Tag: Venezuela
Venezuela and Ecuador to victory in Copa América group B | Sports in a nutshell
In the Copa América football tournament of the American continent, Venezuela defeated Mexico 1–0, and rose to the top of its group. Ecuador and Jamaica both went for their first…
Maduro signed a document promising to respect the result of the presidential election in Venezuela | News in brief
Maduro’s main challenger says he was not invited to the signing ceremony. Instead, the opposition coalition told about the arrest of the mayor who supported the opposition candidate. A president…
prisoners on hunger strike to have their human rights respected
Prisoners in Venezuela began a hunger strike on Sunday June 9 to protest against human rights violations of which they say they are victims, two NGOs defending prisoners announced. 2…
the EU is finally no longer welcome to observe the presidential election
Just two months before the presidential election in Venezuela, for which the outgoing Nicolas Maduro is a candidate for a third consecutive term, the National Electoral Council is doing an…
The last glacier in Venezuela is gone
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left fullscreen Image from April 2019 of the so-called Humboldt Glacier in Venezuela, which can no longer be classified as a glacier. Photo: Jose Manuel Romero Venezuela’s last…
Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia presented as the candidate of unity against Maduro
In Venezuela, the presidential election will take place in three months in a climate of political tension where the opposition has had to face many obstacles to succeed in presenting…
New US oil sanctions against Venezuela
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen A refinery outside Puerto Cabello in Venezuela. Archive image. Photo: Matias Delacroix/AP/TT Just six months after some relief, the US tightens the Venezuelan oil spigot…
Venezuelan triple jump legend Yulimar Rojas announces his withdrawal from the Games
Reigning Olympic champion and triple jump world record holder, Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas announced on Friday April 12 her withdrawal from the 2024 Olympic Games, of which she was the arch-favorite,…
Set for another rigged election in Venezuela: “Thoroughly corrupt”
On July 28, elections will be held in Venezuela. The country, which suffers from a deep economic and social crisis, has been ruled since 2013 by the left-wing populist Nicolás…
Nicolas Maduro “chooses his rivals” for the presidential election, denounces the opposition
In Venezuela and after several twists and turns, the opposition coalition finally managed to register a candidate for the July 28 presidential election: former ambassador and political scientist Edmundo Gonzales…