RELEASE DATE: March 26th, 2026
COALITION OF SEVENTEEN ORGANIZATIONS DEMANDS IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT NICOLÁS MADURO AND FIRST COMBATANT CILIA FLORES
New York City, NY, March 26th — A coalition of seventeen anti-imperialist, anti-war organizations has gathered today to demand the immediate and unconditional release of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Combatant Cilia Flores, who were wrongfully abducted by the United States government to face what the coalition describes as an illegitimate trial.
President Nicolás Maduro and First Combatant Cilia Flores were taken nearly three months ago. The coalition acknowledges that as part of the illegal abduction, the US also bombed dozens of sites throughout Venezuela, killing civilians and destroying critical infrastructure.
“US crimes are escalating, but everywhere they are challenged,” said Sara Flounders of Workers World Party.
“To those who hurl slurs at me and then ask if I am Venezuelan– yes, I am, I am Cuban, I am Sudanese, I am Congolese, I am Palestinian, I am Iranian. Our shared identity is one of resistance to imperialist violence,” said a representative of Arm the Dollz.
The coalition condemns these actions in the strongest terms and has gathered to show solidarity with the Venezuelan people.
WHO: Our solidarity coalition includes the All African Peoples Revolutionary Party, Workers World Party, Brooklyn Against War, Bronx Anti-War Coalition, Black Alliance for Peace, CUNY for Palestine, PALAVER, Code Pink, Arm the Dolls, Diaspora Pa’lante Collective, US Peace Council, Prolibertad Freedom Campaign, Compas De La Diaspora, Black Panther Party Panther Power, Crown Heights Bites Back, Prolibertad Freedom Campaign, and Venezuela Solidarity Network
DEMAND:
Immediate and unconditional release of President Nicolas Maduro and First Combatant Cilia Flores
FREE NICOLAS MADURO AND FIRST COMBATANT CILIA FLORES
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