Restart of Venezuela, opposition talks could lead to US sanction relief
Caracas, Venezuela/Washington DC, US/Houston, US Reuters Venezuela’s government and opposition plan to resume long-suspended talks on Tuesday, and Washington is ready to ease sanctions if President Nicolas Maduro commits to an internationally monitored election next year, multiple sources said on Monday. The US has long said it would lift some sanctions in exchange for democratic […]
International criminal court opens office in Venezuela amid probe
Caracas, VenezuelaReuters The International Criminal Court has opened an office in Venezuela, prosecutor Karim Khan said on Friday following a meeting with the country’s President Nicolas Maduro. The ICC is investigating Venezuela for possible crimes against humanity. International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan and Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro attend a meeting at the Miraflores Palace, […]
What does the future hold for Venezuelan migrants?
Bogota, ColombiaThomson Reuters Foundation Venezuelans fleeing economic and political turmoil now face tough new border regulations in the US as Joe Biden’s administration tries to clamp down on a wave of migration. Millions have left the South American nation over the last decade for countries including neighbouring Colombia, Brazil and the United States. Wearing life […]
Venezuela frees seven jailed Americans in prisoner swap
Washington DC, US Reuters Venezuela on Saturday freed seven jailed Americans, including five oil executives, in exchange for Washington’s release of two relatives of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, US officials said. The swap included executives of Citgo Petroleum held for years, in addition to US Marine veteran Matthew Heath and another US citizen named Osman […]
Maduro says Venezuela to receive first COVAX vaccines this week
Caracas, VenezuelaReuters Venezuela this week will receive the first coronavirus vaccines obtained via COVAX, President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday, following months of stalled attempts to obtain inoculations through the global vaccine program. The South American nation has been inoculating its population with doses acquired directly from China and Russia, following months of delays in […]
Venezuela to receive COVAX vaccines in coming days, Maduro says
Caracas, Venezuela Reuters Venezuela will receive 6.2 million doses of coronavirus vaccines through the COVAX initiative “in the coming days”, President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday, potentially speeding up an inoculation campaign well behind regional peers. A pack of AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccines is seen as the country receives its first batch of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines […]
Venezuela to ask UN for help in clearing land mines near Colombian border
Caracas, VenezuelaReuters Venezuela will ask the United Nations to help remove landmines in its territory that it says have been deployed by “irregular” armed groups near the Colombian border, President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday. Maduro’s government on Thursday said two soldiers were killed by a land mine during military operations in the state of […]
ESSAY: FIVE REASONS WHY TRUMP’S VENEZUELA EMBARGO WON’T END MADURO REGIME
In an article first published on The Conversation, MARCO APONTE-MORENO, associate professor of global business and board member of the Institute for Latino and Latin American Studies, St Mary’s College of California, on why the latest the US economic embargo won’t work…
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 […]