Venezuela

• Wednesday, March 18th 2020 - 07:24 UTC

  IMF rejects Maduro's request for coronavirus aid loan: who runs Venezuela?

  

  The International Monetary Fund has quickly rejected a surprise request on Tuesday by Venezuela for an emergency US$ 5 billion loan to fight the new coronavirus, which threatens to push its already battered economy over the edge.

• Wednesday, March 11th 2020 - 08:50 UTC

  Venezuelan riot police break up an opposition led demonstration in Caracas

  

  Venezuelan riot police fired tear gas on Tuesday to break up a demonstration in Caracas called by opposition leader Juan Guaido as he seeks to ramp up demands for elections to replace populist President Nicolas Maduro.

• Monday, March 9th 2020 - 07:48 UTC

  Mexican company humanitarian swap of corn and water trucks for Venezuelan oil

  

  Venezuela has swapped millions of barrels of crude for supplies of corn and water trucks under an oil-for-food deal struck with a Mexican firm, in an effort to secure imports amid tightening U.S. sanctions, according to the company and export schedules.

• Thursday, March 5th 2020 - 08:50 UTC

  Maduro wants Venezuelan women to have six children to help the homeland grow

  

  President Nicolás Maduro wants Venezuelan women to have many children as a way to boost the country, which has seen millions of people flee in recent years to escape its economic crisis. Maduro made the exhortation during a televised event on Tuesday evening for a government program promoting various birth methods.

• Friday, February 28th 2020 - 07:45 UTC

  Amnesty International: Major human rights events in the Americas 2019

  

  Amnesty International has documented grave violations of human rights in 2019 in 24 countries across the Americas. Examples of the major human rights events analyzed include:

• 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 - 08:50 UTC

  Venezuela urgently shipping oil to fuel-short Cuba and its crippled its sugar and tourism industries

  

  Venezuela's state energy firm PDVSA has been shipping more oil this month to close ally Cuba, as tighter U.S. sanctions have worsened fuel shortages on the Caribbean island, according to sources.

• 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.