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Venezuela: cracking down on hate – and freedom
Latin America is no stranger to governmental opposition to the media. Over the years, a number of governments and their leaders have used their power in attempts to reign in media outlets and supervise the information their citizens receive.
Venezuela: cracking down on hate – and freedom
Latin America is no stranger to governmental opposition to the media. Over the years, a number of governments and their leaders have used their power in attempts to reign in media outlets and supervise the information their citizens receive.
Venezuela: cracking down on hate – and freedom
Latin America is no stranger to governmental opposition to the media. Over the years, a number of governments and their leaders have used their power in attempts to reign in media outlets and supervise the information their citizens receive.
Venezuela:An Update on a Struggling Nation
Shocking win by government-backed Socialist party in Venezuela’s regional elections sparks doubt
On Sunday, October 15, President Nicolás Maduro’s United Socialist Party of Venezuela won a surprising majority in 17 of the country’s 23 states in the regional gubernatorial elections over the Democratic Unity opposition party.
Venezuelan Peace Talks: Step Toward Peace or Distraction?
As Venezuela steps further away from its democratic institutions, President Maduro and opposition leaders may begin to take steps toward a solution to the political and economic turmoil in the country. Both government and opposition leaders have accepted the invitation of the Dominican Republic to make plans to begin talks to deal with the nation’s problems. Former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and Dominican Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas invited the groups and hours later on state television President Maduro declared his intention to send a delegation.
VENEZUELA: Military Insurrection Follows Inauguration of Constituent Assembly
Political conflict has continued to escalate in Venezuela since the controversial election of July 30th.
VENEZUELA: Fraudulent Elections for National Assembly Among Escalating Violence and Political Polarization
Exultant after the results of the election for a Constituent Assembly became public, on the late night of July 30th, president Nicolás Maduro announced the end of his regime’s benevolence towards the opposition (se acabó lo que se daba), anticipating that the process of constitutional reform will provide the occasion for chavismo to settle all scores (se cobrará toda
Venezuela: Chavistas break into National Assembly on Independence Day
On July 5th, approximately a hundred Chavista activists rushed into the building of the National Assembly carrying sticks and pipes, and besieged for several hours a group of about 350 people that included national representatives, journalists, visitors and students. Five members of the assembly –the national legislative body, currently controlled by a majority of representatives of opposition parties- ended with multiple injuries.