Nicolas Maduro

Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López kisses his wife Lilian Tintori with their son and daughter after a news conference in Madrid on Oct. 27, 2020. López who has abandoned the Spanish ambassador's residence in Caracas and left Venezuela after years
Global Politics
Exiled Venezuelan dissident says Sunday’s National Assembly elections are a ‘fraud’
A man wearing a face mask carries a mattress at a makeshift camp
COVID-19
Options dwindle for Venezuelan migrants across Latin America during the pandemic
A man wears jeans and plaid shirt with back to camera facing mountain range
Conflict
Venezuelan military defectors struggle to get by while Maduro holds onto power
People walk across a bridge at the border with Venezuela 
Opinion: Venezuela needs a new strategy to emerge from its crisis
Flags of many countries carried by protesters fill the frame.
Global Politics
Power outage: How did global leadership change in 2019?
A four-piece punk band is shown playing to a crowd and bathed in red lights.
Music
Rage against the crisis: Venezuela’s punk scene finds a new voice in Bogotá
A man speaks into microphones
Conflict
Maduro regime kills, tortures, with ‘minimal consequences,’ says opposition lawmaker
Man stands wearing white shirt in front of a hotel.
Conflict
Venezuela’s ex-military deserted Maduro hoping for a revolution. Now they’re on the brink of homelessness.
Cubans hold a sign of unity in red lettering on May Day.
Global Politics
Cuban president fires back at Trump on Venezuela and sanctions
audience at a comedy show in venezuela
Arts, Culture & Media
Venezuela’s crisis is a tragedy — but comedy gold for satire, cartoons and memes
Red stencil of eyes on a turquoise blue background.
Global Politics
Chávez’s revolutionaries caught between legacy and change in Venezuela
Maduro waves in front of a white flag
Global Politics
Former chief of staff: Maduro is ‘focused on consolidating his power’
An opposition supporter throws something as he's surrounded by smoke
What’s the best (and worst) possible outcome for Venezuela?
Chaos and stone throwing at the border.
Conflict
Thousands mobilize, some soldiers defect, but Venezuelan aid push ends in chaos
People fill a warehouse. Around them a packs of food and drink.
Stalled humanitarian aid to Venezuela ‘is a trap,’ says ex-Maduro staffer
Venezuelans walk past a wall painted with the face of then presidential candidate Hugo Chávez. The leftist military leader tapped into a wave of discontent in the country with falling living standards and corrupt public institutions, December 1998.
Venezuela was once the richest, most stable, democracy in Latin America. What happened?
Carlos Alfredo Vecchio speaks at a podium in front of reporters
Global Politics
A Venezuelan ambassador without an embassy: Carlos Vecchio gets to work
A glowing billboard on a mobile truck says Free Venezuela.
Global Politics
US sanctions squeezed Venezuela’s Chavismo elites. This time, it’s oil.
The corporate logo of Venezuelan state-owned oil company PDVSA is seen at a gas station sign
Why does oil matter so much to Venezuela?
A group of people hold signs that say "No dictadura" as they march down a street.
Photos: Protesters demonstrate against Maduro government
several people hold signs outside the walls of a military outpost
This Venezuelan historian worries further US involvement could bring more violence
Juan Guaidó  holds a copy of Venezuelan constitution and shouts, in front of the Venezuelan flag
Conflict & Justice
Venezuela’s self-proclaimed president Guaidó continues to pressure Maduro
Hundreds of protests stand behind a massive Venezuelan flag
Venezuela’s opposition leader declared himself president. Trump backed it, and Maduro ordered US diplomats out.
President Nicolas Maduro attends a ceremony in a suit and sash
Global Politics
Venezuelans want President Maduro out, but most would oppose foreign military intervention to remove him
Maduro speaks at podium wearing blue suit in front of yellow and blue flag.
US issues fresh sanctions on Venezuelan insiders for currency scheme
Venezuela President Maduro in blue suit holds his hands out and speaks at news conference.
Global Politics
Venezuelans fear ‘Fatherland Card’ may be a new form of social control
A woman holds a protest sign in Spanish.
Global Politics
US considers sanctions on Cuba for helping Venezuela’s dissent crackdown
Three cows in the back yard of an urban property.
