Hundreds were arrested in protests after Nicolás Maduro claimed victory in last year's contested presidential election.

More than 2,200 people were detained after Venezuela’s July presidential election, when civil unrest broke out over Maduro’s claim to victory. With dissent firmly squelched, the government has slowly ...

Shortages of food and fuel and unreliable public ... criticize the damage he’d inflicted on the Venezuelan economy and later leading street protests against Maduro. This led Diosdado Cabello ...

Venezuelans once again watched as Nicolás Maduro was sworn into office on Friday, donning the executive sash and declaring himself president despite irregularities and questions around his election.

But her husband had reassured her that she had to continue living her life – including going to work and going to the grocery store to buy food ... in protests and marches in Venezuela that ...

Venezuela had fallen into a deep economic and political crisis. The once oil-rich country was suffering from hyperinflation and widespread economic woes. There were massive food shortages ...

Children who took part in riots last summer were primarily driven by curiosity and the "thrill of the moment", rather than far-right ideology and social media misinformation, the children's ...

President-elect Donald Trump issued a warning ahead of the inauguration of contested Venezuelan President ... her convoy as she attempted to leave the protests, the Associated Press reported.

WOLA sat down with Juanita Goebertus Estrada, director of the Americas Division at Human Rights Watch, and Mariano de Alba, ...

It is reminiscent of a narrative, quickly and accurately dismissed, that crept in just after the unrest, that these were “food riots”. The violence and looting were sparked by Jacob Zuma being ...