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And Hugo Chávez, the populist-socialist president of Venezuela, defies Bush as he seeks to improve the lot of the poor in his country and region. . ..

venezuela: critics under threat

In 2005, President Maduro’s predecessor, Hugo Chávez, and his supporters in the National Assembly expanded the scope of laws punishing expression deemed to insult public officials and established draconian penalties for defamation. ... The Venezuelan judiciary has largely ceased to function as an..

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