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Opinion: What Venezuela’s turn away from democracy means for U.S. migration

LA Times

In September, I went to the infamous Darién Gap. Now that the transition appears to have failed, the U.S. should do more to ensure respect for the will of the Venezuelan people, such as imposing fresh sanctions on Maduro’s closest allies, including business people who support him, and using its diplomatic leverage over Cuba, which provides intelligence to Venezuela’s repressive …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Blackwater founder probed by Venezuela over anti-Maduro campaign

Hindustan Times

Venezuelan authorities launched an investigation Tuesday into a mysterious online fundraiser fronted by the founder of infamous US security contractor Blackwater, who claims to have raised over $1 million towards ousting President Nicolas Maduro. Blackwater founder probed by Venezuela over anti-Maduro campaign The "Ya Casi Venezuela" campaign site was launched in early September, in response to the country's July 28 …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

US seizes Venezuelan president's airplane, citing sanction laws

China Daily

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's aircraft, a Dassault Falcon 900EX private jet, after being seized by US law enforcement officials is seen in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. WASHINGTON -- The United States has seized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's airplane in the Dominican Republic, citing sanctions laws, the Justice Department announced Monday. "This morning, the Justice Department seized an aircraft we allege was …

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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, 1 week ago

Venezuela under Maduro — authoritarianism and economic chaos | Data

The Hindu

On July 28, Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro returned to power after a controversial election, whose results have been disputed by the Opposition and several countries. Chart 1 shows how Venezuela’s GDP started declining since Mr. Maduro’s ascent to power in 2013. As Chart 4 shows, Venezuela’s petroleum exports formed about 80% of the country’s exports and remained in the range, …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Maduro blocks X in Venezuela as election dispute pressure mounts

New Indian Express

CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro suspended access to the social media site X on Thursday, as he faced renewed pressure from a trio of friendly Latin American nations to release data proving his claimed reelection was valid. Election authorities declared Maduro the winner of the July 28 vote but have yet to release detailed results, leading left-wing allies Brazil, Colombia …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Associated Press

Lee esta noticia en español: Crece preocupación internacional por creciente número de arrestos en Venezuela tras elecciones CARACAS, Venezuela — Voices across the globe expressed concern Sunday over the growing number of arrests in Venezuela following last weekend’s disputed elections. Pope Francis said Venezuela is “living a critical situation” in his traditional Sunday remarks at the Vatican, adding, “I appeal …

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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

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Pope Francis said Venezuela is “living a critical situation” …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Opposition leader joins rally calling for Venezuela presidential election results to be overturned

Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela — Thousands of people rallied in the streets of Venezuela’s capital Saturday, waving the national flag and singing the national anthem in support of an opposition candidate they believe won the presidential election by a landslide. The Organization of American States on Saturday called for “reconciliation and justice” in Venezuela, saying “let all Venezuelans who express themselves in …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Opposition leader joins rally calling for Venezuela presidential election results to be overturned

LA Times

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado is driven away on a motorbike at the end of a rally in Caracas on Saturday. The Organization of American States on Saturday called for “reconciliation and justice” in Venezuela, saying, “Let all Venezuelans who express themselves in the streets find only an echo of peace, a peace that reflects the spirit of democracy.” …

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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

Under pressure from allies, Venezuela’s Maduro asks Supreme Court to audit the presidential election

LA Times

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, center, stands with Colombian President Gustavo Petro after Petro’s arrival in Caracas last year. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said he asked the country’s Supreme Court to conduct an audit of the presidential election, after opposition leaders disputed his claim of victory and amid international calls to release detailed vote counts. A day earlier, another of Maduro’s …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Criticism mounts against Venezuela's Maduro and the electoral council that declared him a victor

Hindustan Times

CARACAS, Venezuela — Criticism of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro mounted Tuesday, a day after electoral authorities declared him the winner in a presidential election that the opposition claims to have won by a landslide. Criticism mounts against Venezuela's Maduro and the electoral council that declared him a victor Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, standing a top a truck in the …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Criticism mounts against Venezuela’s Maduro and electoral council that declared him a victor

LA Times

Venezuelans protest the official election results that declared President Nicolás Maduro the winner in Caracas’ Catia neighborhood on July 29, 2024. Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, standing atop a truck in the capital, Caracas, called on the National Electoral Council, which is loyal to the ruling party, to release tally sheets produced by every voting precinct, asking, “Why don’t they …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Venezuela presidential election: Nicolas Maduro declared winner, oppn rejects results

Hindustan Times

Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner of Venezuela's presidential election on Sunday but the opposition and key regional neighbours immediately rejected the official results. Maduro won re-election with 51.2 percent of votes, while opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia received 44.2 percent, the electoral council announced. "We want to say to all of Venezuela and the world that Venezuela has a …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Venezuelan election could lead to a seismic shift in politics

