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The prisoner swap involving Alex Saab will see the release of up to 36 people, including 10 US citizens, detained in Venezuela.| Venezuelanalysis
US Former Green Beret Arrested in Failed Venezuela Coup Fallout| Venezuelanalysis
The prisoner swap involving Alex Saab will see the release of up to 36 people, including 10 US citizens, detained in Venezuela.| Venezuelanalysis
Jordan Goudreau was one of the masterminds behind the paramilitary “Operation Gideon” coup attempt in May 2020.| Venezuelanalysis
The absence of González inside the country makes the opposition’s goal of seating the former candidate in the presidency virtually impossible.| Venezuelanalysis
Merida, August 5, 2018 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has survived an attempt against his life whilst speaking on live TV during a military celebration in Caracas. The attack occurred during the 81st-anniversary parade of the National Guard in Bolivar Avenue in the centre of Caracas on Saturday. What happened? Towards the end of...| Venezuelanalysis
In Chávez The Radical VII, President Chávez reiterates his assertion that the Bolivarian Revolution is feminist. This declaration does not mean that the oppression of women has been eradicated from Venezuela; it highlights that the revolution has advanced gender equality in several concrete ways, while reinvigorating dialogue about the ways that sexism persists in Venezuelan...| Venezuelanalysis
White House officials might face criminal prosecution over the forced expulsion of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador.| Venezuelanalysis
The Maduro government and families of Venezuelans imprisoned in El Salvador rejected Bukele's swap proposal.| Venezuelanalysis
El Salvador confirmed US responsibility for imprisoned Venezuelan migrants, raising alarms over due process and jurisdiction.| Venezuelanalysis
An enrolled member of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, well-known historian Nick Estes co-hosts The Red Nation podcast. He is the author of Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance (Verso, 2019), a book that situates the struggle against the pipeline in the... The post Empire, Colonialism and Solidarity: A Conversation with Nick Estes appeared first on Venezuelanalysis.| Venezuelanalysis
Mexico City, Mexico, August 22, 2025 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Member nations from the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America–Peoples’ Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) unanimously condemned recent US military deployments in Latin America and the Caribbean, labeling them as illegal and a threat to regional stability. Following the escalation of “narco-state” accusations against Caracas, the US... The post ALBA-TCP Condemns US Military Buildup Near Venezuela as China and Regional ...| Venezuelanalysis
The Venezuelan economy is always full of surprises, and seldom of the good kind. It has been a year since the Venezuelan presidential elections and nearly eight months since Trump took office for the second time, vowing that the US would stop buying crude from Caracas because “it doesn’t need it,” and so that the... The post Keeping Up With the Venezuelan Economy appeared first on Venezuelanalysis.| Venezuelanalysis
Caracas, August 20, 2025 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has ordered the deployment of more than four million members of the National Bolivarian Militia to defend Venezuela’s “territory, sovereignty, and peace.” The mobilization follows the US dispatching about 4,000 troops to the southern Caribbean Sea, at the edge of Venezuela’s territorial waters, in a... The post US Threatens Venezuela With Southern Caribbean Sea Troop Deployment; Maduro Mobilizes P...| Venezuelanalysis
The US narratives about the Cartel of the Suns and the alleged connection of President Nicolás Maduro with drug trafficking are nothing more than a reheated dish that was never edible, not even when it was first cooked. However, the poor quality of this stew does not make it any less dangerous. The imperial power... The post The Cartel of the Suns: Leftovers That Were Never Edible appeared first on Venezuelanalysis.| Venezuelanalysis
Caracas, August 18, 2025 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The Venezuelan oil industry has kept a recent trend of a stable output around 900,000 barrels per day (bpd), according to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). OPEC’s latest monthly report placed the Caribbean nation’s July production at 914,000 bpd, slightly down from 918,000 bpd in the previous... The post Venezuela: Oil Sector Maintains Stability as Crude Returns to US Refineries appeared first on Venezuelanalysis.| Venezuelanalysis
President Donald Trump has quietly authorized the Pentagon to carry out military operations against what his administration calls “narco-terrorist” networks in Latin America. On paper, it’s a counter-narcotics policy. In practice, it serves as a green light for open-ended U.S. military action abroad, bypassing congressional approval, sidestepping international law, and stretching the definition of “national... The post Trump’s Venezuela Drug War Gambit and the Militarization Playboo...| Venezuelanalysis
