World | Social movements demonstrate against Venezuelan far-right extremist Machado’s Nobel Prize

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Social and political movements around the world, took to the streets on Wednesday to protest against the ongoing U.S. aggression against Venezuela, and to reject the subordination of international peace organizations to the far right. teleSUR

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00:01Social and political movements around the world took to the streets on Wednesday to

00:04protest against the ongoing U.S. aggression against Venezuela and to reject the subordination

00:08of international peace organizations to the far right.

00:11Let's take a closer look at the following work.

00:15In Onslow, Norwegian protesters gathered in front of the Nobel Institute arguing that

00:19awarding the peace prize to far-right Venezuelan extremist Maria Corina Machado betrays the

00:24original spirit of the accolade.

00:26Moreover, they underscore that honoring Machado, a figure associated with calling for military

00:30aggression, contradicts Alfred Nobel's will to promote solidarity bonds among nations

00:35and the reduction of armies.

00:36In consequence, demonstrators announced legal action before the County Administrative Board

00:40of Stockholm in Sweden to revoke the prize and demand it to be awarded to true promoters

00:45of peace and disarmament.

00:46In this context, participants also expressed their solidarity with Venezuela and urged the

00:51end of the U.S. aggression in the Caribbean.

00:56Meanwhile, in Italy, political and social organizations based in Turin expressed their support for Venezuela

01:01and warned of the risk of the U.S. military escalation in the Caribbean.

01:05They denounced the Trump administration's attempt to restore an imperialist policy in the region

01:09and urged international movements to mobilize against this threat.

01:13In addition, thousands gathered in the French capital, Paris, near the Eiffel Tower to express

01:20their support for the people and government of Venezuela.

01:22This way, they denounced the interference and political and economic pressure from the United

01:26States, describing the unilateral sanctions, embargoes and attempts at coup d'etat as crimes

01:31against peace.

01:32Meanwhile, in Latin America, Colombian social and trade union organizations mobilized in Bogota

01:37in rejection of the United States foreign policy towards the region, which they denounced as

01:41an interventionist strategy against regional sovereignty.

01:45In this context, participants pointed out that Washington's coercive measures and support

01:49for extremist sectors in countries such as Venezuela evidence a policy aimed at destabilizing governments

01:54to control the natural resources of sovereign nations, and in this scenario, they call on social

01:59movements to unite in a common front in defense of sovereignty and against all forms of intervention.

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