Category: Venezuela
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Venezuela issues arrest warrant for opposition leader Gonzalez, AG says By Reuters
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Written by Vivian Sequeira and Mayla Armas CARACAS (Reuters) – A Venezuelan court has issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez, accusing him of conspiracy and other crimes amid a dispute over whether he or President Nicolas Maduro won July’s election, the attorney general’s office said on Monday.…
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Venezuela Bans Binance, X In Crackdown Amid Election Turmoil
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Venezuela, a country in the throes of a political and economic crisis marked by hyperinflation and a depreciating bolivar, has taken drastic measures to restrict access to various internet platforms, including leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance and social media platform X (formerly Twitter). The measures come in the wake of a…
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US accuses Venezuela of electoral manipulation, repression By Reuters
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By Matt Spitalnick and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration said on Monday that election fraud had stripped Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s claim of re-election of “any credibility”, and Washington left the door open to new sanctions on the OPEC member. Senior U.S. officials briefing reporters on Sunday’s…
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Venezuela opposition candidate says he will guarantee political freedom By Reuters
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Written by Vivian Sekera LA VICTORIA, Venezuela (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez said on Saturday he would guarantee freedom of action for all political parties if he ousted President Nicolas Maduro in elections scheduled for July, and urged the military to support the country’s institutions as the president…