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In general, the Mexican left and the more politically conscious activists in the labor movement tend to support the Cuban Revolution and incline toward Hugo Chávez of Venezuela. The main issue is the defense of these Latin American countries from the United States. ..

a cuban spring?

He argues that Cuba should draw on the “new Latin American constitutionalism” in Venezuela, Bolivia, and Ecuador, where constituent assemblies were convened to draft new constitutions that embrace the principles of both representative and direct democracy. ..

interview: documenting torture in venezuela

The irony is, Venezuela is a country that traditionally received immigrants, including people who fled Latin American dictators in other countries. . Your family sought refuge in Venezuela in the past. Does this give you a personal connection? ..

venezuela: critics under threat

Sarmiento’s statements were made at a time when Venezuela was facing a high number of cases of mosquito-transmitted diseases, with the Pan American Health Organization reporting an estimated more than 34,000 suspected cases of chikungunya and 75,000 suspected cases of dengue in 2014. ..

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