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Relatives of political prisoners protest in front of a line of policemen outside the Bolivarian National Police (PNB) Zona 7 prison in Caracas on February 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Venezuela’s parliament chief said on Saturday (February 14, 2026) that 17 political prisoners had been released, as talks continue over the adoption of a…
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in Friday (January 10, 2025) to serve a third six-year term, extending his increasingly repressive rule until 2031 despite protests and credible evidence that his opponent won the election. Venezuela’s legislative palace, where he was sworn in and delivered a fiery speech, was heavily guarded by police, military and…
Handout picture released by Venezuela’s Interior and Justice Ministry shows Venezuela’s Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello speaking during a press conference in Caracas on January 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia called Sunday (January 6, 2025) for the military to recognize him as commander-in-chief, as he continued an international tour…
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Venezuela’s battered opposition is running out of options for challenging President Nicolas Maduro’s claim to have won re-election. Opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia fled in exile to Spain over the weekend. The popular leader he stood in for at the polls, Maria Corina Machado, is in hiding. Other opposition figures have been arrested and…
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Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado displays vote tally sheets during a protest against the reelection of President Nicolás Maduro one month after the disputed presidential vote which she says the opposition won by a landslide, in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday (Aug. 28, 2024). | Photo Credit: AP Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Thursday vowed…
Venezuela’s flag flutters over the Federal Legislative Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela on August 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Venezuela’s CNE electoral council, under fire after declaring a widely rejected election victory for President Nicolas Maduro, on Wednesday (August 14, 2024) described a U.N. report disputing the outcome as “rife with lies.” The CNE proclaimed…
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks after the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela July 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States has ‘serious concerns’ about the announced result of Venezuela’s hotly contested presidential election that authorities say was won by incumbent Nicolas Maduro. Speaking in Tokyo on…
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A supporter of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro arrives at Miraflores Palace to wait for the results of the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela on July 28, 2024. The poster reads: ‘Venezuela always win’. | Photo Credit: Reuters President Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner in Venezuela’s presidential election on July 28, even as his opponents…
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