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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200+ people dead after rooftop collapses at Dominican Republic nightclub

House Natural Resources committee advances 'Gulf of America' bill to floor vote

Trump puts 90-day pause on international trade tariffs, but increases economic rival China's to 125%

Homeland Security Department issues waiver to accelerate border wall construction in California

U.S. considers Chevron’s request to use Venezuelan oil for debt payment

Venezuela owes Chevron hundreds of millions of dollars

Venezuela cuts economic lifeline, taxes Bitcoin at 20%

The Maduro regime approved a new tax bill that would collect up to 20% in taxes on “large financial transactions” in cryptocurrencies or foreign currencies

Guaidó accuses Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard of killing a child migrating to the island

Venezuelan boy was fleeing Maduro's regime with his mother

Venezuelan opposition calls on the international community to act against the Maduro regime

Venezuelan opposition accused the regime of using the territory as a sanctuary for criminals

Democrats blast Biden for deporting Venezuelans fleeing socialism

Venezuelans apprehended at the border are currently being deported under a Title 42 policy that permits deportation as a public health measure under COVID-19

Canada rejects Nicolás Maduro's threats against Juan Guaidó

Canada continues to push for the Venezuelan regime to resume negotiations with the opposition. Maduro’s verbal attacks against the opposition have multiplied in recent weeks amid an attempted recall process that was thwarted by the rules established by the National Electoral Council (CNE).

Politics

Iran defies U.S. sanctions, delivers oil to Venezuela

According to a company document and tanker tracking services, an Iranian supertanker carrying about 2 million barrels of condensate oil began discharging at Venezuela's main oil port on Monday

Human Rights

Italy rejects extradition of former Venezuelan oil minister critical of Maduro regime

The Italian court denied the request—after Spain's Court of Cassation recognized Ramirez as a refugee who needed international protection from political persecution