Thursday, February 20, 2014

"Today more than ever, our cause has to be the exit of this government" - Leopoldo Lopez: Beauty queen the latest victim in Venezuela unrest - from Reuters: International

» Beauty queen the latest victim in Venezuela unrest
19/02/14 22:57 from Reuters: International
CARACAS (Reuters) - A local beauty queen died of a gunshot wound on Wednesday, the fifth fatality from Venezuela's political unrest, as imprisoned protest leader Leopoldo Lopez urged supporters to keep fighting for the departure of the s...

"Today more than ever, our cause has to be the exit of this government" - Leopoldo Lopez

» Jailed leader channels Venezuelans’ ire
19/02/14 20:19 from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post
CARACAS, Venezuela — Leopoldo López, the defiant Venezuelan opposition leader taken into custody Tuesday in front of thousands of anti-government protesters, spent last night in a prison on a military base. Read full article >> &...

» Once-defiant Venezuelan TV goes quiet amid opposition protests
19/02/14 20:33 from Reuters: International
CARACAS (Reuters) - Twelve years after they played a key role in a coup, Venezuelan television networks have so heavily scaled back their coverage of anti-government protests that critics are decrying a "media blackout" that helps the go...

» Protests Grip Venezuela
19/02/14 19:36 from Voice of America
Nearly one year after the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, violent protests have erupted against his hand-picked successor, President Nicolas Maduro. The unrest is fed by deteriorating economic conditions and rampant lawlessnes...

» Venezuela unrest kills fifth person, Lopez faces court
19/02/14 19:17 from Reuters: International
CARACAS (Reuters) - A local beauty queen died of a bullet wound on Wednesday in the fifth fatality from Venezuela's political unrest, as imprisoned protest leader Leopoldo Lopez urged supporters to keep fighting for the departure of the ...