Friday, December 19, 2014

Obama signs U.S. sanctions law on Venezuela officials


President Barack Obama on Thursday signed legislation to impose sanctions on Venezuelan government officials accused of violating protesters' rights during demonstrations earlier this year. Congress had approved the measure last week and sent it to him for his signature. The measure would deny visas and freeze assets of officials involved in what the law considers a crackdown on political opponents during three months of street protests in Venezuela over crime and the economy. Those protests sparked violence that killed 43 people, including demonstrators, government supporters and security officials. More…

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