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Venezuelan opposition figure Machado wins top European rights prize

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Venezuelan opposition figure Machado wins top European rights prize

Ana Corina Sosa, daughter of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, holds the Vaclav Havel human Rights Prize awarded at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg eastern France, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The Council of Europe on Monday (September 30, 2024) awarded its 2024 rights prize to … Read more

Tense Venezuela votes in shadow of ‘bloodbath’ warning

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Tense Venezuela votes in shadow of ‘bloodbath’ warning

Venezuelans voted on July 28 between continuity in President Nicolas Maduro or change in rival Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia amid high tension following the incumbent’s threat of a “bloodbath” if he loses. Polls suggest the vote poses the biggest threat yet to 25 years of “Chavismo,” the populist movement founded by Mr. Maduro’s predecessor and mentor, … Read more