Venezuela
Venezuela expells U.S. diplomats
Venezuela said Monday that three U.S. diplomats have 48 hours to leave the country, accusing them of conspiring against its government.
The State Department fired back, calling that claim “baseless and false” and saying the United States had not yet received any formal notification of the officials’ expulsion. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua accused the U.S. officials of using a visa program as a cover to meet with youth organizers at private universities “for training, financing and creating youth organizations through which violence is promoted in Venezuela”.
The expulsion, which President Nicolas Maduro first announced Sunday, comes after the State Department expressed concerns about rising tensions in Venezuela.
Three anti-government protesters died in clashes last week in Caracas, and authorities have issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Leopold Lopez on charges including conspiracy and murder in connection with the violence.
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An explanation of what is happening in Venezuela, get informed
A very close SU friend from Venezuela told me one of her friends from home was murdered today. I have been preparing for some days to write this post, and I have asked many fellow SU students if they know about the situation in Venezuela and most people have no idea. This gave me even more motivation, so I would like to share with you the terrible reality that is going on in Venezuela.
Venezuela has been facing economic, social and security problems, among others, caused by the corrupt Venezuelan government. More than 90% of the murders in Venezuela go unpunished. On February 12, Venezuela’s national youth day, students were tired of the injustice and corruption in their country caused by the government, so they started a peaceful riot for their rights. These students were unarmed; they carried flags, cameras, signs and flowers. The police force reacted aggressively and attacked…
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Woman commits suicide and posts it on Facebook
A picture of a dead young woman went viral on Latin American Facebook accounts in just a few hours after it’s upload.
On Friday, a young woman from Venezuela posted on her Facebook page a picture of a rope around her neck, the picture caption explained that she was threatening her ex-boyfrien, who had just broken up with her, to get back toghether with her or she would commit suicide.
The picture went viral in only a few hours, the picture was flooded with offensive comments and jokes.
Little did everyone know, the woman commited suicide about one hour after the upload of the image. Some hours later, local police officers attended a call from the young woman’s neighbour because she saw her hanging herself. Police arrived to the scene to find her dead and took a picture to upload to Facebook.
Even though news of the death of the woman was out, the picture was still being mocked on, memes and jokes are still being made.
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Drug baron caught in Spain
The notorious leader of one of Colombia’s most violent drug gangs has been arrested in Spain: Cipriam Manuel Palencia Gonzalez, the head of the Urabenos gang, is wanted for a string of crimes including the murder of a police officer in Colombia.
He was detained in Madrid on Friday while planning new drug routes to Spain, according to police.
Gonzalez, 34, broke out of jail in Colombia in 2009 and was wounded in a police raid there earlier this year. Six members of the gang were detained in the raid and a police captain was killed. Colombia police allege Mr Gonzalez then hatched a plot to kill more police.
He escaped, travelling first to Venezuela and then to Brazil before flying to Madrid in recent days under an assumed name, a police statement said.
Colombian authorities have reportedly linked his gang to 52 murders.
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