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
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Venezuela’s main opposition coalition has urged the U.S. to cancel licenses for Chevron and other energy companies
September 16, 2024The U.S. government has responded to Venezuela’s disputed July presidential election by imposing sanctions against 16 allies of President Nicolás Maduro
September 12, 2024Meta’s efforts to scale back political content on its platforms could limit the reach of people’s expressions of dissent or awareness during crises, including Venezuela’s post-election crisis
September 05, 2024A global human rights watchdog has implicated Venezuelan security forces and pro-government armed groups in killings that occurred during the protests that followed the country’s disputed July presidential election
September 04, 2024Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro is trying to accomplish something that seems impossible in the South American country: steer people away from WhatsApp and X
August 09, 2024The presidential campaign of Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González says he will not appear before the country’s high court
August 07, 2024Twenty-four hours after polls closed in Venezuela's presidential election, the leader of the opposition announced that her coalition had gathered more than two-thirds of vote tally sheets from polling centers nationwide
August 02, 2024President Nicolás Maduro has asked Venezuela’s high court to conduct an audit of the presidential election after opposition leaders disputed his claim of victory
July 31, 2024The Carter Center said it was unable to verify the results of Venezuela’s presidential election and blamed authorities for a “complete lack of transparency” in declaring Nicolas Maduro the winner without providing any individual polling tallies
July 30, 2024Venezuela is facing a political standstill after both incumbent President Nicolás Maduro and the country’s main opposition coalition claimed victory in Sunday’s presidential election
July 29, 2024Venezuela’s opposition claimed victory in Sunday’s presidential election, setting up a showdown with the government, which earlier declared President Nicolás Maduro the winner
July 28, 2024Venezuelans have a crucial decision ahead of them
July 26, 2024Eleven years into Venezuela’s crisis, the days of food shortages are virtually gone
July 24, 2024Unlike previous elections in Venezuela, thousands of supporters of the typically fractured opposition have agreed to organize, mobilize and support voters during the highly anticipated July 28 presidential contest
July 22, 2024Venezuela’s government faces its toughest electoral test in decades in a July 28 presidential election, which could give President Nicolas Maduro another six years in power or end the self-described socialist policies that once successfully boosted anti-poverty programs but whose sustained mismanagement later pushed the country into an ongoing economic crisis
July 10, 2024Representatives of several human rights organizations have held a press conference demanding the immediate release of a prominent attorney and activist detained last week
February 14, 2024For the first time in decades, Venezuela’s self-described socialist government is facing a serious electoral challenge in a presidential election set for July 28
July 04, 2024The chant is concise, but it could not be more meaningful for millions of Venezuelans in 2024: “Freedom!”
July 06, 2024President Nicolás Maduro says Venezuela’s government plans to resume negotiations with the U.S. government this week
July 01, 2024A few weeks ago, Edmundo González Urrutia was just another grandfather visiting his daughter and grandchildren, who live abroad, enjoying two months of family time
May 10, 2024Venezuela’s ruling party is feeling its decades-long grip on power under threat
June 09, 2024Venezuela’s electoral authorities have revoked an invitation to a European Union mission to observe the upcoming presidential election in July
May 28, 2024At an intersection packed in four directions, rally-goers scream and light up cellphones in the evening as Venezuelan opposition figure María Corina Machado climbs onto a flatbed truck like a presidential candidate
May 16, 2024Venezuela’s government has repeatedly broken its promise to provide vaccines against HPV for free, and many public-school teachers ignore the requirement to teach sex ed
April 25, 2024Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has ordered the closure of his country’s embassy and consulates in Ecuador in solidarity with Mexico in its protest over a raid by Ecuadorian authorities on the Mexican embassy in Quito
April 16, 2024