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Venezuelan activists' convictions, court moves alarm advocates as elections loom
Reuters via Yahoo News· 10 months agoBefore they were arrested and sentenced to 16 years in prison on conspiracy charges, the six...
Maduro vows to respect July vote as pre-election arrests mount
AFP via Yahoo News· 4 days agoVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, accused of overseeing a crackdown on rivals, signed a document...
Venezuela arrests opposition figure, issues warrants for staffers for treason
Reuters via Yahoo News· 7 months agoBOGOTA/HOUSTON (Reuters) -Venezuela on Wednesday arrested an opposition member for alleged treason, after the attorney general said earlier there are arrest warrants out for several people connected ...
Venezuela Accuses Human Rights Activist of Plot to Kill Maduro
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 4 months ago(Bloomberg) -- Venezuela authorities detained lawyer and human rights activist Rocío San Miguel...
Venezuela opposition reports arbitrary detentions ahead of election
AFP via Yahoo News· 1 week agoA Venezuelan presidential candidate said Saturday that three opposition activists were detained...
Venezuelan government has arrested a rights activist on vague conspiracy charges
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe administration of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has arrested human rights activist Rocio...
Five prisoners released in Venezuela after opposition deal, US demand
Reuters via Yahoo News· 8 months agoCARACAS (Reuters) -Five people jailed in Venezuela, including well-known opposition figures, have...
Venezuela withdraws invitation to EU to observe July vote
AFP via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoVenezuela said Tuesday it has withdrawn an invitation to the European Union to observe its July...
Venezuela orders UN human rights office to close, accusing it of anti-government activity
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoVenezuela’s government on Thursday ordered the local United Nations office on human rights to...
Americans freed by Venezuela in US prisoner swap land at Texas base
Reuters via Yahoo News· 6 months agoSome of the Americans who were freed by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in a U.S....