On December 10, Jesús Armas, a Venezuelan democracy activist, former Caracas city councilor, and one of the campaign managers for Edmundo González and María Corina Machado’s presidential campaign in the nation’s capital, was kidnapped by Nicolás Maduro’s and Diosdado Cabello’s… Read More
Venezuela’s authoritarian regime continues to escalate its human rights abuses, with one of the most disturbing trends being the detention and torture of women and children. As the regime clings to power, it systematically targets vulnerable populations, transforming them into… Read More
Venezuela has reached the limits of civility, politics, and diplomacy. An election that the United Nations and the Carter Center said lacked both transparency and integrity was held on July 28. Opposition candidate Edmundo González beat the socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro in a landslide. Almost… Read More
Democracy won the election and the socialist dictatorship lost, but Venezuelans have to make the results stick, writes VOC’s David Smolansky.
Speaking with WLRN Public Media, VOC Senior Fellow David Smolansky breaks down the current state of Maduro’s grip on Power in Venezuela and what comes next. “Venezuela is of course a mafia state,” says David Smolansky, who was the opposition… Read More
