World / Politics Dec 6, 2020
Venezuela’s last democratic institution poised to fall to Maduro
A win for Maduro will further weaken the position of opposition leader Juan Guaido.
World / Politics Jan 8, 2020
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Tuesday reclaimed the National Assembly that he heads, pushing past armed guards two days after President Nicolas Maduro's loyalists blocked him from attending his own re-election. Guaido and his allies burst through the legislative palace's doors minutes after a ...
World / Politics | ANALYSIS Dec 4, 2019
'Missed his moment': Opposition corruption scandal undermines Venezuela's Juan Guaido
by Angus Berwick and Mariela Nava
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido's faltering efforts to oust President Nicolas Maduro are facing a new challenge in the form of an influence-peddling scandal that has left disillusioned Venezuelans wondering if Guaido's moment has passed. Guaido on Sunday said the opposition-controlled congress would investigate alleged ...
World / Politics Dec 2, 2019
Venezuelan opposition to probe report of wrongdoing by its lawmakers
Venezuela's opposition on Sunday said it will investigate alleged wrongdoing within its ranks after a media outlet reported that a group of opposition lawmakers had unduly advocated for a businessman linked to the government of President Nicolas Maduro. Opposition leader Juan Guaido said he would ...
World / Politics Nov 12, 2019
Maduro's military stands in the way of Bolivia playbook repeat in Venezuela
Venezuelan opposition leaders looking to oust their country's socialist government can perhaps take some hope from the resignation of its leftist ally in Bolivia, President Evo Morales, on Sunday after weeks of street protests. But one key factor makes the Bolivia playbook a difficult one ...
World / Politics Oct 1, 2019
Amid criticism, Colombia defends claim that Venezuela's Maduro supports rebels
Colombia on Monday publicly defended a dossier it says proves Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro supports guerrilla groups and drug traffickers, but removed the armed forces' head of intelligence after widespread criticism of the report. Colombia has long accused Maduro of sheltering rebel fighters and crime ...
World Sep 26, 2019
A group of Russian military specialists has arrived in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, the Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday, as Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro meets with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to improve cooperation. Moscow has been one of Maduro's biggest backers amid ...
World / Politics Jul 24, 2019
Russia says Venezuela's opposition is in contact with Moscow
Venezuela's opposition, including representatives of its leader, Juan Guaido, has been in contact with Moscow, Russia's Foreign Ministry said on its website on Tuesday. "We've been actively talking to representatives of Venezuela's political landscape — government, opposition figures, including J. Guaido's people, who are reaching ...
World / Politics Jul 3, 2019
Venezuela's Guaido says 'never' a good moment to negotiate with Maduro
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Tuesday that there would "never" be a good moment to negotiate with President Nicolas Maduro's "dictatorship," ruling out an expected new round of talks to find an exit from the country's crisis. Guaido and Maduro had both sent ...
World / Politics Jun 24, 2019
Venezuela said holding six military and police officials as Maduro seeks to stifle dissent
Venezuelan authorities have arrested six members of the country's military and police forces over the weekend, according to relatives of the detainees and human rights activists, as President Nicolas Maduro seeks to weed out dissent. Air Force Brigade Gen. Miguel Sisco Mora was arrested Friday ...
World / Social Issues Jun 17, 2019
As Peru tightens its border, desperate Venezuelans cling to asylum lifeline
Thousands of Venezuelans crossed into Peru despite a crackdown on migrants without passports or visas meant to stem the flood of immigration from their crisis-stricken nation, as many lacking those documents filed asylum requests instead. Venezuela's economic collapse under President Nicolas Maduro has unleashed the ...
World Jun 12, 2019
Venezuelan case against top aide of Juan Guaido appears to have been falsified
by Angus Berwick
At about 2 a.m. on March 21, eight Venezuelan intelligence agents drove to the home of the top adviser to opposition leader Juan Guaido and broke down the door. They searched the bedroom of their suspect — Guaido's chief of staff, Roberto Marrero — finding ...