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EspañolNicolás Maduro's regime in Venezuela has released former Mayor of Caracas Antonio Ledezma after holding him for less than one week, calling into question what strategy the dictatorship actually had in recapturing the political…
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EspañolVenezuelan opposition leaders and former political prisoners Leopoldo López and Antonio Ledezma were taken back into custody this Tuesday, August 1. Members of the Venezuelan Intelligence Service re-arrested both of them at their…
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Español Opposition leader and former political prisoner Leopoldo López released a video on Twitter about President Nicolás Maduro's tyrannical regime just days before he intends to rewrite the constitution. "Today in Venezuela, we…
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EspañolThe former President of Spain Jose Luis Rodríguez Zapatero paid a visit this week to Leopoldo López, the Venezuelan activist who was held as a political prisoner by Nicolás Maduro's regime. Zapatero has been an active player in…
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"This is a step towards liberty in Venezuela": At approximately 4:30 AM on Saturday, July 8, political prisoner Leopoldo López, a leading opposition figure in Venezuela, was transferred from Ramo Verde Prison in Caracas to his home in…
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On Monday, April 24th, the Venezuelan opposition launched a new protesting strategy: a National Sit-In. The objective is to achieve a "higher level of pressure" by blocking the main avenues and highways of the country and staying in…
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Forget the Mexican Wall Amid the mainstream media outrage about Donald Trump's plan to build a wall along the Mexican border, few people have pointed out that there is an enormous difference between a defensive structure built to…
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EspañolAfter serving three years out of a 14-year prison sentence, the future just got much bleaker for political prisoner Leopoldo López. The Venezuelan Supreme Court closed the case for good, having ratified the sentence given to…
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EspañolSpanish President Mariano Rajoy spoke out in support of freeing political prisoners this week, calling for Leopoldo López's release in Venezuela. Rajoy tweeted Thursday, February 16, about the political prisoner Leopoldo…
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Español Opposition politician and political prisoner Leopoldo López asked Venezuelans to overcome despair and fear and invited them to "to renew their convictions spirit." "Our attitude towards this dictatorship violating human…
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Español The Venezuelan political leader and prisoner, Leopoldo López, sent a message to the country on the eve of ushering in the year 2017. In the letter, written in his handwriting, he established a "road map" for ending the…
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EspañolOpposition Leader and former political prisoner Leopoldo López published a letter this week online calling for all Venezuelans to join the "great taking of Caracas" this Thursday, September 1. Read more: Venezuela’s Oil…
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