HUMAN RIGHTS Amnesty Int’l urges Milei to respect rights after year of ‘confrontation’ 19-12-2024 14:18 Data compiled by rights NGO shows more than 1,100 people were injured in protest “repression” during Milei’s first year in office by James Grainger
ANGER IN CARACAS Anger in Caracas as G7 backs Venezuelan opposition candidate 27-11-2024 22:04 Edmundo González Urrutia announces that he intends to travel to Caracas on January 10 to take office as president of Venezuela.
CRISIS IN VENEZUELA Maduro purges Venezuelan rivals with wave of repression 26-11-2024 19:52 Venezuela's opposition movement has been gravely weakened following Nicolás Maduro's controversial re-election on July 28, leading to the flight of around 100 leaders and activists. Key figures, such as Edmundo González and María Corina Machado, face threats and repression from security forces targeting dissent.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Brazil, Spain struggle to shake criticism as Maduro enablers 25-09-2024 18:06 At a recent United Nations gathering, Brazilian President Lula and Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez faced scrutiny for their ambiguous stance on Nicolás Maduro's regime in Venezuela.
HUMAN RIGHTS UN mission says Venezuela repression was crime against humanity 19-09-2024 12:52 Venezuela committed a “crime against humanity” with its persecution of dissidents after July’s election, according to a United Nations report.
ELECTIONS 2023 Aníbal Fernández predicts ‘repression and blood’ if right wins election 13-04-2023 13:58 Argentina’s national security minister says there will be “deaths and streets strewn with blood” if opposition Juntos por el Cambio or libertarian right-wingers win election.