D.C., that struggle against U.S.-sponsored regime change and coup d’etat […]
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Urgent Message from the Embassy Protection Collective to U.S. State Department

May 14, 2019 Embassy Protection Collective
US State Department Venezuelan Foreign Ministry From: Embassy Protection Collective Re: Exiting the Venezuelan Embassy Date: May 13, 2019 This is the 34th day of our living in the Venezuelan embassy in Washington, DC. We […]
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Venezuela resists U.S. coup: Massive outpouring for President Maduro

May 4, 2019 Scott Scheffer
On April 30, self-appointed “interim president” Juan Guaidó attempted a coup against the Chavista government of Venezuela. Support from Washington was swift, with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence immediately tweeting “We are with you!” The […]
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Urgent call to defend the Venezuelan Embassy!

May 3, 2019 Struggle - La Lucha
On May 2, U.S. Secret Service agents arrested three people defending the Bolivarian Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, D.C.  A member of Code Pink was arrested just for trying to pass food through a window to […]
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Venezuela: Operación Libertad Has Failed

May 1, 2019 Marco Teruggi
At 4 a.m. on April 30, a small group of members of the Bolivarian National Armed Force ( FANB ), estimated at 100, identified with a blue flag, led the beginning of a coup attempt. […]
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All out to defend Venezuela!

April 30, 2019 Struggle - La Lucha
Struggle-La Lucha condemns the latest U.S.-inspired coup attempt against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and its legitimate government headed by President Nicolás Maduro. There is no question that today’s attack on Venezuelan sovereignty, in which […]
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U.S. activists defend Venezuelan sovereignty: Inside report from an embassy protector

April 26, 2019 Lev Koufax with Bayani
Washington, D.C. — In early April, a coalition of anti-war activists called for a civilian defense of the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, located in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. This call […]