Venezuela

Saturday, June 23rd 2018 - 09:05 UTC
Hundreds of arbitrary killings by Venezuela security forces, claims UN

Venezuelan security forces have carried out hundreds of arbitrary killings under the guise of fighting crime, the UN's human rights body says. In the report it cites “shocking”accounts of young men being killed during operations, often in poor districts, over the past three years.
Saturday, June 16th 2018 - 11:12 UTC
World Health Organization update on suspected polio case in Venezuela

Following unconfirmed reports on 8 June of suspected polio re-emergence in Venezuela, final laboratory testing has confirmed the cause of the paralysis is not wild poliovirus or vaccine-derived poliovirus, according to a release from WHO.
Thursday, June 14th 2018 - 08:23 UTC
Miami media says US$ 800 million in assets of Diosdado Cabello frozen in the US, but he flatly denies the version

The U.S. government has frozen about US$ 800 million in assets from senior Venezuelan leader Diosdado Cabello Miami journalist Oscar Haza reported Tuesday during his morning radio show on Miami’s Spanish-language Zeta 92.3.
Thursday, June 7th 2018 - 23:10 UTC
The Uruguayan Foreign Ministry describes the number of immigrants arriving in the country as “never seen before”

Immigration to Uruguay, Argentina and Chile has exploded exponentially in recent years. It is receiving an “unprecedented” daily requests for refuge in the southern country, according to the Director of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law of the Uruguayan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dianela Pi, who explained to MercoPress that “There are acts of discrimination and xenophobia that are emerging in Uruguay as never before” as a result of the migratory phenomenon. This wave comes mostly from citizens of Venezuelan origin.
Wednesday, June 6th 2018 - 08:57 UTC
Venezuela closer to being suspended from OAS

The Organization of American States (OAS) on Tuesday passed a resolution to call an extraordinary assembly to vote on suspending Venezuela from the 34-member group after President Nicolas Maduro’s widely condemned re-election last month.
Wednesday, June 6th 2018 - 08:52 UTC
Venezuela's oil delivery contracts could suffer 50% haircut

Venezuela’s state-owned PDVSA is considering a declaration of force majeure on some of its oil supply contracts in June unless its clients agree to accept volume reductions of up to 50%, Argus reported on Tuesday, citing PDVSA officials.
Tuesday, June 5th 2018 - 07:35 UTC
Vice-president Pence to address the Venezuelan question in Brazil and Ecuador

United States Vice-President Mike Pence will travel to Brazil and Ecuador at the end of June in an effort to strengthen trade and security ties with countries grappling with growing numbers of refugees fleeing Venezuela’s economic crisis, his spokeswoman said on Monday.
Saturday, May 26th 2018 - 18:23 UTC
'Storms' and arrests among Venezuelan Armed Forces; more tortures and political prisoners

After the presidential election in Venezuela on May 20, in which President Nicolás Maduro was re-elected, a wave of arrests has been reported among Venezuelan military in several parts of the country. As well as releases and new arrests of civilians and soldiers for political reasons.
Wednesday, May 23rd 2018 - 08:29 UTC
Turkey's Erdogan joins the club of Venezuela Maduro's fans

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has congratulated his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro on winning a new term in office, the Turkish presidency said on Wednesday, after an election widely condemned by the international community.
Tuesday, May 22nd 2018 - 06:19 UTC
Lima Group does not recognize Maduro's reelection and recalls ambassadors

The fourteen members of the Lima Group will not recognize the re-election of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro in a Sunday vote marred by international accusations that it was rigged.