Venezuela's ex-leader Nicolás Maduro charged with conspiracy to commit torture
The new accusations relate to the alleged torture of US citizens held in Venezuela while Maduro was in power.
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The new accusations relate to the alleged torture of US citizens held in Venezuela while Maduro was in power.
The new charges are expected to accuse Maduro and his wife of playing a role in the torture of Americans in Venezuelan prisons, US media reports.
The UN mission investigating abuses in Venezuela will run until 2028 after a 25-to-5 vote in Geneva on Tuesday, though Caracas argued it should end. The post Venezuela Faces 2 More Years of UN Mission Scrutiny appeared first on The Rio Times.
US prosecutors told a New York judge on 2 October that Maduro and Cilia Flores have no immunity. Defence replies are due 16 October; argument is 17 November. The post Venezuela: US Prosecutors Say Maduro and Cilia Flores Have No Immunity, Seek Trial appeared first on The Rio Times.
Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado took to the country’s streets on Sunday to demand her safe return and presidential elections that could lead to a democratic transition in Venezuela. The government has been widely accused of stealing elections, jailing dissidents and stifling freedom of speech. In Caracas, hundreds of activists in sky blue shirts – the colour of Machado’s Vente Venezuela party – rode motorcycles and drove through the city’s main avenues, honking...
The releases follow a second round of negotiations between Venezuela's interim government and the opposition.
Seven years after warning against US regime change, Venezuela’s interim president thanked the man who delivered it.
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez told the United Nations that her country is on the path to free elections as she moves to deepen a rapprochement with the US following the capture of Nicolás Maduro.
The meeting has divided Venezuelans, many of whom opposed Rodríguez. The post Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez meets Trump as opposition leader’s return blocked appeared first on Latin America Reports.
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado tried three times in the past 24 hours to return home but was unable to complete the journey. Machado sought to travel from Panama to Venezuela by different routes, according to a person with direct knowledge of her plans. The attempts came as acting President Delcy Rodriguez visited New York for the United Nations General Assembly, where she met with US President Donald Trump. The efforts included plans to travel by boat and to fly to the...
As part of Delcy Rodriguez's 'Venezuela reborn' campaign, murals of leaders like Hugo Chavez are being removed.
Venezuela’s former first lady wants to be let out of jail while she and her husband await trial on US drug-trafficking charges. Cilia Flores, the wife of ex-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, “deserves the opportunity to await her trial while on home confinement” while dealing with a heart condition that has only got worse since she’s been in jail, her lawyers wrote in court papers filed on Wednesday. The lawyers, Mark Donnelly and Andres Sanchez, asked a judge to allow her to leave a Brooklyn...