Tag: #Venezuela
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Duque to meet with Colombia protest leaders
Bogota, Nov 26 (AFP/APP): Under-fire Colombian President Ivan Duque will meet with protest leaders on Tuesday, a minister announced, after five consecutive days of anti-government protests. “Tomorrow, the president will meet with representatives of the national strike,” said labor minister Alicia Arango on Monday at the Casa Narino presidential palace in Bogota. B The meeting…
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Thousands of Guaido supporters march against Maduro in Venezuela
Caracas, Nov 17 (AFP/APP): Thousands of supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido took to the streets of Caracas on Saturday, demanding the departure of embattled President Nicolas Maduro, but the turnout was far less than expected. Guaido had hoped to capitalize on the situation in Bolivia, where leftist leader Evo Morales resigned in the…
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Armed men storm Guaido party headquarters in Venezuela
Caracas, Nov 16 (AFP/APP): Armed men stormed the party headquarters of Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaido on Friday, one day ahead of a protest against President Nicolas Maduro, Guaido and witnesses said. Dressed in black and carrying pistols and rifles, the hooded men forced their way into the offices of Guaido’s Voluntad Popular party in…
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Drug trafficking up sharply under Venezuela’s Maduro: US
Miami, Nov 15 (AFP/APP): Drug trafficking to and from Venezuela has shot up 50 percent under President Nicolas Maduro, who is enriching himself by working with organized crime, the United States charged Thursday. Maduro, a leftist who has been in power since 2013, helps crime gangs and has given refuge to terror groups, said Admiral…
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Uproar as Venezuela wins seat on UN rights council
Venezuela won a seat on the UN Human Rights Council
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UN and Venezuela agree closer cooperation on human rights
Geneva, Sept 24 (AFP/APP):The United Nations said Tuesday that it will be permitted to more closely monitor the human rights situation in crisis-torn Venezuela after signing an agreement with Caracas to tighten cooperation. UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet and Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza signed a Memorandum of Understanding on September 20 establishing “a framework…