Hands Off Venezuela

Belgium: Bolivarian revolution solidarity in full swing

: Created: 19 March 2014

Since the beginning of the middle class riots in Venezuela, the Hands of Venezuela campaign in Belgium started to inform on a daily basis on the lies and distortions of the media.

[VIDEO] What is really going on in Venezuela (March 2014)

: Created: 19 March 2014

The world's media is attempting to present the situation in Venezuela as one where a brutally repressive regime is facing peaceful student protests. Watch and share this video if you want to know what is really happening.

[AUDIO] Tony Benn on the Bolivarian revolution and the struggle for socialism

: Created: 14 March 2014

Tony Benn was a supporter and defender of the Bolivarian revolution from the very beginning. He collaborated with the Hands off Venezuela campaign and spoke on our platform on several occasions. Here is an audio file of what he said at the First National Conference of the Hands Off Venezuela Campaign in December 2005.

British and Italian student organisations support Bolivarian revolution

: Created: 12 March 2014

We have received the following statements passed by student organisations in Britain and Italy in solidarity with the Bolivarian revolution and against the current reactionary mobilisations in Venezuela.

[VIDEO] Giselle Rubilar, shot dead when removing opposition road block - why is the media not reporting it?

: Created: 11 March 2014

On Saturday, March 8, Gisella Rubilar, 47, was shot dead and two other people suffered serious gunshot wounds when they were removing an opposition roadblock which prevented safe passage to their working class and poor neighbourhood of Pie del Tiro, in the Andean capital of Merida, Venezuela. You will not have heard about it in the mass media, but this incident was part of a growing trend of opposition violence against working class and poor neighbourhoods fighting back.

HOV Newsletter February 14

: Created: 13 February 2014

The February 2014 issue of the Hands Off Venezuela newsletter is out. It deals with the renewed attempts of the violent Venezuelan opposition to force the removal of the democratically elected government of Nicolás Maduro and put an end to the Bolivarian Revolution. You can download the PDF File here

URGENT HANDS OFF VENEZUELA STATEMENT - Bolivarian revolution under threat!

: Created: 13 February 2014

MIP After days of violent opposition demonstrations in several cities of Venezuela, February 12 had been billed as the D Day of an offensive to overthrow the democratically elected Maduro government. In several cities there were opposition demonstrations which were allowed to proceed without repression. There were also bigger revolutionary , youth demos marking 200 years since the battle of La Victoria, during the independence war.

Socialist victory in Venezuelan municipal elections

: Created: 10 December 2013

The December 8th municipal elections in Venezuela gave yet another victory to the Bolivarian revolution, with the Socialist United Party (PSUV) and its allies in the Great Patriotic Pole receiving 5.1 million votes (49.24% of the total) against 4.4 million votes for the opposition (42.72%). Including votes for Bolivarian candidates outside of the main GPP alliance, the total for the revolution adds up to over 54%.

London meeting in defence of the Bolivarian revolution and against economic war

: Created: 06 December 2013

Jhon Guerra from the Venezuelan embassy in the UK and Jorge Martín from the Hands Off Venezuela campaign addressed a meeting in London to discuss the forthcoming municipal elections and the on-going economic war against the Bolivarian revolution.

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