Venezuela’s economic crisis forces families to live in cemeteries as tomb raiders loot graves

With nowhere to live, families in Venezuela have been forced to live in a cemetery, where their children beg for money and looters dig up graves around them. In the south of Caracas, Venezuela’s capital, more and more families are calling the Southern General cemetery home.  Among them are Jendry, 11, and his sister Wineisis, … Read more

Venezuela’s government is responsible for crimes against humanity, UN investigators claim 

Venezuela’s government is responsible for crimes against humanity including murders and torture, UN investigators claim Experts issued a report which says President Maduro and his ministers were aware of crimes committed by security forces and intelligence agencies   It further alleged high-level authorities had power over the forces and agencies, making top officials responsible   Maduro’s government … Read more

First of five Iranian tanker crosses into Venezuela’s economic zone

First of five Iranian tanker crosses into Venezuela’s economic zone to bring South American country gasoline as US decides NOT to intercept vessel The oil tanker Fortune was welcomed by Venezuelan officials who celebrated the growing relationship with Iran  Russ Dallen, head of Caracas Capital Markets, confirmed the ship’s location using tracing technology The Clavel, … Read more

Secret military operation led by ex-Green Beret to ouster Venezuela’s Maduro fails

A secret military operation to overthrow Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro Moros was simple, but perilous.  Some 300 heavily armed volunteers would sneak into Venezuela from the northern tip of South America. Along the way, they would raid military bases in the socialist country and ignite a popular rebellion that would end in President Nicolás Maduro’s … Read more