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Venezuela: left-dissident party raided
Venezuelan investigative police raided the offices of the Trotskyist left-opposition organization Marea Socialista in Caracas on the orders of a local court.
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Anti-gang ‘mega-raids’ in crisis-hit Venezuela
As Venezuela lurches deeper into political crisis, President Maduro launches a new phase in his controversial "Operation Liberate the People" security program.
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Venezuela: high court upholds state of emergency
Venezuela's Supreme Justice Tribunal ruled that a state of emergency declared by President Maduro is constitutional—despite its rejection by the opposition-controlled congress.
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Venezuela legislature passes amnesty bill
Venezuela's National Assembly approved an amnesty for imprisoned opposition figures—but President Maduro pledges to challenge it before a high court his party appointed.
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Venezuela: massacre reported at wildcat mine
Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro ordered creation of a "Special Military Zone" in the Orinoco Mineral Arc following reports of a massacre at a mining camp in the region.
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Venezuela: Socialist Party challenges election results
Members of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, which lost its majority in elections this month, filed challenges disputing the victory of eight opposition candidates.
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Venezuela: indigenous lawmakers in critical role
With the right-wing opposition holding a razor-thin "supermajority" in Venezuela's new congress, three independent indigenous lawmakers will be in a decisive position.
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DEA busts nephews of Venezuela’s ‘First Combatant’
Two nephews of the wife of Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro were arrested by DEA agents in Haiti and flown to the United States to face drug trafficking charges.
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UN urges protection for Venezuela opposition
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called for the protection of the political opposition in Venezuela after the assassination of politician Luis Diaz.
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Venezuela: protest crackdown on rights activists
Amnesty International called on Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro to halt an "escalating campaign of attacks and harassment against human rights activists."
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Paramilitarism in Venezuela-Colombian border crisis
Venezuela closed the Colombian border and declared a state of emergency along the frontier, accusing Bogotá of allowing the infiltration of right-wing paramilitaries.
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Venezuelan tribes protest violent mining gangs
Members of the Pemón indigenous people blocked the landing strip of Venezuela's Canaima National Park in protest of illegal miners operating on their lands.