2590th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a
UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers,
Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights &
Social Justice issues.
Today's Video Focus: Venezuela's political crisis appears to be reaching boiling point amid
growing efforts by the opposition to unseat the socialist president,
Nicolás Maduro.
The South American country has been caught in a downward spiral for
years with growing political discontent further fuelled by skyrocketing
hyperinflation, power cuts and shortages of food and medicine.
More than three million Venezuelans have left the country in recent
years.
But what exactly is behind the crisis rocking Venezuela?
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