Hands Off Venezuela

Protesta afuera la Embajada de México en Estocolmo

: Created: 23 November 2006

Telesur Correspondent Arrested by Colombia Upon his Return from Venezuela

: Created: 23 November 2006

Telesur journalist Fredy Muñoz Altamiranda was detained Sunday by Colombian security forces on charges of "rebellion and terrorism." Muñoz was detained by the Colombian Administrative Department of Security (DAS) as he returned to Colombia, where he is a Telesur correspondent, from a visit to Venezuela.

[Media Watch] Responses to Journalist magazine article

: Created: 23 November 2006

In July, NUJ magazine the Journalist, which is distributed to all members of the union, printed an article about Chávez's visit to London. Partly in response to this piece, journalist Nigel Fountain wrote an article for the October issue which was steeped in propaganda against Chávez and the Bolivarian revolution. This generated numerous letters of complaint.

Solidarity with Oaxaca in London

: Created: 21 November 2006

RESPONDING to an emergency call for solidarity from the people of Oaxaca in Mexico, over 70, trade unionists and politicians came together in London on Monday to protest against violent repression and electoral fraud.

Lanzada la web de la Campaña Manos Fuera de Venezuela

: Created: 14 November 2006

Desde el día 1 de noviembre está publicada la nueva web de Manos Fuera de Venezuela. Con entrevistas al embajador de Venezuela en Madrid, Alan Woods, Jorge Martín, video, enlaces, y recursos para la solidaridad con la revolución Bolivariana

Workers in Control: Venezuela’s Occupied Factories

: Created: 10 November 2006

In Venezuela it is estimated that 1,200 business and factories have been abandoned by bosses and owners and there is a growing movement of factory occupations. Marie Trigona talks to a representative of Venezuela's Co-managed and Occupied Factories movement about its history and prospects.

Video: John McDonnell at the Hands Off Venezuela Conference

: Created: 07 November 2006

Here we provide a video of John McDonnell MP, the left-wing Labour MP speaking at the Hands Off Venezuela 2006 Annual Conference. He speaks about the importance of the Venezuelan Revolution in building socialism in Britain and worldwide. John also speaks of his campaign to win the leadership of the Labour Party, and the effects that this is having on the labour movement around the country.

Solidarity takes a step forward at the second Hands Off Venezuela conference

: Created: 06 November 2006

On Saturday November 4, more than two hundred people turned up for the second national Hands Off Venezuela conference in Britain. A new steering committee was elected and resolutions were passed in defence of the Bolivarian Revolution in the run up to the presidential elections, in solidarity with the struggle of the people of Oaxaca, on John McDonnell's leadership bid and on the need for joint work with other Latin American solidarity campaigns.