Crime
Who is Rafael Quero Silva, former Venezuelan military chief detained by ICE in Miami?
Rafael Quero is accused of allegedly repressing and torturing students and women during the 2014 protests against dictator Nicolás Maduro
Venezuela
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Human Rights
Maduro wages war on media, arrests reporters and cancels passports of journalists and human rights defenders
The Maduro regime has begun waging a quiet war against journalists and human rights defenders, launching a sweep of arrests and expulsions while cancelling the passports of Venezuelan democracy activists and reporters, according to reports collected on location by ADN America.
Politics
Carter Center says "no evidence" of outside hacking of Venezuela's electoral system, confirms opposition victory
Carter Center has “analyzed the numbers” with other organizations and universities, “confirms Edmundo González Urrutia as the winner with more than 60%” of the votes
Human Rights
VIDEO: Maduro regime kidnaps María Oropeza, regional coordinator of María Corina Machado's opposition coalition
In the middle of a live broadcast, opposition leader María Oropeza took video of Chavista forces bursting into her home without a search warrant
Human Rights
23 people killed during anti-Maduro protests as opposition activists clash with regime forces over election fraud
The demonstrations, which began in the early hours of July 29 after the CNE declared Maduro was the winner, have faced strong repression from armed regime forces
Politics
Maduro asks Venezuelans to delete WhatsApp as free world continues to question election results
Maduro asked his followers for the “voluntary, progressive and radical withdrawal” of popular messaging app that allows people to communicate for free with others around the world
Politics
Maduro's prosecutors investigate María Corina Machado and Edmundo González for insurrection
The Venezuelan Prosecutor's Office announced this Monday that it will open a criminal investigation against María Corina Machado and the opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia
Politics
Associated Press analysis of opposition ballots raise doubts about Venezuelan election results
The AP reviewed almost 24,000 images of the election records, representing the results of 79% of the voting machines
Politics
Venezuelan opposition declares victory as communist election council reports suspect vote counts
The second bulletin of the Venezuelan electoral body is released five days after the elections in the South American country
Politics
Venezuela opposition reports armed robbery at Caracas headquarters
Venezuelan opposition party Vente Venezuela, led by María Corina Machado, reported a “robbery” at its headquarters early Friday morning
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”
