Venezuela is winning the war on COVID-19, writes Nelson D谩vila, despite being subjected to inhuman economic sanctions by the US and its European allies.
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鈥淲ithout a doubt, the first measure to contain the transmission chains of COVID-19 is quarantine, and we took it in advance on March 16,鈥 Venezuelan President Nicol谩s Maduro explains to听Alfredo Serrano Mancilla.
Key to Venezuela's听success to date in quashing the coronavirus听have听been the existing community organisations听that permeate Venezuelan society. To get a sense of how the local communities听are coping with the pandemic, 91自拍论坛鈥檚 Federico Fuentes spoke to Altos de Lidice Commune spokesperson听Gsus Garcia.
Despite a deep economic recession, a profound political crisis and international sanctions that have ravaged its health sector, the South American nation of Venezuela is demonstrating that prioritising lives is possible in the battle against COVID-19, writes Federico Fuentes.
The International Monetary Fund has rejected听Venezuela's听appeal for an emergency US$5 billion loan to face the coronavirus health crisis, reports Ricardo Vaz.
As the United States ratchets up its sanctions on Venezuela, organisations in Australia are stepping up efforts to promote people-to-people solidarity, writes Federico Fuentes.
Paul Dobson reports Venezuela has set in motion legal proceedings to have the United States government investigated at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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Three solidarity activists who recently returned from Venezuela addressed a meeting organised by the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign in Melbourne on February 13, reports Chris Slee.
Opposition leader Juan Guaido installed a 鈥減arallel鈥 parliament in Caracas on January 7.
The self-proclaimed 鈥渋nterim president鈥 led a group of deputies in a standoff with security forces outside the Legislative Palace in Caracas, while the National Assembly (AN) held its regular session inside. The session was led by AN President and Yaracuy State Deputy Luis Parra, who announced the creation of a commission to 鈥渞estore鈥 constitutional order.
The Venezuelan government has blamed Colombian President Ivan Duque鈥檚 policies for the reignition of armed conflict in the country, writes Paul Dobson.
US President Donald Trump鈥檚 administration has imposed a sweeping economic embargo against Venezuela in its efforts to oust the Nicolas Maduro government.
The assassinations of six activists from the grassroots Revolutionary Bolivar and Zamora Current () in Barinas State on July 27 sparked immediate outrage and expressions of solidarity from Venezuelan and international activists.
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