Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez waves to supporters during a political event at a square in the Hatillo municipality of Caracas, Venezuela, June 19, 2024. Ariana Cubillos/AP hide caption
Venezuela Venezuela
Stories About
Venezuela
Protesters demonstrate on July 29 in Caracas, Venezuela, against the official election results declaring President Nicolás Maduro won reelection. Cristian Hernandez/AP hide caption
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro brandishes a sword as his new Cabinet takes the oath of office, at the presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Aug. 28. Ariana Cubillos/AP hide caption
Venezuelan nationals protest against the official results that declared President Nicolas Maduro the winner of the July presidential election, in Mexico City, on Saturday. Aurea Del Rosario/AP hide caption
Front row, from left: Venezuela's attorney general, Tarek William Saab; President Nicolás Maduro; Supreme Court President Caryslia Rodríguez; National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez; and the president of the National Electoral Council, Elvis Amoroso. They are attending a ceremony in the Supreme Court building in Caracas on Jan. 31. Pedro Rances Mattey/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González attends a meeting with women from different sectors of society, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Ariana Cubillos/AP hide caption
A supporter shouts slogans during a protest on Tuesday against the result of the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela. President Nicolás Maduro was declared as the winner of the 2024 presidential election over his rival, Edmundo González. The result has been questioned by the opposition and internationally. Jesus Vargas/Getty Images hide caption
Venezuelans protest Sunday’s contested presidential election results for a second day
Opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government hold a Venezuelan flag during a protest in Caracas on July 29. RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Consuelo Marquez holds a Venezuelan flag in front of police blocking demonstrations against the official election results declaring President Nicolás Maduro's reelection, the day after the vote in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday. Matias Delacroix/AP hide caption
Venezuela's authoritarian leader claims victory, but opposition cries foul
Residents and community organizers take the street in the La Vega neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday morning to show support for opposition candidate Edmundo Gónzalez, going door to door to explain the ballot. Lexi Parra for NPR hide caption
A Venezuelan living in Brasilia, Brazil, with his face painted in the colors of his nation's flag, gathers with fellow Venezuelans on the day of their nation's presidential election, Sunday, July 28, 2024. Eraldo Peres/AP hide caption
Residents and community organizers take the street Wednesday to show support for opposition candidate in Venezuela's presidential election, Edmundo Gónzalez Urrutia, in the neighborhood of La Vega, in Venezuela's capital of Caracas. Lexi Parra for NPR hide caption
Oil drills in Maracaibo Lake in Venezuela's oil rich Zulia state. The U.S. is renewing sanctions on Venezuela's oil industry. Leslie Mazoch/AP hide caption
People stand outside the Venezuelan embassy in Quito, Ecuador, on Tuesday. Dolores Ochoa/AP hide caption
A man walks past a mural featuring oil pumps and wells in Caracas, Venezuela, as the country faces the prospect of the U.S. reimposing oil sanctions. Matias Delacroix/AP hide caption
A person standing near Times Square in New York City wears a virtual reality headset screening an immersive experience of the conditions at Venezuela's El Helicoide prison, on Sept. 19, 2023. Protesters gathered to demand the release of political prisoners and the closure of the detention center over allegations of torture. Stefan Jeremiah/AP hide caption
Virtual reality offers a chilling 3D look inside Venezuela's spiraling prison
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro gestures as he speaks on Dec. 3. Pedro Rances Mattey/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Venezuela's leftist leader Maduro makes a play for evangelical voters
A man sells phone cables in front of a mural of the Venezuelan map with the Essequibo territory included in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, on Dec. 11. Matias Delacroix/AP hide caption
Venezuela's leader Nicolas Maduro speaks in Caracas, Venezuela, on Dec. 4, 2023. Ariana Cubillos/AP hide caption
U.S. strikes prisoner swap deal with Venezuela, plus extradition of 'Fat Leonard'
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro leaves after giving a speech during the closing campaign on Venezuela Referendum on dispute territory with Guyana in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. Matias Delacroix/AP hide caption
A work brigade sponsored by Venezuelan state-run oil company PDVSA, which critics blame for the oil spills, use shovels and rakes to remove congealed petroleum from a Lake Maracaibo beach. John Otis for NPR hide caption
Oil spills increase in Venezuela as it revs up output after the U.S. lifted sanctions
Ángel Marín, his wife Carolina and their 4-year-old son, Matías, left Venezuela to try to start a life in the U.S. John Otis for NPR hide caption
Why one family is joining a historic wave of Venezuelans migrating to the U.S.
President Biden looks toward a large "Welcome to Mexico" sign that is hung over the Bridge of the Americas as he tours the port of entry in El Paso Texas on Jan. 8. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption