Coup

Bolivia’s Coup Leader Jeanine Áñez Has Coronavirus
Jeanine Áñez announced on Twitter that she has tested positive for the coronavirus. The country is in the midst of a huge health crisis as a result of the pandemic and severely lacks the infrastructure to handle it.
La Izquierda Diario Argentina
July 11, 2020The Arrogant Imperialist: The United States Demands American Mercenaries Release After Failed Coup Attempt
In the afternoon of Wednesday, Mike Pompeo threatened to use "all means" to repatriate mercenaries who entered Venezuela as part of the U.S. company SilverCorp and were captured in the failed military action on the country's coasts.
La Izquierda Diario Venezuela
May 9, 2020Violeta Tamayo: “Against the Coup in Bolivia, the Working Class Will Find a Way Out of the Crisis”
As part of the Trotskyist Fraction’s international rally this May Day, Violeta Tamayo, a member of the Revolutionary Workers League of Bolivia, explains how the right-wing coup against Evo Morales has exacerbated the coronavirus crisis and increased repression against the working class and oppressed sectors. She speaks about the brave resistance of Bolivia’s working class and women’s movement in the face of immense repression and persecution.
Left Voice
May 7, 2020The U.S. Is Using Coronavirus to Push Regime Change in Venezuela
In the midst of the global crisis opened up by the coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration has redoubled its efforts to overthrow Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro. It is dangling the lifting of devastating sanctions and offering foreign aid in exchange for Maduro’s ouster. We must demand that all sanctions be lifted unequivocally and denounce all U.S. military interference in the region.
Madeleine Freeman
April 5, 2020Iran 1953: How the CIA Orchestrated an Imperialist Coup
The U.S. has a long history of imperialist intervention in Iran. What role did it play in the 1953 coup that overthrew Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh?
Salvador Soler
February 19, 2020The Right Wing Advances in Militarized Bolivia
Thousands of military and police are controlling the streets of Bolivia in preparation for mobilizations on January 22, the anniversary of the Bolivian constitution and the date on which Evo Morales would have finished his term as President.
La Izquierda Diario Bolivia
January 22, 2020Evo Morales Condemns the Arrest of Left Voice Collaborator
Ousted Bolivian President Evo Morales condemns the arrest of journalist Carlos Cornejo, artist Leonel Jurado, and student Andrea Mamani. The journalist is a collaborator for La Izquierda Diario of which Left Voice is a member.
La Izquierda Diario Argentina
December 17, 2019Bolivian Military Tear Gas Funeral March for Slain Protesters
As the body count rises in El Alto, police forces continue to repress the indigenous population that has refused to acknowledge the racist coup government. 8 people protesting the right-wing coup were killed by police repression on Tuesday. On Thursday, the Bolivian military tear-gassed their funeral procession.
La Izquierda Diario Bolivia
November 22, 2019As Bullets Rain Down on Protesters, Bolivia’s Armed Forces Are Granted Full Immunity
On November 15th, Bolivia’s self-proclaimed right-wing transitional government approved a decree that allows the armed forces full license to suppress anti-coup demonstrations. They will be exempt from criminal responsibility for any measures they take to restore order to Bolivia’s streets, including using live ammunition against protesters.
La Izquierda Diario Bolivia
November 20, 2019Venezuelan Workers Fight the Coup Attempt and Maduro’s Austerity Measures
On May 10, 150 Venezuelan workers representing trade unions from all over the country met in Caracas with the goal of organizing a working-class opposition against imperialism, Juan Guaidó’s coup attempt and President Nicolás Maduro’s austerity measures.
Left Voice
May 28, 2019