Tag: Venezuela crisis

• 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.

• 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.

• Tuesday, April 16th 2019 - 09:17 UTC

  Lima Group calls on the UN to prevent an escalation of Venezuela's humanitarian crisis

  

  The Lima Group made up of mostly Latin American countries called on the United Nations on Monday to “take action” to prevent an escalation of Venezuela's humanitarian crisis.

• Monday, April 15th 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  Maduro increasing the civilian militia by a million to three million by end of 2019

  

  Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro has said he wants a million more people to join his civilian militia by the end of the year. The call to expand the militia - which answers directly to Mr. Maduro - comes as opposition leader Juan Guaidó seeks to persuade the Venezuelan military to abandon the president. So far the military has stayed loyal.

• Saturday, April 13th 2019 - 08:39 UTC

  “US will not quit the fight” for democracy in Venezuela, Pompeo states in Chile

  

  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday defended sanctions on Venezuela and said the United States would not “quit the fight” in the socialist-run Latin American nation which is spiraling into deepening economic and political crisis.