Venezuela's Political Crisis Deepens -- News Updates July 28, 2017

Reuters: U.S. orders Venezuela embassy families out, crisis deepens

CARACAS (Reuters) - The U.S. government ordered family members of employees at its embassy in Venezuela to leave on Thursday as a political crisis deepened ahead of a controversial vote critics contend will end democracy in the oil-rich country.

Violence continued to rage on the street, with another seven people killed during the latest opposition-led strike against President Nicolas Maduro's planned election for a powerful new Constituent Assembly on Sunday.

Adding to Venezuela's growing international isolation, Colombian airline Avianca suddenly stopped operations in the country on Thursday due to "operational and security limitations".

Maduro's critics were planning to pile more pressure on the unpopular leftist leader by holding roadblocks across the nation dubbed "The Takeover of Venezuela" on Friday.

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WNU Editor: Paula Newton is the CNN correspondent in the above report. She use to work for Canada's CTV news network, was their correspondent in Moscow for a little while, and (more important to me) a personal friend since those Moscow days. When I learned that she was in Venezuela two days ago I emailed her and asked her on what was she seeing, she emailed me back telling me that she has never seen anything like what she is seeing in Venezuela right now. There is no support for the government .... none. And on the flip side .... the population is at the breaking point, with many now beyond desperation. Sighhh .... I can tell that she is afraid. This is not going to end well for Venezuela.

Venezuela's Political Crisis Deepens -- News Updates July 28, 2017

Family of U.S. diplomats ordered to leave Venezuela as violence erupts ahead of controversial vote -- Daily Mail
US orders embassy staff families to leave Venezuela amid unrest -- RT
Chief Prosecutor: at Least 114 Deaths in Venezuela Crisis -- US News and World report/AP
Deaths in Venezuela unrest hit 103 as polarizing vote nears -- AP
Several killed in anti-government demos in Venezuela -- DW
Venezuela opposition calls for more protests -- DW
Venezuelan opposition poised to protest despite ban -- CNN
Venezuela braces for mass protests against president's reforms -- CBC
Venezuela crisis: Bans on protests that 'disturb' election -- BBC
Venezuela opposition to block streets as assembly vote looms -- Reuters
Venezuela: Ban on protests lays groundwork for mass human rights violations -- Amnesty International
Venezuelan president offers dialogue with opposition -- Al Jazeera
‘US-orchestrated violence in Venezuela uses same model as events in Ukraine’ – Maduro -- RT
UN calls for calm ahead of Venezuela vote -- Al Jazeera
Delta is getting out of Venezuela -- CNN
Avianca suspends flights to Venezuela amid crisis -- BBC