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Clashes in Venezuela's Capital Ahead of Easter Weekend
April 19, 2014 ... to state media. Clashes continued for around five hours, though opposition turnout was lower than the thousands ... -
Opposition Mayor Sentenced to Jail Time for Violating Supreme Court Order
July 28, 2017 Gustavo Marcano has been removed from his position and will face 15 months jail time for failing to adhere to a Supreme Court order to clear roads blocked by opposition supporters. -
Venezuelan Policeman Receives 18 Year Sentence for Murder of Teen
May 12, 2015 ... an unfortunate bystander. Ortiz was arrested just a few hours after the fatal incident and admitted responsibility ... -
Opposition Walks Out as National Assembly Appoints 17 New Justices to Venezuelan Supreme Court
December 14, 2004 ... session of Congress, yesterday, lasted less than two hours. As opposition deputies left the National Assembly, ... -
Venezuelan Government: Separatist Opposition Uses Paramilitaries for Social Cleansing, Destabilization
June 15, 2009 Venezuelan Minister for Justice and Internal Affairs, Tarek El-Aissami, accused the governors of opposition-controlled states along the Colombian border of permitting bands of Colombian paramilitary troops to destabilize the region and carry out a wave of "social cleansing" murders in recent months. -
Maduro asks Cabinet to Resign, Plans Restructuring in Face of Electoral Defeat
December 9, 2015 Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced today several steps to “protect the achievements of the revolution” in light of the 2/3 majority secured yesterday by the country's opposition, including a full cabinet shakeup. -
Judge Linked to Leopoldo Lopez Trial Shot Dead in Venezuela
June 2, 2017 ... dialogue, for words, for peace.” Death Toll Hits 70 Just hours after Moncada’s death was confirmed, another ... -
Venezuela: Gov’t Releases Opposition Leader, Guaido Ratified as Parliament Head
September 18, 2019 ... responsibilities, among others. Zambrano’s release came hours after Guaido was ratified by the National Assembly as ... -
Pope Urges Peace in Venezuela as 6 More Die in Anti-Government Unrest
July 3, 2017 ... of six more people throughout Venezuela in the span of 48 hours. On Thursday, truck driver Jose Luis Bravo (34) died ... -
[UPDATED] US Sanctions Venezuelan Banks After Guaido Aide Accused of Leading ‘Terrorist Cell’
March 22, 2019 ... President” Juan Guaido’s chief of staff, in the early hours of Thursday morning. “The regime’s continued use of ... -
CNN Interview Led Venezuelan Authorities to Perez, Officials Say
January 18, 2018 ... confirmed the raid on Perez’s hideout began in the early hours of Monday morning. At 4:15am, as many as 150 state ... -
Venezuelan Government and Opposition Sit Down to Talks
April 11, 2014 Representatives of the Venezuelan government and opposition sat down to talk last night for the first time since protests and violence began in early February. -
Venezuelan Capital Sees Rise in Violent Street Bands Following Opposition Withdrawal from Peace Talks
May 15, 2014 ... devices, rocks and homemade fragmentation grenades. Hours later, police arrested some 80 rock and ... -
Venezuela’s Supreme Court Annuls Controversial Decisions on Legislature
April 1, 2017 ... put forward by the National Security Council in the early hours of Saturday morning in a bid to end the impasse. ... -
The Real Reasons Behind Borges' Bloody Nose
June 10, 2016 ... presidential palace. The president’s statement came hours after an unauthorized opposition march to the offices ...