According to US NSA documents leaked by Edward Snowden and published recently by the New York Times, Venezuela was one of the…
Earlier this month president Nicolas Maduro created a security body, the CESSPA, to coordinate information from intelligence organisations. Opposition spokespeople and private…
Authorities arrested Valencia mayor and United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) member Edgardo Parra on Saturday for a range of corruption crimes.…
Discussion formally began on Tuesday in the national assembly to pass an enabling law which aims to severely crack down on both…
As of today young people in Venezuela can obtain credit and debit cards at non-profit rates, as part of a plan to…
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro visited China over the weekend and Monday. It was his first official visit to the country as president,…
Finance minister Nelson Merentes said on Monday that Venezuela had paid off some of its external debt, with the payment becoming effective…
“Real democracy is when people participate in decision making, democracy today is manipulated consent” – Erich Fromm, paraphrased. El dedo – the…
The Venezuelan government established a presidential commission for communes yesterday, and President Nicolas Maduro has announced further measures to strengthen the political…
On Monday, 300 workers from Lacteos Los Andes rallied outside the Venezuelan national assembly in order to request administrative and financial intervention…
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