From selling the vegetables her dad grew on their farm in Mérida to joining Voluntad Popular as an activist, Fabiana Rosales carries the torch for a new generation of Venezuelans who came of age fighting the dictatorship.
U.S. imposes sanctions on PDVSA assets. Maduro lashes out against Caribbean Series suspension. John Bolton shares some interesting notes. NGOs report severe human rights abuses and mass arrests in protests. Censorship hits journalist César Miguel Rondón. The bolivar depreciates again.
Guaidó announced he’ll start managing the nation’s cashflow almost at the same time the U.S. announced new sanctions against PDVSA. Money is one of the reasons part of the Armed Forces are still behind Maduro. What happens when Maduro runs out of petrodollars to give them?
Caretaker President Juan Guaidó is putting an offer of amnesty for security personnel who back him at the center of his discourse. But as a legal text, his Amnesty Bill is seriously undercooked.
There's a thing that happens when Guaidó talks. A quiet energy, that moves his long-suffering audience like a jolt. Listen to Guaidó among a group of Venezuelans abroad, and you can't miss it.
Foro Penal reports 791 people have been arrested this week for protesting. Guaidó asked Bachelet to come to Venezuela and see for herself. Israel, on Holocaust Remembrance Day, recognized Guaidó. Nicolás posted a lot on social media this weekend, but everyone laughed at him.
Rallying international support for recognizing AN Speaker Juan Guaidó as caretaker president was —and remains— an audacious, high-risk gambit. It could still go very wrong. But, right now...it’s working.
In past protest cycles —2014 and 2017— the government relied on civilian paramilitary groups to terrorize dissidents. This time, they’re not outsourcing the job. Meet the hyper-violent National Police division leading repression in 2019.
Guaidó talks about the Amnesty Law. At the UN Security Council Meeting, EU demands Maduro hold free elections in eight days or they'll recognize Guaidó's Presidency. Dozens killed and hundreds jailed since January 23 in regime's new repressive streak. Venezuela extends U.S. Embassy ultimatum for 30 days. BCV creates new exchange platform.
The third item in Caretaker President Guaidó’s plan, organizing free and fair elections, would take three months at the very minimum. And it's not just about getting rid of the chavista die-hards on the electoral board.
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