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Orlando Avendaño is a PanAm Post reporter and columnist from Venezuela. He studied journalism at the Andrés Bello Catholic University. Follow @OrlvndoA.

United States

Military intervention off the table in Venezuela, sanctions enough – Rubio

Orlando Avendaño Mar 30, 2018 564
The U.S. senator from Florida, Marco Rubio, spoke on Venezuela in the Univision’s show Al Punto, broadcasted on March 25. He assured that there will not be a military intervention in the country governed by Nicolás Maduro; however, he asked…
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Opinion

Ricky Gervais on Netflix: defending freedom of speech in comedy

Orlando Avendaño Mar 30, 2018 488
The show 'Humanity' is not an ode to humanity, it’s the opposite. A necessary criticism about the way in which humor is being received. Ricky Gervais bets on freedom as the cornerstone of comedy. A brilliant return, without a doubt. It is…
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Venezuela

Tragedy in Venezuela: at least 68 prisoners die in prison riot fire

Orlando Avendaño Mar 30, 2018 271
From the photographs of the incident, one could notice an intense smoke. Then it was confirmed that the site had burst into flames. "First parties attribute the fire in cells of the command to a conflict between detainees. There were two…
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Venezuela

Rubio hints at possible change of Venezuela embassy head

Orlando Avendaño Mar 30, 2018 851
“There has been no change in the policy of President Trump and of the United States over Maduro and Venezuela. But what can change is the head of the US embassy in Venezuela,” the senator wrote on his Twitter account.
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Venezuela

How the Maduro regime kidnaps minors to silence growing discontent

Orlando Avendaño Mar 22, 2018 812
As of March 19th, Venezuela’s prison cells hold scores of children and minors kidnapped for dissenting against the Chavista regime.
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Venezuela

New Venezuelan opposition alliance shuns popular leaders, welcomes chavistas ‘light’

Orlando Avendaño Mar 13, 2018 601
For the creation of the new "Broad Front," the MUD did not reach out to popular leaders in the Soy Venezuela Alliance but was willing to align itself with former chavistas, guilty of human rights violations.
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Cuba

Pastrana and Quiroga Deportation Reveals Castro is as Totalitarian as Ever

Orlando Avendaño Mar 8, 2018 249
The Castro dictatorship yesterday refused entry to former presidents Andrés Pastrana of Colombia, and Jorge Quiroga of Bolivia. Both traveled to Havana to receive the Oswaldo Payá award given by the Latin American Youth Network for…
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Venezuela

Maduro negotiates for Holt release, in exchange for lifting of sanctions

Orlando Avendaño Mar 8, 2018 527
Joshua Holt was arrested in June 2016. He was with his wife in the Libertador municipality of Caracas, when a raid was carried out at his building. According to the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro the American was conspiring to attack the…
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Venezuela

Henri Falcón: the candidate Maduro needed to legitimize sham election

Orlando Avendaño Feb 26, 2018 245
After the Constitutional reform of 1999, on July 30, 2000, general elections were held in Venezuela. In order to be reelected under the new Constitution, President Hugo Chávez had to re-submit to a general election. Chávez's main…
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Caribbean

Venezuelan Armed Forces prepare against possible military intervention

Orlando Avendaño Feb 14, 2018 378
Each day, it becomes increasingly common to hear about a military intervention in Venezuela with the aim of deposing the dictatorial regime of Nicolás Maduro. It is a recurring theme among many circles. For some, it's dreadful. For…
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Elections

Venezuelan Catholic bishops call presidential elections a ‘distraction maneuver’

Orlando Avendaño Jan 31, 2018 16
The international community strongly condemned Nicolas Maduro’s decision to move up the presidential elections in Venezuela to the first quarter of the year. Now, Venezuela's Catholic bishops have added their voices to the…
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Venezuela

As Venezuelan Oil Production Collapses, Latin America Looks for a New Petroleum Leader

Orlando Avendaño Jan 19, 2018 35
EspañolFor years, Venezuela was a world leader in the oil industry. Today, its production has drastically declined, reaching unprecedentedly low levels. Crude oil fell by 11 percent in December, the Wall Street Journal reported, and…
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