The besieged leftist government of
Venezuela is under mounting pressure after the United States and 13 of the
hemisphere's other leading nations demanded the release of political prisoners
and other pro-democracy concessions. The Organization of American States, the
region's main collective body, has threatened to suspend Venezuela because of
what it called the autocratic repression imposed by President Nicolas Maduro. Maduro's
foreign minister, Delcy Rodriguez, will appear Monday before an OAS panel in
Washington to plead her government's case. This comes after members of the
Venezuelan delegation stormed out of OAS meetings last week, according to
diplomats. More…
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