Venezuela

Greek left wing and labour movement defends RCTV decision

Written by Hands Off Venezuela - Greece Friday, 29 June 2007

This statement has been signed by the most important representatives of the Greek trade union and left wing organisations, including Manolis Glezos a hero of the Anti-Nazi movement in Europe (1941-45), who at the age of 19 in 1941 removed the Nazi flag from the Acropolis - Parthenon.

Amicus, with 1.3 million workers, affiliates to Hands Off Venezuela

Written by Hands Off Venezuela - www.handsoffvenezuela.org Wednesday, 20 June 2007

Monday was a red letter day for the Hands Off Venezuela campaign. Amicus/Unity, the second biggest union in Britain, voted practically unanimously to affiliate to the HOV campaign.

Goodbye RCTV, welcome TVes!

Written by Hands off Venezuela Monday, 28 May 2007

Goodbye RCTV, welcome TVes! The licence for coup-plotting TV station RCTV expired last night. Venezuela has now a new public access channel, TVes. We have updated the list of signatures to our appeal on the RCTV case. We are also publishing two articles detailing US funding of Venezuelan journalists and analysis by Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting on the media coverage of the RCTV case.

Freedom of expression in Venezuela

Written by Hands off Venezuela Friday, 25 May 2007

The Hands Off Venezuela campaign carries an international appeal in support of the decision not to renew the licence to coup plotting TV station RCTV, together with an article replying to the most common lies on RCTV's case. Also a report of HOV's intervention at the P CS conference in Britain.

Hands Off Venezuela tour in the United States

Written by Hands off Venezuela Thursday, 24 May 2007

The Hands Off Venezuela website carries reports of the speaking tour by Jorge Martín in the US, covering reports of the last meeting in Canada ( Vancouver), and the meetings in San Francisco, St Louis and Madison , Minneapolis (including an audio file of the speech) and Providence.

Jorge Martin speaking tour in Canada

Written by Hands Off Venezuela - www.handsoffvenezuela.org Thursday, 10 May 2007

Jorge Martin's revolutionary Venezuela speaking tour of North America, having started in Canada, has moved on to the United States now. Hands Off Venezuela carries reports aboutand the meetings in Québec, May Day in Ottawa, Toronto and Hamilton and Victoria.

FRETECO organises demonstration in support of Sanitarios Maracay workers

Written by In Defence of Marxism Friday, 27 April 2007

After hearing the news of the repression against comrades at Sanitarios Maracay, FRETECO changed it plans for a demonstration and held a protest at Ultimas Noticias and Miraflores palace in defence of workers.