Activists from across Venezuela met last weekend to form the National Communard Council, which aims to coordinate the country’s commune movement and present its demands to the national government

Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has announced a series of reforms to the system of state-run social programs

The Venezuelan government and commune movement are taking steps to move towards the creation of what is referred to as a “communal state”, which involves community organisations assuming collective control of local production and decision making

On the weekend of Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 May, over 600 commune activists representing dozens on communes in the state of Mérida in the Venezuelan Andes met to build greater links between themselves and to advance their movement for community self organisation and production

Pro-opposition university authorities and lecturers largely closed 18 of the country’s 61 universities on Thursday

Foreign diplomatic representatives in Venezuela responsible for assisting the dialogue process between the Venezuelan government and opposition have reported a “re-opening” of communication between the two sides

Venezuelan leftists met in two conferences over the weekend as part of efforts to design the direction and strategy of the country’s Bolivarian revolution in the coming period

A wave of small opposition protests and violent actions took place in five regional states, resulting in damages to universities and public property

The Venezuelan interior affairs and justice minister has given information on an alleged plan to destabilise the country, detailing foreign involvement in the recent militant opposition street barricades

Guaranteeing the population universal welfare is a key aim behind policymaking