Venezuela, Sakharov Prize

Venezuela opposition leader asks Colombia president and Senate for help over election controversy
Maria Corina Machado is still seeking help from the international community in recognizing the supposed true winner of Venezuela's presidential election.
Venezuela’s opposition leaders win European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize
Prize-winners underline European Parliament's tough stance against the presumptive incumbent Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who's re-election the hemicycle decries as bogus.View on euronews
Venezuelan opposition leaders Machado, Gonzalez awarded Sakharov Prize
The European Parliament on Thursday handed its annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Venezuelan opposition leaders Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo Gonzalez for "representing the people of Venezuela fighting to restore freedom and democracy.
Venezuelan opposition leaders win the EU's top human rights prize
Venezuelan opposition leaders Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia have won the European Union's top human rights honor, the Sakharov Prize, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced Thursday.
Venezuela opposition leaders Machado, Gonzalez given EU’s Sakharov Prize
Venezuelan opposition leaders Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia have won the European Union's top human rights honour, the Sakharov Prize, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced Thursday.
Venezuela vents its anger at Brazil's Brics snub
Venezuela has criticised Brazil's decision to veto its admission to the Brics group of emerging economies. Venezuela's ...
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Brazil blocked Venezuela’s entry into BRICS due to post-election betrayal
President Maduro considers the Brazilian veto ‘an aggression and a hostile gesture’ but the country is reacting to Maduro’s ...
Machado and Gonzalez Urrutia: Venezuela's 'fearless' opposition duo
Maria Corina Machado, a fearless 57-year-old with rock-star appeal and Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, a soft-spoken 75-year-old ...
Venezuela arrests a former oil czar and accuses him of working with the US to undermine the industry
Venezuela’s top prosecutor has announced the arrest of a former oil minister and accused him of working with the U.S.
Embracing Venezuela: Lele Pons, Elena Rose, Nacho & More Fight Through Art | Billboard Cover
Billboard cover stars and prominent Venezuelan artists Lele Pons, Elena Rose, Danny Ocean, Mau and Ricky, and Nacho have come ...
Venezuela’s opposition leader speaks about ‘nightmare’ of his last days in Caracas before Spanish exile
From exile in Spain, Venezuela’s opposition leader sat down with CNN en Español on Thursday where he spoke about the ...
Venezuela Arrests Former Oil Minister in Latest State Purge
Venezuela detained former Oil Minister Pedro Tellechea over the weekend as part of an internal purge at the state oil company ...
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Church in Venezuela demands release of minors jailed in election protests
Venezuela’s bishops reiterated their sharp criticism of the government’s “arbitrary arrests and violations of human rights ...
Venezuela’s Maduro appoints to his Cabinet a close ally pardoned by the US in a prisoner swap
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Friday appointed to his Cabinet a close ally who was ...
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After Leaving Venezuela, I Thought I’d Lost My Country. Texas Helped Me Get It Back.
When I moved from Venezuela to Austin, in 2006, my childhood was so near my life still smelled of it. Of the plentiful clams ...
Venezuelan TV mogul Gorrín charged again with money-laundering millions in Miami
Gorrín, 56, who was close to Venezuela’s late president, Hugo Chávez, and his successor, Nicolás Maduro, was charged alone ...