Venezuela, Maduro
UN experts decry worsening repression in Venezuela after contested election
Independent U.N. human rights experts say Venezuela’s government has intensified the “harshest and most violent mechanisms of its repressive apparatus” in the wake of the disputed July presidential election.
Venezuela ramped up repressive tactics over election -UN mission
Venezuela's government "dramatically intensified" efforts to crush peaceful protest and ramped up its repressive machinery following the country's presidential election in July, according to a report from a UN fact-finding mission published Tuesday.
UN Mission Says Venezuela Repression Was Crime Against Humanity
Venezuela committed a “crime against humanity” with its persecution of dissidents after July’s election, according to a United Nations report.
Venezuelan opposition calls on US to cancel oil company licenses to pressure Maduro
Venezuela’s main opposition coalition has urged the U.S. to cancel licenses for Chevron and other energy companies
U.N. experts decry worsening repression in Venezuela after contested election
The fact-finding mission found rights violations including arbitrary detentions, torture, sexual and gender-based violence by the country's security forces.
Venezuela relying on "most violent" repression after Nicolás Maduro's claimed election win, U.N. experts say
Venezuela's government has intensified use of the "harshest and most violent" tools of repression in the wake of a disputed election, U.N. experts say.
Venezuela ramped up repression after disputed vote, UN says
President Nicolas Maduro's government escalated repressive tactics to crush peaceful protests and keep power after Venezuela's disputed election in July, a U.N. report said on Tuesday. Electoral authorities awarded the vote to Maduro,
Venezuela, CIA
Venezuela seeks 4-month pause in auction of shares in Citgo parent
Lawyers representing Venezuela on Tuesday requested a four-month pause in a U.S. court-ordered auction of shares in a parent ...
Military.com21h
Sailor Held by Venezuela for Alleged Maduro Assassination Plot Is a Navy SEAL, Service Records Show
Wilbert Joseph Castaneda, who has been held in Venezuela for more than two weeks, is a petty officer first class and Navy ...
Christian Science Monitor1hOpinion
Venezuela’s future hangs on facts
Telling the truth about an election’s results may be the opposition’s best strategy against the regime.
Expertos de ONU en DDHH denuncian agravamiento de la represión en Venezuela tras las presidenciales
Expertos independientes en derechos humanos de Naciones Unidas afirmaron en un nuevo reporte el martes que sus conclusiones ...
US service member detained in Venezuela over alleged plans to destabilize the country
The State Department said a U.S. service member is one of the six people detained in Venezuela over alleged plans to ...
UN News Centre8h
Venezuela: Rights probe points to ‘unprecedented’ repression
Violence used against opponents of the Venezuelan authorities has reached unprecedented levels, a top independent human ...
El País in English9h
Maduro accuses two Spaniards detained in Venezuela of being ‘terrorists’ without providing evidence
The families of José María Basoa and Andrés Martínez Adasme say the men were visiting as tourists. Diplomatic tension between ...
Texas Declares Venezuela-based Gang A 'Terrorist' Group
Officials in Texas on Monday designated a Venezuelan gang called the Tren de Aragua as a "foreign terrorist group" and ...