List of Venezuela articles
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CARACAS - VENEZUELA - OCTOBER 24: Students of Metropolitan University protest in demand of the recall against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro while blocking a highway, in Caracas on October 24, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Becerra/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) Wary of a Backlash, U.S. Weighs Options to Answer Venezuela Crisis
President Nicolás Maduro is defying lawmakers and clinging to power, but a nudge from Washington could play right into his hands.
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gestures at a press conference after the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Porlamar, Margarita Island, Venezuela, on September 18, 2016. / AFP / RONALDO SCHEMIDT (Photo credit should read RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP/Getty Images) Venezuela’s No Good, Rotten, Terrible Meeting of the Non-Aligned Club
The once-mighty Non-Aligned Movement mustered just a shadow of its former self in a sad summit in Venezuela.
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People demonstrate against President Nicolas Maduro, in Los Teques, Miranda State, Venezuela, on September 7, 2016 as the country's opposition called for new nationwide protests to pressure for a referendum on removing him from power by the end of the year. Venezuela's opposition is holding nationwide protests against Maduro, testing his grip on power six days after massive demonstrations showed the magnitude of anger over a raging crisis. / AFP / RONALDO SCHEMIDT (Photo credit should read RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP/Getty Images) Chile Demands Information on Detained Journalist Who Embarrassed Venezuela’s President
Braulio Jatar videotaped Venezuela’s president getting run out of town by protesters. Then he was arrested.
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OscarBCastillo1 Inside Venezuela’s Prison Underworld
Behind bars, a vibrant community of barber shops, DJs, and churches thrives. But the gangs in charge also ensure a consistent flow of drugs and cash.
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GettyImages-598508412 crop Venezuela’s Long-suffering Opposition Finally Gets a Win
This week's large and peaceful protest in Venezuela shows that the momentum is finally behind the chavista government's opponents.
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GettyImages-585829042 crop Here’s How Venezuela Can Move Forward
It’s time for the leaders of the Caracas government and its opponents to begin negotiating a way back from the abyss.
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03 Final Flat It’s Time for Obama to Send Home This Mass-Murdering Cuban Terrorist-in-Exile to Face His Punishment
He’s been sunning himself in Miami for far too long.
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pancho crop A Democracy Lab Contributor Is Venezuela’s Latest Political Prisoner
Desperate to halt a recall referendum against the president, Venezuela’s government has arrested one of our authors.
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People line up to buy basic food and household items outside a supermarket in the poor neighborhood of Lidice, in Caracas, Venezuela on May 27, 2016. / AFP / RONALDO SCHEMIDT (Photo credit should read RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP/Getty Images) Venezuela’s Season of Starvation
Amid sky-high inflation, dangerous shortages, and political unrest, Nicolás Maduro’s regime is on the verge of collapse.
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GettyImages-539034382 crop Argentina’s Deal With the Devil
For a moment, it looked like Venezuela’s beleaguered opposition had a powerful new ally in Buenos Aires. But it didn’t take long for principles to give way to big politics.
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro delivers a speech during a rally in Caracas on June 14, 2016. The US and Venezuelan governments said Tuesday they would launch new high-level talks as the South American country struggles with a political and economic crisis. / AFP / FEDERICO PARRA (Photo credit should read FEDERICO PARRA/AFP/Getty Images) The Diplomatic War to Topple Venezuela’s Strongman
In the corridors of the Organization of American States, a battle is being waged to “save” Venezuelan democracy. But the institution itself could be at risk.
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CARACAS - VENEZUELA, MAY 25: Protesters holding banners during an anti-government demonstration outside the Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ) in Caracas, Venezuela on May 25, 2016. Protesters seeking to drive Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro from office launched fresh street rallies. (Photo by Carlos Becerra/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) Venezuela’s Problems Are Political, Not Economic
Venezuela under Maduro is rotten to the core.
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GettyImages-525000272 crop Facing Headwinds, Referendum to Recall Venezuela’s President Moves Forward
Most Venezuelans want him gone. But Nicolás Maduro still has a few tricks up his sleeve.
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epa05289506 A tree trunk burns due to a forest fire in village Jharet in Palampur, some 52 km from Dharamsala, India, 04 May 2016. As temperatures rise, chances of forest fires in the area increase rapidly in hot weather. EPA/SANJAY BAID Wildfires, Blackouts, Evacuations: Four Ways In Which Climate Change Is Sending the World Up In Smoke
From wildfires in Canada to a severe heatwave in India, global warming is making its presence known.
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US ambassador to El Salvador Mari Carmen Aponte (L) and the US Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor during a press conference in San Salvador on August 16, 2011. AFP PHOTO/ Jose CABEZAS (Photo credit should read Jose CABEZAS/AFP/Getty Images) U.S. Senate Can Help Ward Off Venezuela Implosion
It’s time for principle to take precedence over politics.
