May 14: Arrests

Today, members of the student movement organized a march called “March for Liberty and Justice” in Caracas. The demonstration moved down Continue reading →

May 13: Dialogue Cancelled

Ramon Aveledo, the executive director of the Mesa de Unidad [the opposition] said this evening that it was backing down from talks Continue reading →

May 11: Et Tu, Socialist International?

Today, after a two day meeting in Punta Cana, the Socialist International issued a statement demanding that the Venezuelan government Continue reading →

May 10: Maria Corina in Toronto

This past Thursday, May 8, Maria Corina Machado spoke at an event in Toronto. Inside a University of Toronto lecture hall, Continue reading →

May 9: “Stupid Threats”

Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee paved the way for sanctions to be applied to Venezuelan officials implicated in human rights violations Continue reading →

May 8: Lopez’s Preliminary Hearing Deferred

Leopoldo Lopez’s preliminary hearing, which was scheduled to take place today, has been deferred. Lopez was transferred from the Ramo Continue reading →

May 6: Bystander

The attack on the Universidad Fermin Toro [Fermin Toro University] campus in Barquisimeto, Lara state last night burned out of control into the Continue reading →

Human Rights Watch Report: Punished for Protesting

Yesterday, Human Rights Watch released a report on the situation in Venezuela titled “Punished for Protesting”. The report states that some Continue reading →