U.S. PresidentDonald Trump signs an executive order freezing all assets and interests of the
Venezuelan government as contained within the United States, a severe escalation from recent industry sanctions and verbal rhetoric. Twenty-one exceptions are issued, for companies providing services including oil, aid, and telecommunications. The expanded sanctions are widely criticized as likely to worsen the conditions for people in Venezuela.
(Reuters)(BBC News)
The Argentine government says it has already received "hundreds" of reports of
human rights abuses and criminal accusations against the Venezuelan government, days after Argentina invited Venezuelans in the country to file reports against the Venezuelan government.
(La Nación)