Venezuela – Struggle

I was an elections observer in Venezuela, and the media is lying to you

February 26, 2026 Andrew Matatag

In 2018, my comrade and fellow Struggle – La Lucha contributor Berta Joubert-Ceci and I were invited by the Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE), or the National Electoral Council, to Venezuela as official international election observers. […]

Pentagon knocks, Wall Street enters: The U.S. oil grab in Venezuela

February 22, 2026 Gary Wilson

The U.S. war on Venezuela escalated rapidly — from lethal strikes on small boats in late 2025 to the Jan. 3, 2026, assault aimed at paralyzing Venezuela’s leadership and command structure — amid growing fears […]

El Mantilla: The invisible bridge between Cuba and Venezuela

February 13, 2026 Alejandra Garcia

There is a figure in Cuba’s history who was crucial to Venezuelan education, even if his name does not always appear in the great school pantheons. His books educated thousands of Latin American children and […]

Cuba’s Mariela Castro Espín: ‘Principles are not negotiable’

February 11, 2026 Carlos Aznárez

Mariela Castro Espín, in addition to being the head of CENESEX (Cuba’s National Center for Sex Education), is an active militant in all aspects of internationalist solidarity. Completely committed to the defense of the Palestinian […]

Reflections from the Harriet Tubman Center: Standing with Venezuela

February 5, 2026 Onyịnye Alheri

A report with John Parker and Dozthor Zurlent, moderated by Liz Antonio Hernandez, in Los Angeles Feb. 2 — This past weekend, I attended a crucial report-back session featuring John Parker, a community and international […]

NYC rally demands freedom for Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores

February 4, 2026 Jace Carter

New York, Jan. 31 — A spirited crowd gathered in the afternoon in Times Square for a rally and march demanding the immediate release of President Nicolás Maduro and First Combatant Cilia Flores from the […]

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‘We fought until almost all of us were down’: Cuban combatant recounts U.S. attack in Venezuela

January 19, 2026 Struggle - La Lucha

The weight of death By Elia Rosa Yera Zayas Bazán Adelante CAMAGÜEY, Cuba — Yohandris Varona Torres saw the photos of the 32 Cubans killed in Venezuela on Jan. 3 and could not help but […]

Tens of thousands demand release of kidnapped Venezuelan President Maduro and First Combatant Flores

January 12, 2026 Struggle - La Lucha

Tens of thousands of people in Venezuela, along with supporters around the world, are demanding that kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Combatant Cilia Flores be released and allowed to return home. There are […]

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Venezuela’s Acting President Rodríguez dismisses U.S. narrative of control, vows to rescue President Maduro

January 12, 2026 Orinoco Tribune

Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com), Jan. 11 — “Who leads the Venezuelan people? The people’s power. Who governs Venezuela? The people’s power and its constitutional government,” declared Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodríguez. “So there is no doubt here, […]

6 defiant words: Maduro sends message from New York, vows resistance after U.S. kidnapping

January 11, 2026 Jean Vega Ruiz

January 11, 2026 Maduro sent a message from New York confirming that he and First Lady Cilia Flores are “well” despite being held in U.S. custody following what Venezuela describes as a military kidnapping on […]