In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, Venezuela's president claims the Obama administration is fomenting unrest with the aim of provoking a Ukraine-style 'slow-motion' coup Lee el artículo en español Protesters: 'If police shoot, we can't throw roses back' Whole lotta love: Maduro 'the hippy' reared on Led Zeppelin Venezuela's president has accused the US of using continuing street protests...
Seumas Milne & Jonathon Watts- The Guardian In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, Venezuela's president claims the Obama administration is fomenting unrest with the aim of provoking a Ukraine-style 'slow-motion' coup. read more ...
A senior television news executive with Venezuela's Globovision has been abducted. Nairobi Pinto, the station's assignment editor, was seized by two masked men as she left her home in Caracas on Sunday (6 April). Her father, Luis Pinto, also a journalist, pleaded for her captors to "see sense" and release her. Continue reading... ...
In the wee hours Saturday morning the Nazional Guard and Nazional Police decided to attack the barricades in Caurimare. As a consequence there has been a locking up of streets all around the area from Chuao to Macaracuay, throwing quite a lot of distress in my plans to take care of the sick. Since I am trapped and forced to think a little I though that it may be a good time to consider at where...
EWAN ROBERTSON - The Indypendent “Lights out! Whoever doesn’t turn out their lights will have their apartment stoned!” The cry rang out at 9pm, and residents of a set of apartment blocks near the center of Mérida, a provincial capital in the Venezuelan Andes, shuttered down for the night. read more ...
Venezuela's foreign minister Elias Jaua has slammed the Catholic Church, accusing local bishops of political bias. read more ...
Thirty three social movements from across the hemisphere have expressed solidarity with the Venezuelan government. read more ...
Maduro government says Spain lacks 'moral authority' after minister called for dialogue following weeks of unrest The Venezuelan government has questioned the "moral authority" of the Spanish government after Madrid suspended exports of anti-riot and police gear to its former colony. Following weeks of unrest and violence in Venezuela, Spain's Conservative government quietly decided to suspend...
BHASKAR SUNKARA Venezuela isn’t as divided as its right-wing opposition would have you believe. read more ...
Joe Emersberger It took a lot of prodding but I finally got the UK Guardian to correct an error in an article about Venezuela by Virginia Lopez. She had written that anti-government protesters were venting their rage at, among other things, “hyperinflation”. read more ...
Hay un artículo de opinión en El Universal de hoy que quisiera comentar de manera breve. Se trata de un escrito de Carlos Raúl Hernández donde lo que choca es un facilismo intelectual para evitar sus responsabilidades, algo mas bien indigno del momento que vivimos. Si bien es cierto que "la salida" era riesgosa y improvisada, también es cierto que no había ningún plan político atendiendo seriamente...
Mark Weisbrot / The Real News Will Venezuela's New Floating Exchange Rate Curb Inflation? read more ...
Señora ministra. Hace unas semanas había leído con mucho interés su defensa de la GNB y del ejercito en El Nacional , EL Universal y VTV . También en AVN para que no digan que no me informo. Permítame hacer unos comentarios. Primero, usted debería empezar por botar a quien sea que la esta asesorando porque esa persona no sirve. Para que esa persona le haga hacer hincapié sobre las bajas y heridos...
Ewan Robertson - Venezuelanalysis.com Writing on 5 April, at least 40 people have died in connection with opposition protests, street barricades and unrest which have been occurring since early February in Venezuela. An examination of the fatalities suggests some of the following conclusions. read more ...
Leopoldo López is blamed for street fighting that has killed almost 40 people since anti-government rally seven weeks ago The jailed Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López has been formally charged with inciting violence at an anti-government protest that was followed by weeks of unrest across the country. Chief prosecutor Luisa Ortega Diaz announced the charges on Friday, a day before...
various Most of Venezuela's students aren't manning the barricades – many firmly back the government, and have opposed opposition violence. read more ...
Frederick Mills Over the past six weeks the so called salida ya [exit now] strategy launched by the Venezuelan opposition has developed, in part, into a low intensity war against the democratically elected government of President Nicolas Maduro. read more ...
A council to investigate allegations of human rights abuses in recent disturbances has been created by Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro. read more ...
Electronic cards that restrict families to shopping once a week aim to prevent widespread food shortages across country Venezuelans queued on Friday to register for an electronic card system designed to end food shortages that have plagued the country but which some fear may be the thin end of the rationing wedge. The ID card, introduced this week, will limit Venezuelans to once-a-week shopping and...
The Venezuelan government has accused opposition protesters of destroying thousands of trees, and pledged to increase funding for conservation groups and other environmental initiatives. read more ...