Below are three statements from the Socialist Alliance (Australia), the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) and the Philippines-Venezuela Solidarity (Phil-Ven-Sol).
叠测听Socialist Alliance National Executive
January 24, 2019聽鈥斅燭he Socialist Alliance strongly condemns the actions of the United States President Donald Trump in backing an attempted coup against the democratically elected government of Venezuela.
Have those who state that Nicol谩s Maduro is a dictator, a usurper, and that the 2019-2025 presidential period lacks legitimacy, asked themselves why he is illegitimate? Or do they just repeat what they hear?
Update: Since this interveiw was published by . President Trump has recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaid贸 as interim president, calling democratically elected President Maduro 鈥渋llegitimate.鈥 In response, Venezuela has cut diplomatic ties with the U.S., giving diplomats 72 hours to leave the country.
Supporters of Venezuela鈥檚 pro-poor Bolivarian Revolution rallied outside the United States Consulate in Martin Place, in Sydney鈥檚 CBD, on January 23 to demand no US intervention in Venezuela.
In 2008, the prestigious Council on Foreign Relations published a聽听迟颈迟濒别诲 US-Latin America Relations: A New Direction for a New Reality. Timed to influence the foreign policy agenda of the next US administration, the report asserted: 鈥渢he era of the US as the dominant influence in Latin America is over.鈥
Then, at the Summit of the Americas the next year, then-president Barack Obama promised Latin American leaders a 鈥渘ew era鈥 of 鈥渆qual partnership鈥 and 鈥渕utual respect鈥.
Venezuela鈥檚 foreign minister Jorge Arreaza聽has reiterated his condemnation of the United States for seeking an intervention and supporting military conspiracies.
His September 9 comments followed a report that members of the US government have been meeting with Venezuelan military officers who were actively plotting聽to聽oust democratically elected President聽聽since mid-2017.
There is a growing body of pro-establishment statements in the United States opposing the possibility of US military intervention in Venezuela, writes Steve Ellner.
The latest expression of this position is a New York Times editorial titled 鈥淪tay Out of Venezuela, Mr. Trump鈥, published on September 11.
At first glance the editorial is a welcome statement that counters the careless war-mongering declarations coming from the ilk of Marco Rubio and a number of high-ranking Trump administration officials, as well as Donald Trump himself.
Bolivian President Evo Morales said 鈥渢he聽 is the real threat to humankind鈥 on September 7 in response to US Senator Marco Rubio's talk of using the US Armed Forces against the Venezuelan government. Rubio had said Venezuela 鈥渉as become a threat for the region and even for the United States鈥.
Representatives of 74 communes 鈥 institutions of popular power elected from grassroots communal councils 鈥 from across Venezuela gathered in Lara state late last month to participate in the inaugural National Assembly of Communes, writes Paul Dobson.
The meeting of more than 300 commune activists was held to try to strengthen the connections between different communes in a range of areas. This includes linking up productive micro-projects, communicational initiatives and educational networks.
Caracas authorities denied the existence of a humanitarian crisis of Venezuelan migration in the region on August 29, blasting the reaction from neighbouring Latin American governments as 鈥渉ypocritical鈥 and 鈥渪enophobic鈥.
The Argentine Senate鈥檚 rejection of a bill to legalise abortion did not stop a Latin American-wide movement, writes Fabiana Frayssinet. The movement is on the streets and expanding in an increasingly coordinated manner among women鈥檚 organisations in the region with the most restrictive laws and policies against pregnant women鈥檚 right to choose.
Venezuelans braced themselves as a series of long-anticipated economic measures came into effect on August 20, including the launch of a new paper currency called the Sovereign Bolivar.
The new currency brings with it a revaluation of all prices, wages and pensions, which will be cut by five zeros. Both the old Strong Bolivar and Sovereign Bolivar will co-exist for a period of time yet to be announced by the government.