Venezuelan Security Forces Surround Argentina's Embassy In Caracas Venezuelan security forces surround Argentina's embassy in Caracas as opposition members seek refuge amidst political turmoil. Top News · Nov 24, 2024
Christmas Caracas: early festivities are no joke as Maduro tightens grip Venezuela’s president attempts to move on from bitterly disputed election result by declaring Christmas in October The Guardian - US · Oct 3, 2024
Trump Claims Caracas Is Safer Than Many U.S. Cities, DOS Reissues Warning Against Traveling to Venezuela Back in August, Trump suggested that Caracas is safer because "they've taken their criminal elements" and "moved them into the United States" Latin Times · Sep 28, 2024
Venezuela Arrests Fourth American Over Alleged 'Plot' Against Maduro Venezuela said Tuesday it had arrested a fourth US citizen over what it claims was a plot to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro in the aftermath of elections the opposition claims he stole. International Business Times · Sep 17, 2024
Washington, Madrid, Prague Seek Information On Nationals Held In Venezuela The United States, Spain and the Czech Republic on Monday demanded information from Venezuela about six of their citizens detained in the South American country over an alleged plot to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro. International Business Times · Sep 16, 2024
Three Americans, Two Spaniards Held Over Alleged Plot To 'Destabilize' Venezuela Three Americans, two Spaniards and a Czech citizen were detained in Venezuela on suspicion of plotting to destabilize the country, the government said Saturday, as the United States denied Caracas's allegations it was involved. International Business Times · Sep 15, 2024
Spain Tries To Calm Spiralling Row With Venezuela Spain tried to calm the war of words with Venezuela Friday with relations between the two countries almost at breaking point after Caracas recalled its ambassador. International Business Times · Sep 13, 2024
Spanish PM Meets Venezuelan Opposition Figure Amid Tensions Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez met Thursday with Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who fled to Madrid over the weekend requesting asylum, as tensions mounted between Caracas and its former colonial ruler. International Business Times · Sep 12, 2024
Venezuelans Seek Help Of Brazil's Lula To Free 'Political Prisoners' Hundreds of Venezuelans marched on the Brazilian embassy in Caracas Wednesday to appeal for President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's help in securing the freedom of some 2,500 "political prisoners." International Business Times · Sep 11, 2024
Better inside or out? Venezuela's opposition candidate flees to Spain After a stint at the Dutch embassy in Caracas, Venezuela’s opposition candidate for president Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia has chosen exile in Spain over arrest by his election rival, incumbent Nicolas Maduro. Did the 76-year old former diplomat do the right thing? France 24 · Sep 10, 2024
Venezuela opposition leader Edmundo González lands in Spain after fleeing country Opponent of Nicolas Maduro – widely seen as legitimate election winner – seeks asylum in Spain after being accused of a series of crimes The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2024
Venezuela Takes Diplomatic Jab At Brazil In Spat Over Election Venezuela said Saturday it was revoking permission for Brazil to represent Argentina's diplomatic interests in the country in the messy aftermath of President Nicolas Maduro's disputed reelection. International Business Times · Sep 8, 2024
Electricity Returns Across Venezuela After Prolonged Outage Power was restored across Venezuela on Saturday morning, after a massive 12-hour outage plunged the entire country into darkness. International Business Times · Aug 31, 2024
Major Power Outage Hits Caracas And Several States Venezuela faces power outage in Caracas and states, attributed to 'electrical sabotage.' Government working to restore power amid concerns and past outages. Top News · Aug 30, 2024
The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2024 Major power outage hits Venezuela's capital, with Maduro government blaming 'sabotage' Venezuelans awoke Friday to a major power outage in the capital, Caracas, and several states
Latin Times · Aug 26, 2024 Trump claims Venezuela's Caracas is safer than many U.S. Cities; is it so? The former president suggested American news anchors join him in moving to the Venezuelan capital
International Business Times · Aug 24, 2024 Protesters' Mass Arrests Leave Venezuelans In Fear Edward Ocariz was cooking lunch at his home in a Caracas slum when police stormed in.
International Business Times · Aug 17, 2024 Venezuelan Opposition, Regime Backers To Hold Rival Protests Venezuela's opposition and regime supporters will vie for the streets of Caracas Saturday in rival demonstrations amid a political crisis sparked by the election victory claimed by strongman Nicolas Maduro but widely rejected at home and abroad.
The Guardian - US · Aug 14, 2024 Nicolás Maduro’s refusal to quit raises a troubling question for Venezuela: what next? Amid growing international consensus that the recent election was stolen, the president has launched a crackdown jailing 1,300 people and killing 24
The Conversation · Aug 13, 2024 Venezuela: what lies ahead for a country gripped by unrest and intense polarisation? Before Venezuela’s presidential election on July 28, people were deeply concerned and frightened. Supermarkets were crowded as people stocked up on essentials like food and water in preparation for possible protests. They feared a rigged election that could lead the country into a new era of crisis, marked by unrest…
The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2024 An aid worker's airport disappearance stirs fear of repression following disputed Venezuela election A Venezuelan aid worker’s arrest while catching an international flight has cast a spotlight on the climate of fear and repression engulfing the South American nation in the wake of its disputed presidential election
Latin Times · Aug 4, 2024 Marc Anthony criticized for his message canceling concert in Caracas and other famous voices reacting to the political crisis in Venezuela Marc Anthony criticized for his message canceling concert in Caracas and other famous voices reacting to the political crisis in Venezuela. The plight of the Venezuelan people asking the Maduro regime to accept they lost the presidential elections, and the deadly repression techniques to quell the protests have inspired artists…
The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2024 Huge crowds return to Venezuela’s streets to protest against Maduro Tens of thousands gather in Caracas defying crackdown by president to hear speech by María Corina Machado
France 24 · Aug 3, 2024 Thousands rally in Venezuela as more nations reject Maduro's disputed win Thousands of Venezuelans protested on Saturday against President Nicolas Maduro, who was declared the winner of last week's presidential election despite independent tallies showing Edmundo González Urrutia won more votes.
International Business Times · Aug 3, 2024 Thousands In Venezuela Protest Maduro's Victory Claim Thousands of people, led by a top opposition figure, gathered across Venezuela on Saturday to protest the widely disputed reelection of President Nicolas Maduro, as his supporters responded to his own call for competing rallies.