The fact-finding mission found arbitrary arrests, sexual abuse in prisons, and disappearances of human rights activists and politicians. Caracas rejected the accusations and discredited the mission’s work
The White House is deploying missiles in the Caribbean while sending continuous, alarming messages to Chavismo
Venezuelans in the US are bewildered and nervous as the Republican administration seeks to end their immigration protections. The president is also pressuring the Maduro regime like never before
The Maduro regime also released images of fighter jets armed with anti-ship missiles
Operation Caribe Soberano 200, a response to the U.S. military deployment in the region, will mobilize 2,500 soldiers on the island of La Orchila
Military operations in the Caribbean have been accompanied by a strategy of pressure through intimidating messages
The US president disclosed a new operation on a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela, but offered no further details
Washington increases its pressure against Chavismo, which believes an invasion is imminent
President Nicolás Maduro and his closest circle are convinced that Washington will start a war, and have enjoined citizens to hone their shooting skills
The Cuban community, which voted massively for the president in the November elections, is confronting a longstanding tradition of supporting conservative policies
The Venezuelan government says it has deployed troops to the border and insists that the flow of drugs through its territory is minimal
The Venezuelan government has announced a massive recruitment drive, while Washington has stepped up its warnings after a week of heightened tensions
Washington’s latest offensive against the Maduro government is sowing uncertainty in the region, with the war on drugs as a backdrop
Most of the 11 occupants of the vessel — which departed from Venezuela and was blown up by the United States — came from a small coastal town taken over by drug trafficking
The Pentagon argues that the ‘highly provocative move was designed to interfere’ with its ‘counter narcoterrorism operations’
The state of maximum alert declared by President Maduro is clashing with the priorities of the population, which lives day-to-day in permanent economic stress
The attack on an alleged drug-running vessel marks a milestone in the strained relations between the two countries
The president of Venezuela has so far avoided any direct mention of the destruction of an alleged drug boat. The Chavista government has been under unprecedented military pressure for weeks
President Trump confirmed the operation, accusing the ship of carrying drugs and of having ties to the Tren de Aragua criminal organization
The president says his country is facing the greatest threat Latin America has seen in 100 years: ‘We are witnessing how the Miami mafia has seized political power in the White House and the State Department’
Washington has had conflicting opinions that converge around the need to control drug trafficking in the Caribbean, punish Maduro and end the Cartel of the Suns without mobilizing troops on the ground
Chavismo responds to Washington’s maneuvers with troop mobilizations, enlistment campaigns and nationalist messages
Recent security operations ordered by the White House in the Caribbean strengthen the case of those facing deportation who fear returning to their home countries
Maduro is increasing the pressure on critical voices within Chavismo, while the White House assures that it will use ‘every element’ of power to curb the narco trade
The Venezuelan government is promoting support for the ‘military-police-popular fusion’ in support of the president
Attorney General Pam Bondi says the move is due to the fact that the Chavista regime’s ‘organized crime operation’ continues to function
The annual report criticizes Germany for its laws against far-right speech and refrains from censuring Israel’s actions in Gaza