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U.S. Expels Venezuelan Consul as “Persona Non Grata”

Jan 10th 2012

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez described Noguera as a “dignified professional” who had been “humiliated and demonised”

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has condemned the United States’ decision to expel the Venezuelan consul general in Miami as “arbitrary and unjustified” this past Monday, and derided the move as “another demonstration of the arrogance of ridiculous imperialism”.

2012 a “Decisive Year”: Venezuelanalysis.com Launches Fundraising Campaign to Maintain Operations

Nov 10th 2011

“2012 is going to be a decisive year. There will be various elections, including the presidential elections in October. That means that the manipulations, lies, and distortions by both Venezuelan and international private media will be even more intense than usual,” said VA writer Tamara Pearson.

Venezuelan Minister says FARC Files Evidence “Finally Coming to an End”

May 20th 2011

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolás Maduro (archive)

On Thursday, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolás Maduro welcomed a decision by the Colombian Supreme Court to dismiss evidence said to be from the laptop computers of slain rebel leader Luis Edgar Devía Silva (aka Raúl Reyes).

Caracas-based Radio del Sur Suffers Shake Up, Workers Defend Fired President

May 12th 2011

Caracas-based Radio del Sur suffered a shake up this week after Venezuela’s Minister of Communication and Information replaced the station’s president in what workers there described as a reprisal for having aired “the exercise of self-criticism” in the aftermath of Venezuela’s controversial deportation to Colombia of alternative media activist Joaquin Pérez Becerra.

NGO 'Journalists for the Truth' says Freedom of Speech Thriving in Venezuela

May 7th 2011

Members of the popular Caracas neighborhood of 23 Enero discuss the role of public media on Catia TV - a community television ne

Refuting claims that Venezuela has been saddled by a clamp down on freedom of expression in recent years, Vice President for the NGO Journalists for the Truth, Jose Gregorio Nieves, challenged corporate media outlets to report the reality of the country during an appearance on the program All Venezuela, broadcast by Venezolana de Television.

Venezuelan Opposition and U.S. Use Accused Drug Trafficker Makled to Attack Venezuelan Government

Apr 5th 2011

Accused Venezuelan drug trafficker, Walid Makled, being interviewed on “Aqui y Ahora” as he awaits extradition to either Ven

More accusations by accused drug trafficker, Walid Makled, have led to mainstream media calling Venezuela a “drug state”, amidst a political struggle between the U.S. and Venezuela over Makled’s extradition.

Cuba and Venezuela Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation despite Media Smear Campaigns

Mar 11th 2011

The Venezuelan and Cuban flags (Archive).

On Wednesday, Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ana Teresita Gonzalez and her Venezuelan counterpart for Latin America and the Caribbean, Jacqueline Mendoza, highlighted the achievements in bilateral cooperation despite ongoing media smear campaigns against the two nations, Prensa Latina news agency reports.

BBC Mundo: No Internet Censorship in Venezuela

Feb 25th 2011

Computers with free internet access are available in hundreds of publicly-financed 'Infocentros' throughout Venezuela

According to BBC Mundo, there is no evidence of Internet censorship in Venezuela. Other countries with no evidence of Internet censorship include Ecuador, Bolivia, Mexico, Chile and Paraguay. However, in the United States, Colombia, Peru, Brazil and Argentina some type of censorship was detected.

“Gaddafi not Fleeing to Venezuela” Say Government Officials

Feb 22nd 2011

Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nicolas Maduro (Archive).

In response to rumours based on a comment made by British Foreign Minister William Hague, Venezuelan authorities have confirmed that Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi has not fled to Venezuela. They also expressed their hopes for a “peaceful” resolution to the protest situation in Libya.

Poll Finds 80% of Venezuelans Value President Chavez's Response to Flood Emergency

Feb 1st 2011

Change in opinon of President Chavez's management from 2008 to 2010. Red represents very good/good, green represents neithe

Support for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s response to the flood emergency is very high, and his general support has increased slightly. However, Venezuelan’s perception of the current state of the country’s economy is quite low, according to the latest polls by the Social Investigation Group XXI (GIS).

"Media War:" Venezuelanalysis.com Launches Fund Drive

Dec 4th 2010

Mérida, December 3^rd 2010 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – As the year draws to a close, Venezuelanalysis.com (VA) has launched its fund drive to raise money to finance its operations for 2011. “Unlike the mainstream media, we are completely independent and depend on reader donations to keep the website going,” said VA writer Tamara Pearson.

Globovision Owner Involved in New Assassination Plot, Says Venezuela’s Chavez

Nov 23rd 2010

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez Celebrated Day of the Student at a March in Caracas on Sunday, November 21st, 2010 (Carlos Gar

On Saturday, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez denounced plans by opposition forces to offer US$100 million to assassinate him. He said fugitive media mogul Guillermo Zuloaga was partly responsible for the plot, and that Zuloaga’s television station, Globovision, could face government intervention as a result.

Venezuelan Court Retracts Ruling in Graphic Image Controversy

Aug 21st 2010

“Only a media outlet without ethics, without morals, would publish this photo” (

Yesterday a Venezuelan court partially retracted a ruling prohibiting printed media from publishing “violent, bloody or grotesque” images.

Venezuela Criticizes Bias in Inter-American Human Rights Commission Annual Report

Apr 16th 2010

Venezuelan Ambassador to the OAS Roy Chaderton (archive)

The 2009 Annual Report by the Inter-American Human Rights Commission (IAHRC), which includes Venezuela among countries that do not respect human rights, is an example of “political defamation,” according to Venezuelan Ambassador to the Organization of American States, Roy Chaderton.

Venezuela Says Inter-American Press Association Resolution Aimed at Regime Change

Mar 25th 2010

Marcos Hernández, representative of Journalists for the Truth (Aporrea)

Venezuela rejected a resolution by the Inter-American Press Association (IAPA), an organisation comprised of owners of large media corporations, which called on the Organization of American States (OAS) to intervene in Venezuela through the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).