After years of economic crisis, many Venezuelans struggle just to get by. Yet President Nicolás Maduro continues to hold onto power, using state propaganda, repression and fear to contain the growing opposition.
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U.S. Runs Low on Options to Oust Venezuelan Ruler
The Trump administration has imposed round after round of sanctions and canceled the visas of officials in the government of President Nicolás Maduro. But so far nothing has worked.
Power Still Flickering, Venezuelans Take to Streets to Protest
Thousands of opposition supporters marched to central Caracas, testing a heavy police presence as the country struggled to emerge from its worst blackout in recent memory.
Amnesty Offer Could Oust Maduro. Critics Call It a Road to Impunity.
Opposition leaders hope the overture will entice the military to reject the president and support them. But critics say some crimes should not be forgiven.
Venezuela’s Opposition Plans to Deliver Aid, Undermining Maduro
Providing food and medicine will be a key test of the opposition’s push to oust Nicolás Maduro. But aid groups worry about using food as a political tool.
Venezuela Voices: ‘We Are Starving Here’
Venezuela is on the brink with food shortages, unprecedented migration and record inflation. But what do the people of Venezuela think ahead of planned protests on Saturday?
For the Kremlin, Venezuela Is Not the Next Syria
It is too far away and intervention would be too costly. Moscow will probably content itself with hurling insults at the U.S. from the sidelines.
For the Kremlin, Venezuela Is Not the Next Syria
It is too far away and intervention would be too costly. Moscow will probably content itself with hurling insults at the U.S. from the sidelines.
What Is Happening in Venezuela? How It Got Here and Why It Matters
The opposition leader Juan Guaidó is challenging the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, whose re-election last year was widely considered rigged.
Who Is Juan Guaidó? Venezuela’s Young Opposition Leader
A new leader, Juan Guaidó, is reviving Venezuela’s discredited opposition, seizing on deteriorating conditions and the growing lack of recognition for Mr. Maduro abroad.