06.22.15: CNE Calls Elections

The Consejo Nacional Electoral [National Electoral Council], the body that runs and oversees the election process, finally announced the date of this Continue reading →

06.21.15: Father’s Day

Leopoldo Lopez’s father, Leopoldo Lopez Gil, added his voice to a chorus of supporters calling for Lopez to end his Continue reading →

06.20.15: Unity

Miranda state governor Henrique Capriles called on Leopoldo Lopez to end his hunger strike, citing his belief that the Venezuelan Continue reading →

06.19.15: El Carabobeño

El Carabobeño, an 81 year-old newspaper serving the citizens of Carabobo state, will cease to circulate next Thursday, June 25. Continue reading →

06.18.15: The Venezuelan Reality

A delegation of eight Brazilian senators who landed in Maiquetia earlier today were unable to get to Caracas and were instead forced to Continue reading →

06.17.15: Irreversible Damage

Leopoldo Lopez’s lawyers said today that they are “extremely worried” by the state opposition leader’s health as he prepares to enter Continue reading →

06.16.15: Memes

Miranda state governor and opposition figure Henrique Capriles is the target of legal action over comments he has made through Twitter Continue reading →

06.15.15: A Deep Divide

Prince Zeid bin Ra’ad al Hussein, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, spoke on the issue of political Continue reading →