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Venezuela’s Opposition and the US Are at a Perilous Point
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Venezuela’s Opposition and the US Are at a Perilous Point

Politico  

The next few months are crucial, current and former government officials, analysts and activists told me. And resistance gets harder as Maduro heightens his repression; the regime recently issued an arrest warrant for the opposition’s candidate for the presidency, Edmundo González Urrutia. A U.S. official familiar with the Venezuela file told me that the opposition’s efforts so far may not …

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Ex-lawmaker María Corina Machado dominates opposition’s presidential primary in Venezuela
1 year, 2 months ago

Ex-lawmaker María Corina Machado dominates opposition’s presidential primary in Venezuela

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — María Corina Machado, a former lawmaker and longtime government foe, continued to dominate the primary election held to pick the opposition’s candidate to challenge Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro next year, holding her support above 90% in the latest partial returns announced Monday. That projection doubled as more and more people arrived at the polls in Venezuela and …

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Getting safe water a struggle for many of Venezuela’s poor
1 year, 9 months ago

Getting safe water a struggle for many of Venezuela’s poor

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — Everyone knows Franklin Cáceres in his neighborhood on the far east side of Venezuela’s capital. But like many other issues under the watch of his successor, Nicolas Maduro, the shortages have intensified in communities like Cáceres’ and expanded to other parts of Venezuela. Compounding the problem is the decreasing value of wages after years of runaway inflation …

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Getting safe water a struggle for many of Venezuela’s poor
1 year, 9 months ago

Getting safe water a struggle for many of Venezuela’s poor

LA Times  

Franklin Cáceres fills up tanks with water pumped from a well in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, on March 20, 2023. But like many other issues under the watch of his successor, Nicolas Maduro, the shortages have intensified in communities like Cáceres’ and expanded to other parts of Venezuela. Compounding the problem is the decreasing value of wages after …

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Maduro ally appears in court to face corruption charges
3 years, 2 months ago

Maduro ally appears in court to face corruption charges

Associated Press  

MIAMI — A businessman who prosecutors say was a major conduit for corruption by Nicolás Maduro’s inner circle appeared for the first time in Miami federal court Monday after a weekend extradition that has further strained relations between the U.S. and Venezuela’s socialist government. “Saab’s extradition restarts the bad blood between Venezuela and the U.S.,” said Penfold, a global fellow …

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From Spain, top dissident vows to fight for free Venezuela
4 years, 1 month ago

From Spain, top dissident vows to fight for free Venezuela

Associated Press  

MADRID — Leopoldo López, the Venezuelan politician who for years has led some of the biggest challenges to the government of Nicolás Maduro, pledged Tuesday from his self-imposed exile in Spain to continue fighting to “free” his homeland. “It is our responsibility — and also the one of nations that believe in democracy — to do everything in their power …

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