Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has issued his first public message since being detained in the United States, saying he and his wife remain “steadfast” and “serene” despite months in custody. In a statement shared via his X account on Saturday, Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores said they were…
More than 200 Venezuelan political prisoners began a hunger strike Sunday to demand their release under a new amnesty law that excludes many of them. Protest at Rodeo I Prison At Rodeo I prison, located about 40 kilometers east of Caracas, inmates shouted slogans such as “Freedom!” and “Release us…
Caracas, Venezuela – Interim President Delcy Rodríguez has declared that Venezuela will no longer bow to U.S. directives, insisting that the country’s political and economic future must be determined internally. Speaking to oil workers in Anzoátegui on Sunday, Rodríguez criticized Washington’s pressure to open Venezuela’s petroleum sector to U.S. investment…
Venezuela on Tuesday began freeing detained American citizens, a U.S. official said, in what Washington described as a positive step by the South American country’s interim leadership following the removal of former President Nicolás Maduro. The U.S. State Department confirmed that multiple Americans held in Venezuelan prisons have been released,…
The Trump administration has defended its recent capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro as a law enforcement operation aimed at dismantling a “narco‑state,” while simultaneously seeking to sever Venezuela’s alliances with China, Russia, and Iran. By doing so, the US aims to regain control of the world’s largest known oil…
After the dramatic U.S. raid that removed Nicolás Maduro from power, Venezuela finds itself at a pivotal crossroads, with renewed hopes that negotiations over oil sales to the United States could help ease years of economic hardship. The overnight operation that saw U.S. forces bomb parts of Caracas and detain…
While Venezuela’s release of detainees on Thursday offered brief relief and cautious optimism, many human rights advocates stress that true accountability still lies elsewhere. A lesser-known development in Argentina may offer a more tangible path to justice. On the same day, a federal court in Buenos Aires rejected an appeal…
The Venezuelan government has begun releasing individuals regarded as political prisoners by human rights groups, in what officials described as a goodwill gesture amid ongoing political upheaval. The move comes shortly after a U.S. military operation on January 3 resulted in the capture of former President Nicolás Maduro, who was…
Lima, Peru – As political developments unfold in Venezuela, members of the country’s extensive diaspora in Peru are finding meaningful ways to stay emotionally connected to events back home. Among these, some Venezuelan migrants in Lima have turned to a blend of creativity and commerce: selling politically themed T‑shirts that…
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has announced plans to return to her country “as soon as possible,” rejecting the authority of the interim president installed in Caracas following the capture of Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces. Speaking to U.S. broadcaster Fox News from an undisclosed location on Monday, January 5, 2026, Machado…