Vladimir Padrino López blames Colombia for some of the tense situation in Apure state; Press workers in Venezuela must walk the minefield of State repression; PDVSA has plans to expand its gas and diesel production
The speaker of the illegitimate National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, talked about recovery and overcoming fractures. He didn’t mention the humanitarian emergency or the human rights violations
No surprises and only expected appointments; The legitimate AN, meanwhile, approved its own continuity until there’s free elections, even though many deputies say they'll step down
We’re back to the intermittent quarantine that hasn’t prevented high infection and death rates, especially in healthcare workers; The National Assembly is trying to obtain participation in the WHO’s Covax mechanism for vaccination
More bodies of victims of the shipwreck on the coast of Güiria have appeared; Trinidad and Tobago had to apologize for a fake narrative; Venezuelans eat half as much meat as they used to ten years ago
The Armed Forces, the ruling party, the civilian informants and other entities acting parallel to the State, have violated fundamental human rights, says the ICC preliminary report
At least 20 Venezuelans drowned in the Caribbean sea, trying to get to Trinidad and Tobago. It should be an extraordinary event, it should be a day for national mourning, but we’re almost used to tragedies every day
Guaidó says a lot of people are participating; State media doesn’t mention abstention in the “elections” and proclaim a “victory”; Most of the international community rejects the legislative elections
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