Venezuela

• Wednesday, January 13th 2021 - 18:40 UTC

  According to Maduro, extreme poverty in Venezuela reaches 4%; experts place it at 79.3%

  

  After greeting his cabinet, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday “we are back” to the legislative body that he did not attend in 4 years, a period in which the opposition-controlled the National Assembly. In a special session of a parliament now controlled by chavismo, Maduro offered his first annual message in four years. Among the figures he gave during his speech, the poverty indicators managed by the State standout: 4% of extreme poverty and 17% of “general” poverty.

• Tuesday, January 12th 2021 - 09:26 UTC

  US openly supports Guyana: joint coast guard exercise and visit of top Navy commander

  

  The United States is doubling its support for Guyana in the territorial dispute with Venezuela, another flank in Washington's campaign to force Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro out of power.

• Monday, January 11th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Police/gang warfare leaves some 25 people killed in Venezuela

  

  Some 25 people died over the weekend in a clash between police and gangs in Venezuela's capital Caracas, according to news reports and human rights activists, as the government faces international scrutiny for killings by security forces.

• Thursday, January 7th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Credit Suisse cuts relations with wealthy Venezuelan families

  

  Fearing of doing business with politically-exposed clients in a sanctions-hit country, Credit Suisse Group AG has cut relationships with a number of Venezuela’s wealthy.

• Wednesday, January 6th 2021 - 10:14 UTC

  Lima Group does not recognize Venezuela's Maduro National Assembly

  

  The Lima Group, a regional bloc comprised mostly of Latin American nations, said on Tuesday that it does not “recognize the legitimacy or legality of the National Assembly installed on January 5” in Venezuela.

• Monday, January 4th 2021 - 04:34 UTC

  Political prisoner dies in Venezuelan jail: fears for the lives of twelve others

  

  Venezuelan member of the Pemon indigenous group accused of aiding a raid on a military post in late 2019 died on Sunday in a jail close to Caracas, rights group Penal Forum said in a tweet.

• Tuesday, December 29th 2020 - 09:22 UTC

  Maduro calls on Judiciary to act against “unconstitutional” opposition controlled National Assembly

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday said a move by the opposition-controlled National Assembly to extend its term into next year was “unconstitutional,” and called on the country's justice system to “do its work.”

• Tuesday, December 15th 2020 - 08:59 UTC

  Twenty Venezuelan “boat people” drown fleeing from the country

  

  The bodies of at least 20 migrants who were travelling by boat from Venezuela to the nearby Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago were found over the weekend, officials said.

• Friday, December 11th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  UK announces travel bans and asset freezes for human rights violators

  

  The United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Secretary announced travel bans and asset freezes for 11 Russian, Venezuelan, Gambian and Pakistani human rights violators.

• Thursday, December 10th 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  Maduro allies win 91% of the legislature's seats following the Sunday vote

  

  Allies of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro won 91% percent of the legislature's seats following a vote on Sunday that was boycotted by the opposition and disavowed by the United States and the European Union.