In Venezuela, Chavismo is retreating, but it is not withdrawing
A month and a half after the US attack, the Bolivarian Revolution is testing a flexible opening and working on consensus to improve the economy
Relatives of political prisoners in Venezuela stage hunger strike in response to broken promises of their release
The protest has escalated in a Caracas prison after Jorge Rodríguez promised the freedom of all inmates 10 days ago
Juan Pablo Guanipa’s arrest shows Venezuela’s regime still controls the machinery of repression
The detention of the opposition leader, just hours after his release, is intended to signal that the authorities remain firmly in charge. ‘There are people who think they can do whatever they want,’ warned Diosdado Cabello
Javier Corrales: ‘Chavismo believes it’s possible to coexist with the United States without ceasing to be authoritarian’
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The author and expert on the Bolivarian Revolution warns that the Venezuelan opposition must strongly denounce its exclusion or the country will risk remaining ‘a dictatorship’
The month that changed Venezuela: From the US attack and Maduro’s capture to amnesty for political prisoners
The Trump administration’s military intervention on January 3 has become a catalyst for the new climate reigning in Caracas, enabling demands that until a few weeks ago were unthinkable
The Venezuelans sending letters to Nicolás Maduro: ‘I’ve spent 11 years without my family because of you’
A young Venezuelan woman shared her idea of contacting the imprisoned Chavista leader and received hundreds of requests to include messages destined for his cell
The desperate struggle of the mothers of political prisoners in Venezuela: ‘We demand justice’
In recent weeks, two women campaigning for their sons’ release died before seeing them freed, and another shortly after
Diosdado Cabello, the unpredictable go-between in Venezuela
All eyes are on the powerful minister of the interior, capable of destabilizing the new post-Maduro era
The thousand faces of El Helicoide: From a shopping mall to a prison
Its design made headlines worldwide, was exhibited at MoMA, and Salvador Dalí even offered to decorate its interiors. Seventy years after its construction in Caracas, the future of the controversial building remains uncertain
Venezuela opens up to the world
After years of clashes and ruptures, Chavismo seeks to rebuild relations with dozens of countries
Delcy Rodríguez and María Corina Machado vie for Trump’s favor
The Republican will receive the leader of the Venezuelan opposition at the White House Thursday after speaking by phone with the interim president
Gabriel Boric, a moment of reflection: ‘The left that only blames its adversary is doomed to fade away’
The president of Chile, who will leave office on March 11, is an unusual figure in his political sphere. EL PAÍS spoke with him in three meetings. He will work from the opposition and could run again in four years
Colombia cautiously prepares for a mass influx of Venezuelans following US attack
The government is working on a three-phase plan to address a potential humanitarian emergency
Trump and Petro bury the hatchet with an hour-long call
The US president has invited his Colombian counterpart to the White House and said it was a ‘great honor’ to speak to him after months of verbal attacks
Chavismo factions divide presidency of the new Venezuela
The pragmatists negotiating with the United States after Maduro’s fall are now dealing with the most loyal and militaristic Chavistas
Venezuelan opposition redefines its strategy with one priority: The return of its leaders in exile
The anti-Chavista movement, headed by María Corina Machado, has taken Donald Trump’s snub in stride and is preparing to claim a space in a lengthy transition
Chavismo 2.0: Nicolasito Maduro, a key figure in Venezuela’s new era
Nicolás Maduro’s only son inherits part of his father’s power but has long been viewed as cut from a different cloth
Venezuelan opposition torn between enthusiasm and caution after US strikes
Trump’s reservations about María Corina Machado’s leadership have sparked concern among the anti-Maduro movement in Caracas
Delcy Rodríguez, caught between regime survival and transition in Venezuela
The vice president assumes power in the face of Maduro’s ‘forced absence’ and is the figure tasked with managing Chavismo’s relationship with Trump
Has the democratic transition begun in Venezuela?
It remains uncertain whether Maduro’s removal will lead to a regime change, as the ruling elite still controls the territory and the armed forces
Nicolás Maduro, the autocrat of an isolated Venezuela who had no intention of surrendering
The president of Venezuela, detained and removed from the country according to Trump, was not willing to reach any agreement with the United States
Five reasons why the US-Venezuela conflict has entered its most critical and dangerous phase
It is still worth asking whether military action against the Maduro regime — whether with troops or surgical strikes — is truly inevitable
Maduro addresses his supporters: ‘Failure is not an option at this crucial juncture’
The message that the Venezuelan leader sought to convey at the close of Tuesday’s march was both an internal response to reinforce the regime’s cohesion, and an external signal of defiance against US pressure
Venezuela on the brink of the unknown: Psychological warfare, isolation and a tense standoff with the US
The suspension of international flights to Caracas due to the risks of flying over Venezuelan territory has raised tensions in the region
Amnesty International warns of escalating enforced disappearances in Venezuela
In a new report, the organization urges the world not to normalize the human rights crisis in the country
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