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Venezuelans across the world responded to a call from their country’s political opposition on August 17 and took to the streets to defend the faction’s claim to victory over President Nicolás Maduro in last month’s disputed presidential election. The demonstrations in Tokyo, Sydney, Mexico City, and...

International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors said that they are “actively monitoring” events in Venezuela, where security forces have launched a crackdown on the opposition in the aftermath of the nation’s disputed presidential election. Forces loyal to President Nicolás Maduro have rounded up...

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has ordered a 10-day ban on social media platform X amid an uproar in the country over a disputed election. Accusing X owner Elon Musk of “inciting hate and fascism”, Maduro said he signed a resolution presented by telecommunications regulator Conatel which “has...

Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González will not appear before the country’s high court for a hearing related to an election audit requested by President Nicolás Maduro, his campaign said. Venezuela’s Supreme Tribunal of Justice on Monday ordered González, who represented the main...

The Venezuelan attorney general, a close ally of President Nicolás Maduro, has announced he is investigating opposition leaders María Corina Machado and Edmundo González for alleged "incitement to insurrection." The opposition leaders had earlier called on the security forces to "side with the...

The Organization of American States' (OAS) election observation department said on July 30 it cannot recognize the results by Venezuela's national electoral council declaring President Nicolas Maduro the winner of the recent disputed vote. The 35-member regional body, which is to meet about...

Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez said on May 18 that he will ensure all political parties are free to operate if he unseats President Nicolas Maduro in a July vote, and he urged the military to uphold the country's institutions as intended by the constitution. Gonzalez, a former...

The United States is reimposing sanctions on Venezuela’s vital oil sector over what it says is the government’s failure to adhere to democratic principles ahead of elections in July. Maduro, the successor of the late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, is seeking a third six-year term after 11 years in...

Venezuela’s main opposition coalition said it has been blocked from registering its candidate to challenge President Nicolas Maduro in the upcoming elections on July 28. In a video statement on March 26, the Plataforma Unitaria Democratica explained it had been unable to formally register its...

Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on March 22 named Corina Yoris as her successor to take on President Nicolas Maduro in the country's presidential election in July, following the arrest of two of Machado's close aides. With Venezuela's opposition under pressure to pick a candidate to...