LA Times

Voters look at electoral lists before the opening of the polls for presidential elections in Caracas, Venezuela, on Sunday. Venezuelans voted Sunday in a presidential election whose outcome will either lead to a seismic shift in politics or extend by six more years the policies that caused the world’s worst peacetime economic collapse. “They tried to subjugate our people,” Maduro …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Venezuela ruling party officially makes Maduro its candidate in the July presidential election

Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday became his party’s official nominee for July’s highly anticipated presidential election, which would allow him to stroll into a third consecutive term with no real competition on the horizon. Not unusual to Venezuela, the election has been plagued with controversy since Maduro’s main opponent, María Corina Machado — who swept an …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Venezuela sets its presidential election for July 28 as the opposition candidate remains barred

Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s highly anticipated presidential election will take place July 28 – the birthday of the country’s late fiery leader Hugo Chávez – officials announced Tuesday, plowing ahead with a tight campaign season that deepens doubts over the participation of the opposition’s leading candidate as well as of international observers. David Smilde, an expert on Venezuelan politics at …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Venezuela bribery witness gets light sentence in wake of Biden’s pardoning of Maduro ally

Associated Press

MIAMI — A Venezuelan businessman who helped hide almost $17 million in bribe payments by an ally of President Nicolas Maduro was sentenced to six months in prison Friday by a federal judge who expressed frustration that his cooperation with law enforcement was undone by President Joe Biden’s recent pardon of a top U.S. criminal target. U.S. District Court Judge …

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11 months ago

Dueling factions demonstrate in Caracas as Venezuela’s presidential race heats up

LA Times

Supporters of the Venezuelan government hold up an image of the late President Hugo Chávez at a rally in Caracas on Tuesday. Dueling political factions took to the streets of Venezuela’s capital Tuesday for the first competing rallies of the presidential election year, showcasing their ability to draw people en masse, as voters grapple with political disappointments and uncertainty over …

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1 year ago

Venezuelans approve a referendum to claim sovereignty over a swathe of neighboring Guyana

Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelans on Sunday approved a referendum called by the government of President Nicolás Maduro to claim sovereignty over an oil- and mineral-rich area of neighboring Guyana it argues was stolen when the border was drawn more than a century ago. He claimed the referendum had “very important level of participation.” Yet long lines typical of electoral events …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Why one family is joining a historic wave of Venezuelans migrating to the U.S.

NPR

Why one family is joining a historic wave of Venezuelans migrating to the U.S. Enlarge this image toggle caption John Otis for NPR John Otis for NPR MARACAIBO, Venezuela — Ángel Marín and his wife Carolina are selling virtually everything they own, from a TV to a set of bongo drums. Sponsor Message The Marín family is joining the 7.7 …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Venezuelan immigrants are ostracized in Colombia amid xenophobia and shifting politics

LA Times

Venezuelan immigrants in Colombia who lack regular immigration status have found a source of employment in home-delivering food. In 2015, at least 1,500 Colombians living in Venezuela were expelled, and another 22,000 left “voluntarily.” Today, in practically any public space in Bogotá — and scattered throughout Colombia’s other major cities — it is normal to find Venezuelan immigrants asking for …

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1 year, 1 month ago

María Corina Machado is winner of Venezuela opposition primary that the government has denounced

Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan government critic María Corina Machado was declared the winner Thursday of an opposition-organized primary to choose a presidential candidate, in polling last weekend that was denounced by the self-proclaimed socialist government as illegitimate. The voting Sunday organized by the National Primary Commission drew more than 2.4 million voters in Venezuela and abroad and was aimed at …

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Opinion: What Venezuela’s turn away from democracy means for U.S. migration

Blackwater founder probed by Venezuela over anti-Maduro campaign

US seizes Venezuelan president's airplane, citing sanction laws

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

Venezuela under Maduro — authoritarianism and economic chaos | Data

Maduro blocks X in Venezuela as election dispute pressure mounts

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

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

Opposition leader joins rally calling for Venezuela presidential election results to be overturned

Opposition leader joins rally calling for Venezuela presidential election results to be overturned

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

Under pressure from allies, Venezuela’s Maduro asks Supreme Court to audit the presidential election

Criticism mounts against Venezuela's Maduro and the electoral council that declared him a victor

Criticism mounts against Venezuela’s Maduro and electoral council that declared him a victor

Venezuela presidential election: Nicolas Maduro declared winner, oppn rejects results

Venezuelan election could lead to a seismic shift in politics

Venezuela ruling party officially makes Maduro its candidate in the July presidential election

Venezuela sets its presidential election for July 28 as the opposition candidate remains barred

Venezuela bribery witness gets light sentence in wake of Biden’s pardoning of Maduro ally

Dueling factions demonstrate in Caracas as Venezuela’s presidential race heats up

Venezuelans approve a referendum to claim sovereignty over a swathe of neighboring Guyana

Why one family is joining a historic wave of Venezuelans migrating to the U.S.

Venezuelan immigrants are ostracized in Colombia amid xenophobia and shifting politics

María Corina Machado is winner of Venezuela opposition primary that the government has denounced