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Venezuela accuses an Argentine officer of terrorism as relations deteriorate
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — An Argentine military officer who was arrested in Venezuela earlier this month has been charged with terrorism, Venezuela’s attorney general said Friday. In a statement published on Instagram, Attorney General Tarek William Saab accused the officer,...
Tensions over Essequibo region resurface as Venezuela completes a bridge to a disputed border base
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s government Saturday formally protested to Venezuela following the completion by Venezuela's armed forces of a bridge built on a remote river island shared by both countries. Work on the bridge, which links Venezuela’s mainland to a military base, has caused...
Venezuelan opposition politician met with prosecutors after leaving Argentine diplomatic compound
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Venezuela's attorney general said Friday an opposition politician met with prosecutors after leaving the Argentine diplomatic compound in the capital, Caracas, where he had sheltered for nine months to avoid arrest. Attorney General Tarek William Saab said in a...
New charges target ex-Miami congressman for lobbying on behalf of sanctioned Venezuelan tycoon
MIAMI (AP) — A federal grand jury in Washington has returned an indictment against former Congressman David Rivera for failing to register as a foreign agent of a sanctioned Venezuelan media tycoon on whose behalf the Miami Republican allegedly lobbied the Trump administration. The...
Canada imposes economic sanctions on 5 Venezuelan officials, including the high court president
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Canada imposed economic sanctions on Tuesday on five Venezuelan officials, including the head of the country’s high court, accusing them of engaging in electoral fraud during the disputed July presidential election. Both Venezuela’s incumbent President...
Son-in-law of top foe of Venezuela’s president sentenced to 30 months on money laundering charge
MIAMI (AP) — The son-in-law of a prominent Venezuelan opposition leader was sentenced Tuesday to two and a half years in prison for his role in a vast conspiracy to siphon $1.2 billion from the state-owned oil company, some of which allegedly landed into accounts controlled by President Nicolás...
Venezuelan opposition leaders receive the European Union’s top human rights honor
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — The European Union's legislature on Tuesday celebrated the bravery and staunch resistance of Venezuelan opposition leaders Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia while awarding them the EU’s top human rights honor, the Sakharov Prize. ...
Venezuelan rights group reports 3rd in-custody death among people detained in post-election unrest
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A man detained in Venezuela during the civil unrest that followed the country’s disputed July presidential election died in custody Monday, marking the third such death reported by an inmates’ rights organization. The Venezuelan Prison Observatory...
UN human rights office in Venezuela partially resumes work months after government shut it down
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The U.N. office on human rights in Venezuela partially resumed operations in recent weeks, the agency's chief said Friday, months after the government of President Nicolás Maduro expelled its staff for allegedly helping coup plotters and terror groups. ...
Prominent human rights attorney quits international court over failure to prosecute Venezuela
MIAMI (AP) — A prominent human rights attorney has quietly parted ways with the International Criminal Court to protest what he sees as an unjustified failure of its chief prosecutor to indict members of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ’s government for crimes against humanity, The...
