Mike Pence released a video, declaring his support for the Venezuelan people and calling Nicolás Maduro a dictator. Senator Rubio tweeted directly to SEBIN and warned that what "the SEBIN" was planning to do would "trigger a response". The AN approved a draft for the Amnesty Law and named Gustavo Tarre as Venezuela's special representative before the OAS.
Western Caracas protested yesterday night, not a single mention of bonuses, pork or CLAP in their protest chants. TSJ justices ruled, as they always do, against the AN and AN deputies simply disregarded it and focused on going to open assemblies and talking about the importance of the protest tomorrow.
Burned mattresses, kicked-in doors, shattered glass. After Diana Martínez was murdered in front of the Ecuadorian police by her Venezuelan boyfriend, angry mobs threatened, chased, and kicked Venezuelans, and destroyed their belongings. President Lenín Moreno’s unconscionable reaction added fuel to the fire.
GNB officers rebelling against Maduro on Monday morning surprised most of the country, but Cotiza neighbors joining the protest and standing by the officers was the real news. Cantv blocked social media so no one would know about these events and Guaidó sent a message to military officers across the country.
Radical members of the opposition on Twitter make so little sense about 23E, they sound like chavista bots, Kirchner and Chávez were corrupt, Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno irresponsibly pins a femicide on the Venezuelan community in Ecuador.
Camaraderie, friendship, happiness and beauty can flourish after the worst of circumstances and in the dirtiest of places. The Guaire river may split Caracas in two, but it brought these young Venezuelans together.
Open assemblies have spread quickly all over the country and thankfully, some humanitarian aid made it to the country, proving once and for all, that there's no economic blockade but chavista inefficiency.
Venezuelans' favorite sport isn’t safe from the crisis either. Even with absurdly cheap tickets, most people can’t afford to go. LVB players are victims of crime and the government uses baseball for shady business deals.
Open cabildos everywhere, Venezuela has been under a “state of economic emergency” since January 2016, Nicolás begs Trump to meet and talk and a dangerous draft law to further control internet was leaked and caused outrage on social media.
While the nation braces for a new political blizzard, the most vulnerable of our youth get by however they can. Hungry, exhausted and scared, this is the story of the homeless vendors who survive under indifferent eyes.
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