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Prominent human rights attorney quits international court over failure to prosecute Venezuela

MIAMI — A prominent human rights attorney has quietly parted ways with the International Criminal Court to protest what he sees as an unjustified failure of its chief prosecutor to indict members of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ’s government for crimes against humanity, The Associated Press has learned. In a harshly worded email last month to Khan, Grossman said his …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Venezuela’s opposition signals flexible timeline toward long-sought government transition

Associated Press

MADRID — Venezuela’s political opposition on Tuesday signaled a shift toward a flexible timeline for a government transition that it had long insisted would come next month when the new presidential term is set to begin. The change came as the faction’s candidate in the July presidential election, Edmundo González, remained in exile in Spain and its leader Maria Corina …

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Venezuela targets opposition with bill that codifies economic sanctions as crimes against humanity

Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan lawmakers on Thursday approved a bill that codifies economic sanctions, like those imposed by the United States, as crimes against humanity and allows the prosecution of anyone who expresses support for the measures. The bill, approved by the unicameral National Assembly, implicitly targets leading opposition leaders, many of whom have supported economic sanctions as a means …

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1 month ago

Venezuela opens investigation against opposition leader Maria Corina Machado for alleged treason

CNN

CNN — Venezuelan authorities are investigating opposition leader Maria Corina Machado for alleged treason after she expressed support for a US bipartisan bill that seeks to block Washington from doing business with any entity that has commercial ties with the government of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro. Machado - one of the country’s key opposition leaders - was banned from running …

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2 months ago

US, Spain, and Czech Detained in Venezuela for Anti-Government Plot

Associated Press

Venezuela has detained five more foreigners, including three Americans, for their alleged connection to a plot to destabilize the country. The interior minister has not provided any evidence to support the allegations, and the U.S. State Department has expressed concern about the safety of American citizens in Venezuela.

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

The country where Christmas has already started and nobody really knows why

The Independent

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3 months ago

Venezuela's opposition leader says he was forced to sign letter that admits defeat

NPR

Venezuela's opposition leader says he was forced to sign letter that admits defeat toggle caption Ariana Cubillos/AP CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's former opposition candidate, Edmundo González, on Wednesday said he was coerced into signing a letter effectively recognizing his defeat in July's presidential election, which electoral authorities claim was won by President Nicolás Maduro. The revelation of the letter is …

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3 months ago

Venezuela’s opposition ex-candidate says he was forced to sign letter that effectively admits defeat

Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s former opposition candidate, Edmundo González, on Wednesday said he was coerced into signing a letter effectively recognizing his defeat in July’s presidential election, which electoral authorities claim was won by President Nicolás Maduro. The revelation of the letter is the latest strain to the country’s political crisis, which was exacerbated by the disputed election results and …

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3 months, 1 week ago

U.N. experts decry worsening repression in Venezuela after contested election

LA Times

Protesters clash with police during demonstrations against the official election results declaring President Nicolas Maduro’s reelection the day after the vote in Caracas, Venezuela, in July. Independent U.N. human rights experts said in a new report Tuesday that their findings show Venezuela’s government has intensified the use of the “harshest and most violent” tools of repression after the disputed July …

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3 months, 1 week ago

US says claims of CIA plot to kill Maduro are ‘categorically false’ after Venezuela arrests six foreigners

CNN

CNN — The US State Department has rejected claims of CIA involvement in an alleged plot to kill Venezuela’s leader Nicolás Maduro, after Venezuelan authorities said they had arrested six foreigners, including a US Navy SEAL. The State Department called the allegations “categorically false,” adding in a statement that the United States “continues to support a democratic solution to the …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Venezuelan judge issues arrest warrant for opposition’s former presidential candidate

Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela — A Venezuelan judge on Monday issued an arrest warrant for the opposition’s former presidential candidate Edmundo González as part of a criminal investigation into the results of the highly anticipated July election that both the ruling party and its opponents claim to have won. González and opposition leader María Corina Machado then stunned supporters and adversaries alike …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

The U.S. has seized Venezuelan President Maduro's plane

NPR

The U.S. has seized Venezuelan President Maduro's plane toggle caption Ariana Cubillos/AP The United States has seized an airplane belonging to Venezuela's hard-line president, Nicolás Maduro, in the Dominican Republic and taken it to Florida, the Justice Department said Monday. The Americas One month after presidential vote, Venezuela remains in limbo One month after presidential vote, Venezuela remains in limbo …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Edmundo Gonzalez: Venezuela opposition presidential candidate wanted for arrest for ‘crimes associated with terrorism’

CNN

CNN — Venezuelan authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the former presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez, amid a crackdown on the country’s opposition movement following July’s disputed election. The Venezuela Prosecutor’s Office requested the warrant Monday, accusing Gonzalez of “crimes associated with terrorism.” Gonzalez has failed to respond to three summons regarding its investigation into an opposition website that posted …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Venezuelan electoral official asserts ‘lack of transparency and veracity’ in Maduro’s reelection

LA Times

Juan Carlos Delpino is one of five members of Venezuela’s National Electoral Council, or CNE in Spanish, and the only one who prior to the July 28 election had shown a willingness to go against the wishes of President Nicolás Maduro’s government. A Venezuelan electoral official has denounced what he calls a “grave lack of transparency and veracity” in last …

