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Venezuelan lawmakers declare UN human rights chief persona non grata
Venezuela’s ruling party-controlled National Assembly has declared Volker Türk, the United Nations high commissioner for ...
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Venezuela election results: Who lost, won and what next?
Venezuela’s ruling coalition, led by President Nicolas Maduro, has won the parliamentary and regional elections by a landslide, maintaining a significant majority in the powerful National ...
U.N. warns of worsening human rights conditions in Venezuela
Arbitrary detentions, forced disappearances, torture and ill-treatment -- particularly during recent elections -- are among ...
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Venezuela held an election for an oil-rich region. The main problem is it belongs to another country - CNN
Venezuelans on Sunday for the first time elected a governor and other lawmakers for Essequibo, an oil-rich region that Venezuela has laid claim to even though it is widely recognized as being part ...
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Venezuela Is Holding an Election. For Another Country’s Land.
Venezuela is holding its election one day before Guyana’s Independence Day. “Our region is high on the alert,” she said “We’re here and we’re not giving up any mountain.
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Venezuela election: What to know as Maduro faces stiff opposition from González - NPR
Venezuela is holding a presidential election on Sunday that could bring dramatic change to the nation, if the opposition candidate can really knock out longtime President Nicolás Maduro.
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US says Maduro lost Venezuela election as opposition leader says she’s in hiding - CNN
The United States has said “it is clear” that President Nicolas Maduro lost the popular vote in Venezuela’s election last week, as a key opposition leader said she is in hiding in fear for ...
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Venezuela's opposition secured over 80% of crucial vote tally sheets. Here's how they did it. - Newsday
CARACAS, Venezuela — The statement that upended Venezuela came 24 hours after polls closed in the presidential election. With the reassuring tone of someone who has consistently been considered ...
U.N. sounds alarm over worsening human rights crisis in Venezuela
Civil and political freedoms in Venezuela have sharply deteriorated over the past year, according to the United Nations’ top ...
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What to know about Venezuela’s election as Maduro faces the toughest race of his decade in power - Chicago Tribune
By REGINA GARCIA CANO. CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s self-described socialist government is facing a serious electoral challenge in a presidential election for the first time in decades.
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Venezuela’s Election Was Deeply Flawed. Here’s How.
There are two vote counts in Venezuela, a digital tally received by the country’s election authority — which is led by an ally of Mr. Maduro — and a paper count printed by each voting ...
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Venezuela held an election for an oil-rich region. The main problem is it belongs to another country, Guyana | CNN - CNN International
On Saturday, the night before Venezuela’s election and two days ahead of Guyana’s Independence Day, Guyanese officials held a National Patriotic Concert in Essequibo to affirm their ...