
Venezuelan opposition politician jailed for criticizing Maduro government on social media
The intelligence services arrested Nelson Piñero at his home on accusations of incitement to hatred

The intelligence services arrested Nelson Piñero at his home on accusations of incitement to hatred

The announcement of international investments in the oil sector by companies such as Repsol, Ecopetrol, China Petroleum, and Indian Oil will mean economic expansion by 2024

The government is assuring the public that the country’s prisons — where criminal groups have planned kidnappings, extortion and murders — are now under its control

Once a solitary politician whose outspoken views left her on the fringe, her overwhelming victory at the Sunday primary shows how many Venezuelans now see her as their best hope to defeat Nicolás Maduro in 2024

The vote to nominate someone to run against President Nicolás Maduro moves forward despite efforts to undermine its credibility

The politician — who currently leads the opposition primary polls in Venezuela — defends privatization policies and the reduction of the size of the state. However, she’s tolerant and flexible on issues such as abortion and gay marriage

Several agents have undertaken the journey through the Darién Gap to reach the United States. They have left their jobs in law enforcement, disappointed by low wages, politicization and job instability

The Maduro government is facing serious obstacles in selling its oil and accessing international credit, blaming restrictions for the economic crisis, but experts point out the collapse predates them

The attorney general’s office argues that the leaders — sentenced to 16 years in prison after demanding wage increases — planned subversive acts

The Venezuelan president was given a scale model of a jail that doubles as the headquarters of the Bolivarian Intelligence Service as a gift during a police promotion ceremony

The stance comes after the European Parliament condemned the ban on María Corina Machado, a frontrunner in the polls, from public office

The expansion of multinational licenses for oil exploration have brought much-needed funds to the bankrupt Venezuelan treasury. However, serious bottlenecks persist, due to international sanctions and the collapse of the credit system

The businessman and preacher – a political unknown – is going to court in an attempt to challenge the opposition’s primaries in the lead-up to the 2024 Venezuela presidential elections

There are doubts about the participation of the National Electoral Council — a Chavista-controlled institution — in the organization of primary elections. Many fear the that it won’t be possible to present a candidate of consensus

Allies since Hugo Chávez was elected in 1999, the relationship has always been fragile

Staunch heirs of the Hugo Chávez movement aim to recapture legitimacy through a radical public house cleaning

Fuel supply issues are affecting the agricultural heartland and other areas, with lines to refill in some places so long that motorists are forced to sleep in their cars

The Venezuelan Minister of Petroleum resigned on Monday over a corruption scandal at the state-owned oil company PDVSA after the arrest of senior officials linked to him

The US and a study by ‘Insight Crime’ maintain that under Nicolás Maduro’s administration, illicit crops and processing laboratories have increased in scope

National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez says it is ‘immoral’ for those who demanded punitive measures to now call for free and fair elections

The politician, from the most radical wing of her country’s right, is leading the polls for the upcoming primaries

Rafael Lacava, governor of Carabobo, published a montage of himself, Nicolás Maduro, Chávez and Diego Maradona in a parody of the ‘Avengers’ series

The Chavista president clearly stated his demands for making progress at ongoing talks with the opposition in Mexico

With gas prices rising and winter coming, the Biden administration is reaching out to the Maduro regime, in hopes that the Venezuelan leader will partner with private multinational energy companies to increase output

Without the support of the other opposition parties and with Washington becoming increasingly distant, the days appear numbered for Venezuela’s interim government

The renaissance of the Latin American left and talks with Washington, as well as the global energy crisis, have allowed the Venezuelan government to reposition itself

The new Colombian president’s decision to reopen the border with Venezuela is considered the first step to thawing diplomatic ties after years of conflict