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Venezuela opposition seeks return home for exiles

Source: WHAS11.com, Nov 23 2012, 6:33pm CST

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition lawmakers have drawn up a list of prisoners they consider to be wrongly jailed and want freed. The lawmakers are also demanding that dozens of government opponents living in exile ...

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Dissident ex-general released in Venezuela

Source: The State  |   May 18 2013, 6:08pm CDT

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan authorities have released a dissent ex-general who was jailed on charges of inciting unrest after the country's disputed presidential election. Retired Gen. Antonio Rivero said he would "take care of my health" as he w ...

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One Month since 14 April, Nicolas has Advanced

Source: Venezuela Analysis  |   May 18 2013, 9:05am CDT

Venezuelan political commentator Nicmer Evans analyses the first month of Nicolas Maduro’s presidency, arguing that despite the opposition challenge to his legitimacy Maduro is setting the country’s political agenda. At one month sinc ...

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Soldiers fan out to combat Venezuelan violence

Source: AZ starnet.com  |   May 18 2013, 2:02am CDT

PETARE, Venezuela - Stern-looking soldiers clutching assault rifles wave down the beat-up Chevy Caprice entering this sprawling slum on the outskirts of Caracas. Flashlights in his face, the driver steps out and places his ...

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Venezuela president claims Jewish roots

Source: Ynetnews  |   May 18 2013, 12:27am CDT

VIDEO – Venezuela’s new President Nicolas Maduro has scoffed at accusations that the country’s leadership is hostile to Jews, explaining that he himself has roots in Judaism. Maduro, who has succeeded the late Hugo Chavez, said that his grandpare ...

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Venezuela: A House Divided

Source: Mike Hitchen Online  |   May 17 2013, 10:52pm CDT

Source: International Crisis Group Legal challenges to the close 14 April presidential election and the government’s reluctance to commit to a full review cast a shadow over the sustainability of the new administration in an already dee ...

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Venezuela frees opposition activist jailed over post-vote violence

Source: Reuters Mobile  |   May 17 2013, 8:17pm CDT

Retired General Antonio Rivero speaks during an interview with Reuters in Caracas April 27, 2010. CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela on Friday released an opposition activist that had been jailed on accusations of inciting violence in the w ...

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Venezuela’s military sent into high-crime slums

Source: Pittsburgh Entertainment  |   May 17 2013, 7:36pm CDT

PETARE, Venezuela â Stern-looking soldiers clutching assault rifles wave down the beat-up Chevy Caprice entering this sprawling slum on the outskirts of Caracas. Flashlights in his face, the driver steps out and places his hands on the roof while the s ...

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Venezuela's military enters high-crime slums

Source: Washington Examiner   |   May 17 2013, 7:15pm CDT

In this May 14, 2013 photo, a National Guard soldier stands guard on a street near a checkpoint that is part of the "Secure Homeland" initiative in Petare, one of the most dangerous neighborhoods of Caracas ...

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Film on Sexual Abuse Wins at Colombia-Venezuela Festival

Source: Inter Press Service  |   May 17 2013, 4:40pm CDT

SAN CRISTÓBAL, Venezuela , May 17 2013 (IPS) - A Venezuelan movie about a young deaf woman who is sexually abused by her stepfather, “Brecha en el silencio” (Breach in the Silence), took top prize at the second Colombia-Venezuela film festival. Twelve fe ...

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Venezuela Faces Toilet Paper Shortage

Source: Time Magazine  |   May 17 2013, 3:43pm CDT

Supermarket staff work next to partially empty shelves of toilet paper in Caracas May 16, 2013. Venezuelans are used to going without staples like milk, coffee and butter, thanks to the country’s frequent food sho ...

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