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📰 NEWS | Venezuelan Healthcare Workers Demand Maduro’s Release as Rodríguez Defends ‘Fearless’ Diplomacy with the US

Venezuelan healthcare workers rallied at UN offices in Caracas on January 23, calling for the release of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores after their January 3 detention by US forces. Demonstrators submitted a letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights requesting condemnation of the action and their immediate release.

At the same time, diplomatic engagement between Caracas and Washington is moving forward. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez confirmed ongoing talks with US officials, and the White House announced a prospective visit by the Venezuelan leader.

Read our report 👉🏽 https://shorturl.at/CzH4c

#NicolasMaduro #USmilitaryattack #USVenezuelaRelations
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📰 NEWS | Progressive Activists, Officials Condemn Venezuela Attacks, Call for Joint Action Against Monroe Doctrine

On January 25, delegates from more than 20 countries gathered in Bogotá for the inaugural “Nuestra América” summit, convened by Progressive International. The meeting was convened in response to the January 3 US military operation in Venezuela, which included bombings in Caracas and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores.

The summit adopted the San Carlos Declaration, denouncing a revived Monroe Doctrine and calling for coordinated international solidarity to defend regional sovereignty and international law. Organizers also announced that a follow-up meeting will take place in Havana in the coming weeks.

Meanwhile in Venezuela, Acting President Delcy Rodríguez launched the “Program for Democratic Coexistence and Peace” and reported the release of 626 detainees, with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights invited to accompany the process.

Read the full report here 👉🏽 https://shorturl.at/bG1h2

#InternationalSolidarity #ProgressiveInternational #USVenezuelaRelations
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🖊OPINION | ‘It Is Venezuela Today. It Will Be South Africa Tomorrow,’ NUMSA Trade Union Warns

Marching to the US consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest trade union, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), protested against US aggression on Venezuela on January 24.

The union demanded the release of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, stating that “in defending Venezuela, we defend the sovereignty of all nations,” and warning that “no country is safe from America’s greedy appetite.” In the same context, NUMSA said that US tariffs and threats to South Africa’s participation in the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) are contributing to job losses.

Read the full opinion piece here 👉🏽 https://shorturl.at/yytW1

#InternationalSolidarity #SouthAfrica #USVenezuelaRelations
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📰 NEWS | Venezuela: Creditors Hunger for 170B Debt Renegotiation

International creditors have signaled readiness to renegotiate Venezuela’s defaulted debt, estimated at up to $170 billion, following a sharp rise in bond trading and prices since early January. Bloomberg reports Venezuelan bonds are trading near 40 cents on the dollar, up from past lows.

Elias Ferrer Breda, financial analyst and director of Orinoco Research, told Venezuelanalysis that the growing creditor “enthusiasm” reflects expectations that a debt restructuring deal is closer, but warned that any agreement will hinge on US recognition of the Venezuelan government.

Should Washington extend formal recognition, this could also pave the way for Venezuela to access around $4.9 billion in IMF-issued special drawing rights that are currently blocked under US policy.

Read the full report here 👉🏽 https://shorturl.at/CcJYQ

#ForeignDebt #Sanctions #USVenezuelaRelations
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📰 NEWS | Rubio Defends US Military Operation, Praises Venezuela Oil Reform

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the January 3 US military operation in Venezuela during a Senate hearing, arguing it was not an act of war. He also confirmed that Washington is administering Venezuelan oil sales, with proceeds deposited in US-controlled accounts before partial release to Caracas.

On Tuesday, Acting President Delcy Rodríguez announced that Venezuela is using "unblocked funds" to import medical equipment from the US.

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#Sanctions #USmilitaryattack #USVenezuelaRelations
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📰 NEWS | Caracas and Washington Agree to ‘Reopen’ Venezuelan Airspace, American Airlines to Resume Flights

Venezuela and the United States agreed to reopen Venezuelan commercial airspace following direct talks between Acting President Delcy Rodríguez and US officials, including President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The US Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the removal of Notices to Airmen that had restricted flights to Venezuela since November.

Following the announcement, American Airlines announced its intention to resume daily direct flights between the two countries, pending approval from US and Venezuelan authorities. Direct air links were suspended in 2019, the same year diplomatic relations between Washington and Caracas were severed.

Read the full report here 👉🏽 https://shorturl.at/LLooQ

#Airlines #USVenezuelaRelations
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📰 NEWS | Venezuela Approves Pro-Business Oil Reform as Trump Issues New Sanctions Waiver

Venezuela’s National Assembly has approved and enacted a reform of the 2001 Hydrocarbon Law that lowers royalty and tax ceilings, grants the executive discretion to reduce fiscal burdens, and expands operational and sales control for private and minority partners. The law also allows foreign arbitration in disputes.

