A US citizen imprisoned in Venezuela has been released after spending two years in jail on charges of concealing weapons, Venezuelan authorities say. Joshua Holt and...
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro has won re-election to another six-year term, in a vote marred by an opposition boycott and claims of vote-rigging. Amid food shortages...
Authorities in Venezuela have seized a plant owned by the American cereal manufacturer Kellogg. It comes after the firm announced it was pulling out of the...
Foreign ministers of 12 countries of the Americas called Thursday on the United Nations to help fight what they called human rights violations in Venezuela. The...
Venezuela’s democratic opposition won the European Parliament’s prestigious Sakharov human rights prize on Thursday, sources told AFP, a boost for the movement opposing socialist President Nicolas...
Venezuela’s new constituent assembly has unanimously voted to put opposition leaders on trial for treason. The assembly said it would pursue those it accuses of supporting...
A search is under way in Venezuela for 10 men who escaped with weapons after an attack on a military base, President Nicolás Maduro says. The...
Venezuela’s new constituent assembly has voted to sack top prosecutor Luisa Ortega, during its first day of work. Ms Ortega, a vocal critic of left-wing President...
Venezuelan opposition leader Antonio Ledezma has been returned to house arrest after spending three days in jail, his wife has confirmed. The mayor of Caracas was...
Electoral officials in Venezuela say turnout in the controversial election for a constituent assembly was 41.5%, a figure disputed by the opposition. The opposition coalition said...
A candidate in Sunday’s assembly elections and an opposition activist have been killed in Venezuela. The killings took place before voting started to elect a new...