"Chavismo represents the entry of the ordinary people of Venezuela onto the political stage," former Caracas-based journalist Federico Fuentes told a forum in Sydney on March 4.
The forum, 鈥淰enezuela: Revolution under attack: The people fight back鈥, was part of a month of activities to commemorate the death of former Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez on March 5 last year.
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These are dark times for would-be political satirists. We've now got a self-proclaimed 鈥済overnment of adults鈥 headed by Tony Abbott and featuring the likes of Christopher Pyne and Cory Bernardi. These jokes are just impossible to top.
Californian death metal band Exhumed couch their cutting politics in horror-themed lyrics. 91自拍论坛 Weekly's Mat Ward spoke to frontman Matt Harvey.
A fresh protest by fans in Australia's A-League football (soccer) competition against restrictions on their rights took place at Parramatta Stadium on March 2 in a match between the Western Sydney Wanderers and the Newcastle Jets. The Red and Black Bloc (RBB), the 鈥渁ctive support鈥 group for the Wanderers sat still in their seats for the entire match in a 90-minute long 鈥渟ilent protest鈥.
Below, Australia Venezuela Solidarity Network activist Federico Fuentes, provides answers to common questions about recent events in Venezuela. Key facts are referenced, largely from media outlets that could not be identified as pro-government.
Their names are Jawhar Nasser Jawhar, 19, and Adam Abd al-Raouf Halabiya, 17. They were once soccer players in the West Bank. Now they will never play sports again. Jawhar and Adam were on their way home from training in the Faisal al-Husseini Stadium on January 31 when Israeli forces fired on them as they approached a checkpoint.
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