Venezuela has freed 533 election protest detainees, Attorney General says
Caracas, Venezuela Reuters Venezuela’s Attorney General said in a statement on Monday that 533 people arrested for taking part in protests over a contested July election have been freed. More than 2,000 people were arrested for taking part in protests after the contest, according to the government. A woman reacts outside a prison next to […]
Venezuela releases dozens of detainees arrested after July’s contested election
Caracas, Venezuela Reuters Venezuelan authorities said on Thursday that they have released 103 people this week who had been arrested amid anti-government protests following last July’s contested presidential election. President Nicolas Maduro was proclaimed the winner of the 28th July vote by the government-aligned electoral authority and supreme court even though both bodies have refused […]
Venezuelan mother begs for safe return of son caught in post-election crackdown
Caracas, Venezuela Reuters Bleider Leves, a 17-year-old mechanic, was heading to his Caracas home one day in late July after Venezuela’s contested election when police grabbed him on the street. Officers beat, tortured and jailed him without cause, his mother said. Nearly two months later, the teenager remains imprisoned but there have been no charges […]
Venezuela issues arrest warrant for opposition leader Gonzalez, Attorney General says
Caracas, Venezuela Reuters Venezuela’s Attorney General’s office said on Monday a court has issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez, accusing him of conspiracy and other crimes amid a dispute over whether he or President Nicolas Maduro won a July election. Attorney General Tarek Saab shared a photo of the warrant with Reuters […]
More than 80 teenagers arrested in Venezuela’s post-election protests released from prison
Caracas, Venezuela Reuters More than 80 teenagers have been released from prison over the weekend in Venezuela, according to a human rights group, after being arrested during anti-government protests following Venezuela’s disputed presidential election in late July. Venezuela’s electoral council and its top court have proclaimed President Nicolas Maduro, in power since 2013, as the […]
Rallies and arrests mark one month since disputed Venezuela election
Maracaibo/Valencia/Caracas, Venezuela Reuters Supporters of Venezuela’s political opposition and backers of the ruling party each held rallies on Wednesday to mark the one-month anniversary of July’s disputed presidential election, as arrests of opposition figures continued. Venezuela’s electoral council has proclaimed President Nicolas Maduro, in power since 2013, as the winner of the July 28 election, […]
Venezuela’s Machado says peaceful protests, external pressure could still oust Maduro
Caracas, Venezuela Reuters Peaceful street protests and international pressure still have the potential to unseat Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Tuesday, as an election dispute reached the one-month mark and the opposition’s pathways to claim power seemed narrow. The disagreement over the 28th July contest has sparked international cries […]
Venezuela’s top court ratifies Maduro election win as government tightens control
Caracas, Venezuela Reuters Venezuela’s Supreme Justice Tribunal on Thursday ratified President Nicolas Maduro’s victory in the 28th July presidential election, sealing institutional backing for the ruling party as the disputed contest fades from international headlines. Since the vote and deadly anti-government protests which followed, Maduro’s administration has conducted what the opposition, human rights groups and […]
Dozens forced to quit Venezuela’s PDVSA over political views, workers say
Caracas/Maracay, Venezuela Reuters Over a hundred employees at Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA, plus others in the oil ministry and parts of the public sector, have been forced to resign over their political views since last month’s disputed election, workers and unions said. The government says President Nicolas Maduro won a third term in the […]
Venezuelan opposition protests as election dispute drags on
Caracas/Maracaibo, Venezuela Reuters Venezuela’s political opposition and its supporters gathered in cities around the country on Saturday to demand recognition of what they say is their candidate’s resounding victory in a presidential vote nearly three weeks ago. The country’s electoral authority, considered by the opposition to be an arm of the ruling party, has said […]