07.15.16: 13 Magistrates

Following yesterday’s passing a motion annulling the appointment of 34 pro-PSUV magistrates to the Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ), the opposition in the Continue reading →

07.14.16: Street Flour

The national government has extended an emergency decree that allows Maduro to rule by decree with few limitations. The 60-day extension Continue reading →

07.13.16: Humble People

The Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) provided an update today on the progress of the recall referendum against Maduro. The CNE is currently Continue reading →

07.12.16: The Great Mission

In a televised speech last night, Maduro gave Minister of Defense Vladimir Padrino Lopez unprecedented power by naming him the Continue reading →

07.11.16: No Crisis

Foreign Affairs Minister Delcy Rodriguez held a meeting with her Paraguayan and Uruguayan counterparts in Montevideo today in order to Continue reading →

07.10.16: Into Colombia

Following a daring protest last week that saw a group of 500 women from Ureña, Tachira, defy a government closure of the Continue reading →

07.09.16: Rage and Bitterness

The director for the Americas at Human Rights Watch (HRW), Jose Miguel Vivanco, issued a statement today calling the Venezuelan Continue reading →

07.08.16: Conditions

A grenade attack on the headquarters of the Portuguesa State Police (Poliportuguesa) in Guanare left one person dead and 25 Continue reading →