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Venezuela: Maduro Forces Block Lawmakers from Using Legislative Building

Members of Venezuela’s Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) and Bolivarian Intelligence Service (Sebin) – the two armed services dictator Nicolás Maduro relies on to repress dissidents – blocked lawmakers from entering the national legislative palace for nearly two days, preventing them from working to remove Maduro.

Venezuelan Bolivarian National stand guard around the National Assembly building as the op

Report: Venezuelan Oil Tanker Captain Refused to Ship Gasoline to Cuba

The captain of the Manuela Saenz, a Venezuelan oil tanker, fought back against orders to send a shipment of unleaded and diesel gasoline to Cuba last week, prompting dictator Nicolás Maduro’s political police forces to stop the ship and replace him, according to a report in Argentine news outlet Infobae on Tuesday.

An oil tanker remains at the Maracaibo Lake in Maracaibo, Venezuela on March 15, 2019. - P

Venezuela’s Maduro: ‘The Only Thing Mike Pence Is Missing Is a KKK Hat’

Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro accused Vice President Mike Pence of being a member of the Ku Klux Klan in a rambling monologue on state television Wednesday, claiming he supports a “dialogue” with the opposition and that Pence and the Trump administration are seeking to spark a “civil war” so that “chaos reigns” in the country.

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 3: Vice President-elect Mike Pence stops and speaks to reporters as

Venezuela: Maduro Abducts Legislature’s #2 Using Tow Truck

Venezuela’s secret police (SEBIN) abducted the first Vice President of the National Assembly Edgar Zambrano late Wednesday, hauling him away in a tow truck. Zambrano’s is the first arrest of a lawmaker in the aftermath of the April 30 attempted military uprising led by President Juan Guaidó.

The move comes as President Nicolás Maduro (pictured) has clamped down on political oppos

Venezuela: Nicolás Maduro Danced on TV During Military Uprising

Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro triggered outrage yet again by responding to last week’s call for a military uprising by appearing on television and dancing to a pro-government rapper singing his praises. At the time of his appearance last week, his forces had killed four people and injured dozens of others.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (2-L), his wife Cilia Flores (L) and Defence Minister