Venezuela's opposition has urged leftist President Nicolás Maduro to stop making excuses for his candidates' defeat in legislative elections, and instead urgently tackle food shortages and free jailed politicians. The worst economic crisis in the Opec In this Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015 photo, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro talks on a two-way radio, during the inauguration … Read more
Venezuela has experienced normal democratic change – a victory for democracy and the constitution. Words like these from the man whose party just lost legislative elections are not to be taken for granted in Latin America. Argentina is currently Hopeless about the shortage of opportunities in Venezuela, Cindy Zabala and Wilfredo Figueroa decided to leave … Read more
Dear International Editor: Listen and understand. The game changed in Venezuela last night. What had been a slow-motion unravelling that had stretched out over many years went kinetic all of a sudden. What we have this (CNN) — The images coming from Venezuela over the past few weeks have been arresting: Troops shooting, protesters hurling … Read more
Amid protests, it appears Venezuela was blocking images on Twitter last week. Users report that they could not access photos as other censorship took place. A popular beauty queen became the fifth of six Venezuelans to die in the country's ongoing unrest after she was shot in the head during a demonstration for imprisoned opposition … Read more
Leopoldo Lopez (C), an ardent opponent of Venezuela's socialist government facing an arrest warrant after President Nicolas Maduro ordered his arrest on charges of homicide and inciting violence, uses a megaphone to A popular beauty queen became the fifth of six Venezuelans to die in the country's ongoing unrest after she was shot in the … Read more