Hands Off Venezuela

Opposition Also Wins Tachira and Carabobo States in Regional Elections

: Created: 25 November 2008

Yesterday morning Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) announced that the opposition won in two more states, in Tachira and Carabobo, which had been too close to call last night.

Chávez Supporters Win 17 out of 23 Venezuelan States, but Lose 3 Most Populous

: Created: 25 November 2008

President Hugo Chavez’s governing party, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) got mixed results in the regional and local elections today, winning strongly in 17 out of 23 states, but losing the country’s two most populous states and the Capital District of Caracas, with two more states still to be decided.

Letter writing campaign against biased coverage a success

: Created: 25 November 2008

Canadian supporters of Hands Off Venezuela wrote in protest to the National Post about their biased coverage of Venezuela. The large number of well informed and passionate letters they received forced them to print one response in yesterday's paper.

Successful 4th National Conference for HOV Britain

: Created: 24 November 2008

Hands Off Venezuela Britain held its 4th annual conference on Saturday November 22nd at Birckbeck College, London.

Belgium: Travelling through the revolution at Second National Day of Solidarity with Venezuela

: Created: 21 November 2008

On November 15 a successful day of solidarity with the Venezuelan revolution was held in Brussles, with many speakers from Belgian trade unions, other solidarity campaigns and guest speaker Jesus Pino of the Revolutionary Front of Steelworkers in Venezuela.

Report of Jorge Martin’s trip to Malaysia and Indonesia

: Created: 25 November 2008

Between November 7-14, Jorge Martin, the International Secretary of Hands Off Venezuela, visited Malaysia and Indonesia. In Malaysia, Jorge spoke at the Socialism Malaysia 2008 Forum organized by the Socialist Party of Malaysia. During his visit to Indonesia, Jorge spoke to workers who have occupied their factory and run it under workers' control for 15 months. There, he also met with a number of militant trade unionists discussing about the factory occupation movement in Venezuela.

Hungarian-Venezuelan Solidarity Association joins Hands Off Venezuela!

: Created: 19 November 2008

On November 8, the Hands Off Venezuela campaign welcomed into its ranks the Hungarian-Venezuelan Solidarity Association (HVSA), who after a period of close collaboration and discussions had decided to join HOV. This is a welcome addition to our campaign and we look forward to stepping up the solidarity work with these comrades.

“People’s Power” (“The Battle of Chile III”) screened in London

: Created: 19 November 2008

On Wednesday, October 5th, in Bolívar Hall in London, there was a screening of “People's Power” (“El poder popular”) the third part of “The Battle of Chile” (“La batalla de Chile”), by Patricio Guzmán, a film produced in 1979. The film focuses on “People’s Power”, i.e. the formation of grassroots movements and organisations that challenged the old structures of Chilean society.