The vote was followed by a new US Treasury sanctions waiver, General License 46, authorizing US companies to purchase and market Venezuelan crude under US jurisdiction, with payments directed to US-controlled accounts. Additional licenses are required for investment or production.

Read the full report here 👉🏽 https://shorturl.at/hlJ7q

#2026OilReform #PDVSA #Sanctions #USVenezuelaRelations
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📰 NEWS | Venezuela: Rodríguez Hosts US Chargé d’Affaires Dogu in Presidential Palace

Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez hosted US Chargé d'Affaires Laura Dogu in Miraflores Palace on Monday.

The meeting capped a lightning-fast diplomatic rapprochement following the January 3 US strikes and kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro.

Days earlier, Rodríguez announced plans for an "amnesty law" to promote peace and coexistence in the country.

Follow the link to read the report: https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuela-rodriguez-hosts-us-charge-daffaires-dogu-in-presidential-palace/

#Diplomacy #Amnesty #DelcyRodríguez #Imperialism
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From Blockade to Invasion

One month after the US bombed Venezuela and kidnapped President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, the country remains under heightened international tension and internal reconfiguration.

The past four weeks have been marked by reported military attacks, institutional reordering, diplomatic negotiations, prisoner releases, and deep economic reforms carried out under external pressure.

Amid escalation risks, solidarity from allied governments, popular organizations, and regional movements has emerged as the country’s primary line of containment against further confrontation.

Click here to follow the chronology and understand what has taken place since January 3 👉🏾 https://www.instagram.com/p/DUUFRRUDJTp/?igsh=MWVvbjVkcnBoaXlucQ==


#VAUnboxed #UsVenezuelaRelations
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🖊OPINION | US Labor Independence and Solidarity with Venezuela

After the January 3 US military strikes on Venezuela, labor unions across the United States issued resolutions opposing the attacks. One resolution, from the Tucson chapter of the National Writers Union, goes further, calling for transparency and an end to government funding at the AFL-CIO’s Solidarity Center.

Read the full opinion piece here 👉🏽 https://venezuelanalysis.com/opinion/us-labor-independence-and-solidarity-with-venezuela

#InternationalSolidarity #TradeUnions #USVenezuelaRelations
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📰 NEWS | Venezuelans Stage Mass Rally, Demand Maduro Liberation and Return

Chavista supporters rallied in Caracas on Tuesday demanding the release of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, one month after their reported capture during a US attack on Venezuela on Jan. 3.

Maduro and Flores were arraigned in New York on Jan. 5, pleaded not guilty to charges including drug trafficking conspiracy, and their next hearing has been postponed to March 26 following a request from US prosecutors.

Read the full report here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuelans-stage-mass-rally-demand-maduro-liberation-and-return/

#NicolasMaduro #USmilitaryattack #USVenezuelaRelations
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🖊🗞COLUMN | US Imperialism and the Venezuelan Oligarchy

In the first delivery of VA’s new Insurgent History column, Christian Flores documents the Venezuelan elites’ historical subservience to foreign empires, a trajectory that culminated on January 3 with US strikes on Caracas, the first US military attack against a capital in this part of the world, and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro.

Reflecting on the longer historical pattern, Flores writes that there has been “a clear continuity in the servility of the Creole oligarchy to imperial powers since the nineteenth century.”

Read the full VA column here 👉 https://shorturl.at/3KUp3

#bourgeoisie #InsurgentHistory #USVenezuelaRelations
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📰 NEWS | Venezuela: Rodríguez Courts European Investment as US Greenlights Diluent Exports

Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez met with executives from Repsol (Spain) and Maurel & Prom (France) to promote investment following reforms to the Hydrocarbon Law, which increase corporate control over extraction and exports.

At the same time, the US Treasury has issued new licenses allowing Venezuelan imports of US diluents and permitting US companies to buy and market Venezuelan crude, with proceeds deposited in US-controlled accounts. Bloomberg reports Washington is also preparing a license to allow US firms to extract Venezuelan oil.

Read the full report here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuela-rodriguez-courts-european-investment-as-us-greenlights-diluent-exports/

#2026OilReform #PDVSA #USVenezuelaRelations
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📰 NEWS | Venezuela: Lawyer Denies Arrest of Former Diplomat and Minister Alex Saab

Lawyer for former Venezuelan diplomat and Industry Minister Alex Saab has publicly denied that his client was arrested in Caracas, calling reports “not true.” Venezuelan authorities have not confirmed or denied the alleged arrest, and Saab’s whereabouts remain unknown.

