A link to an article of commentary from Peoples Dispatch and to links to FOUR reports: from NBC News, National Public Radio and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Scroll down for VENEZUELA 2-2-26. Scroll up for CUBA, UKRAINE and IRAN.) — MCM

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FROM FEB. 11  Amnesty in Venezuela is neither weakness nor oblivion, by Guillermo R Barreto | Peoples Dispatch  It is worth remembering the events of April 2002 when the business sector, private media, and minority sectors of the Armed Forces, supported by the governments of the United States and Spain, conspired to overthrow Hugo Chávez’s government. READ MORE . . .

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Nicolás Maduro is still the ‘legitimate president’ of Venezuela, acting leader Delcy Rodriguez says, by Babak Dehghanpisheh | NBC News  Nicolás Maduro is still the legitimate leader of Venezuela, the country’s acting president said in an exclusive interview with NBC News.  Click HERE to read and for interview excerpt.

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FROM FEB. 10  Venezuelans test limits of new freedoms. Reported by Manuel Rueda | NPR  CARACAS — On a weekday morning in central Caracas last week, a group of university students did something bold. They staged an anti-government protest. They were demanding the liberation of Venezuela’s remaining political prisoners. But something else was also on display. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM FEB. 9  Venezuela’s top prosecutor orders the arrest of opposition leader’s ally, hours after his release, by Regina García Cano | AP  CARACAS — Venezuela’s top prosecutor said on Monday that his office had requested the arrest of one of the closest allies of opposition leader María Corina Machado, less than 12 hours after his release from a detention facility as part of a government move to free those facing politically motivated accusations. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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FROM FEB. 5  Venezuela advances amnesty bill that could lead to mass release of political prisoners. From AP.  CARACAS — Venezuela’s legislature on Thursday advanced an amnesty billproposed by acting President Delcy Rodríguez that could lead to the release of hundreds of opposition leaders, journalists and human rights activists detained for political reasons. READ MORE . . .

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