Urban ranching: A socialist commune’s response to Venezuela’s crisis
Chinese President Xi Jinping walks next to Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in front of a row of Chinese troops
Venezuela’s new ‘fatherland’ ID card, created with China’s ZTE, helps create social control
A demonstrator wears a mask at rally in Caracas, Venezuela, May 1, 2017.
Global Politics
Trump sees opportunity in Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis as midterms approach
venezuelans gather outside their embassy in lima
Conflict
Dozens of Venezuelans in Peru seek to return home despite crisis
displaced venezuelan migrants at the brazilian border
Global Politics
Riot on Brazil-Venezuela border sends immigrants fleeing ahead of monetary reforms
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro raises a finger
International criticism is widespread after Venezuela announces Maduro won re-election
A view overhead as two women behind a red table check photo IDs of voters.
Global Politics
Venezuela’s Maduro likely to claim victory in a much-criticized election
A protester holds a national flag as a bank branch, housed in the Supreme Court of Justice, burns during a rally against Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 12, 2017.
Conflict
Venezuela is on the brink of civil war. Here’s how its neighbors could stop it.
Lilian Tintori, wife of Venezuela's jailed opposition leader, Leopoldo Lopez, addresses the media during an event in support of jailed political opponents in Venezuela in Panama City on April 9, 2015.
Global Politics
Wife of jailed opposition leader in Venezuela wants more help from the US
Obama_Venezuela
Global Politics
Citing human rights violations, Obama freezes assets of Venezuelan officials
Supporters of Caracas mayor Antonio Ledezma gather to protest his arrest by President Nicolas Maduro. The banner reads: "Freedom to Ledezma. No more political prisoners".
Justice
The arrest of Caracas’ mayor stuns and angers Venezuelans
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado reacts after inhaling tear gas after she tried to take a seat at the national assembly in Caracas April 1, 2014.
Global Politics
A prominent Venezuelan opposition leader has vowed to challenge her ouster from the National Assembly
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado reacts after inhaling tear gas after she tried to take a seat at the national assembly in Caracas April 1, 2014.
Global Politics
A prominent Venezuelan opposition leader has vowed to challenge her ouster from the National Assembly
Business, Economics and Jobs
Venezuela says its new grocery loyalty card will stop the toilet paper speculators
Conflict & Justice
Student activists emerge as leaders in Venezuela’s ongoing protests
Conflict & Justice
Student activists emerge as leaders in Venezuela’s ongoing protests
Anti-government protesters shout during a protest against Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas March 3, 2014.
Global Politics
One year after Hugo Chavez, his successor and Venezuela are struggling
A demonstrator stands guard with a rudimentary mortar in front of a burning barricade during protests against Nicolás Maduro's government in San Cristóbal, Venezuela.
Conflict & Justice
Venezuelans, at home and abroad, have to jump through hoops to stay connected as protests continue
An opposition supporter sits on a wall as protesters block a street at Altamira square in Caracas February 20, 2014.
Conflict & Justice
Anti-government rallies in Venezuela gain steam and support
Conflict & Justice
It took a beauty queen’s murder to get Venezuela’s leaders focused on stopping crime
Jose Luis Farrera (with his sons) runs a newsstand in Venezuela. But business is down, because he can't get enough newspapers.
Business, Economics and Jobs
First toilet paper, now Venezuela is running out of newsprint
Global Politics
Deceased Chavez looms large in upcoming Venezuelan presidential election
Global Politics
Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan strongman, dies of cancer in Caracas
Global Politics
What’s Next for Iran’s Outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad?
Conflict & Justice
Iran Bars Two Contenders From Presidential Race
Conflict & Justice
Nicolas Maduro wins Venezuelan Election by a Narrow Margin
Global Politics
The Political Divide in Venezuela
Global Politics
Venezuelans Chart Post-Chavez Future in Sunday Vote
Arts, Culture & Media
Venezuela’s 30-Day Presidential Campaign
Global Politics
Late Hugo Chavez Dominates Venezuela Snap Election
Global Politics
Embalming El Commandante: How Hugo Chavez Will Get the Lenin Treatment
Global Politics
Patrick Duddy, Former Ambassador to Venezuela, Discusses Hugo Chavez
Conflict & Justice
Venezuelan Supreme Court Approves the Postponing of Hugo Chavez’s Inauguration