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The Grayzone testifies at the UN: ‘Humanitarian crisis in Venezuela: propaganda vs. reality’

Originally published: The Grayzone on March 19, 2019 (more by The Grayzone)  |

The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal and Anya Parampil spoke about Venezuela at a side event at a United Nations Human Rights Council session in Geneva on March 19. They joined former special rapporteur Alfred de Zayas on a panel titled “Humanitarian crisis in Venezuela: Propaganda vs. reality.”

This side event at the Palais des nations was organized by the International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) and was moderated by Micòl Savia, permanent representative of the IADL at the UN in Geneva.

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