July 20: Mayor Murdered

Opposition mayor Enrique Franceschi of the Rio Caribe municipality in Sucre state was stabbed to death at his home today. Continue reading →

July 19: Solitary

Yesterday, Attorney General Luisa Ortega Diaz sought to quell rumours that Leopoldo Lopez was being held in solitary confinement at Continue reading →

July 16: Police Day

So far this year, 67 police officers have been murdered in the greater Caracas area, according to an article published Continue reading →

July 13: True Politics

So far this month, 143 people have been murdered in Caracas. Between Friday night and this morning, the death toll Continue reading →

July 12: A Bad Joke

Voluntad Popular, Leopoldo Lopez’s political party, released a statement today classifying as “unacceptable” the comments made by the adjunct executive Continue reading →

July 10: Hostile Attitude

In a cadena nacional aired today, Maduro said that his government had “defeated” the guarimberos [people who put up barricades], and denounced what Continue reading →

July 8: Ana Karina Garcia

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said today that he would support sanctions against Venezuelan officials determined to be responsible Continue reading →

July 7: Respect for Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) issued a statement today calling for for “an end to attacks against journalists in Continue reading →