Ángel Prado is a founder of the El Maizal Commune in central-western Venezuela and a key leader of the Communard Union, an organization that brings together some eighty communes. Since June 2024, Prado has been Minister of Communes. In that position, he combines tireless work to promote communal organization nationwide with active participation in state... The post Venezuela’s Communal Project: A Conversation with Ángel Prado appeared first on Venezuelanalysis.| Venezuelanalysis
Caracas, August 14, 2025 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The court-ordered sale of Venezuelan refiner CITGO to satisfy creditor claims is facing uncertainty with the arrival of new bids before a scheduled final hearing. According to reports, trading giant Vitol and vulture fund Elliott Management submitted US $8.5 billion and $8.8 billion offers, respectively, in recent days. Court-appointed... The post Venezuela: CITGO Court-Mandated Sale in Upheaval Following Last Minute Bids appeared first on V...| Venezuelanalysis
Caracas, August 13, 2025 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Thousands of Venezuelans marched Monday to denounce the Trump administration’s latest aggression against the Caribbean nation’s government. Last week, Washington offered a USD $50 million reward for information leading to President Nicolás Maduro’s arrest. The “Great Anti-Imperialist March” was organized by the ruling Socialist Party (PSUV) in several cities... The post Venezuelans Reject US Military Threats, ‘Narcoterrorism’ ...| Venezuelanalysis
Esquisa Omaña is a Venezuelan biologist and ecologist, a researcher at the Transdisciplinary Ecology for Human Wellbeing Laboratory at the Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research (IVIC) and a doctoral candidate in Agrarian Social Studies at the University of Córdoba (Argentina). She is a long-time activist in movements including the GMO-Free Venezuela Campaign and the Pueblo... The post Esquisa Omaña: ‘Agroecology Is the Alternative to the Climate and Civilization Collapse’ appear...| Venezuelanalysis
Caracas, August 12, 2025 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The Venezuelan government strongly condemned the “vile and premeditated murder” of five Al Jazeera media workers in a targeted Israeli airstrike in Gaza, as Tel Aviv plans to occupy the besieged enclave. Al Jazeera correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh, along with their crew members Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal,... The post Venezuela Condemns ‘Vile Murder’ of Al Jazeera Journalists, Rejects Israel’s Gaza Occupation P...| Venezuelanalysis
Caracas, August 11, 2025 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuelan social movements and activists mobilized to demand the release of human rights lawyer Martha Lía Grajales, a member of human rights collective Surgentes who was detained Friday. The 45-year-old activist was detained shortly after participating in a demonstration. Witnesses reported that Grajales was taken in a grey vehicle... The post Venezuelan and International Organizations, Intellectuals Demand Release of Activist Martha Lía...| Venezuelanalysis
Fita González is a militant of the Cumbe Nacional Afrovenezolano [National Afro-Venezuelan Cumbe] and coordinator of the Cumbe Sexo-Género Diverso [Sex-Gender Diverse Cumbe]. An educator and photographer, González also studies Afro-Venezuelan singing and percussion. Their work weaves together activism, culture, and political education from a distinctly Black and queer perspective. In this conversation, González reflects... The post Afro-Venezuelan Memory, Struggle and Liberation: A Conver...| Venezuelanalysis
Caracas, August 9, 2025 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The Venezuelan government has fiercely condemned the US government’s decision to raise the reward for information leading to the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro from US $25 million to $50 million. “The pathetic ‘reward’ announced by [Attorney General] Pamela Bondi is the most ridiculous smokescreen we have ever seen,”... The post Venezuela Decries $50M ‘Narcoterrorism’ Bounty on Maduro as ‘Ridiculous Smokescreen’ appeare...| Venezuelanalysis
DHS refuted claims that Luis Rivas Velásquez died at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center, as rights groups demand accountability.| Venezuelanalysis
Since 2017, Washington has levied waves of sanctions against Venezuela's all-important oil industry with devastating consequences.| Venezuelanalysis
In Venezuela, the Commune Is Not Just a Utopia: A Conversation with Cira Pascual Marquina| Venezuelanalysis
Venezuelan authorities will review 225 cases following meetings with mothers and relatives of people detained after the presidential election| Venezuelanalysis
Edmundo González Urrutia faces several criminal charges including usurpation of functions, forgery and conspiracy.| Venezuelanalysis
The European Parliament has adopted a symbolic resolution declaring González as the “legitimate” president of Venezuela.| Venezuelanalysis
The US-led blockade against Venezuela has targeted virtually all sectors of the economy and generated catastrophic consequences.| Venezuelanalysis
The Venezuelan child spent a year in US foster care after being separated from her since-deported parents.| Venezuelanalysis
Caracas blasted the administration’s “anachronistic and illegal” act and vowed to defend its migrants’ rights in the face of the archaic law.| Venezuelanalysis
Leon Rengel became the first Venezuelan to file a complaint against the US government for wrongful deportation and false gang allegations.| Venezuelanalysis
