The Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) condemns in the strongest possible terms the cowardly attempt on the life of Nicolás Maduro, president of Venezuela and leader of the Bolivarian Revolution.

Milwaukee, WI – For several days, tens of thousands of campesinos have marched into Caracas from every corner of Venezuela – some having traveled for weeks – calling for a revolutionary struggle to resolve the land crisis. Called the “Admirable Campesino March,” the demonstration was organized and led by a number of revolutionary groups, including the Communist Party.

Tucson, AZ – Una vez, alguien dijo que, no hay más que dos perspectivas que existen: el lado del capitalismo y el lado del socialismo. Esas palabras profundas reverberan cuando uno vea los titulares sobre de la situación en Nicaragua. En los días siguiendo el aniversario de la Revolución Sandinista en 19 de Julio, la mayoría de la prensa controlado por las corporaciones están enfocados todavía alrededor las metas del golpe suave. Esa es la perspectiva que apoya el lado del capitalismo, de imperialismo. La prensa en los EEUU están tratando a resucitar algo muerto: los planes a sacar el gobierno del Presidente Daniel Ortega. Pero, no lo han permitido a ocurrir las masas leales Sandinistas. A decir que el golpe suave intentado por los EEUU y los compradores Nicaragüense no ha logrado es a apoyar el lado de socialismo.

Tucson, AZ – On July 16, Colombian paramilitaries with possible connections to the government murdered six social movement leaders. Two of those murdered were union leaders affiliated with the country’s largest union, FENSUAGRO, which organizes agricultural workers. They were brutally beaten to death with rocks. One of them was nearly decapitated and barely recognizable to family. These murders mark an escalation of violence against the left in Colombia since the election of Ivan Duque on June 17, as the political killings have averaged more than one a day. Ivan Duque is the protege of ex-Colombian President Uribe, who oversaw some of the worst state human rights abuses in the war against the FARC.

Tucson, AZ – This past weekend, July 7 and 8, hundreds of thousands of Nicaraguans marched and rallied to celebrate the 39th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution that liberated the country from the 43-year reign of the brutal, U.S.-backed Somoza dictatorship.

San Salvador, El Salvador – Thousands of students came together at the main entrance of the University of El Salvador (UES), July 5, to march against the right-wing initiative of the Salvadoran oligarchy to privatize water. The protest was organized and led by the UES authorities.

San Salvador, El Salvador – Miles de estudiantes se dieron cita en la entrada principal de la Universidad de El Salvador el 5 de julio para marchar contra la iniciativa de la derecha oligárquica salvadoreña por privatizar el agua. La protesta fue organizada y encabezada por las autoridades de dicha casa de estudios.

San Salvador, El Salvador – Hundreds of students, professors, professionals, teachers and workers at the University of El Salvador (UES) gathered on June 29 to protest against the new attempt by the oligarchic right wing in El Salvador to privatize water.

San Salvador, El Salvador – Centenares de estudiantes, profesores, profesionales, docentes y empleados de la Universidad de El Salvador se reunieron hoy 29 de junio para manifestarse contra el nuevo intento de la derecha oligárquica salvadoreña por privatizar el agua.

Tucson, AZ – In November of 2016, president of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega was elected for a third term with 72% approval. Despite what the U.S. government says about Nicaraguan elections, the Carter Center’s election observer teams routinely praise Nicaragua’s fair and free elections. It is clear the U.S. government is unhappy with the results, so U.S. interference with deadly consequences is the order of the day.

Milwaukee, WI – In Venezuela's first presidential election since 2013, President Nicolás Maduro was re-elected in a landslide, receiving 67% of the vote in an election where the opposition was deeply divided and unwilling to unite behind a candidate. Henri Falcón, the most prominent opposition figure to run, received the endorsement of only a handful of parties and only got 27% of the vote. The majority of the right-wing opposition refused to even participate, pre-emptively condemning as fraudulent the very electoral system praised by former U.S. president Jimmy Carter as “the best in the world.”

El Partido Comunista de Venezuela (PCV) es la “segunda fuerza” bajo la candidatura de Nicolás Maduro en las elecciones presidenciales en el 20 de mayo. En este articulo publicado en Tribuna Popular, el Comité Central del PCV adelanta su posición sobre el proceso electoral, la necesidad por la agitación comunista, y el futuro del país.

The Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) is the second-largest party supporting Nicolás Maduro for president in the May 20 elections. In this piece published in their party newspaper Tribuna Popular, the PCV Central Committee lays out their position of the electoral process, the need for communist agitation, and the future of the country. It is provided below in English, translated by Fight Back! News staff.

¡Implementar el acuerdo de paz!

La Organización Socialista del Camino para la Libertad (FRSO) exige la libertad inmediata de el negociador de la paz colombiano Jesús Santrich, quien está bajo arresto por una solicitud de extradición de los E.E.U.U.

Implement the Peace Agreement!

Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) calls for the immediate release of Colombian peace negotiator Jesús Santrich, who is under arrest pursuant to an extradition request from the U.S.

Caracas, Venezuela – The Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) stated that the recent political conflicts in Brazil, especially the imprisonment of former president Lula Da Silva, should serve as a warning to the Venezuelan working people and popular movement of what can happen to democratic organizations and the people’s achievements when the right-wing and the oligarchy retake political power.

PCV: Debemos Aprender Lecciones de Conflict Político en Brasil

México City, México – El 5 de marzo ¡Lucha y Resiste! entrevistó a Niurka González Orberá, Secretaria General del Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación, la Ciencia y el Deporte (SNTECD). La entrevista fue realizada en el 18 congreso de la Federación Internacional de la Enseñanza (FISE) en la Ciudad de México.

México City, México – On March 5, Fight Back! News interviewed Niurka González Orberá, the General Secretary of the Cuban Union of Education, Science, and Sports Workers (SNTECD). The interview was done at the 18th Congress of the World Federation of Teachers Unions (FISE) in Mexico City.

Meeting in Caracas Feb. 26, the Venezuelan Communist Party (PCV) and the governing United Socialist Party (PSUV) reached a historic agreement after days of negotiation. As a result of the “PSUV-PCV Unitary Accord,” the first of its kind in the country’s revolutionary struggle, the two parties agree to work together to solve the challenges facing Venezuela and the Bolivarian Revolution. The PCV also agreed to endorse Nicolás Maduro for president in the upcoming April 22 election. The Unitary Accord was presented at the PCV’s Fourteenth National Conference, during which President Maduro and several top PSUV members and government ministers addressed the delegates and signed the Accord. The entire proceedings were broadcasted live by Venezuelan TV. Below is the PSUV-PCV Unitary Accord in its entirety, translated by Fight Back! staff. PSUV-PCV Unitary Accord