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Venezuela: The jail bars will not silence ...

Rubengonzalez-thumb <p>&nbsp;* National and international campaign of epistolary solidarity with trade unionist Rub&eacute;n Gonz&aacute;lez *</p>

Cuba-Venezuela relationship: What can be said from

Fidelychavochapulin-thumb <p>* This text appears in the June-July 2010 issue #59 of El Libertario, describing the position this voice of the Venezuelan anarchist movement takes regarding the close links between the governments of these two countries.</p>

Venezuela: the myth of "Eco-socialism of the XXI C

Hugo-luisxv-thumb <p>* This text, which appeared in El Libertario # 58, March-April 2010, critically examines what has been meaning the government of Hugo Chavez from an environmental point of view, highlighting the clear separation between the rhetoric speeches that are emitted from power and the specific facts being promoted and implemented.</p>

Why is there popular protest in Venezuela?

Campa_aprotestasocial2009-thumb <p>* For the benefit of those who find themselves surprised or disconcerted by the generalised decline of conditions in Venezuela, as well as the increase in popular struggle (2,893 street demonstrations between October 2008-September 2009; compared with 1,763 in the same period in 2007-08) - either because they are unaware of the situation here, they are based abroad, or because they alw...

Hugo Chávez writes on The battle of Copenhagen

<p>Copenhagen was the scene of a historic battle in the framework of the 15th Conference of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (COP15). Better said, in the beautiful, snowy capital of Denmark, a battle began that did not end on Friday, December 18, 2009. I reiterate: Copenhagen was only the beginning of a decisive battle for the salvation of the planet. It was a battle in the...

Chomsky as Chávez’s Clown

Apoyochomsky-thumb <p>* This article criticizes the weak and untenable posture the celebrated North American linguist and essayist holds in support of the current Venezuelan government. It was originally published in Venezuela's anarchist newspaper El Libertario www.nodo50.org/ellibertario, issue # 57.</p>

To defend the right of social protest!

Campa_aprotestasocial2009-thumb <p>* From Venezuela, a group of social organizations and human rights, students and academic groups as well as different individuals, launch this call for a campaign to defend the right to protest, which today is being systematically violated by the government of Hugo Ch&aacute;vez. This document was originally published in Spanish in El Libertario newspaper, # 57 (www.nodo50.org/elli...

Venezuela: The error of being Lusbi Portillo

Lusbi_portillo-thumb <p>* The latest demonstration of political criminalization of autonomous social movements by the Venezuelan government is exposed by Rafael Uzcategui, a member of the anarchist collective El Libertario.</p>

Venezuela: Demarcation without land, ...

<p>* The editorial collective of El Libertario denounces the criminal attack that took place on October 13, 2009 against the Yukpa people in the Sierra of Perija in Western Venezuela, resulting in two indigenous persons dead and several wounded. The following article -about the tactic and strategy of "Revolutionary Venezuelan" Ethnocide- describes the events.</p>

Interview with El Libertario in Venezuela

Grupo_anarquista-thumb <p><strong>* From Madrid the anarchist group Star, linked to the <em>Iberian Federation of Anarchists Youths</em> (Federaci&oacute;n Ib&eacute;rica de Juventudes Anarquistas-FIJA-), has raised questions whose answers will let us know today and in detail what is doing and saying the known Venezuelan anarchist newspaper.</strong></p>

Against assassination of workers in Venezuela

Hugo_chavez_caricatura_represion-thumb <p><strong>Enough killings and repression of workers in struggle!</strong></p> <p><strong>This past May 5 union leader Argenis Vasquez, organizing secretary in the union at Toyota's plant in Cumana, was gunned down by thugs as he left his house. This assassination occurred just after a month-long strike demanding improvements. The murdered worker was a leade...

Venezuela: Terror in Perija

Afichesolidaridadyukpas-2008-thumb <p>* The following article was originally published on Jan. 30 2009 in El Mundo, a Caracas daily. Written by a member of the editorial collective of El Libertario www.nodo50.org/ellibertario , it calls attention to what we fear is a bloody attack against these original inhabitants of the western part of the country.</p>

Venezuela: No concentration of power is ever ...

55_portada-thumb *As Chavez attempts to allow indefinite presidential reelections for himself by way of the approval of the Referendum for Constitutional amendment, anarchists publish this declaration, which is also the Editorial of El Libertario #55, January-February 2009 (now on line, in Spanish www.nodo50.org/ellibertario).

Venezuela: Trade unionism between the ...

Sepelio-sindicalistas-thumb In the difficult times being experienced by the Venezuelan labour movement, perhaps the most dramatic issue have been the criminal acts that kills tens of trade unionists to the passivity of the pseudo-revolutionary government and the silence of his admirers from outside the country. It speaks about it this text of <strong><em>El Libertario</em></strong> # 55, January-Fe...

Understanding the origin of public insecurity

Insecurity-lib_54-thumb * Article originally published in spanish language in <em>El Libertario</em>, Venezuela, # 54, September-October 2008, that analyzes and goes over the problem of criminal violence through its social impact on contemporary Venezuela.

Anarchism in Venezuela, past and present

Hormiga-3a-thumb <p>* This is a brief outline of the libertarian footprint in the history of Venezuela, prepared by members of the Collective Editorship of El Libertario www.nodo50.org/ellibertario. We hope that this serves as a useful point of reference for those who are interested in the subject.</p>