Tag: Juan Guaido

• Thursday, February 27th 2020 - 07:59 UTC

  UN: A third of Venezuelans with no access to minimum nutrition requirements

  

  About 9.3 million Venezuelans don’t have access to enough food to meet minimum nutrition requirements, according to a study from the United Nations.

• Saturday, February 22nd 2020 - 11:19 UTC

  Guaidó calls for a new round of massive protests against the Maduro regime

  

  Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido on Friday called a demonstration in a bid to reignite the protest movement he hopes will force President Nicolas Maduro from office.

• Monday, February 17th 2020 - 07:45 UTC

  US calls for the immediate release of Guaidó's uncle detained on “preposterous charges” by the Maduro regime

  

  The US State Department on Saturday condemned the detention in Venezuela of an uncle of opposition leader Juan Guaido, saying the man was being held on “preposterous charges.”

• Saturday, February 15th 2020 - 09:04 UTC

  Venezuelan government confirms arrest of an uncle of Guaidó on suspicion of smuggling “dangerous material”

  

  A top Venezuelan government official has confirmed that the uncle of opposition leader Juan Guaidó is being held on suspicion of smuggling “dangerous material” into the country.

• Wednesday, February 12th 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  Guaido returns to Venezuela greeted by supporters but also attacked by Maduro government thugs

  

  Opposition leader Juan Guaido returned to Venezuela on Tuesday following a 23-day international tour in which he defied a ban on leaving the country imposed by President Nicolas Maduro's government. Guaido announced his return on Twitter before being greeted by a throng of cheering supporters at the Caracas international airport, where he arrived on a flight from Portugal.

• Saturday, February 8th 2020 - 11:30 UTC

  Lavrov denounces US foreign policy towards Venezuela in Mexico and puts hosts in an awkward position

  

  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday denounced U.S. foreign policy in Venezuela, criticizing U.S. “provocations” and attempts to create what he called a pretext for military intervention.

• Wednesday, February 5th 2020 - 09:54 UTC

  Strong support message from US Congress for Guaidó, present at Trump's State of the Union speech

  

  Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó's appearance in the US Congress at the State of the Union — as well as the bipartisan ovation he received — was intended to send a strong message of U.S. support for his efforts to unseat Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Guaidó attended the address as a guest of the White House.

• Saturday, January 25th 2020 - 09:57 UTC

  Turmoil in Spanish coalition: Transport minister meets Venezuelan vice president in EU territory

  

  Opposition parties in Spain are calling on the government to explain why one of its ministers met Venezuela’s vice-president in a secretive encounter onboard a private jet at Madrid airport.

• Saturday, January 25th 2020 - 09:28 UTC

  Bolivia breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba arguing Havana's “constant hostility”

  

  Bolivia on Friday announced it was breaking off diplomatic relations with long-time ally Cuba, the latest in a series of foreign policy reversals by the right-wing interim government.

• Friday, January 24th 2020 - 08:40 UTC

  Maduro goads opposition leader Guaidó who called on Davos for an end to the “blood gold” flow out of Venezuela

  

  Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro goaded opposition leader Juan Guaido during a rally in Caracas on Thursday, taunting his rival for failing to unseat him. A year ago, parliament speaker Guaido launched a challenge to Maduro's authority by declaring himself acting president, a move backed by more than 50 countries.