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Civil servants, housewives and retirees alike lined up in Venezuela's capital Caracas on Saturday as thousands volunteered to join the country's militia in case there is a U.S. invasion. President Nicolas Maduro called on citizens to respond to the current U.S. "threat" and sign up over the weekend...

Venezuela's ruling party is celebrating what it has described as "an overwhelming victory" in regional and parliamentary elections, which were boycotted by the majority of opposition parties. The electoral council (CNE), which is dominated by government loyalists, says candidates for the United...

On the eve of President Nicolas Maduro’s inauguration, Venezuelan opposition politician María Corina Machado was detained. At 3:21 p.m. local time, Machado’s press team said that security forces intercepted her convoy. But, in the coming hour, a 20-second video of Machado emerged online where she...

Venezuela has said another 177 imprisoned election protesters have been released out of the more than 2,000 people who were arrested during clashes after the controversial July 28 vote. The announcement from Attorney General Tarek Saab would bring the total number of protesters released to 910...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has announced that his office is starting to resume its activities in Venezuela, despite past clashes with the government of President Nicolas Maduro. High Commissioner Volker Turk made the announcement on December 13 at a meeting with the UN...

The top United Nations human rights watchdog on Tuesday ordered Venezuela to avoid destroying tally sheets and other electoral material as it investigates allegations that President Nicolás Maduro stole this summer’s election.  The UN Human Rights Council announced the opening of the probe in a...

The repression in Venezuela unleashed after the presidential elections has escalated alarmingly. The UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission published a report on October 15 accusing the government of having committed crimes against humanity in the period before, during, and after the...

Venezuela committed a crime against humanity with its persecution of dissidents after July’s election, according to a new United Nations report.  The refusal of the government-controlled electoral authority to publish proof of Maduro’s win on July 28 sparked nationwide demonstrations, which in turn...

A global human rights watchdog on Wednesday implicated Venezuelan security forces and pro-government armed groups in killings that occurred during the protests that followed the country’s disputed July presidential election. Human Rights Watch, in a report detailing repressive measures the...

Venezuela’s Supreme Court has backed President Nicolás Maduro’s claims that he won last month’s presidential election and said voting tallies published online showing he lost by a landslide were forged. The ruling is the latest attempt by Maduro to blunt protests and international criticism that...