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Protesters barricade a street in Masaya, Nicaragua, earlier this month
VENEZUELA has “strongly condemned” right-wing opposition violence in Nicaragua, pledging its solidarity with the Nicaraguan people and its government.
The Bolivarian government denounced right-wing opposition groups for their attempt to “seize power by undemocratic means” and urged the international community to promote peace instead of conflict in the country.
In a statement released yesterday, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza warned against the “use of violence for political purposes” and said “the only way to guarantee peace and reconciliation is through dialogue and not the irrational use of force.”
Concessions to Washington by the post-Maduro leadership in Caracas are designed to preserve the core of the Bolivarian Revolution not betray it, argue Roger D Harris, Francisco Dominguez and Mara Paez Victor. How the solidarity movement responds is critical
Claims that Nicaragua has abolished elections followed a headline that stripped Daniel Ortega’s remarks of their historical and political context. The full speech tells a different story, says BECCA RENK FOSTER
As the US intensifies its economic and political pressure it is now vitally important to demand the British government intervene to end US aggression, writes GEOFF BOTTOMS
The global left must be unwavering in it is support for Venezuela as Washington increases its aggression, and clear-eyed about the West’s cynical motives for targeting it, says CLAUDIA WEBBE