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Venezuelan National Assembly Passes New Education Law
August 14, 2009 The Venezuelan National Assembly passed a controversial new Education Law shortly after midnight on Friday morning, following a twelve hour marathon legislative session and a day of heated street protests both for and against the law. -
Inclusive Education in Venezuela
August 24, 2009 ... a new graduation requirement, students must complete 120 hours of community service in a field related to their ... -
Venezuelan Government Arrests Suspect in Attack on Globovision Television Station
August 4, 2009 ... station in Santiago Mariño municipality in the early hours of Monday morning. Venezuela ’s Interior and Justice ... -
Open Letter to the Presidents of the Union of South American Nations
August 11, 2009 In the name of the spirit of freedom and justice in this era of supreme greatness that gathers us in this luminous present, I would like to extend to you all, my most sincere and fraternal greetings. -
Venezuela: Violent Protesters to Face Criminal Charges
August 31, 2009 ... the law, which prohibits religious education during school hours, increases access to education for the poor, and ... -
Venezuela Passes New Electoral Law
August 3, 2009 ... or public media who put out electoral propaganda 48 hours before voting day. Finally, the law stipulates a fine ... -
Venezuelan Government to Mediate Mitsubishi Plant Closure Conflict
August 26, 2009 ... contract, and ordered the reopening of the plant within 48 hours and the payment of lost wages to the workers. The ... -
US War Plans Target Latin America
August 4, 2009 ... night of June 28, that coup had already failed. "Within hours, ALBA moved into action and created that same change of ... -
Chávez’s Man in Washington: He’s Back for Round Two
August 10, 2009 ... him out. In revenge, the State Department gave Alvarez 24 hours to pack his bags and leave the country (his family was given 72 hours). It also booted Bolivia's top diplomat here, ... -
Colombian Elites Fear Bolivaran Revolution
August 25, 2009 ... the way to Cartagena on December 17, 1830, at the age of 47. Bolívar asked to be buried in his home city of Caracas, ... -
Venezuela News Summary #88
August 8, 2009 ... in the municipality of Santiago Mariño in the early hours of Monday morning. ... -
Will Venezuelan Destabilization Follow the Honduran Coup?
August 14, 2009 On January 17th, even before Barack Obama's inauguration, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Obama has the "same stench" of his predecessor as US president. He added that frayed ties with Washington were unlikely to improve despite the departure of Bush, the man he called the "devil." Now there's a new "devil" with his fingerprints all over the June 28th Honduran coup. -
Venezuelan Education Law: Socialist Indoctrination or Liberatory Education?
August 21, 2009 ... discussions of the law and then passed the final version hours later. They say the process by which the law was passed ... -
Latin America: Social Movements in Times of Economic Crises
August 17, 2009 ... mounted a palace coup in April 2002, which lasted only 48 hours before being reversed by a spontaneous outpouring of ...