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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.

December 8 Municipal elections - solidarity with Bolivarian revolution in the face of economic war

: Created: 21 November 2013

madurohabilitante In the run up to the December 8 municipal elections the campaign of speculation, hoarding, profiteering, overpricing and sabotage of the economy has intensified. The Venezuelan government of President Maduro has denounced that there is a “slow motion coup” being implemented. The year on year inflation rate has reached 74% and the scarcity index is at a record level of 22%.

London said "Uribe you are not welcome here!"

: Created: 01 November 2013

Dozens of activists came out in London on October 31 to protest against former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe speaking at a meeting in Senate House at the University of London.

In solidarity with Evo Morales

: Created: 03 July 2013

Hands Off Venezuela, Bolivia Solidarity Campaign and others would like to express our solidarity with the Bolivian president Evo Morales, with the revolutionary workers and peasants of Bolivia, in the face of the blatant imperialist aggression which held the president against his will in Vienna for over 14 hours.

HOV Newsletter May 2013

: Created: 28 May 2013

The May 2013 edition of the Hands Off Venezuela Newsletter is out, with articles on the legacy of Hugo Chávez, the presidential elections and the struggle against the opposition's attempted coup, workers control at GOTCHA and a report of the HOV Conference 2013.

[Media Watch] Rats and opposition newspapers

: Created: 28 May 2013

The world's media is again repeating the mantra about alleged "attacks on freedom of expression" in Venezuela. The truth however is that opposition media dominates the airwaves and newspaper stands. One particularly vicious example is TalCual. It stops at nothing to slander and vilify the Bolivarian government. This time, they called in a Paraguayan rat to help. Literally.

Venezuelan ambassador thanks HOV for solidarity demonstration

: Created: 10 May 2013

We have received this letter from the ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the UK thanking Hands Off Venezuela for its role in the demonstration in defence of the embassy on April 20.

[VIDEO]: Hugo Chavez on imperialism, capitalism and the need for socialism and revolution

: Created: 10 May 2013

We put together this small compilation of clips where Hugo Chávez talks about imperialism, capitalism and the need to struggle for socialism as the only way forward for the Hands Off Venezuela campaign 2013 in London.

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