ESSAY: VENEZUELA’S POWER STRUGGLE REACHES A TENSE STALEMATE, AS HUMAN SUFFERING DEEPENS
In an article first published on The Conversation, DAVID SMILDE, of Tulane University in the US, surveys the situation in Venezuela…
World Council of Churches expresses “growing concern” over Venezuela
The heads of the World Council of Churches have expressed their “growing concern” over the political situation in Venezuela and called for the nation’s government to protect the human rights of all its citizens. In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary, and Dr Agnes Abuom, moderator […]
SOUTH AMERICA: WITH OPPOSITION LEADER GUAIDO, EXILED VENEZUELANS DARE TO DREAM OF RETURNING HOME
ANASTASIA MOLONEY reports from Colombia for Thomson Reuters Foundation…
Venezuelan migrants surge into Colombia as political crisis deepens
Thomson Reuters Foundation Increasing numbers of Venezuelans are crossing the border into Colombia to escape a worsening political crisis and economic meltdown, aid groups said on Thursday, putting more strain on social services and overcrowded shelters. Venezuelan opposition leader, Juan Guaido, swore himself in as interim head of state on Wednesday, with the support of […]