Tag: Juan Guaido

• Thursday, May 2nd 2019 - 18:01 UTC

  Maduro on the hunt: Court of Venezuela orders apprehension against Leopoldo Lopez

  

  A Caracas Court released this Thursday an arrest warrant against the leader of the opposition party Voluntad Popular, Leopoldo López, for “violating” the domiciliary arrest measure, Venezuelan Supreme Court announced.

• Wednesday, May 1st 2019 - 05:00 UTC

  The military revolt against Maduro fizzling out; Guaido calls for a major protest rally on Wednesday

  

  Demonstrators clashed violently with police on the streets of the Venezuelan capital on Tuesday, spurred by opposition leader Juan Guaido's call on the military to rise up against President Nicolas Maduro, whose government said it was putting down an attempted coup.

• Tuesday, April 30th 2019 - 23:59 UTC

  Venezuela: Juan Guaidó and Leopoldo López appear together with military forces in Caracas

  

  The president in charge of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, announced from the military air base of La Carlota that since Tuesday, April 30, Operation Libertad began to “cease the usurpation” of Nicolás Maduro's regime. Civilians gathered at the east of Caracas in support of the military insurrection and Military supporters of Maduro government took part of the base of the Military Aviation, armed with long weapons.

• Tuesday, April 30th 2019 - 17:25 UTC

  VIDEO: A National Guard riot vehicle ran over protesters in Caracas

  

  An armored vehicle of the National Guard (GN) of Venezuela intentionally ran over a group of citizens who were demonstrating in support of the call to activate the so-called “operation freedom”, led by the president in charge Juan Guaidó on a highway in Caracas.

• Tuesday, April 30th 2019 - 09:54 UTC

  Brazilian foreign minister has hopes of a major Venezuelan opposition rally planned for May first

  

  Brazil's foreign minister on Monday voiced high hopes for a major rally planned this week in Venezuela by Juan Guaido, the country's self-proclaimed president. Guaido, who is recognized by more than 50 countries including the United States and Brazil, has called protests for the May 1 workers' holiday that he has vowed will be “the biggest in the history” of Venezuela.

• Monday, April 29th 2019 - 09:57 UTC

  Guaidó ambassadors will try to win the support from Russia and China

  

  Ambassadors designated by Juan Guaido, the Venezuelan opposition leader recognized by most Western nations as the country's president, have met in Colombia to discuss how to win the support of China and Russia, staunch allies of President Nicolas Maduro.

• Monday, April 29th 2019 - 09:45 UTC

  Guaidó forced to cancel a Sunday rally since he was blocked from attending

  

  The leader of Venezuela's opposition-controlled National Assembly, Juan Guaido, canceled a rally scheduled to be held in the country's fourth-largest city on Sunday and said the “dictatorship” had prevented him from entering.

• Saturday, April 20th 2019 - 09:26 UTC

  Venezuelan opposition prepared to pay US$ 71 million bond interests to save Citgo from seizure by creditors

  

  Venezuela's opposition-controlled National Assembly expects to vote on making a US$71 million bond interest payment when it meets next week, a lawmaker and a member of state-run oil company PDVSA's ad-hoc board of directors said.

• Saturday, April 20th 2019 - 08:24 UTC

  Guaido calls on Venezuelans for the mother of all demonstrations on Labor Day

  

  Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaidó called on Friday for the “biggest demonstration in history” to put pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to step down. The National Assembly head launched a challenge to Maduro's authority in January, declaring himself acting president.

• Thursday, April 18th 2019 - 09:42 UTC

  Red Cross humanitarian aid begins to flow into Venezuela; first shipment was flown in from Panama

  

  A second shipment of Red Cross humanitarian aid will arrive in Venezuela in around three weeks, the charity organization said on Wednesday, reiterating its plea for the issue not to be politicized.“There's a shipment coming by sea that we expect to be in the country on May 8,” said Hernan Bongioanni, the Red Cross commissioner for this mission.