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Sanctions against Venezuela
Donald Trump ataques a Venezuela Trump elige la guerra en vez de la diplomacia en el Caribe

Tras matar a 21 personas en una serie de ataques aéreos contra embarcaciones frente a la costa de Venezuela, EEUU cierra todos los canales diplomáticos y se prepara para una mayor agresión militar en la región.

US President Donald Trump Trump chooses war over diplomacy in the Caribbean

After killing 21 people in a series of airstrikes on boats off the coast of Venezuela, the US closes all diplomatic channels and prepares for further military aggression in the region.

Venezuela passes a law targeting those who support sanctions on Venezuela

Following a series of sanctions against officials and sectors of the national economy, the Venezuelan parliament enacted a law seeking to stop internal actions promoting international sanctions.

Right-wing fear mongering over gangs in Colorado obscures larger issue of landlord neglect

A video went viral of Venezuelan gang members allegedly terrorizing an apartment complex in Aurora, Colorado, distracting from what building residents feared most: their slumlord

Venezuela edges closer to losing CITGO as corporations submit binding offers

A total of 18 creditors are looking to collect a USD 21.3 billion combined debt, with a final sale decision expected in mid-July.

Las elecciones de Venezuela en el punto de mira del nuevo plan estadounidense para el cambio de régimen

Mientras Venezuela se prepara para acudir a las urnas en julio, los Estados Unidos ya han empezado a sembrar sospechas y dudas en torno al proceso electoral.

Venezuela’s election in the crosshairs of new US regime change scheme

As Venezuela prepares to head to the polls in July, the US has already started drumming up suspicion and doubt around the electoral process.

US releases detained Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab

After over three years imprisoned in Cape Verde and Miami, Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab was released in a prisoner exchange with the US

“Sanctions have lethal effect”: Intellectuals call for end to US blockade on Cuba and Venezuela

More than 50 academics responded to Democratic senator who dismissed, without evidence, the humanitarian impacts of sanctions

How sanctions affect the poor and vulnerable

In this video, we take a look at the politics behind sanctions, how they have become the preferred choice of the US to exert pressure on its rivals and bring about regime change, and how they affect the poor and vulnerable the most

Petro meets with Biden and asks for an end to sanctions against Venezuela

Colombian president proposed an electoral timeline linked to the elimination of sanctions: ‘for the people to decide freely’

Venezuela rejects US ‘BOLIVAR Act’ that penalizes business with its government

The ‘BOLIVAR Act,’ approved by the US Senate last Friday, prohibits US federal agencies from doing business with anyone who has commercial dealing with the Nicolás Maduro government