all the facts and news in Venezuela: the radicalization of the Chavez regime and the issues in private property, expropriation, freedom of the press, human rights and power abuses in Venezuela.
Courtesy of: El Universal
This week: Nicolás Maduro tries to pass an Enabling Law, which would grant him increased decree powers in his alleged fight against corruption; and Henrique Capriles says that if they law was somehow passed, Venezuelans would disregard it. The Venezuelan government hurls anti-gay slurs at the opposition as part of their
Courtesy of: El Universal
This week: The Venezuelan government tightens its control over the media as authorities freeze the assets of “El Nacional” owner Miguel Henrique Otero; Otero then accuses the government of trying to intimidate and silence his paper; pro-government deputies in Venezuela revoke the immunity of opposition lawmaker Richard Mardo and drum up
Courtesy of: Zuma Press
This week: Maduro responded to Samantha Power’s negative comments on Venezuela by halting efforts to improve U.S.-Venezuela relations; the United States leaves door open to improve relations but it does not rectify Power’s statements; Venezuelan Chargé d’Affaires to the United States affirms that the effort to restore relations was ‘suspended’ but