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The Venezuelan regime’s key figures, including three individuals wanted since 2020 in the United States, are accused of participating in a narco-terrorist conspiracy, transforming Venezuela into a criminal enterprise at the service of drug traffickers and terrorist groups, while embezzling billions from the South American country. At the top of the list is Nicolás Maduro, now the subject of a…
The criminal gang known as the Tren de Aragua, which emerged from Venezuela’s prison system, has evolved beyond the limits of conventional criminal activity to become a transnational terrorist organization. According to experts, the group’s expansion across the Americas, which now poses one of the most significant threats to regional security, would not have been possible without the support of…
Beijing’s policy toward the Nicolás Maduro regime and its conflict with Georgetown is marked by ambiguity. Now, state-owned China Petroleum has expressed its interest to the Venezuelan regime in taking over Chevron’s operations in Venezuela. This is a new chapter in Beijing’s longstanding acceptance of the South American autocrat, whose re-election on July 28, 2024, has been rejected even by…
Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and experts are ringing the alarm about the widespread, serious, and systematic human rights violations of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro regime. “The year 2024 was unprecedented in terms of the figures for politically motivated repression in Venezuela,” said Venezuelan pro bono legal aid organization Foro Penal in a recent report. According to Foro Penal, there are at least…
Following the fraudulent election of July 2024, Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro has been actively adding fuel to the fire of the Essequibo territorial dispute with Guyana. Tensions are continuing to rise as Maduro uses his claim over the more than 160,000 square kilometer strip of land that belongs to Guyana to build support as he starts off his third term. On…
Following months of repression that escalated in the wake of what the international community described as stolen elections, Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro kicked off the new year and his new autocratic reign by further cracking down on civic spaces, rights, and freedoms. Among his latest moves was to announce a constitutional reform process and the implementation of several recently approved laws…
Russia and Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro regime have further solidified their “strategic alliance” on defense matters, this time working deals related to intelligence gathering and counterespionage efforts. This latest round of agreements is part of more than 300 agreements both countries have signed since the early 2000s to increase cooperation. The agreements, 17 in total, were finalized during an early November…
While protests erupted throughout Venezuela against Nicolás Maduro’s “victory,” the regime’s security forces imprisoned a 16-year-old teenager in Caracas, who was on his way home with a friend. The young man was held incommunicado for four days in the cells of the Military Counterintelligence Directorate, where he was beaten to force him to make a recorded confession. The beating left…
While the democratic legitimacy of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro has been rejected around the world, the dictator clings to power with the crucial support of China, Iran, and Russia. This network of geopolitical alliances not only challenges regional interests and threaten security, but also contributes to deepening Venezuela’s isolation, British news agency BBC reported. “To understand this, we must consider…
Following the July 28 election, the Nicolás Maduro regime further tightened its grip on freedom of expression by imposing measures that experts say are unconstitutional. Among these decisions was blocking X access, which Maduro announced in an August 9 speech broadcast on television. “X out of Venezuela,”, Maduro shouted as he announced a 10-day ban on the platform. Three days…
The Venezuelan regime’s key figures consist of three individuals wanted since 2020 in the United States for participating in a narco-terrorist conspiracy, transforming Venezuela into a criminal enterprise at the service of drug traffickers and terrorist groups, while embezzling billions from the South American country. At the top of the list is Nicolás Maduro. In addition, the U.S. justice…
The Venezuelan regime of Nicolás Maduro continues its escalating conflict with Guyana over its claim to the Essequibo, through actions by its Armed Forces at different points along the eastern border. On May 11, General Domingo Hernández Lárez, head of the Strategic Operational Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), announced the construction of a bridge over the Cuyuní…
