From the Editorial
La Jornada Newspaper
Sunday, January 4, 2026, p. 8
Artists and intellectuals from Venezuela and Cuba, as well as renowned international figures of culture and entertainment such as the American writer Stephen King and the British musician and composer Roger Waters, strongly condemned yesterday the military aggression perpetrated by the United States government against Venezuela, and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
In a statement issued from Caracas, the Network of Intellectuals, Artists and Social Movements in Defense of Humanity (REDH) described the armed attack as “a crime against peace, a flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter and an existential threat to the sovereignty of all peoples.”
The network urgently called on “the people, the artistic and intellectual communities, the social movements and the governments in Latin America, the Caribbean and the entire world, to activate militant and effective solidarity with Venezuela,” stressing that this is not an isolated attack, but “a blow against the sovereignty of all peoples and a dangerous precedent for humanity.”
For its part, the Cuban chapter of the Network (REDH-Cuba) issued a statement from Havana in which – in addition to demanding faith in the life and immediate release of President Nicolás Maduro – it called “for popular mobilization as the only way to stop imperialist aggression” and demanded “condemnation by all international organizations of this military aggression.”
From Havana, the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba issued a statement in which it considered the US attack as “a serious threat to the stability of our America.”