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A new book by Angeleri tells the story of revolutionary feminist economist Nora Castañeda and an innovative state bank to empower women.| Venezuelanalysis
Caracas launched an investigation into President Nayib Bukele and two Salvadoran officials over alleged human rights abuses against migrants.| Venezuelanalysis
Following a months-long campaign demanding their release from El Salvador's CECOT prison, the Venezuelan men arrived Friday in Venezuela.| Venezuelanalysis
Caracas is looking to shore up its international alliances and boost oil output ahead of an expected hardening of US sanctions.| Venezuelanalysis
Caracas, March 30, 2023 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuelan authorities continue to push on with a wide-reaching anti-corruption probe centered on the oil industry. On Tuesday evening, 23 detainees were arraigned before a judge and two public prosecutors. The arrival of the prisoners in orange jumpsuits was broadcast on state television networks. The swift hearing saw them...| Venezuelanalysis
Mexico City, Mexico, March 21, 2023 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuelan Oil Minister Tareck El Aissami tendered his resignation Monday after the National Anti-Corruption Police revealed alleged “serious acts of corruption” that led to the arrest of several high-ranking figures. Among those arrested in the crackdown were Hugbel Roa, a lawmaker from the United Socialist Party of...| Venezuelanalysis
Venezuelan children aged 1 to 12 were separated from their migrant parents in the US, who were subsequently deported without them.| Venezuelanalysis
The VP of the Chávez Foundation discusses the Comandante’s values and legacy and the importance of transmitting them to future generations.| Venezuelanalysis
The country’s CNE’s proposal to reschedule the opposition primary contest to guarantee support and transparency was rejected.| Venezuelanalysis
Caracas reaffirmed that the Barbados accord does not include enabling banned opposition leaders to run in the 2024 presidential vote.| Venezuelanalysis
Maria Corina Machado said she would not step aside despite being officially disqualified from running for office.| Venezuelanalysis
In May 2024, the toddler was placed in foster care. Her migrant mother has been deported to Venezuela, and her father sent to El Salvador.| Venezuelanalysis
Venezuela sounds alarm as US- and UK-backed Guyana ramps up military buildup near controversial Essequibo oil fields.| Venezuelanalysis
European firms Repsol, Eni and Maurel & Prom hold stakes in oil and gas joint ventures with Venezuela’s PDVSA.| Venezuelanalysis
Mérida, December 7, 2020 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The ruling United Socialist Party (PSUV) and its allies have swept Venezuela’s parliamentary elections and regained control of the National Assembly (AN). According to the National Electoral Council (CNE)’s results, government-backed candidates are projected to win at least 189 of the 277-seat assembly after netting 68 percent of the...| Venezuelanalysis
The exercise to discuss Maduro’s candidacy for the July 28 vote counted on the participation of 4,240,032 people in over 300,000 local assemblies.| Venezuelanalysis
Machado’s decision to challenge her election ban before the Supreme Court was first leaked by the office of the US Embassy in Venezuela.| Venezuelanalysis
Venezuela rejected external “interference” after US and EU officials spoke out in defense of far-right opposition leader María Corina Machado.| Venezuelanalysis
The Maduro administration had rejected Washington's "colonial" impositions in negotiating a joint natural gas project with Trinidad.| Venezuelanalysis
Delaware District Judge Leonard P. Stark has determined that a court-ordered auction of CITGO shares will begin on October 23.| Venezuelanalysis
The impending breakup of CITGO, to satisfy creditors such as ConocoPhillips, has exposed suspicious practices from US-backed actors.| Venezuelanalysis
The funds, destined for education, healthcare and infrastructure investment, have not been released due to administrative barriers imposed by the United States.| Venezuelanalysis
Caracas, November 26, 2022 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The Nicolás Maduro government and the US-backed rightwing opposition have signed a partial agreement focused on social issues following the resumption of the dialogue process. After a year-long hiatus, the government delegation disclosed that the agreement had been “exhaustively discussed” in Caracas with Norway as a mediator. On Saturday,...| Venezuelanalysis
Ballots and Bias: How the Press Framed Venezuela’s Regional and Legislative Elections| Venezuelanalysis
Venezuelan voters will also take part in a popular consultation to choose local state-funded projects on July 27.| Venezuelanalysis
Red Tree, Gold Reserve, Vitol and TPG Angelo Gordon have submitted offers for Venezuela’s most valuable foreign asset.| Venezuelanalysis
Interior Minister Cabello said authorities had uncovered a “terrorist plot” to assassinate Maduro, the US denied allegations of involvement.| Venezuelanalysis
Campesino Movements Demand Venezuelan Gov’t Step In to Protect Activists from ‘Criminalization’ Attacks| Venezuelanalysis
Unlike previous arrangements, the latest US Treasury license for the oil company is clouded in mystery.| Venezuelanalysis
The May 25 election results saw a divided Venezuelan opposition lose ground in the National Assembly and hold only one governor seat.| Venezuelanalysis
