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Maduro's security forces have gone door-to-door seeking to arrest protesters, poll workers and members of the opposition in what Maduro has referred to as Operation Tun Tun, and armed bands of Maduro supporters known as colectivos have joined security forces in repressing dissent.
Maduro will manage to ride out the latest threat to his 11-year rule" and "some compare [the rights violations] to those committed under the Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet". [197] To stop opposition within the military and his own government, Maduro divided his security personnel into fragmented units.
Maduro's government says the law is needed to address what it calls unconstitutional violence encouraged by some sectors of society in the last two decades. [6] Rodríguez referred to the 2014 and 2017 Venezuelan protests , stating that "extremist sectors" (referring to the parties who make up the majority opposition) had caused "economic and ...
The opposition activist and lawyer referred to President Maduro's suppression as a witch hunt against politicians following the highly contested election. Venezuela's July 28 election saw Maduro ...
Maduro's closest ruling party allies came to his defense. National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez — his chief negotiator in dialogues with the U.S. and the opposition — insisted Maduro was ...
By Deisy Buitrago and Mayela Armas. CARACAS (Reuters) -Opponents and supporters of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro planned to rally on Tuesday as protests and clashes spread after a weekend ...
This article is missing information about Opinions of notable individuals . Padrino cousins: Venezuelan defence minister versus corporate attorney in US ; Trump: “Elon Musk has accepted an apparent invitation from embattled Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to physically fight after the world’s wealthiest man repeatedly took jabs at Maduro over what he has called "major election fraud ...
Venezuela's electoral council has proclaimed Maduro, in power since 2013, as the winner of the July 28 election, but has not published complete voting tallies. Venezuela's opposition has published ...