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Security in Venezuela: Between State Politics and Political Manipulation
October 27, 2011 We’ve seen in previous articles how political manipulation of the issue of security attempts to show an increase in murders as a specific factor of the Bolivarian revolution. However, we can see how violence has been dramatically increasing for a long time now, since the opposition of today was the government -
Venezuelans Celebrate Rescue of Democracy as Threats Continue
April 15, 2011 ... coup d’etat that had forcefully taken power just 48 hours prior. The coup, executed by business leaders, corrupt ... streets, killing and injuring over 100 people during those hours. But despite the media blackout on the real events that ... out in the streets to express their popular will. Within hours, the presidential palace was flooded with ... -
For US Officials in Venezuela, Ideology Trumps Competent Analysis
December 20, 2010 ... his speeches ('cadenas'); he has wracked up over 1200 such hours (50 days) on the air."[4] The data comes from Chavez ... [5]It accounts for 1.4% of the private media's programming hours over ten years. Apparently, US analysts are not ... -
Judgement and Verdict: 13 Years for Leopoldo Lopez
September 16, 2015 ... that he has already spent behind bars. For more than two hours on August 31st, the national public attorneys no. 2 and ... sessions were marathon-like, they lasted from 11 to 14 hours, even until the early hours of the morning. They consisted in reiterating the same ... -
The Venezuelan Opposition’s Paramilitary Gambit
September 30, 2019 ... Presidency , as locals were forced to stay inside for 24 hours so they would not witness the events. Days after ... -
Mercal Shooting Highlights Class Polarization, Psychologists Fear “Fractured Coexistence”
April 4, 2014 ... of social event. Neighbors wait together from the early hours of the morning to buy large quantities of food at ... -
As Expected the Venezuelan Opposition Cries “Fraud!”
October 6, 2010 ... 74,70 % Cir. 4 HECTOR AGUERO, Adjudicado 58.791 55,47 % AVILA JOSE, Adjudicado 149.977 16,90 % Cir. 5 SAUL ... -
The National Guard and Class Struggle
February 25, 2014 ... trained to withstand these insults, they rotate every few hours and they have responsibility when they have a weapon, ... -
Venezuela's “Political Prisoner” Allegory
October 2, 2014 In the face of arrests, trials, and detentions of opposition and student leaders, allegations of political repression in Venezuela are circulating international and private national press. The Venezuelan government and its supporters adamantly reject the claim that Venezuela has any political prisoners and they assert that everyone in detention is being tried for their involvement in criminal conduct. This article aims to explore the issue of political prisoners in Venezuela by providing a broader historical context combined with an analysis of power in Venezuela today.