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​One-man rule: On Venezuela’s disputed presidential election
3 months, 1 week ago

​One-man rule: On Venezuela’s disputed presidential election

The Hindu  

Venezuela’s disputed July 28 presidential election and the subsequent crackdown on the Opposition by the regime of President Nicolás Maduro have deepened the political divisions in the oil-rich country. According to the National Electoral Council, Mr. Maduro, President since 2013 upon the death of Hugo Chavez, won 51%, while his main opponent Edmundo González secured 43%. Mr. Maduro had already …

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Utah man sues Maduro over trauma caused by nearly two years of imprisonment in Venezuela
10 months ago

Utah man sues Maduro over trauma caused by nearly two years of imprisonment in Venezuela

Associated Press  

MIAMI — A Utah man imprisoned for nearly two years in Venezuela has sued President Nicolás Maduro, accusing the leftist leader of heading a “criminal enterprise” that kidnaps, tortures and unjustly imprisons American citizens. As in the earlier cases, Holt in his lawsuit accused Maduro of controlling the “Cartel of the Suns,” a purported drug-smuggling ring involving top Venezuelan officials …

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How the war in Ukraine has raised hopes in Venezuela and bolstered its strongman president
2 years, 1 month ago

How the war in Ukraine has raised hopes in Venezuela and bolstered its strongman president

LA Times  

Just three years ago, Venezuela was a nation on the verge of collapse. “We are seeing what is a tentative but still clear reengagement on the part of the United States with Venezuela,” said Theodore Kahn, senior analyst in Bogota, Colombia, with Control Risks, a consultancy group. Last week, a jovial Maduro — under U.S. indictment for alleged “narco-terrorism,” a …

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LA man jailed in Venezuela begs for Biden not to forget him
2 years, 3 months ago

LA man jailed in Venezuela begs for Biden not to forget him

Associated Press  

MIAMI — A Los Angeles attorney detained in Venezuela is pleading for help from the Biden administration, saying in a jailhouse message that he feels forgotten by the U.S. government as he faces criminal charges at the hands of one of the nation’s top adversaries. “However, I don’t feel like my government feels that way about me.” In a secretly …

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Joe Biden sidelines Venezuela's pro-democracy leader from Summit of the Americas
2 years, 6 months ago

Joe Biden sidelines Venezuela's pro-democracy leader from Summit of the Americas

The Hindu  

A little more than two years ago, Juan Guaidó was showered with bipartisan applause when President Donald Trump during his state of the union speech praised the Venezuelan opposition leader as a “very brave man" who carries on his shoulders the democratic hopes of an entire nation. But in a sign of how far his political fate has fallen, and …

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Venezuela halts talks after Maduro ally’s extradition to US
3 years, 2 months ago

Venezuela halts talks after Maduro ally’s extradition to US

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Venezuela’s government said Saturday it would halt negotiations with its opponents in retaliation for the extradition to the U.S. of a close ally of President Nicolás Maduro who prosecutors believe could be the most significant witness ever about corruption in the South American country. Saab is expected to make his initial appearance in court on Monday in Miami, …

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Maduro ally extradited to U.S. on money laundering charges
3 years, 2 months ago

Maduro ally extradited to U.S. on money laundering charges

The Hindu  

A top fugitive close to Venezuela’s socialist government has been put on a flight from Cape Verde to the United States to face money laundering charges, a senior U.S. official confirmed on October 16. In a statement on Saturday, Venezuela’s government again denounced the “kidnapping” of Saab by the U.S. government “in complicity with authorities in Cape Verde”. Colombian President …

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Trump signs last-minute order shielding Venezuelan migrants from deportation
3 years, 11 months ago

Trump signs last-minute order shielding Venezuelan migrants from deportation

LA Times  

A man stands in front of signs displaying prices of products in U.S. dollars outside a grocery store in the Quinta Crespo neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela. In his final few hours in office, President Trump signed an order late Tuesday shielding tens of thousands of Venezuelan migrants from deportation, rewarding the Venezuelan exiles who have been among his most loyal …

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Venezuela socialist party takes control of once-defiant congress
3 years, 11 months ago

Venezuela socialist party takes control of once-defiant congress

Al Jazeera  

The shift in legislative power away from the opposition marks a consolidation of power for President Nicolas Maduro. Nicolas Maduro extended his grip on power on Tuesday as the governing socialist party prepared to assume the leadership of Venezuela’s congress, the last institution in the country it did not already control. Maduro’s allies swept legislative elections last month boycotted by …

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US prosecutor in Miami targeting Venezuela graft is leaving
4 years, 4 months ago

US prosecutor in Miami targeting Venezuela graft is leaving

Associated Press  

MIAMI — A federal prosecutor who has jailed some of Venezuela’s biggest crooks is stepping down, The Associated Press has learned, leaving a void that could dampen U.S. efforts to expose criminal activity in the South American country amid rising tensions with the Trump administration. In a one-two punch, the Trump administration last year sanctioned Saab on the same day …

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