Venezuelan Political Crisis - Page 93

Venezuela President Maduro wanted by DOJ for drug trafficking, Barr announces

March 26, 2020

Venezuela President Maduro wanted by DOJ for drug trafficking, Barr announces

The US Department of Justice announced criminal drug trafficking charges Thursday against Venezeulan president Nicolas Maduro.

Coronavirus hits desperate Venezuela's already broken health care system

March 19, 2020

Coronavirus hits desperate Venezuela's already broken health care system

For years, Venezuela has been deemed one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. And now, as the global coronavirus pandemic seeps into its already dire fabric, many inside are shuddering at the unimaginable suffering that is unfolding.

Venezuela asks IMF for massive emergency loan to fight coronavirus

March 17, 2020

Venezuela asks IMF for massive emergency loan to fight coronavirus

Venezuela became the first country to request a $5 billion emergency loan from the International Monetary Fund Tuesday, appealing to an institution it has long vilified.

Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro urges women to have six children ‘for the good of the country’

March 4, 2020

Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro urges women to have six children ‘for the good of the country’

Venezuelan’s embattled leader made a bizarre request to the country’s women amid rising economic crisis and severe food and medicine shortages: have more babies.

Venezuelan activist: Socialist Hugo Chavez implemented what Bernie Sanders talks about

March 2, 2020

Venezuelan activist: Socialist Hugo Chavez implemented what Bernie Sanders talks about

Daniel Di Martino, a native-born Venezuelan freedom activist, had a strong warning for Americans ahead of the 2020 presidential election -- don't allow what happened to my country happen to yours.

Florida's Cuban, Venezuelan voters alarmed by socialist Bernie Sanders' rise

February 28, 2020

Florida's Cuban, Venezuelan voters alarmed by socialist Bernie Sanders' rise

In an iconic Cuban restaurant located in the heart of Little Havana, dozens of Latinos gathered around to sip strong coffee and talk politics. What’s on most of their minds? A fear of the rising Democratic front-runner, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.,who as of late stunned a majority of their community.

Ben Shapiro: Bernie Sanders is not a social democrat, he's a lifelong communist. Dems have no gatekeepers

February 26, 2020

Ben Shapiro: Bernie Sanders is not a social democrat, he's a lifelong communist. Dems have no gatekeepers

There is hardly a single communist regime of the past half-century for which Sanders has not expressed some level of moral support.

Venezuela: What happens when socialism fails

February 25, 2020

Venezuela: What happens when socialism fails

In 1998, a career military officer was elected president of the wealthiest country in Latin America on a platform of socialism. It was an election victory that shocked the world, as many believed that the catastrophic failure of the Soviet Union, had closed the book on socialism as a governing philosophy.

Venezuela takes seat on UN Human Rights Council over US objections

February 25, 2020

Venezuela takes seat on UN Human Rights Council over US objections

Venezuela, a country beset by poverty and mass human rights abuses under the regime of dictator Nicolas Maduro, took its seat Monday on the U.N. Human Rights Council -- a move that critics of the council see as further proof that the controversial body is in desperate need of reform.

5 of the worst humanitarian crises the world has been facing

February 20, 2020

5 of the worst humanitarian crises the world has been facing

Several conflicts around the world have led to some of the worst humanitarian catastrophes in recent years. Starvation, sexual violence and the displacement of millions has challenged geopolitical environments and prompted questions of how to respond to such emergencies.