Venezuela

In Wake Of 'Sham Election,' U.S. Sanctions Venezuelan President Maduro

5:22pm July 31, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The move freezes "assets of Nicolas Maduro [that are] subject to U.S. jurisdiction," the Treasury Department says. It's only the fourth time the U.S. has imposed sanctions on a sitting head of state.

Members of Argentina's Venezuelan community protest against the election for a constituent assembly on Sunday, in Buenos Aires, as Venezuela holds the controversial vote.

Several Countries Reject Venezuela's Election To Rewrite Constitution

11:43pm July 30, 2017

by Emma Bowman

The controversial vote has culminated in more violence between protesters and police, with at least 10 deaths Sunday. Opposition activists see the election as a power grab by President Nicolas Maduro.

An anti-Maduro demonstrator waves the Venezuelan flag at a protest in the capital, Caracas, on Wednesday. The government banned such demonstrations nationwide for the next five days, as the country approaches a Sunday vote on delegates for Maduro's consti

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Venezuela Bans Protests Nationwide As Constitutional Referendum Approaches

8:26pm July 27, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

All demonstrations that "might disturb the electoral process" have been outlawed ahead of President Nicolas Maduro's vote on delegates to rewrite the constitution. But protesters remain undeterred.

Venezuelans began blocking deserted streets Wednesday as the opposition held a two-day strike opposing President Nicolas Maduro's planned vote for a new Constituent Assembly. A banner reading "The Constituent Is Hunger," is seen in Caracas' Petare neighb

As Venezuelans Strike, U.S. Announces Sanctions Against Maduro

7:42pm July 26, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The sanctions target 13 current or former officials from President Maduro's government, freezing their U.S. assets and preventing Americans from doing business with them.

The Royal restaurant serves cheese arepas in Washington, D.C. As Venezuelans flee their troubled country, they bring with them a taste for the popular cornmeal cakes.

Arepas Are Conquering The World — But Dying At Home In Venezuela

7:08pm July 26, 2017

by Alejandro Puyana

For Venezuelans, the stuffed cornmeal cakes have long been the daily bread of life. Yet even as arepas are embraced from New York to Spain, they are disappearing in their hunger-wracked homeland.

Members of the opposition launched a 24-hour nationwide strike on Thursday to increase pressure on beleaguered leftist President Nicolas Maduro following four months of deadly street demonstrations. Here, demonstrators block off an avenue during an anti-g

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Fear And Fury In Venezuela, As Strike Protesting 'Dictatorship' Begins

3:42pm July 20, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

President Nicolas Maduro plans to rewrite Venezuela's Constitution. As a general strike begins, the Organization of American States expresses fear that security forces might start a "bloodbath."

Activists celebrate Sunday in Caracas after voting in an opposition-organized referendum on President Nicolas Maduro's plan to rewrite the country's constitution.

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In Unofficial Vote, Venezuelans Overwhelmingly Reject Constitutional Rewrite

1:25pm July 17, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Roughly 98 percent of voters in Sunday's symbolic referendum rejected President Nicolas Maduro's plan to rewrite the constitution. Still, Maduro has dismissed the vote as "meaningless."

Oscar Perez speaks at an anti-government protest in Caracas on Thursday. Perez, a fugitive pilot who allegedly attacked the country's Supreme Court building with hand grenades thrown from a helicopter, appeared unexpectedly at an opposition rally before f

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Fugitive Pilot Resurfaces At Rally Just Days From Venezuela's Referendum

3:25pm July 14, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

As a symbolic vote nears on President Maduro's plan to replace the constitution, protesters greeted a surprise guest: the police officer who attacked government buildings from a helicopter last month.

After Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López was released from prison and placed under house arrest, his supporters and the media gathered outside his house in Caracas Saturday.

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Venezuelan Court Lets Opposition Leader Leave Prison Under House Arrest

9:44am July 08, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Leopoldo López, 46, has been serving a nearly 14-year prison term after leading demonstrations against the embattled President Nicolas Maduro.

Opposition lawmakers brawl with pro-government militias trying to force their way into the National Assembly in Caracas on Wednesday.

Violence Breaks Out At Venezuela's National Assembly

8:18pm July 05, 2017

by Amy Held

Pro-Maduro groups stormed the building and attacked opposition lawmakers, as the political crisis deepens. The vice president reportedly had urged the president's supporters to come and show support.