Even after the PR fiasco of Univision’s Jorge Ramos detention, the official pressure against the remains of free press continues both in Caracas and the countryside. Blocking Internet, closing radio stations and harassing correspondents is the new normal.
At Plaza Venezuela, the most crowded station in the Caracas Metro, three Metro lines and the people who come from an interurban train converge where all basic services are failing and a suffering mass tries to survive an everyday commute that looks like a nightmare.
People across the world are fighting on Twitter with exasperated Venezuelans, but with some narrow right vs left categories that simply don’t work here. This brief summary of the Venezuelan mindset explains why.
Guaidó is received with honors in Paraguay and Argentina. Colombia and the Lima Group pledge to support him in his return to Venezuela. State censorship and journalist detentions continue. OAS holds forum about corruption in Venezuela. The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned six security officers involved in obstructing the delivery of humanitarian aid on February 23rd.
Jair Bolsonaro and Juan Guaidó offer joint press conference. The IACHR urges the Venezuelan State to guarantee the safety of Guaidó and his family and issues protective measures for the Pemon community. The forced Venezuelan migration continues. Guaidó will meet Paraguay's Mario Abdo this Friday. Five U.S. senators introduce bill to grant Venezuelans Temporary Protected Status.
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