Venezuela’s Maduro Creates New Ministry for the Development of Ecological Mining
The new institution will be in charge of designing the state’s mining policy, as well as ensuring respect for the environment and human rights.
View ArticleVenezuelan Supreme Court Admits Lawsuit against Mega-Mining Project
Venezuela’s Supreme Court announced that it would hear a lawsuit filed by former high ranking cabinet members against a government plan to open 12 percent of the South American nation’s territory to...
View ArticleIndigenous Yukpa Leader Assassinated in Venezuela
Cristóbal Romero was shot several times by armed assailants on Saturday night.
View ArticleGuarimba Victims Denounce OAS Secretary General
The Committee of Victims of the Guarimba and the Ongoing Coup in Venezuela made public their official letter denouncing OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro.
View ArticleDakota Pipeline Linked to 'Crushing Venezuela': Winona LaDuke
The Native American activist said the economic war against Venezuela was a factor behind U.S. fracking and the Dakota pipeline.
View ArticleUNESCO Recognises Venezuela’s El Callao
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) officially recognised Thursday the Venezuela festival of El Callao on its List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of...
View ArticleDanny Glover Expresses Solidarity with Venezuela on Behalf of African...
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez met with US actor and activist Danny Glover as well as scholar James Early after an international summit this week where they expressed their solidarity with...
View ArticleVenezuela’s ANC Approves Mining Arc Tax Law
ANC Vice-President Aristobulo Isturiz praised the law as an “exercise of sovereignty” aimed at freeing the county from its century-long dependence on oil extraction.
View ArticleVenezuela to Offer African American Course at US University
The “Africa and its Diaspora in Hispanic America” course will be run at the Southern University at New Orleans.
View ArticleIndigenous Leaders Call for Justice After Landlord Violence Shakes Communities
The violence, which led to the kidnapping of Yukpa school teacher Mary Fernandez, comes amid land conflicts between cattle ranchers and indigenous communities.
View ArticleVenezuela Repels ‘Terrorist’ Attack on Military Bases, 1 Soldier Dead
The assailants stormed several military installations before being engaged by the Venezuelan army.
View ArticleVenezuela Mourns Longtime Chavista Leader Aristóbulo Istúriz
“The professor,” as he was known, held several high-ranking posts in the last 20 years and was a key figure in the Bolivarian Revolution.
View ArticleHonoring Indigenous Resistance Day in Venezuela, the Struggle Continues
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro marked the day of indigenous resistance by handing over more titles to collective ownership of indigenous lands on Sunday. But the struggle for recognition, fertile...
View ArticleMaduro Hands Over Land Titles to Indigenous Communities, Creates Institute to...
On Monday, in celebration of the nationally acclaimed Day of Indigenous Resistance, Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro established a presidential council for indigenous peoples, handed over collective...
View ArticleSocial Movements Demand 'Maximum Sentence' for Indigenous...
Movements gathered in Caracas on Monday to demand a 30 year sentence for Sabino Romero's murderer. They also denounced a lack of media coverage of the case, as well as the increasing presence of...
View ArticleSabino Romero's Widow Testifies Amidst Threats
Caracas, February 2nd 2015 (Venezuelanalysis) Dozens of activists gathered outside the Ministry of Justice in the capital today in solidarity with Lucia Martinez de Romero, the widow of assassinated...
View ArticleVenezuela’s Maduro Vows Equal Gender Representation for Parliament on...
A series of other measures put forward by Venezuela’s National Women’s Congress were also approved by the president, who called for a debate on legalising same-sex marriage and abortion.
View ArticleMaduro Signs Decree to Re-Open Controversial Coal Mines for Chinese Development
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro passed a presidential decree outlining a deal with the Chinese state-owned company Sinohydro, granting them the authority to mine and develop 24,192 hectares (nearly...
View ArticleFour Arrested after Yanomami Activist Beaten to Death by Venezuelan Police
Four policemen have been arrested for the murder of a 27 year-old Yanomami health activist on Saturday.
View ArticleRemains of Afro-Venezuelan Independence Hero Transferred to National Heroes...
The symbolic remains of Afro-Venezuelan independence hero, Pedro Camejo, better known as Negro Primero, were transferred to the country’s “Hall of Heroes” Mausoleum on Wednesday during an official...
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