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Bacchus4.0

(6,837 posts) Tue Apr 1, 2014, 04:57 PM Apr 2014

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Colombia lends Venezuela 52 tons of print paper

http://www.laverdad.com/politica/49433-colombia-envia-52-toneladas-de-papel-a-periodicos-venezolanos.html

10 Venezuelan newspapers have ceased operations because of the paper crisis.

The trucks carrying the paper are adorned with a banner reading, "Without a free press, there is no democracy."

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Colombia lends Venezuela 52 tons of print paper (Original Post) Bacchus4.0 Apr 2014 OP

I doubt those papers will print this pic, though! MADem Apr 2014 #1

I came across this photo in my reading; it goes nicely with your thread. MADem Apr 2014 #2

Let's hope that Maduro's government COLGATE4 Apr 2014 #3

nope, they aren't letting the paper through. Its being held at the border Bacchus4.0 Apr 2014 #4

No surprise there. So much for "Freedom COLGATE4 Apr 2014 #5

MADem

(135,425 posts)

1. I doubt those papers will print this pic, though!

Reply to Bacchus4.0 (Original post)

Tue Apr 1, 2014, 05:37 PM

Apr 2014

https://twitter.com/ElZulia/status/451029917330067456/photo/1

The figure in white is a NUN facing down one of those Chinese-supplied armored personnel carriers...!

MADem

(135,425 posts)

2. I came across this photo in my reading; it goes nicely with your thread.

Reply to Bacchus4.0 (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2014, 02:18 AM

Apr 2014

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)

3. Let's hope that Maduro's government

Reply to Bacchus4.0 (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2014, 09:25 AM

Apr 2014

lets it come in.

Bacchus4.0

(6,837 posts)

4. nope, they aren't letting the paper through. Its being held at the border

Reply to COLGATE4 (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 3, 2014, 09:21 AM

Apr 2014

http://www.el-carabobeno.com/portada/articulo/78635/impiden-paso-al-pas-de-papel-peridico-proveniente-de-diarios-colombianos

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)

5. No surprise there. So much for "Freedom

Reply to Bacchus4.0 (Reply #4)

Thu Apr 3, 2014, 03:05 PM

Apr 2014

of the Press" in Venezuela.

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