The "news truck" initiative, known as "ARI móvil" lead by three Venezuelan media outlets—El Pitazo, Tal Cual, and Runrunes—is combating censorship in Venezuela, aiming to deliver news and investigative journalism directly to the communities of Caracas

Venezuela has been reportedly breaking its promise to provide free drugs for Human Papillomavirus (HPV), coupled with inadequate sexual education in public schools, leading to a concerning lack of awareness among young women about HPV and its vaccines

Oil sanctions on Venezuela have been reinstated by the US, criticizing President Nicolás Maduro's attempts to solidify his rule just 6 months after the US had relaxed restrictions in an effort to support “now-faded hopes” for democracy in the nation

The Venezuelan NGO Acceso a la Justicia denounced the reduction of voter registration centers in Venezuela, claiming that this is aiming to discourage citizen participation in the upcoming presidential elections on 28 July

Venezuela has approved the creation of a state in the disputed, oil-rich Essequibo region across the border in Guyana, sparking a "violation" of Guyana's sovereignty, with tensions escalated as the area has been administered by Guyana for over a century