Venezuela

Rafael Quero is accused of allegedly repressing and torturing students and women during the 2014 protests against dictator Nicolás Maduro

By Marielbis Rojas

Trump designates criminal gangs Tren de Aragua and MS-13 as terrorist organizations

Maduro militarizes Caracas, deploys troops at opposition concentration points

Alert: Edmundo González says Maduro regime kidnapped his son-in-law in Caracas

María Corina Machado calls for march for "freedom" of Venezuela one day before presidential inauguration

Edmundo González begins a tour of Latin America before the inauguration in Venezuela

U.S. urges the Maduro to guarantee human rights of political prisoners and female inmates

Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro speaks during a rally on the 22nd anniversary of the coup against Hugo Chavez

U.S. condemns Maduro for refusing to grant safe passage to refugees at Argentine embassy in Caracas

Venezuelan opposition denounces the kidnapping of activist and politician Jesús Armas in Caracas

Venezuelan President-elect Edmundo González selects María Corina Machado as his vice president

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Suspect in shooting of 2 National Guard troops in DC shouted 'Allahu Akbar' as he fired on troops

Noem confirms completion of 10,000 ICE hires to come 'within 10 days'

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández

Former Honduras President Hernández released from prison after Trump pardon

Trump says he is willing to conduct strikes in Mexico to thwart drug smuggling operations

Spain extradites former Venezuelan military intelligence chief to U.S. for cocaine trafficking

The decision came after the European Court of Human Rights denied an effort made by Carvajal to avoid his extradition and was authorized by Spain

Venezuela reverses decision to invite EU observers for 2024 presidential elections

“There won't be any observation mission from Europe while we are the representatives of the Venezuelan state. They will not come," said Jorge Rodriguez, president of the government-allied National Assembly

Politics

Cowards and Cheaters: Maduro regime runs scared, bans top opposition candidate from elections

Roger Carstens, the special presidential envoy at the State Department for hostage affairs

Human Rights

U.S. sends presidential hostage envoy Roger Carstens to Venezuela to negotiate release of Americans

“We continue to advocate for the immediate and unconditional release of all wrongfully detained US nationals in Venezuela at every opportunity,” a State Department spokesperson said

Politics

Guaidó warns Maduro sabotaging presidential elections with Venezuelan electoral council 'resignations'

Opposition leader Juan Guaidó said that with the resignation of the members of the electoral council, the ruling party is trying to sabotage the primaries and the upcoming 2024 presidential election

Immigration

Venezuelan asylum seekers tripled in 2022, U.N. agency says

Many Venezuelans are struggling to leave behind a country that is faced with a dictatorship and an economic crisis, which have left many without being able to afford basic goods and services to survive

Human Rights

Clooney Foundation sues Venezuela over human rights abuses

According to the lawsuit, Venezuelan security forces are guilty of international crimes, including torture, arbitrary detention, sexual violence, and sometimes even execution of political opponents since 2014

Nicolas Maduro and Karim Khan announce opening of ICC office in Caracas

Human Rights

International Criminal Court opens office in Venezuela

Through its new office in Venezuela, the ICC hopes to work “more closely” with Venezuelan officials and the general population to guarantee “more justice” in the country