Venezuela’s top prosecutor announces criminal probe against opposition leaders González, Machado

Venezuela election: Army stands by Maduro despite opposition

The Venezuelan military has rejected calls by the opposition to intervene after President Nicolas Maduro won another term in a contested vote.

Venezuela Opposition Leaders Face Criminal Probe After Asking Army to ‘Stand on the Side of the People’

Venezuela’s Public Ministry has launched a criminal probe into opposition leaders for their appeal to the army and police to “stand on the side of the people” amid protests over the disputed election results. The probe was initiated after an Aug. 5 letter by opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez and leader Maria Corina Machado urged the armed forces to stop suppressing protesters and “respect the voice of the people.” In a statement on Monday, t…

Criminal probe launched into Venezuela opposition leaders

The attorney general, a government ally, accuses María Corina Machado and Edmundo González of "incitement".

Venezuela strongman Nicolás Maduro tells followers to delete WhatsApp because it’s being used by ‘fascists’ to spread violence

Maduro’s attack on social media platforms comes on the heels of a wave of repression by his regime against any resistance to his self-declared win in the presidential election.

Venezuelan opposition seeks alternatives to make its votes count

Within the Venezuelan opposition, everybody seems to be aware of the impact produced in national and international opinion by the publication — in view of the lack of transparency of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) — of the presidential election voting records from the campaign command of Edmundo González Urrutia and María Corina Machado, and the conviction of having inflicted a crushing electoral defeat on Chavismo (67% fo…