ICG Report On Venezuela Irresponsible and Dangerous
Thursday, 14 August 2008
International Crisis Group (ICG), issued a report on Venezuela entitled, “Venezuela: Political Reform or Regime Demise?” Considering that the ICG is recognized today as one of the leading sources for the prevention and resolution of violent conflict in the world, the report is underwhelming in the amount of factual information and objective sources it utilizes.
 
President Chavez Meets with a Delegation of Hands Off Venezuela in Madrid
Saturday, 26 July 2008
During the short visit of President Chávez to Spain, Hands Off Venezuela, together with other organisations, held two solidarity rallies.
 
Encouraging Steps Forward for Venezuela's Union Movement
Friday, 25 July 2008

Venezuela's National Union of Workers (UNT) to hold National Conference, and internal elections.

 

 
Dr. Maria Paez Victor speaks on the Venezuelan Revolution
Saturday, 19 July 2008
In Toronto, Dr. Maria Paez Victor of the Louis Riel Bolivarian Circle and a close colleague of Hands Off Venezuela, is interviewed by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives:


 
“Venezuela Bolivariana” screened in London
Friday, 11 July 2008
On July 10th, 2008, more than fifty people attended a London screening of the 2004 documentary, Venezuela Bolivariana. The event was held in Bolívar Hall and was the third part of the film season, Venezuela: a revolution on film, organised by Hands Off Venezuela in association with the Venezuelan Embassy.
 
Fact-finding delegations: Come see Venezuela's revolution for yourself
Wednesday, 09 July 2008
Here we provide our readers information about upcoming fact-finding delegations to Venezuela through Global Exchange, an international human rights organization. The aim is to dig past the headlines and explore the changes occurring in Venezuela for yourself.
 
Hands Off Venezuela Join Bush Protest in London
Friday, 20 June 2008

Members of Hands Off Venezuela attended the demonstration against George W Bush’s visit to the UK on Sunday 15 June, to express anger over the USA’s continuing threatening behaviour towards Venezuela. Read a full report here.

 
Letter by intellectuals to Interpol regarding seized FARC computers
Friday, 20 June 2008
An open letter by several intellectuals to Interpol, in which they demand the retraction of the May 15, 2008 press statement about the seized FARC computers. The letter reveals several contradictions in the Interpol statement. (Also in Spanish)
 
'No Volveran' screened in Amsterdam
Friday, 20 June 2008
There was successful screening of the No Voleveran film in Amsterdam recently, a joint initiative between the Bolivarian Circle in Holland and the Hands Off Venezuela campaign.
 
Report of film screening “Memory of a plunder” in London
Thursday, 19 June 2008
About seventy people gathered yesterday, June 19, in London's Bolivar Hall to view "Memory of a plunder" by the Argentinean film director Fernando "Pino" Solanas. It was part of the film season Venezuela: a revolution on film, which is organised by Hands off Venezuela in association with the Venezuelan embassy in the UK.
 
[Video] Canada: Meeting with representatives of the Mohawk Nation
Wednesday, 18 June 2008
We publish here a video of a meeting between representatives of the Mohawk Nation and groups who support the Bolivarian Revolution, including Hands off Venezuela in Montreal.
 
The founding conference of Hands off Venezuela Finland
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
After two years of preparatory work the Hands Off Venezuela Campaign has now been set up officially in Finland, where already there is great interest in what is happening in Venezuela.
 
Transparency International's wall of silence
Tuesday, 17 June 2008

What would you call an organisation that when caught making false allegations, refuses to answer legitimate questions or hold an investigation? Answer: Transparency International!

 
HOV at CWU Annual Conference 2008
Monday, 16 June 2008
The Communications Workers Union (CWU) invited Hands Off Venezuela along with other Latin American solidarity campaigns and guest speakers to speak at a Latin America fringe meeting held on the opening day of the Union's Annual Conference in Liverpool last Sunday. The CWU renewed their affiliation to Hands Off Venezuela, reaffirming the importance of the Venezuelan revolution to workers here in the UK.
 
Report back from Peruvian Alternative Summit in London
Thursday, 12 June 2008
For its special monthly meeting, HOV London invited Andy Higginbottom from the Colombia Solidarity Campaign to give a report back on the alternative summit held in Peru recently at the same time as the official EU - Latin American summit.
 
Who pays the opposition students in Venezuela?
Friday, 06 June 2008
Opposition students in Venezuela are depicted as poor victims of an authoritarian regime. The world media pick up on this and repeat the fairy tale until people start to believe it. But these students are such victims that they receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in the form of the "Milton Friedman Liberty Prize". Friedman's Chicago Boys were also advisers to Pinochet, no doubt also seen as a "victim" by these people.
 
Big Stakes in Venezuela’s November Regional Elections
Wednesday, 04 June 2008
The democratic primaries held by the 5.7-million-strong United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) on June 1, to choose candidates for the November 23 regional elections for mayors and governors, are crucial for re-engaging and revitalising the grassroots of the Chavista movement to push the revolution forward.
 
Celia Hart and Jorge Martin speak to a packed meeting in Montreal
Tuesday, 03 June 2008
On May 28th, close to 200 people attended a very successful conference on Cuba and Venezuela, entitled "Cuba after Fidel, Venezuela at the Crossroads." Hands off Venezuela Montreal and the Bolivarian Society of Quebec, in collaboration with the International Marxist Tendency and Gauche Socialiste, organized the event.
 
Report of film screening “The hour of the furnaces” in London
Tuesday, 03 June 2008
Over seventy people gathered on Wednesday, May 21, at London's Bolivar Hall for the opening of the film season Venezuela: a revolution in film, which is organised by Hands off Venezuela in association with the Venezuelan embassy in the UK. (Also in Spanish).
 
Boris the Barbarian scraps London-Caracas oil deal
Friday, 30 May 2008
A few days ago London's Tory mayor, Boris Johnson, scrapped the discounted oil deal with the Venezuelan government which allowed half price bus fares for Londoners on income support.
 
Controversy Erupts Over Nominations for PSUV Candidacies in Venezuela
Thursday, 29 May 2008
Controversies erupted in the past few days over the nomination process for candidates for the upcoming November gubernatorial and mayoral elections. One of these controversies, involving a popular mayor who wants to run for governor of his state was resolved following President Chavez's intervention.
 
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