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 7: Maria Corina in Ottawa

At an event in Ottawa tonight, Maria Corina made several important points which I have paraphrased below: The common goal 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 →

May 5: University Burns

A protest in Barquisimeto, Lara state, left one student injured with a gunshot wound to an undisclosed area of his Continue reading →

May 4: 4,680

The number of murders in Venezuela for the year so far totals 4,680. That works itself out to about 39 Continue reading →

May 3: Press Freedom Day

Today is World Press Freedom Day. The Colegio Nacional de Periodistas [National College of Journalists] took advantage of the day to release a Continue reading →