agents from the US State Department's Diplomatic Security Service and the US Secret Service on May 16. At the end of July 2019, some members of Code Pink that occupied the embassy visited Venezuela during the Foro de São Paulo. Maduro posed for pictures with the group and rewarded them with gifts, including a book on Simón Bolívar and a replica of Bolivar's sword. Later in 2021 Code Pink started collecting signatures to ask for the release of Colombian businessman Alex Saab, arrested and charged by the Justice Department with eight counts of money laundering, accused of moving $350 million out of Venezuela into accounts controlled in the United States. National day of action to withdraw US troops from Iraq Following the January 2020 assassination of Qasem Soleimani, leader of Iran's Quds Force, and of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, leader of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces by a US drone attack at Baghdad airport, Code Pink together with a number of other civil society groups called for a "national day of action" in 30 large US cities to request the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. Thousands marched in over 80 cities across the country to protest against a possible war against Iran. Russian invasion of Ukraine During the Russo-Ukrainian War, Code Pink criticized the United States for sending military arms to Ukraine to help it defend itself against Russia's invasion. See also References External links 2002 establishments in the United States Anti–Iraq War groups Civil disobedience Direct action Left-wing politics Organizations established in 2002 Peace organizations based in the United States