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The United Socialist Party of Venezuela appears anything but, as it heads into its first congress since the death of founder Hugo Chavez torn by power struggles and economic woes.
In the Media
by Patricia Clarembaux (AFP)
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Caracas -
Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez went on trial Wednesday on charges of inciting violence during anti-government protests that ultimately left 43 people dead.
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by AFP
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Caracas -
Venezuelan authorities on Tuesday began moving residents out of the Tower of David, a Caracas skyscraper so notorious as a haven for squatters and gangs it was depicted in the US TV series "Homeland.
In the Media
by Patricia Clarembaux (AFP)
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Caracas -
A power outage hit a wide area of eastern Caracas and several cities in the interior of Venezuela for at least two hours Friday.The outage started at 3:00 pm (1900 GMT) and service began being restored about two hours later.
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by AFP
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Geneva -
Venezuela's judiciary is cracking down on students and dissidents while allowing nine out of ten other crimes, including thousands of murders, to go unpunished, an international watchdog said Thursday.
In the Media
by Nina Larson (AFP)
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Caracas -
A Venezuelan opposition leader has been ordered to stand trial on charges of instigating violence at an anti-government demonstration in February, prosecutors said Thursday.
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by AFP
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Caracas -
A Venezuelan opposition leader has been ordered to stand trial on charges of instigating violence at an anti-government demonstration, prosecutors said Thursday.
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by AFP
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Caracas -
Venezuela's ruling party accused opposition members and the US ambassador to Colombia on Wednesday of plotting a coup and the assassination of President Nicolas Maduro.
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by AFP
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Caracas -
Venezuela vowed Sunday to accuse the United States of meddling in its political crisis at the United Nations and other international organizations.
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by AFP
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Caracas -
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he hopes to talk with the opposition after their leaders meet Sunday with visiting South American foreign ministers.
In the Media
by Valeria Pacheco (AFP)
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Caracas -
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pledged to send oil and diesel to the Palestinian Authority, as part of agreements signed with its leader Mahmud Abbas during his visit to Caracas.
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by AFP
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Caracas -
Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas arrived in Venezuelato seek backing from Caracas for observer status in three Latin American regional organizations.
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by AFP
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Caracas -
Venezuelan police arrested 105 people and fired tear gas at anti-government student protesters who hurled stones and fireworks at a ministry building in the capital, officials said.
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by AFP
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Caracas -
Venezuela has set free most of more than 200 people detained when authorities demolished protest camps last week, officials said Sunday.
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by AFP
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A U.S. congressional panel passed a bill that would impose sanctions on those responsible for human rights abuses against anti-government protesters in Venezuela.
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by AFP
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Caracas -
A Venezuelan policeman died after he was shot in the neck in clashes with anti-government demonstrators in Caracas angered by pre-dawn raids on their protest camps.
In the Media
by Marcelo Daniel Brusa (AFP)
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Caracas -
Jailed Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez is to appear Thursday at a hearing that could see him freed after 70 days detention for allegedly inciting deadly violence during anti-government protests.
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by AFP
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Caracas -
Water use in Caracas will be rationed for at least four months due to drought, authorities said Tuesday, as Venezuela grapples with shortages of basic goods which have spurred massive anti-government protests.
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by AFP
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Venezuela's security forces have engaged in a "pattern of serious abuses" against anti-government protesters, including the use of torture, with the apparent aim of punishing political dissent, Human Rights Watch said Monday.
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by AFP
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Caracas -
About 100 Venezuelan students chained themselves Monday to the front gate of a UN agency's Caracas office, calling for an end to a new high court ruling requiring government approval for protests.
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by AFP
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Caracas -
Several thousand people took to the streets of Caracas and other Venezuelan cities to protest education reform plans and restrictions on the right to demonstrate.
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by AFP
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Caracas -
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro promised to pay back billions of dollars in government debt to disgruntled importers, after widespread shortages of basic goods helped fuel months of deadly anti-government protests.
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by AFP
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Honduras continues to have the world's highest homicide rate, according to a recent United Nations report, followed by four other countries in Latin America.
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Caracas -
A Venezuelan opposition coalition and President Nicolas Maduro's government will meet for new talks aimed at ending more than two months of deadly anti-government protests, officials said Tuesday.
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by AFP
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Fresh clashes erupted in Venezuela's capital, with hooded anti-government protesters hurling rocks and Molotov cocktails at riot police who returned fire with rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannon.
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by AFP
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Caracas -
A year after promising to continue Hugo Chavez's legacy, Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro is struggling to lead an oil-rich country plagued by economic crisis, violent protests, and rampant crime.
In the Media
by Patricia Clarembaux (AFP)
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Caracas -
Venezuela's government and opposition reported progress Tuesday in a new round of talks aimed at ending two months of deadly protests that have rocked the oil-rich nation.
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by AFP
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Caracas -
Venezuela's government and opposition will sit down Tuesday for a new round of talks aimed at ending two months of deadly protests that have rocked the oil-rich nation.
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by AFP
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Caracas -
Venezuela is investigating nearly 100 armed forces and police staff for alleged torture during more than two months of ongoing deadly anti-government protests, authorities said Sunday.
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by AFP
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A total of 181 journalists have been the target of attacks, thefts or arbitrary detentions in Venezuela since the start of anti-government protests two months ago, a reporters' union said Saturday.
In the Media
by AFP
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Venezuelan actress Monica Spear.
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Mount Roraima, Venezuela
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Fidel Castro and Venezuela President Hugo Chavez.
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Fire at an oil refinery in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela was caused by a lightning strike (August 11, 2013).
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Ivian Sarcos, Miss Venezuela is the Miss World 2011
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Moises statue at the entrance of Agricultural Resort Waters of Moses, located in Rio Azul sector, Pantoño rural settlement, Ribero municipality, Sucre state, Venezuela
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US Navy Commander Robert S. Kerno (left) points out some sights to the President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez.
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Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez returns from Cuba where he received chemo treatments.
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Guatire, Mirandha, Venezuela
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Fire at an oil refinery in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela was caused by a lightning strike (August 11, 2013).
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Peaceful protestors demonstrating in Caracas, Venezuela.
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Access road to Amuay Refinery, Venezuela. Tank picture of Hugo Chávez reads: "Of course we can!"
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Protesters demonstrate in front of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 9, 2014, urging US President Barack Obama to impose sanctions on those responsible for human rights abuses against anti-government protesters in Venezuela
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President Hugo Chevez of Venezuela in a 2003 visit to Brazil
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