{"id":494373,"date":"2026-01-05T15:42:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T15:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/494373\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T15:42:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T15:42:16","slug":"perth-venezuela-protest-at-least-two-opposing-protesters-forcibly-removed-from-unauthorised-rally-in-perth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/494373\/","title":{"rendered":"Perth Venezuela protest: At least two opposing protesters forcibly removed from unauthorised rally in Perth"},"content":{"rendered":"

At least two demonstrators \u2014who were opposing a rally against the US attack on Venezuela \u2014 have been forcibly removed from the Perth protest on Monday.<\/p>\n

Nearly 100 demonstrators \u2014 including the Socialist Alliance WA \u201cHands Off Venezuela\u201d committee and Greens MP Sophie McNeill \u2014 rallied outside the US Consulate in the CBD on Monday evening in a bid to express its dismay at the daring military operation in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas.<\/p>\n

The US confirmed it had executed a large-scale strike across the city, during which it captured the country\u2019s President Nicolas Maduro and wife Cilia Flores.<\/p>\n

Hands Off Venezuela committee member Barry Healy described the US\u2019 actions as \u201cabsolutely outrageous\u201d, and condemned the Australian Government for not taking a stronger stance and standing for Venezuela.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want President Maduro of Venezuela to be returned to Venezuela immediately, and we want the Australian Government to take a strong stand about what\u2019s going on,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\"ACamera IconA group of protesters gather outside the US Consulate on St Georges Terrace in the city. Sandra Jackson Credit: Sandra Jackson\/The West Australian<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s absolutely outrageous that Australia should make milksop statements about what\u2019s happening in Venezuela.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Australia is really an ally of the United States, then Australia should be able to stand up and actually tell the United States when they\u2019re doing the wrong thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Healy said the US needed to \u201cget its claws out of Latin America\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201c(President Trump) is also talking about invading Mexico, Cuba, Colombia, even Greenland,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\"ACamera IconA protester is removed from a gathering outside the US Consulate on St Georges Terrace in the city. Sandra Jackson Credit: Sandra Jackson\/The West Australian<\/p>\n

\u201cYou may as well get a map of the world, put it on the wall and throw a dark at it \u2014 that\u2019s where the United States is going to be (invading) next, it\u2019s ridiculous.\u201d<\/p>\n

There was a strong police presence outside the US Consulate, with officers escorting two female opposing demonstrators \u2014 believed to be in support of the US\u2019 invasion \u2014 after becoming aggressively vocal and shouting at protesters.<\/p>\n

A WA Police spokeswoman said police were aware of the protest, warning officers \u201cwill only intervene if an event becomes unlawful or presents a risk to the safety of the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe WA Police Force respects the right of individuals to peacefully protest and express their views, as long as that protest activity is conducted in a lawful manner,\u201d the spokeswoman said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny protest in WA requires the relevant approvals, permits for road closures, events on a road from the local council and Main Roads.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"ACamera IconA group of protesters gather outside the US Consulate on St Georges Terrace in the city. Credit: Sandra Jackson\/The West Australian<\/p>\n

Protestors were seen holding signs which read, \u201cUnited States of Anarchy – who\u2019s next?\u201d, \u201cNo blood for oil\u201d and \u201cUSA out of Venezuela and Australia. Keep out of Mexico, Greenland, Columbia etc.\u201d<\/p>\n

The West understands the organisers have not applied for a permit to hold the protest.<\/p>\n

Ms McNeill condemned the invasion and described Prime Minister Anthony Albanese\u2019s response as \u201cpathetic\u201d and \u201ccowardly\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnyone with half a brain can see that the US is now clearly a rogue state breaking international law and breaking all global norms, left, right and centre to carry out their imperial and genocidal aims,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\"ACamera IconA group of protesters gather outside the US Consulate on St Georges Terrace in the city. Sandra Jackson Credit: Sandra Jackson\/The West Australian<\/p>\n

\u201cIf governments, like the Albanese Government, do not speak out, do not immediately and urgently condemn these actions, if there are no consequences, what world are we creating? What are we saying Australia stands for?<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that the despots and the dictators are all watching, because Trump has thrown the rule book out the window \u2014 he has set it on fire and thrown it out the window.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will not stand by while our so-called ally destroys every part of the international law book as they commit wanton murder and death purely to secure oil and protect the profits of companies like Exxon and Chevron.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Healy said the US\u2019 action in Venezuela sets a dangerous precedent.<\/p>\n

\"MrCamera IconMr Trump has already described the Caracas strike as a model to follow in other South American countries. Credit: Nicole Combeau\/Bloomberg<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that this is an extreme danger. I think that the Australian Government should be far more forceful in its statements and its stance on what\u2019s happening there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not a matter of just being meek and mild, the Australian Government has actually got to call the American Government to order on this.\u201d<\/p>\n

It follows similar protests nationwide on Sunday, which saw three arrests in Sydney after protesters defied orders by NSW Police.<\/p>\n

Hundreds protested outside Town Hall despite public demonstrations being banned in Sydney since the Bondi beach terror attack last month.<\/p>\n

A sprawling indictment filed in the US District Court alleges Mr Maduro and Venezuelan leaders have \u201cabused their positions of public trust\u201d to allegedly engage in weapons and drug trafficking offences over decades.<\/p>\n

Mr Trump has already described the Caracas strike as a model to follow in other South American countries, as Mr Maduro awaits his first appearance in a New York court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At least two demonstrators \u2014who were opposing a rally against the US attack on Venezuela \u2014 have been…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":494374,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4740,50,14737],"class_list":{"0":"post-494373","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-australia","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-perth"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115843258858273207","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=494373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494373\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/494374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=494373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=494373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=494373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}