In Bern on Sunday, around 200 people demonstrated against Maduro’s kidnapping.Image: keystone
Jan 4, 2026, 4:09 p.mJan 4, 2026, 4:18 p.m
Around 200 people demonstrated in Bern on Sunday against the US intervention in Venezuela. They called for “the immediate condemnation of this aggression that violates international law,” as they said in a call.
They carried banners with inscriptions such as “Trump Terror” or “Fuera yanquis de América Latina” (Yankees, out of Latin America), as a reporter from the Keystone-SDA news agency reported. “High international solidarity,” the participants chanted.
Little love for Donald Trump on Sunday in Bern.Image: keystone
The aim of the attack was to gain US control over Venezuela’s oil and to strengthen geopolitical power in the region, the call said. The attack is directed against all countries in the region that oppose imperialism.
The spontaneous rally was held under the motto “Hands off Venezuela”. More than a dozen organizations called for this, including the Bern Labor Party, the Bern Communist Youth, the Swiss Cuba Association and several pro-Palestinian organizations.
In Bern, spontaneous rallies in response to a specific event are possible within 48 hours. A permit is not required. There is only an obligation to report. On Saturday, a few dozen people also demonstrated against the attack in Geneva. (sda)
“An attack the likes of which has not been seen since the Second World War”
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