Petare

Type: City
Name: Petare
Country: Venezuela
Latitude: 10.52
Longitude: -66.830002
population: 365,959
First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Venezuelan Anti-Crime Program Records 55% Homicide Reduction

Mérida, 20th May 2013 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – A new anti-crime program has resulted in a 55% reduction in homicides in a sector of Greater Caracas, a Venezuelan government official reported yesterday.The figure was revealed by Interior Affairs Minister ... [Published Venezuelanalysis.com - May 21 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 7 reports

Venezuelas military enters high-crime slums

PETARE, Venezuela—Stern-looking soldiers clutching assault rifles wave down the beat-up Chevy Caprice entering this sprawling slum on the outskirts of Caracas.Flashlights in his face, the driver steps out and places his hands on the roof while the soldiers ... [Published Texarkana Gazette - May 18 2013]
First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

Venezuela's President greets supporters

Image provided by Venezuela's Presidency shows President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro greeting supporters during his visit to Petare municipality, Miranda State, Venezuela, May 3, 2013. (Xinhua/Venezuela's Presidency) 1 2 3 1 2 3 ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - May 04 2013]
First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

Heart Inside Venezuela in the Way of Culture

27 de abril de 2013, 12:03Caracas, Apr 27 (Prensa Latina) The music, dance, theater, storytelling and other art expressions revive since five years ago in the deep of Venezuela thanks to the cultural missionaries whose humanist work was encouraged by ... [Published Prensa Latina - Apr 27 2013]
First reported Apr 21 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

THE BIG READ: Hugo's troubled legacy

Outside, a shell-shocked nation is still reeling from both Chavez's death last month and a week of violence and recriminations about the election to succeed him.Nightly protests - government supporters launch fireworks, opponents bang pots and pans - ... [Published Times Live South Africa - Apr 21 2013]
First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 1 reports

Venezuelans clash in cacophony of noise

Split down the middle over an acrimonious election, Venezuelans are squaring off en masse every night at 8 p.m. on the dot in a cacophony of noise from rival factions.Supporters of opposition leader Henrique Capriles bang pots and pans in a traditional ... [Published Reuters - Apr 18 2013]
First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 1 reports

Pot banging in Caracas to reject Maduro's proclamation as president

People banged pots and pans in different areas of the Venezuelan capital city (Reuters)After opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles Radonski called a peaceful protest against the proclamation of Nicolás Maduro as Venezuelan president, late ... [Published El Universal Venezuela - Apr 16 2013]
Entities: Caracas, Bello, protest
First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 2 reports

Chavez's choice triumphs: Maduro in razor-thin Venezuela victory

CARACAS, Venezuela -- Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election, but the opposition candidate refused to accept the result and demanded a full recount.Maduro's close victory ... [Published NBCNews.com - Apr 15 2013]
First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 2 reports

Chavez's choice triumphs: Venezuelans elect Nicolas Maduro to succeed late president

CARACAS, Venezuela -- Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election, but the opposition candidate refused to accept the result and demanded a full recount.Maduro's close victory ... [Published NBCNews.com - Apr 15 2013]
First reported Mar 18 2013 - Updated Mar 18 2013 - 1 reports

Venezuela's Maduro greets supporters in Caracas

Image provided by Presidency of Venezuela shows Venezuela's Acting President Nicolas Maduro (C) greeting supporters during the opening of a sports field at the neighborhood of Petare, in Caracas, capital of Venezuela, on March 17, 2013. (Xinhua/Presidency ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - Mar 18 2013]

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...fortunately, because the army isn't prepared to deal with issues of public safety," said Liliana Ortega, director of the COFAVIC human rights group. "We have various emblematic cases in which the use of the armed forces resulted in disproportional force."
Curbelo informó que las precipitaciones registradas este domingo obedecen "a una vaguada que viene entrando del lado norte hacia Venezuela y se estima, de acuerdo a los pronósticos del Inameh, que dure 48 horas"
"They should get rid of him and find a proper democrat to run the opposition" said Andrea Lopez, a government supporter in Caracas's biggest slum, Petare. He said Capriles should be put behind bars for the week's events

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Venezuelan Anti-Crime Program Records 55% Homic... [Published Venezuelanalysis.com - May 21 2013]
August 2013 Delegation to Venezuela: The Revolu... [Published Boston IMC - May 18 2013]
Venezuelas military enters high-crime slums [Published Texarkana Gazette - May 18 2013]
Venezuelaâs military sent into high-crime slums [Published Pittsburgh Tribune Review - May 18 2013]
Venezuela's military enters high-crime slums [Published Santa Maria Times - May 17 2013]
Venezuela's military enters high-crime slums [Published seattlepi.com - May 17 2013]
Venezuela's military enters high-crime slums [Published Kansas City Star - May 17 2013]
Venezuela's military enters high-crime slums [Published Miami Herald - May 17 2013]
Venezuela's military enters high-crime slums [Published York Daily Record - May 17 2013]
Venezuelan Soldiers to Patrol alongside Police ... [Published Venezuelanalysis.com - May 16 2013]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Reportan vi... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 06 2013]
Venezuela's President greets supporters [Published Xinhua News Agency - May 04 2013]
Heart Inside Venezuela in the Way of Culture [Published Prensa Latina - Apr 27 2013]
August 2013 Delegation to Venezuela: The Revolu... [Published NYC Independent Media Center - Apr 26 2013]
Slim win to make it hard for Maduro [Published Qatar Peninsula - Apr 22 2013]
THE BIG READ: Hugo's troubled legacy [Published Times Live South Africa - Apr 21 2013]
Rough start to post-Chavez era [Published Khaleej Times - Apr 21 2013]
ANALYSIS-Rough start to post-Chavez era augurs ... [Published CNBC - Apr 21 2013]
Venezuelans clash in cacophony of noise [Published Reuters - Apr 18 2013]
Western silence on Maduro’s victory in Venezuel... [Published New Internationalist - Apr 17 2013]
Pot banging in Caracas to reject Maduro's procl... [Published El Universal Venezuela - Apr 16 2013]
Hugo Chavez's handpicked successor wins in Vene... [Published New York Daily News - Apr 15 2013]
Hugo Chavez's successor narrowly wins Venezuela... [Published Hunterdon County Democrat - Apr 15 2013]
Chavez's handpicked successor narrowly wins [Published New York Daily News - Apr 15 2013]
Hugo Chavez's heir Nicolas Maduro takes over di... [Published Cleveland Live - Apr 15 2013]
Venezuelans pick Chavez heir as president in a ... [Published Yakima Herald Republic - Apr 15 2013]
Chavez's choice triumphs: Maduro in razor-thin ... [Published NBCNews.com - Apr 15 2013]
Chavez's choice triumphs: Venezuelans elect Nic... [Published NBCNews.com - Apr 15 2013]
Maduro Wins Venezuela's Election With 51% of Votes [Published CNBC - Apr 15 2013]
Factbox: Candidates Maduro and Capriles [Published Buenos Aires Herald - Apr 15 2013]
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