{"id":677115,"date":"2026-01-06T06:38:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T06:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/677115\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T06:38:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T06:38:28","slug":"hands-off-venezuela-rally-held-in-belfast-the-irish-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/677115\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Hands off Venezuela\u2019 rally held in Belfast \u2013 The Irish News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Dozens of protestors have taken part in a rally in Belfast against the U.S actions in Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Crowds gathered at the International Wall on the Falls Road on Monday evening as part of the \u2018Hands Off Venezuela\u2019 demonstration.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Protesters gather at the International Wall in Belfast amid recent US actions in Venezuela. PICTURE:BRIAN LINCOLN\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/YKA4QDKZHJBYVJ73CIB4XQBLCQ.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"561\"\/>Sings held by protestors at Monday&#8217;s rally PICTURE:BRIAN LINCOLN <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The rally was organised following the U.S strikes on the Venezuelan capital Caracas on Saturday, and the arrest by U.S forces of the country\u2019s president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/news\/world\/tense-calm-holds-in-venezuela-a-day-after-maduro-deposed-TAC3HCGYQRNSTBBW6V46BOWBKU\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/news\/world\/tense-calm-holds-in-venezuela-a-day-after-maduro-deposed-TAC3HCGYQRNSTBBW6V46BOWBKU\/\">Nicol\u00e1s Maduro<\/a> and his wife Cilia Flores.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Protesters gather at the International Wall in Belfast amid recent US actions in Venezuela. PICTURE:BRIAN LINCOLN\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PP5AHWYTENAP7IZO7UJGJZDUYA.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"1074\"\/>People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll speaking at Monday evening&#8217;s rally PICTURE:BRIAN LINCOLN <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">President Donald Trump has said the U.S will \u201crun\u201d Venezuela until a \u201csafe, proper and judicious transition\u201d of power can be made.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/news\/northern-ireland\/latest-schools-in-northern-ireland-confirmed-to-be-closed-on-tuesday-as-snow-and-ice-warning-extended-VVKVK74DONCP7GN4UQ6A7Y6KWU\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Latest: Schools in Northern Ireland confirmed to be closed on Tuesday as snow and ice warning extended\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3SDTBYA7BNEZFMP4LGZXYG6P5E.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/news\/northern-ireland\/popular-donegal-publican-stabbed-to-death-in-his-home-was-former-person-of-the-year-4V34DKBLBJFY7HG2CZUXDWIKI4\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Popular publican stabbed to death in his home was former &#x2018;Person of the Year&#x2019;\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GQ3ZO6J5S5DVVC57U5KFX5HTIY.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Protesters gather at the International Wall in Belfast amid recent US actions in Venezuela. PICTURE:BRIAN LINCOLN\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/L3CE6J2YJRGURCOLF27ZXEWQQQ.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"1058\"\/>Protesters at the International Wall in west Belfast PICTURE:BRIAN LINCOLN <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Delcy Rodr\u00edguez was sworn in as interim president at the National Assembly in Caracas on Monday, after Mr Maduro and his wife appeared before a court in New York, where they are facing charges of narco-terrorism conspiracy and weapons offences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">West Belfast People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll was a speaker at the rally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He said in a social media post afterwards: \u201cThe US bombing of Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Maduro was a blatant imperialist attack &#8211; the latest in a long history of US violence in Latin America.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cTrump must immediately stop any intervention in Venezuela and release President Maduro. The Irish Government and Stormont Executive have shamefully refused to unequivocally condemn the attack and demand Maduro\u2019s release &#8211; I call on them to do so urgently.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dozens of protestors have taken part in a rally in Belfast against the U.S actions in Venezuela. 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