The January 2021 issue of the Hands off Venezuela newsletter is now available in a digital edition. It contains articles about the new National Assembly which was elected in December, the launch of the People's Revolutionary Alternative, and the constant efforts of the British government to meddle in the internal affairs of Venezuela by funding pro-coup publications. Share widely. Click on the image to get the PDF.

The December 2021 issue of the Hands off Venezuela newsletter is now available in a digital edition. It contains articles about the regional and municipal elections in November as well as an appeal to president Maduro on behalf of jailed workers. Share widely. Click on the image to get the PDF.

We condemn without reservation the outrageous decision of the UK High Court to deny Venezuela access to 31 tonnes of gold deposited at the Bank of England. This decision can only be described as daylight robbery and an act of piracy.

The UK High Court ruling on 3 July stated that the UK government “unequivocally recognised opposition leader Juan Guaidó as president,” and therefore the gold deposited in the Bank of England should not be handed over to the Venezuelan Central Bank as its lawyers had requested.

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Documents obtained by The Canary under the Freedom of Information Act reveal the existence of a secretive “Venezuela Reconstruction Office” at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The existence of this office has not been acknowledged publicly and therefore is being kept beyond parliamentary scrutiny.

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