Yearly Archives: 2015
Nearly Half of Colombians Fear Venezuela War Over Border Crisis
TODAY COLOMBIA via Reuters, BOGOTA— Nearly half of Colombians fear a diplomatic dispute that began last month when Venezuela closed several border crossings and deported thousands of Colombians, could lead to war, a survey released on Tuesday showed.
Forty-three percent of people in a Cifras y Conceptos poll published by...
Leopoldo López: “I’m Freer than Ever, Fighting for Our Future”
TODAY VENEZUELA - “I don’t regret at all the decision I made. Great causes require great sacrifices,” Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López expressed in a letter on Friday, September 11, one day after Judge Susana Barreiro sentenced him to 13 years and 9 months in prison.
“They won’t be able...
Cuba Prepares for Pope’s Visit by Arresting 50 Ladies in White...
TODAY CUBA - Just six days before the arrival of Pope Francis in Cuba, the island’s police arrested 50 Ladies in White and other human-rights activists, to make it 22nd consecutive Sunday of detentions and beatings.
Berta Soler, leader of the Ladies in White, explained to the PanAm Post the...