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4 months ago

Venezuela will order opposition leader to testify in latest crackdown following disputed election

Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s government said Friday it will order former opposition candidate Edmundo González to provide sworn testimony in an ongoing investigation into what it considers attempts to spread panic in the South American country by contesting the results of last month’s presidential election. Maduro has refused to recognize defeat and claims he won the July 28 election by …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Brazil's Lula says Maduro could call for a new election in Venezuela 'if he has good sense'

The Independent

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4 months, 1 week ago

As fallout surges from Venezuela’s election crisis, the region fears another mass exodus

Associated Press

LIMA, Peru — President Nicolás Maduro’s contested claim of victory in last month’s election not only threw Venezuela into uncertainty but also spread anxiety from neighboring Colombia to faraway Chile as the region braced for a new migration surge. “They’re now caught in uncertainty, deciding whether to leave their country and join relatives who have already left.” Wracked with uncertainty …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Voices across the globe express concern over increasing arrests in Venezuela after disputed election

The Independent

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

After US and Peru, more countries reject Nicolas Maduro's ‘win’ in Venezuela election

Hindustan Times

Venezuelan authorities on Friday ratified Nicolas Maduro's election victory as the number of nations recognizing his opposition rival as the true winner mounted. Venezuela's election authority meanwhile ratified Maduro's win with 52 percent of the vote and said Gonzalez Urrutia had garnered 43 percent of ballots. Maduro, 61, has reacted fiercely to criticism of his victory and has vowed to …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

AP review of Venezuela opposition-provided vote tallies casts doubt on government’s election results

Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela — An AP analysis of vote tally sheets released Friday by Venezuela’s main opposition indicates that their candidate won significantly more votes in Sunday’s election than the government has claimed, casting serious doubt on the official declaration that President Nicolás Maduro won. By comparison, updated results from the governmental National Electoral Council made public Friday said that based …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Masked assailants ransack Venezuela opposition leader’s headquarters as postelection tensions mount

LA Times

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia hold a news conference in Caracas after authorities declared President Nicolás Maduro the winner of the disputed election. Half a dozen masked assailants ransacked the headquarters of the Venezuelan opposition Friday in the latest escalation of violence against opponents of Nicolás Maduro following the country’s disputed presidential election. …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Masked assailants ransack Venezuela opposition leader’s headquarters as post-election tensions mount

Associated Press

Lee nuestra cobertura de las elecciones venezolanas en español. CARACAS, Venezuela — A half dozen masked assailants ransacked the headquarters of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in the latest escalation of violence against opponents of Nicolás Maduro following the country’s disputed presidential election. The U.S. announcement late Thursday followed calls from multiple governments, including close allies of Maduro, for …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Venezuela's president vows to tighten grip on power after disputed election result

NPR

Venezuela's president vows to tighten grip on power after disputed election result Venezuelan security forces have arrested more than 1,000 people since Sunday’s contested elections. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Venezuelan security forces have arrested more than 1,000 people since Sunday's contested elections. CHANG: Venezuelan security forces have arrested more than 1,000 people since Sunday's contested elections. KAHN: "This is your democratic …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Maduro says ready to release all Venezuela vote tallies as pressure mounts

Al Jazeera

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has promised to release all the vote tallies from a disputed weekend election, as international pressure mounts on the South American leader to be “transparent” with the vote results. Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro, who has worked to improve Colombia-Venezuela ties since taking office in 2022, said the Venezuelan government should “allow the elections to end in …

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Prominent human rights attorney quits international court over failure to prosecute Venezuela

Venezuela’s opposition signals flexible timeline toward long-sought government transition

Venezuela targets opposition with bill that codifies economic sanctions as crimes against humanity

Venezuela opens investigation against opposition leader Maria Corina Machado for alleged treason

US, Spain, and Czech Detained in Venezuela for Anti-Government Plot

The country where Christmas has already started and nobody really knows why

Venezuela's opposition leader says he was forced to sign letter that admits defeat

Venezuela’s opposition ex-candidate says he was forced to sign letter that effectively admits defeat

U.N. experts decry worsening repression in Venezuela after contested election

US says claims of CIA plot to kill Maduro are ‘categorically false’ after Venezuela arrests six foreigners

Venezuelan judge issues arrest warrant for opposition’s former presidential candidate

The U.S. has seized Venezuelan President Maduro's plane

Edmundo Gonzalez: Venezuela opposition presidential candidate wanted for arrest for ‘crimes associated with terrorism’

Venezuelan electoral official asserts ‘lack of transparency and veracity’ in Maduro’s reelection

Venezuela will order opposition leader to testify in latest crackdown following disputed election

Brazil's Lula says Maduro could call for a new election in Venezuela 'if he has good sense'

As fallout surges from Venezuela’s election crisis, the region fears another mass exodus

Voices across the globe express concern over increasing arrests in Venezuela after disputed election

After US and Peru, more countries reject Nicolas Maduro's ‘win’ in Venezuela election

AP review of Venezuela opposition-provided vote tallies casts doubt on government’s election results

Masked assailants ransack Venezuela opposition leader’s headquarters as postelection tensions mount

Masked assailants ransack Venezuela opposition leader’s headquarters as post-election tensions mount

Venezuela's president vows to tighten grip on power after disputed election result

Maduro says ready to release all Venezuela vote tallies as pressure mounts