The opposition’s failure to deliver food and medicine into Venezuela this weekend seemed like a turning point in the standoff, with new talk of a need for foreign intervention.
Tag: Humanitarian Aid
Scenes From Venezuela: Violence Erupts at Border
Venezuelan security forces and protesters faced off in the border town of Ureña as locals tried to clear a path for humanitarian aid to enter the country from Colombia.
Some Aid From Brazil Pierces Venezuela’s Blockade, but Deadly Violence Erupts
In a showdown with the Maduro government, Venezuela’s opposition managed to get a small truckload of supplies in from Brazil, but elsewhere its effort appeared stalled.
At Venezuela’s Border, a Strange and Deadly Showdown Over Aid
The confrontation between Maduro and the opposition now includes dueling concerts, visiting presidents, plotting military defectors — and at least two deaths.
As Venezuela’s Politicians Fight Over Aid, Patients Die Without It
The opposition has vowed to deliver food and medication, but the president has refused to allow it. Patients whose lives depend on aid fear the political standoff is obscuring their desperate crisis.
How a Border Bridge Became a Flashpoint in Venezuela’s Crisis
Venezuela’s president — and the U.S.-backed opposition looking to oust him from power — are using events at a barricaded border crossing to rally support. Here’s why both sides are only telling half the story.
Maduro Closes Venezuela’s Border With Brazil to Block Aid
The closure is part of Mr. Maduro’s effort to foil plans by his opponents to bring in humanitarian supplies, including food and medication, by force.
Maduro Closes Venezuela’s Border With Brazil to Block Aid
The closure is part of Mr. Maduro’s effort to foil plans by his opponents to bring in humanitarian supplies, including food and medication, by force.
Venezuela Closes Border to 3 Caribbean Islands Ahead of Aid Showdown
The move against Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao came before a Saturday deadline by the Venezuelan opposition and the Trump administration for President Nicolás Maduro to end a blockade.
Humanitarian Aid Stalls, Testing Venezuela’s Opposition
It had hoped to force a confrontation by transporting food and medical donations to Venezuela. The government reacted not with force, but with a crude, yet effective blockade.