Tears and Torture: Venezuela’s Teenagers Face Brutal Justice for Protesting Rigged Election
The three teenagers wept as Judge Keidimar Ramos Castillo laid out their only two options: plead guilty to terrorism and incitement and face six years in prison, or stand trial and risk a decade behind bars, where they have already been beaten, tortured, and deprived of food and medication.
Video. Mothers of detained teens fight for release after Venezuela protests
Video. Mothers of detained teenagers in Venezuela are protesting outside Tocuyito prison, demanding their children's release and condemning "arbitrary arrests and poor treatment".
Venezuela Beyond Elections – Cracking Authoritarianism Through Human Rights
This article was originally published in Review of Democracy on October 16, 2024 “Democracy is fragile. You have to fight for every law, every safeguard, every institution, every story. You must know how dangerous it is to suffer even the tiniest cut.
Venezuela's Post-Election Crackdown Was Filled With Human Rights Abuses
The United Nations (U.N.) has accused Nicolás Maduro's Venezuelan government of committing "gross human rights violations" in the wake of July's disputed
Human rights violations escalate in Venezuela following disputed presidential election
Human rights abuses have increased in the past year in Venezuela, a report by the UN Fact-Finding Mission on the country shows, citing arbitrary detentions, torture and violence against children. The new report expands on findings presented in September to the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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María Corina Machado denies Maduro’s claims she has ‘fled’ Venezuela: ‘They know I am here’
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has in recent days been promoting the theory that María Corina Machado has left the ...
Lake Saint Louis TikTok creator faces exile from Venezuela for viral political videos
Karmin Reyes is concerned about her family’s safety back home in Venezuela. But she also feels a responsibility in her new role as a TikTok influencer.
UN accuses Venezuela of crimes against humanity in post-election violence
The United Nations accuses the Maduro government for a wave of violence that led to a growing new wave of exodus from ...
Venezuela recognizes fiery ritual honoring goddess as cultural heritage
Hundreds of bare-chested men circle flames on a dark night to the beat of drums in central Venezuela's mountains. They dash ...
Ten weeks ago he declared Maduro won Venezuela’s election. He’s been missing since
Elvis Amoroso, the Venezuelan official who declared strongman Nicolás Maduro the winner of July’s controversial presidential ...
The CIA, a Navy Seal and a $15M bounty. This alleged plot on Venezuela’s Maduro reads like a Hollywood script, for a reason
According to Cabello, the plot not only involved the CIA but was led by an active duty US Navy Seal, and involved a shipment ...
Fire at Venezuela Oil Terminal That Started Tuesday Almost Extinguished
MARACAIBO (Reuters) - A huge fire that erupted on Tuesday at an oil tank in Venezuela's La Salina terminal operated by state company PDVSA is almost completely extinguished, Cabimas firefighters said ...
Venezuela and La Vinotinto: How sport and politics intertwine
Fernando Batista’s side were Copa America quarterfinalists in July. Three weeks later, their country was engulfed in ...
2024 Billboard Latin Music Week: Danny Ocean, Nacho, Elena Rose & More Unite for Venezuela Rising
Danny Ocean, Elena Rose, Lele Pons, Mau y Ricky and Nacho spoke about Venezuelan pride and the new wave of artists ...
At Least 21 Injured in Fire at Venezuela's La Salina Oil Terminal, Sources Say
MARACAIBO (Reuters) -At least 21 people including workers, neighbors and firefighters were injured on Tuesday in a fire at a crude storage tank in Venezuela's La Salina oil terminal, operated by state ...