Venezuela

Crowds of Venezuelans have taken to the streets of Caracas and other Venezuelan states to denounce Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar following the Venezuelan government’s declaration of her as ‘persona non grata’ and the suspension of all gas agreements with the twin-island nation. Organised by the ruling United Socialist Party of…

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gestures at a protest ahead of the Friday inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro for his third term, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 9, 2025.  Maria Corina Machado, a fearless activist with rock-star appeal, is a key face of the opposition to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's…

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On February 25, 2025, 7:44 PM A Venezuelan opposition activist who was arrested during anti-government protests in January has died in jail, his party has said. Reinaldo Araujo, a leader of the Vente Venezuela party in Trujillo state, had been suffering from health problems, which his wife said were not…

CARACAS, Venezuela: Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a new term on Friday, extending his increasingly repressive rule in the face of renewed protests and rebukes from the United States and others who believe he stole last year's vote. Venezuela’s legislative palace, where he was sworn in and…

Text size Venezuela is on tenterhooks as it braces for pro- and anti-government protests Thursday -- the eve of President Nicolas Maduro's swearing-in for a third term rejected by the opposition and much of the international community as illegitimate. With exiled opposition figure Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia vowing to return home…

Supporters of President Nicolas Maduro walk past the headquarters of the 'Catedral Combativa,' a pro-government group known as a 'colectivo,' in downtown Caracas on January 5, 2025 - Copyright AFP Gabriela Oraa Patrick FORT, Yorman MALDONADO Venezuela’s “colectivos,” groups of armed civilian volunteers accused of committing violence on behalf of…

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at a meeting with members of the armed forces days before his swearing-in - Copyright AFP Pedro MATTEY Javier TOVAR Venezuela is on tenterhooks as it braces for pro- and anti-government protests Thursday — the eve of President Nicolas Maduro’s swearing-in for a third term rejected…

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Machado claims that Maduro was soundly defeated in the July 28 vote by her party’s candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who has since been recognized as president-elect by the United States, Italy and several Latin American countries read more Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro. File image/ AP Venezuela’s opposition called Sunday for…