“Venezuela’s elections were not free”: Colombian President Petro
Medellín, Colombia – Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who had mostly remained silent following the disputed July presidential elections in Venezuela, has spoken out, stating that...
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Venezuela’s voting tallies showing opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia’s victory to be safeguarded in Panamá
During his visit to Panamá on Wednesday, Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia presented the voting tallies from the disputed July 28, 2024 election to...
How Latin America voted in 2024
Salomé Beyer Vélez contributed to this article. Globally, around 1.7 billion voters in over 70 countries took to the polls to cast their votes in...
Latin American governments call on Venezuela to release political opponents seeking refuge in Argentina’s embassy
Image credit: Beatrice Murch via Wikimedia Commons. Several Latin American governments have called on President Nicolás Maduro’s government to facilitate the safe passage of six...
UN partially resumes activities in Venezuela
Image credit: UN via Flickr. The United Nations on Monday announced that it has partially resumed its operations in Venezuela. The announcement was made by...
The “revolving door” of political prisoners in Venezuela
The administration of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela announced earlier this month that it had released over 170 political prisoners that were detained in the days...
Venezuela opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia flees to Spain
Venezuela’s opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia left the country on Saturday after seeking asylum in Spain. Nicolás Maduro’s Vice President Delcy Rodríguez shared an...
Oil spill spreads across Venezuela’s Caribbean coast amid country’s election crisis
A massive oil spill has been spreading off Venezuela’s Caribbean coast since mid-August, covering at least 225 square kilometers (nearly 90 square miles). The spill...
Venezuela judge issues arrest warrant for opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia
A Venezuelan judge on Monday issued an arrest warrant for Edmundo González Urrutia, the opposition candidate widely believed to have won the contested July 28...
More than a 100 government employees fired over their political stances after contested election
At least 100 administrative employees from Venezuela’s state-owned oil and natural gas company, PDVSA, have been forced to resign over their political stances since the...