More than 21 million voters are eligible to participate this coming Sunday. Find out all about the electoral contests.| Venezuelanalysis
38 were detained, including 17 who entered from Colombia, prompting Caracas to suspend flights from its western neighbor.| Venezuelanalysis
The Venezuelan president said he would guarantee peace and condemned opposition calls for violence following the election.| Venezuelanalysis
Chevron has defended its activities in Venezuela and warned that China will benefit from its looming exit.| Venezuelanalysis
The May 25 contests will see Venezuelan voters choose 285 National Assembly deputies and 24 regional governors.| Venezuelanalysis
Organized communities chose projects that will receive funding, with voters prioritizing infrastructure and service initiatives.| Venezuelanalysis
The Venezuelan Supreme Court suspended the primary process that saw far-right politician Maria Corina Machado chosen to represent the opposition.| Venezuelanalysis
Machado is currently banned from political office due to her endorsement of sanctions and military intervention.| Venezuelanalysis
Several countries and organizations have declared their support to South Africa invoking the 1948 Genocide Convention.| Venezuelanalysis
The Venezuelan government and the opposition have agreed to allow the country’s Supreme Court to review the cases of candidates disqualified from running for public office.| Venezuelanalysis
Ramped-up economic sanctions will immediately affect the country’s oil output and potentially trigger inflation.| Venezuelanalysis
Venezuela Secures UN Recognition of ‘International Day Against Unilateral Coercive Measures’ | Venezuelanalysis
The Venezuelan government and US-backed opposition returned to dialogue in Barbados to establish electoral conditions.| Venezuelanalysis
President Maduro described the OFAC sanctions waivers, some of them temporary, as a "first step of a necessary global agreement."| Venezuelanalysis
Seven US citizens have been detained for alleged involvement in terrorist plots, including a plan to assassinate President Maduro.| Venezuelanalysis
Mexico City, Mexico, October 27, 2021 (venezuelanalysis.com) – A report by VICE News published Tuesday revealed that the US government had knowledge of the coup plot known as “Operation Gideon.” Despite being aware of Venezuelan opposition-sponsored plan to stage an invasion and remove the government of Nicolas Maduro, the Trump administration and its agencies failed...| Venezuelanalysis
And so it ended. Not with a bang, but with a whimper. After all, it was made of cardboard. It is very rare to have a political phenomenon beautifully encapsulated in a single moment or image. But in the case of (former) self-proclaimed “Interim President” Juan Guaidó, we got exactly that. On November 22, 2021,...| Venezuelanalysis
Chavismo and the US-backed opposition are mobilizing this Saturday after updated electoral results continue favoring President Maduro.| Venezuelanalysis
Chavista analyst and activist Luigino Bracci talked to Victor Theoktisto to address open questions surrounding the July 28 elections.| Venezuelanalysis
After meeting with Maduro, Trump envoy Grenell announced that Venezuela will also begin receiving deported migrants back into the country.| Venezuelanalysis
The decision to revoke an earlier extension puts hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans currently in the US in legal limbo.| Venezuelanalysis
The Trump White House statement signals continuity from the former Biden administration regarding Washington’s approach to Venezuela.| Venezuelanalysis
Saab recalled efforts to dismantle Tren de Aragua, a group designated as a "foreign terrorist organization" by the Trump administration.| Venezuelanalysis
The Venezuelan president pledged that his upcoming six-year mandate would be one of “peace and prosperity.”| Venezuelanalysis
As the Maduro and Trump inaugurations draw near, the outgoing Biden administration met with opposition politician Edmundo González.| Venezuelanalysis
The US Treasury’s OFAC imposed sanctions on 21 Venezuelan officials in the latest wave of measures, which Caracas labeled a "desperate act."| Venezuelanalysis
Caracas criticized Washington for repeating the failed strategy of backing an opposition figure's presidential claims.| Venezuelanalysis
Supreme Court President Caryslia Rodríguez stated that an expert examination of the evidence certified the election results.| Venezuelanalysis
Andreína Chávez raises alarms about the escalating threats of mercenary invasions in Venezuela, pointing to the role the US has played.| Venezuelanalysis
Clodovaldo Hernández examines the Venezuelan opposition's fractures, tactical blunders and uncertain future following the July 28 elections.| Venezuelanalysis
“I have gone to the highest court so that the Electoral Chamber establishes with absolute clarity the definitive results that had me as the winner,” said Maduro.| Venezuelanalysis
Opposition groups set up barricades and clashed with security forces in several parts of Caracas on Monday.| Venezuelanalysis
The Venezuelan president secured a third term while the US-backed opposition has not recognized the results.| Venezuelanalysis
Oil Minister Tellechea vowed that the oil industry would continue to progress “with or without illegal sanctions.”| Venezuelanalysis
Attorney General Tarek William Saab claimed El Aissami demanded cash payments in exchange for contracts with public Venezuelan companies.| Venezuelanalysis
