By Genevieve Glatsky The decision to hold a vote on July 28 is a partial fulfillment of a commitment to the United States, but with the top opposition figure barred, many wondered how free and fair the balloting would be. Source: Venezuela Announces Election Date, With Opposition Candidate Still Banned Category: Maduro, Nicolas, Caracas (Venezuela), […]
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Officials say an illegally operated open-pit gold mine has collapsed in central Venezuela while dozens of people were working there, leaving an undetermined number of people dead or trapped Source: Open-pit gold mine collapses in Venezuela, and dozens of people are feared dead Category: International
Venezuela’s government has ordered the local U.N. office on human rights to suspend its operations and has given its staff 72 hours to leave the country, accusing it of promoting opposition to the South American country Source: Venezuela orders UN human rights office to close, accusing it of anti-government activity Category: International