07.05.15: Born on the 5th of July

Venezuela celebrated the 204th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with military parades and other patriotic displays. On July Continue reading →

06.23.15: Lopez Ends Strike

Leopoldo Lopez ended his hunger strike less than a day after the head of the Consejo Nacional Electoral, Tibisay Lucena, announced 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 →

06.18.15: 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 →

06.08.15: Up in the Air

Felipe Gonzalez announced today that he would abide by an order from the Tribunal Supremo de Justicia [Supreme Court] barring him for Continue reading →

06.07.15: Felipe Gonzalez

Felipe Gonzalez, the Prime Minister of Spain from 1982 to 1996, arrived in Venezuela today and was welcomed at the Simon Continue reading →

06.02.15: Violations

Attorney General Luisa Ortega Diaz threw her weight into the Leopoldo Lopez hunger strike by suggesting that a court oversee Continue reading →