Twelve countries, largely friendly to the Israeli government, have decided to stand a stand on illegally Occupied West Bank and will introduce sanctions or restrictions on trade with settlers. Binoy Kampmark reports.
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Legal experts and activists warn that Britain’s proscription of direct action group Palestine Action inspired and enabled the United States’ decision to sanction the organisation, reports Ana Vračar.
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United States sanctions ensure that most of the foreign currency Venezuela generates from oil sales remains under US control, drastically limiting the funds available for reconstruction following the recent earthquakes, writes Venezuela's Autonomous and Independent Workers’ Committee.
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In the aftermath of Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes,reconstruction must not follow free-market logic nor become a source of profits for financial elites, argues Venezuela’s Autonomous and Independent Workers’ Committee.
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Calls are mounting on the United States and other countries to lift all sanctions against Venezuela in the wake of the devastating earthquakes, which have so far killed more than 950 people and injured thousands more, reports Kerry Smith.
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As Israel continues its genocide on starving Palestinians in Gaza, thousands of people took to the streets demanding the newly elected Labor government stop sitting on its hands and sanction Israel. Pip Hinman reports.
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Three years after the February 2021 coup in Myanmar, the Australian Labor government is facing renewed criticism for its failure to impose meaningful sanctions on the illegitimate military junta, write Leo Earle and Mg Lin Htet.
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Major multinational corporations such as Shell and BP have made much of cutting ties with Russia. The publicity value has been significant, but it has a hollow ring to it, argues William Briggs.
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Socialists and anti-war forces in the United States must oppose the United States-NATO economic sanctions against Russia, write Malik Miah and Barry Sheppard.
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has come out strongly against United States President Donald Trump’s latest sanctions on the South American country. These prohibit “all transactions” with “any digital currency” issued by the Venezuelan government — alluding to the cryptocurrency promoted by the Venezuelan authorities, known as “Petro”.
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Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said US-imposed sanctions are making foreign debt renegotiation more difficult and that the government would look to work with other countries to alleviate their needs.
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Venezuela’s National Constituent Assembly (ANC) has approved a proposal to hold presidential elections before April 30.
The move came a day after the European Union announced sanctions targeting seven Venezuelan senior state officials on January 22.