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Venezuelan Regime Accused of Kidnapping Family, Including a Toddler, as Political Prisoner Numbers Grow

A Venezuelan human rights organization has denounced the disappearance of four members of a family, including an elderly woman and a 2-year-old girl, after they were detained without a warrant in the state of Carabobo earlier this month.

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U.S. Citizens Detail Being Hooded And Beaten Up At High-Security Prison in Venezuela

According to Foro Penal, there are at least 68 foreign passport holders wrongfully detained in Venezuela, a record during the Maduro regime. They are used as leverage for foreign policy negotiations.

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Dozens Released After Venezuela Election Protests

Dozens released after Venezuela post-election protests; fatalities reported; ongoing political turmoil.

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Venezuela Opposition Activist Dies In Custody

A Venezuelan opposition activist who was arrested during a post-election crackdown died Thursday in custody, his party said.

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Argentine Court Orders Arrest of Nicolás Maduro in Ruling Mirroring that of Venezuelan Magistrate

Javier Milei and Maduro are regional foes and have traded public barbs over the past months

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At least 3 people with disabilities are among the thousands of detainees during Venezuela's protests

Consorven, which advocates for the rights of deaf people, urged the Venezuelan government to uphold constitutional rights of the disabled

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Venezuela launches criminal probe against opposition leaders amid protest crackdown

Venezuela's attorney general, Tarek Saab, announced a new criminal probe against opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez and leader Maria Corina Machado after they posted a letter urging the country's security forces to "stand by the people" protesting President Nicolás Maduro's contested victory in the July 28 presidential election.

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Tears Flow For Victims Of Venezuelan Election Protests

The children of Victor Bustos wail and cling to his coffin in the living room of his modest home, struggling to comprehend his death during a protest against the disputed reelection of President Nicolas Maduro.

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Pressure Mounts On Venezuela Over Disputed Maduro Election Win

International pressure mounted Wednesday on Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro to release voting records to back his contested election victory claim that has sent thousands onto the streets in protest, at the cost of a dozen lives so far.

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Maduro government arrests eight opposition activists in Venezuela as political repression ramps up

Six men and two women involved in presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia's campaign were accused of different crimes

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Repression in Venezuela ramp up as 2024 July election approaches, HRW says

Legal aid organization Foro Penal reported that there have been around 15,700 politically motivated arbitrary arrests in Venezuela during the past decade

Latin Times

Venezuela, US Agree To 'Improve Relations,' Says Caracas

Venezuela and the United States have agreed to "improve relations" as they resumed negotiations just months after Washington reimposed crippling sanctions on the South American country, Caracas said Wednesday.

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Venezuelan Opposition Leader Denounces 37 Arrests Of Activists This Year

Thirty-seven political and social activists have been detained in Venezuela in the runup to July 28 elections in which Nicolas Maduro will seek a third, consecutive presidential term, opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said Monday.

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Venezuela Arrests Opposition Member, Accuses Several Of Treason

The attorney general accused them of being involved in several crimes including treason, conspiracy and money laundering.

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