Venezuela

María Corina Machado was held by security officials on the streets of Caracas hours before President Maduro was due to be re-inaugurated, but then released

Rafael Tudares, the husband of Edmundo González’s daughter, was reported to have been seized while on his way to drop off his children at a school in Caracas

As Venezuela’s flagship orchestra and conductor Gustavo Dudamel comes to London, has the once-admired scheme that nurtured them become a front for a criminal state?

Reduced to one event, once a year, defenders of the faith wonder if their tradition would have died entirely without some friends in high places

Hispanic senator’s appointment as secretary of state could mean the region — where China has greatly increased its influence — becomes a key priority under Donald Trump

In a video call, María Corina Machado says the autocratic president is the one with his ‘back against the wall’ and the world should join her fight for democracy

Six foreigners were arrested in Venezuela, accused by the regime of being spies plotting to kill the president and other senior politicians

Repression by the country’s socialist rulers is intensifying and must be thwarted

Former diplomat who disputed presidential election result is granted asylum after being threatened with jail by Maduro government

Venezuela’s president announces an early start to the festive season to divert attention from the disputed election result