Organized by ALBA Movements, the Antifascist International Chile chapter, and the Internationalist Brigade of Solidarity with Venezuela, dozens of people gathered to pay tribute to those who gave their lives in unequal combat.

Jorge Galvez, secretary general of the Workers’ Party of Chile and coordinator of the Antifascist International, expressed profound respect for those who fell defending the sovereignty of the South American country and the security of President Nicolas Maduro.

Galvez remembered: “Cuba, a sister nation in the struggle for the emancipation of peoples, declared mourning for its 32 brave men.”

He condemned the kidnapping of President Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and asserted that Latin America and the Caribbean demand, today more than ever, respect for the self-determination of peoples and express their total rejection of interventionism.

Monica Quilodran, of the Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR), remembered the heroism of Cuba and the internationalist brigades that reached Africa, Latin America, and wherever they were needed.

Lawyer Roberto Avila submitted a 13-point report detailing all violations the United States committed against international law and other legal regulations.

Held at the headquarters of the Autonomous Workers’ Union of Chile, the event concluded with a performance by singer Francisco “Pancho” Villa, who sang several of his most popular songs. jdt/iff/jha/car/eam