Hugo Chávez
There’s no sign of an end to Venezuela’s food crisis
This month seven people died, and 37 were injured, in violent protests and looting related to desperation to obtain food, and bungled police efforts to control the situation.
Venezuela sends in the army to deal with food shortage protesters
The stepped up military presence in the coastal city of Cumaná comes the day after 400 people were arrested during protests over food shortages and looting that spun out of control.
Protests Over Food Shortages in Venezuela Leave Three Dead in a Week
All three suffered suffered gunshot wounds during chaotic scenes outside supermarkets, which have become a flashpoint for violence and looting sparked by desperation at the shortage of basic goods in the crisis-torn country.
Maduro Tells OAS to Shove It After Organization's Chief Seeks to Boot Venezuela
Maduro was responding to a call by OAS head Luis Almagro for an emergency meeting of the hemisphere’s governments to evaluate Venezuela’s democratic credentials. Almagro recently called the Venezuelan leader a “petty dictator.”
Crisis in Venezuela: Anti-Government Protests Descend Into Violence
Security forces fired tear gas to block the way of protesters who want a referendum that could oust President Maduro who they blame for Venezuela’s acute economic crisis that involves chronic shortages of food, medication, electricity, and water.
Venezuela's President Declared a State of Emergency Because He Fears a US Coup Attempt
With Venezuela trapped in a worsening economic and energy crisis, Maduro is facing a push from the opposition bloc to oust him this year via recall referendum.
Every Friday Is Now a Holiday In Venezuela, Thanks to the Energy Crisis
The South American nation depends on hydropower for 60 percent of its electricity. The network has been hit by a severe drought, as well as the chronic lack of investment and maintenance of infrastructure within a major economic crisis.
Venezuela's Opposition Can’t Pick a Strategy to Oust the President, So It’s Trying Three
President Nicolás Maduro has never been weaker, but if the opposition doesn't agree soon they may miss their opportunity to regain power.
An Alleged Killer, a Plagiarist, and a Jailed Ex-Leader's Kid: Meet Peru's Presidential Field
Voting is compulsory and alcohol sales are banned during the weekend of the election so Peruvians will have to swallow these candidates without a stiff drink.
Guns, Drugs, and Poodles: The Life and Death of a Venezuelan Prison Boss
Videos of inmates shooting automatic weapons into the air to bid farewell to a convicted drug trafficker known as El Conejo, or the Rabbit, have highlighted how little control the Venezuelan authorities have over what goes on in the country's prisons.
The Hard Left Team Venezuela's Maduro Just Appointed to Tackle the Country's Crisis
Venezuela's President Maduro has shuffled his cabinet further to the left in response to the rising power of the opposition, and the country's acute economic crisis.
There Was a Lot of Yelling During the First Session of Venezuela’s New Congress
Tuesday's heated inauguration of the first opposition-controlled Congress in Venezuela since President Hugo Chávez took office in 1999 suggested tense times ahead as the country's economy struggles.