Within hours of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaid贸 calling for street mobilisations to back his attempted military coup against President Nicol谩s Maduro on April 30, Guaid贸鈥檚 supporters had looted and set fire to the headquarters of the Indio Caricuao Commune in south-west Caracas, writes Federico Fuentes.
Venezuela
鈥淚nterim President鈥 Juan Guaido and right-wing opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez spearheaded an unsuccessful in Caracas on April 30.
US sanctions imposed on Venezuela in 2017 contributed to the deaths of more than 40,000 people last year, according to a new report 鈥 and this figure is set to rise due to the latest round of sanctions.
Much is made in the media of Venezuela鈥檚 deep economic crisis. But why does Venezuela have the world鈥檚 highest inflation rate and what impacts have the sanctions really had on the country? 麻豆传媒 Weekly鈥檚 Federico Fuentes spoke to Venezuelan economist Pascualina Curcio, from the Sim贸n Bol铆var University, to find out more.
The recognition by some states of the self-proclaimed government of Juan Guaid贸 in Venezuela has generated an unprecedented political and legal controversy.
The media calls them armed thugs and US Senator Marco Rubio wants them put on the terrorist list, but who are Venezuela鈥檚 colectivos? 麻豆传媒 Weekly鈥檚 Federico Fuentes met with some of them to find out.
A from a recent fact-finding mission to Venezuela, featuring 麻豆传媒听Weekly journalist Federico Fuentes, was held on April 7.
Fuentes took part in the two-week tour to Venezuela organised by the Latin American Solidarity Network (LASNET) and the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign (Melbourne) in early March.听The purpose of the tour was to get a first-hand look at the real situation on the ground and help build solidarity with the Venezuelan people.
Venezuela鈥檚 National Constituent Assembly (ANC) has lifted self-declared 鈥渋nterim president鈥 Juan Guaido鈥檚 parliamentary immunity, opening the door for criminal charges to be brought against him.
The unanimous April 2 decision came following a request from the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) and included an 鈥渁uthorisation鈥 to continue investigations into the parliamentary deputy and president of the National Assembly.
Cuba still stands as a symbolic pole, reminding us that human society can be organised on the basis of solidarity, cooperation, and respect. This is a profound vision that stands clearly at odds with the individualist, profit-driven mantras of far-right leaders like Trump and Bolsonaro.
Solidarity activists who recently returned from a fact-finding missions to Venezuela reported to a meeting organised by the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign (Melbourne) and the Latin American Solidarity Network (LASNET) on March 27.
Forget about the right-wing opposition and its self-proclaimed 鈥渋nterim president鈥 Juan Guaid贸 鈥 the fate of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will be decided by the political movement forged under his predecessor, writes Federico Fuentes.
Given the media barrage surrounding Venezuela鈥檚 鈥渉umanitarian crisis鈥, recent tensions on the Venezuela-Colombia border, and talks of 鈥渕ilitary options鈥 and coup attempts, it was hard to know what to expect on returning to the country for the first time in five years, writes Federico Fuentes.
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