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UN Group Rejects US Sanctions Against Venezuela

Mar 25th 2016

Raul Castro of Cuba, Evo Morales of Bolivia, and Rafael Correa of Ecuador at a G77 meeting (Reuters).

The G77 and China affirmed their solidarity with Venezuela after President Barack Obama renewed an executive order classifying Venezuela as a threat. 

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Venezuela’s Maduro: Obama’s Latest Comments Reveal “Anti-Bolivarian Obsession”

Mar 16th 2016

Maduro publicly addresses the renewal of the decree, vowing to deepen the revolution. (VTV)
The leader of the South American country hit back at US President Barack Obama yesterday, after the latter urged a change of government in Venezuela. 
 
 

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Pro and Anti-Government Marches Take the Streets of Caracas (+Image Gallery)

Mar 14th 2016

Tens of thousands turned out for the Chavista march (AVN - Gregorio Terán)

Rival marches flooded the streets of Caracas on Saturday as Venezuelans voiced their respective support for and opposition to the government of President Nicolas Maduro.

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Venezuela Pulls Top Diplomat from Washington, Vows to Pressure Obama Over Sanctions

Mar 10th 2016

President Nicolas Maduro has called on the Obama administration to rescind an executive order imposing sanctions on Venezuela. (

Venezuela withdrew its top diplomat in the United States Wednesday, after the White House renewed sanctions targeting Caracas.

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Obama Renews Decree Calling Venezuela a 'Threat'

Mar 4th 2016

US President Barack Obama initially signed the executive decree in March 2015 (telesur)

U.S. President Barack Obama renewed Thursday an executive order issued last March that declared Venezuela “an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States.”

 

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