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Venezuela’s opposition ex-candidate says he was forced to sign letter that effectively admits defeat
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s former opposition candidate, Edmundo González, on Wednesday said he was coerced into signing a letter effectively recognizing his defeat in July’s presidential election, which electoral authorities claim was won by President Nicolás Maduro. ...
Venezuela's government says fourth US citizen was detained in alleged plot to kill President Maduro
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government Tuesday announced the arrest of a fourth U.S. citizen in connection with an alleged plot to kill President Nicolás Maduro in which authorities claim the CIA, Spain’s intelligence agency, organized crime groups, sex workers and members of the...
UN experts decry worsening repression in Venezuela after contested election
GENEVA (AP) — Independent U.N. human rights experts said in a new report Tuesday that their findings show Venezuela's government has intensified the use of “harshest and most violent" tools of repression following the disputed July presidential election. The official results of...
Venezuela says it arrested 6 foreigners allegedly involved in a plot to kill President Maduro
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Three Americans, two Spaniards and a Czech citizen were arrested Saturday after Venezuelan officials accused them of coming to the South American country to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro. The arrests were announced on state television by Diosdado...
Smartmatic's suit against Newsmax over 2020 election reporting appears headed for trial
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A lawsuit pitting an electronic voting machine manufacturer that was targeted by allies of former President Donald Trump against a conservative news outlet that aired accusations of vote manipulation in the 2020 election appears headed to trial, following a Delaware judge's...
Spanish prime minister meets with exiled Venezuelan opposition leader González
MADRID (AP) — Venezuela's opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday, four days after fleeing to the European country in a negotiated deal with Nicolás Maduro’s government. González's flight to exile — after...
Human rights group calls on governments to protect Venezuelan and Haitian immigrants
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A global human rights watchdog on Wednesday called on Latin American governments to improve protection schemes, grant legal status and reverse “onerous visa requirements” for millions of Haitians and Venezuelans who have struggled to find work, access to health care...
Venezuelan opposition still hopes to unseat Maduro despite their candidate's exile
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado tried to reassure supporters Monday that her coalition still hopes to gain control of the presidency despite the departure into exile of their candidate Edmundo González Urrutia. Machado's group maintains...
Opposition presidential candidate González flees Venezuela for asylum in Spain
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Former Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo González arrived in Spain on Sunday after fleeing into exile in as part of a negotiated deal with Nicolás Maduro's government that dealt a major blow to millions who placed their hopes in his opposition campaign. ...
Opposition candidate burst into Venezuelan politics just months before being chased into exile
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — For millions of Venezuelans and dozens of foreign governments, Edmundo González was the undisputed winner of the country's July 28 presidential election. But on Sunday, he joined the swelling ranks of once-prominent government opponents who have fled into...