Earlier reports from Colombian media claimed Saab and businessman Raúl Gorrín were detained by Venezuela’s intelligence service and questioned about US money laundering charges as part of reported cooperation between Caracas and Washington. Venezuelan officials have yet to issue an official statement on the matter.

Read the full report here 👉 https://shorturl.at/96gYy

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🖊OPINION | One Hundred Years of British Interference in Venezuela

Declassified UK documents detail how British governments sought to protect oil investments in Venezuela for over a century, including opposing nationalisation and lobbying during Hugo Chávez’s presidency in 2001.

Read the full opinion piece here 👉🏽 https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/one-hundred-years-of-british-interference-in-venezuela/

#HugoChavez #PDVSA #UnitedKingdom
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📰 NEWS | Venezuelan Authorities Begin Consultations on Amnesty Law

The Venezuelan National Assembly has begun nationwide consultations on a preliminarily approved “Amnesty Bill for Democratic Coexistence,” holding meetings with community peace judges, civil society organizations and university law faculties. Lawmakers said the process aims to gather input before a revised version is submitted for a final vote in the coming weeks.

The bill seeks to pardon political and related crimes committed between January 1, 1999, and January 30, 2026, while explicitly excluding serious human rights violations, crimes against humanity, homicide, drug trafficking and corruption. Former Spanish President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero endorsed the initiative during a meeting in Caracas, describing it as a turning point for national reconciliation.

Read the full report here 👉 https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuelan-authorities-begin-consultations-on-amnesty-law/

#2026AmnestyLaw #Opposition
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📰 NEWS | Venezuelan Parliament Head Welcomes ‘Win-Win’ Relations with US, Dismisses Short-Term Elections

Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez confirmed an accelerated diplomatic rapprochement with the United States, including regular contact with senior US officials and reforms to the Hydrocarbon Law aimed at promoting US investment.

He also ruled out holding elections in the near future, stating that Venezuela will follow its constitutionally established electoral calendar as the government prioritizes stabilization.

Read our full report here 👉 https://shorturl.at/xgHLM

#NicolasMaduro #PDVSA #USVenezuelaRelations
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📰 NEWS | Venezuela: Oil Production Recedes Under US Blockade, Gov’t Denies Israel Shipment

Venezuela’s crude oil production declined to 830,000 barrels per day in January, the lowest output since May 2024, after a month-long United States naval blockade disrupted exports and led to storage constraints and cuts in production. OPEC’s latest monthly report, based on secondary sources, shows the drop from 917,000 bpd in December, while PDVSA reported 924,000 bpd, down from 1.12 million bpd.

Separately, the Venezuelan government denied a Bloomberg report alleging a crude shipment to Israel’s Bazan Group. Under the current US-imposed arrangement, traders Vitol and Trafigura are lifting Venezuelan oil, depositing proceeds in US-administered accounts, with sanctions waivers requiring payments to be handled under US Treasury oversight.

Read our full report here 👉 https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuela-oil-production-recedes-under-us-blockade-govt-denies-israel-shipment

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🖊OPINION | The Venezuelan Organic Law on Hydrocarbons

Venezuelan lawyer, writer, and public intellectual Luis Britto García reviews Caracas’ recent oil reform, arguing that it conflicts with Article 151 of the Constitution by permitting alternative dispute resolution, including independent arbitration, in matters of public interest.

He also states that the reform authorizes discretionary reductions in royalties and taxes, potentially decreasing the national fiscal share from 65% to 25%.

Read the full opinion piece here 👉🏽 https://venezuelanalysis.com/opinion/the-venezuelan-organic-law-on-hydrocarbons/

#PDVSA #Sovereignty #USVenezuelaRelations
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📰 NEWS | Rodríguez Hails ‘Long-Term’ US Energy Ties as Trump Official Vows to ‘Set Venezuela Free’

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright met Acting President Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas on Wednesday, marking the highest-level US visit to Miraflores Palace in more than 25 years.

Rodríguez outlined plans for a “long-term productive alliance” focused on oil, natural gas, electricity and mineral projects. Wright said the Trump administration has issued sanctions waivers for US companies to resume oil operations and export inputs to Venezuela.

The new licenses require payments to US Treasury-designated accounts and prohibit transactions with firms from China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Russia. The visit comes weeks after US forces bombed Caracas and detained President Nicolás Maduro on January 3.

Read the full report here 👉 https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/rodriguez-hails-long-term-us-energy-ties-as-trump-official-vows-to-set-venezuela-free/

#DelcyRodriguez #PDVSA #USVenezuelaRelations
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