Human Rights
Maduro regime kidnaps opposition leader María Corina Machado's security chief
The opposition leader issued a global alert due to the repressive escalation of the regime after the kidnapping of the head of her custody
Human Rights
Maduro regime detains businessman Ricardo Albacete who hosted opposition leader María Corina Machado
Ricardo Albacete's lawyer described the detention as “arbitrary”, stating that up to this moment “he is missing because there is no information.”
Politics
Venezuela: Persecution continues as two other members of María Corina Machado's party are arrested
The detainees were Henry Alviarez and Dignora Hernández, which brings to eight the number of leaders working for Machado's presidential candidacy who have been detained
Human Rights
Intimidation tactic: Maduro closes restaurant, hotels after hosting opposition leader María Corina Machado
Nicolás Maduro's regime continues trying to sabotage the opposition ahead of the July 28 presidential elections
Politics
María Corina Machado condemns Venezuelan arrests of opposition activists as acts of "pure cruelty and evil"
Machado described the Maduro regime’s arrests as acts of “pure cruelty and evil,” and reiterated her commitment to fight for the freedom and dignity of the Venezuelan people
Politics
Colombian president Gustavo Petro says disqualification of María Corina Machado is an "anti-democratic coup"
Colombian President Gustavo Petro attacked the electoral process in Venezuela and compared the political climate in his own country
Politics
María Corina Machado calls upon Norway to demand Venezuela keep its promise to hold free elections
Norway has acted as a mediating country in the negotiations between the regime and the opposition, to maximize “diplomatic resources” to guarantee compliance with the Barbados Agreement, which establishes guarantees for “free and fair” presidential elections
Politics
María Corina Machado declares victory and says she fears for her life in Wall Street Journal oped
The opposition says all Venezuelans fulfilled their duty to vote and “now it is up to the international community to decide whether to tolerate a government that can already be demonstrated to be illegitimate”
Politics
María Corina Machado: The regime wants to compete with false opposition candidates chosen by Maduro's leadership
The Venezuelan opposition candidate denounced new maneuvers by the Chavista dictatorship to manipulate the presidential elections
Politics
Opposition leader María Corina Machado says Maduro kidnapped her campaign managers, vandalized offices
Security cameras at the scene recorded the kidnapping showed how one of the managers was ambushed by a group of people and forced into a van that quickly left the area.