Venezuela

‘Argentina won’t be extorted by friends of terrorism,’ said a presidential spokesperson

With the presidential elections coming up on July 28, opinion is divided on what is the best way to take on Nicolás Maduro at the polls

In 2023, 100,000 kilos of cocaine were seized in Spain. According to police sources, this was more than double what was confiscated the previous year. The reasons for the drug avalanche are on the other side of the Atlantic

The primary opposition leader isn’t standing down, despite officials having tossed out the possibility of her facing off with Nicolás Maduro in July

The criminal organization accused of murdering former soldier Ronald Ojeda was first detected in the South American country three years ago

The election plans make no mention of the participation of candidates banned by the government from running for office, including President Nicolás Maduro’s strongest adversary this year, Maria Corina Machado

The authorities have covered a piece of ice smaller than a soccer field with a geotextile blanket, in an operation that has raised criticism from scientists and environmentalists

Venezuelan, Peruvian, Haitian, Chinese, and Afghan families endure hunger, disease, and violence while they raise money to cross the rainforest and reach Panama, on the only land route that leads from South America to the United States

The Venezuelan president held a meeting with his Brazilian counterpart at the CELAC summit, in which he invited Brazil to participate as an observer in the upcoming elections

The decision will reopen the investigation into President Nicolás Maduro’s Venezuelan security forces during a crackdown on anti-government protests in 2017

The ruling Maduro government has offered up 27 potential dates for voting day, while the body that is actually in charge of announcing the elections has remained silent. Democratic guarantees have not yet been established between the government and the opposition

The film ‘Simón’ — which addresses the 2017 protests against the Maduro government in an unprecedented way — is one of many new productions by Venezuelan directors in the diaspora, whose work is in stark contrast to the pro-Chavista social realism of the past

The Chilean government has filed a complaint regarding the case of Ronald Ojeda Moreno, who was taken from his apartment in Santiago at dawn

Ronald Leandro Ojeda Moreno was taken from his apartment by four individuals posing as police officers. Authorities are not ruling out any hypothesis, including a Venezuelan counterintelligence operation

The accident took place in the Angostura municipality on Tuesday, when a wall collapsed at a mine known as Bulla Loca, which can only be reached by an hours-long boat ride

Venezuela’s foreign minister said both countries ‘are victims on the international stage of the illegal, irrational, illegitimate application of unilateral coercive measures,’ referring to economic sanctions

Blanco assures that without Machado’s participation, there will be no free elections in Venezuela

The Venezuelan government has given the 13 members of the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights 72 hours to leave the country

The announcement came on the heels of the detention of human rights attorney Rocio San Miguel, which set off a wave of criticism inside and outside the country

Attorney General Tarek William Saab launched an attack against human rights organizations: ‘They are lying, and at the same time they are committing a crime by telling these lies’

The Colombian capital will become the first city in Latin America to have a permanent envoy from the largest police department in the U.S.

The Maduro government detains activists on charges of terrorism or treason, but ordinary citizens are also arrested under pretexts such as recording businessman Alex Saab while he was on vacation

The group of Chavista leaders who plundered the energy sector treated themselves to a high standard of living. New documents reveal exorbitant expenses on decoration ($7 million), hotels ($1.8 million) and cooking courses ($430,690)... All paid for with money embezzled from — or kickbacks related to — PDVSA

Officials said the sale, done without U.S. government authorization, violated export control laws and also improperly benefited Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard

The company said the concessions were granted by Guyana and that it is committed to its operations despite the tensions with Venezuela. Previous attempts to explore for oil and gas in that area have failed

The National Electoral Council has not announced dates yet, but the government is moving toward elections without oppposition political alliance Plataforma Unitaria (Unitary Platform)