Trump’s narcoterrorism indictment of Maduro already backfires
Among those indicted by the US was Cliver Alcalá, a retired general who is considered the military leader of the pro-Juan Guaidó forces. Soon, Alcalá posted videos that threaten to cause further splits in the opposition and could result in the arrest of Guaidó.
Plea to lift sanctions amid COVID-19 outbreak taken to the UN
Human rights reports indicate that sanctions are impeding the access to essential medicines and medical equipment in the sanctions-hit countries
US indicts Nicolas Maduro for ‘narcoterrorism’
Vijay Prashad joins us to speak on the absurdity of the proceedings and its dire implications at a time when US sanctions have already caused immense harm to the people of Venezuela.
Venezuela suspends rent payments, protects wages to deal with COVID-19 crisis
President Nicolas Maduro ordered that all commercial and residential rent, as well as all capital and loan interest payments, are to be suspended for six months
How Latin America and the Caribbean are dealing with COVID-19
We look at the spread of COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean region, as well as responses by governments which have ranged from pro-active and prompt to lax
How US sanctions are worsening the Covid-19 pandemic
The imperialist bloc led by the United States continues to impose and implement debilitating sanctions on countries such as Iran, Venezuela, and Cuba. This is only worsening the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sanctions against Iran and Venezuela during a pandemic are cruel
Is this not the time for the imperialist bloc, led by the United States of America, to end the sanctions against Cuba, Iran, Venezuela, and a series of other countries?
Venezuela files complaint in International Criminal Court against US sanctions
Venezuela’s foreign minister Jorge Arreaza termed the US sanctions as an act amounting to crimes against humanity
Trial of Venezuela embassy protectors begins in the US
The Trump administration wants to severely restrict what the protectors can say in their defense, not even allowing them to state that Maduro is the real president of Venezuela
Ep 84: Venezuelans protest against the US sanctions on Conviasa, and more
We also report on the arrest of Patrick George Zaki, an Egyptian human rights activist as well as the ongoing protests in Lebanon that have rejected the new cabinet of prime minister Hasan Diab and his economic reforms.
Venezuelans protest US sanctions against state-owned Conviasa airlines
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro expressed his solidarity with the workers of Conviasa. He has also said that his government will take the matter to the International Court of Justice (ICJ)
US issues unilateral coercive measures against Venezuelan legislators
The measures were taken against Venezuelan opposition legislators following the failed attempt of Guaidó to be re-elected as president of the body
- War-ravaged Syria records its first COVID-19 death
- US troops vacate K1 base in Iraq’s Kirkuk province
- Former Venezuelan soldier reveals plan to assassinate Nicolás Maduro
- Dakota Access Pipeline is cancelled in an important victory for Standing Rock Sioux tribe
- Plea to lift sanctions amid COVID-19 outbreak taken to the UN
