Venezuela

• Monday, August 19th 2019 - 08:51 UTC

  UN Refugee Commissioner appeals for more humanitarian aid for Venezuelans fleeing the Maduro regime

  

  United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi appealed on Sunday for more humanitarian aid for Venezuelan refugees pouring into neighbouring countries where they are overwhelming social services and sparking local tensions.

• Saturday, August 17th 2019 - 09:13 UTC

  Maduro and Guaidó fight for the Venezuelan prized Citgo refineries in the US

  

  The government of President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday nullified the newly named board of Venezuela’s prized Citgo refineries in the U.S. amid a political battle for control of the country, saying opposition leaders had no right to appoint them.

• Friday, August 16th 2019 - 07:00 UTC

  Maduro wants to resume talks with Venezuelan opposition under Norwegian mediation

  

  Venezuela's Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said on Thursday the government would meet with Norwegian mediators in an effort to restart talks with the opposition aimed at resolving the country's political crisis.

• Tuesday, August 13th 2019 - 07:34 UTC

  Venezuela considers holding 2020 congressional elections earlier, to reclaim control of the National Assembly

  

  Venezuela's pro-government legislature on Monday agreed to create a commission to evaluate holding 2020 legislative elections early, which would create an opportunity for the government to reclaim control of the opposition-dominated congress.

• Tuesday, August 13th 2019 - 06:38 UTC

  Bolsonaro warns of Argentine exodus into Brazil if the “leftist scoundrel” Cristina Fernandez returns to office

  

  Conservative president Jair Bolsonaro warned on Monday that Brazil could see a wave of migrants fleeing Argentina if a presidential election in that country returns leftist politicians to power, after their strong showing in a Sunday primary vote.

• Thursday, August 8th 2019 - 22:22 UTC

  UN rights chief bemoans unilateral sanctions on Venezuela, fearing ‘far-reaching implications’

  

  A new set of unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States on Venezuela this week prompted the concern of the United Nations’ top rights official on Thursday, who said in a statement that she feared they would have a “potentially severe impact” on the human rights of the South American nation’s “long-suffering” people.

• Thursday, August 8th 2019 - 09:30 UTC

  Thousands march in support of Maduro chanting “Yankee go home”

  

  Thousands of supporters of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro marched through the capital Caracas on Wednesday in protest against attempts by US President Donald Trump to asphyxiate the ruling regime.

• Wednesday, August 7th 2019 - 09:51 UTC

  Trump will appeal to “every appropriate tool” to end the Maduro regime

  

  The White House said on Tuesday it would use “every appropriate tool” to end the presidency of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro after President Donald Trump ordered a freeze on the country's US-based assets.

• Tuesday, August 6th 2019 - 10:20 UTC

  Trump blocks all assets of the Venezuelan government in US

  

  Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order “Blocking Property of the Government of Venezuela.”

• Tuesday, August 6th 2019 - 10:08 UTC

  Uruguay joins Venezuela, recommends travellers visiting US to take extreme precautions because of violence and hate crimes

  

  After the weekend shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, which left more than 31 dead, Uruguay followed on Monday Venezuela and warned their citizens to exercise caution when traveling in the United States.