The UN Human Rights Chief said he was concerned by reports of intimidation ahead of planned protests.

Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe (2002-2010) called on Saturday for an international intervention in Venezuela, endorsed by the United Nations, to remove Chavista leader Nicolás Maduro from power after his inauguration on Friday.

Venezuela’s foreign minister on Monday accused opponents of President Nicolás Maduro as being linked to damages at the country’s diplomatic facilities in five nations.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana said Thursday that it will seek help from the United Nations’ top court to deter plans by neighboring Venezuela to elect a governor to rule its western Essequibo region, an area rich in resources long claimed by Venezuela as its own.

January 10 came and went and, as expected, Venezuelan autocrat Nicolás Maduro hung on to power. It is easy to throw our hands in the air and feel hopeless before an authoritarian government that ruthlessly persecutes any dissent.

The opposition says María Corina Machado was then freed on the eve of President Nicolás Maduro's inauguration.

“The time has come to act for Venezuela,” the National Party leader ... In this scenario, Lacalle said he reviewed his previous UN speeches and recalled that the concept of freedom with ...

Amid protests demanding an end to his authoritarian rule, Maduro was sworn in for a third term on Jan. 10. In response, the regime added 50 more political prisoners to the current total of 1,794, marking a continuation of Maduro’s legacy of widespread political persecution.

The UN voiced alarm Thursday at reports of arbitrary detentions and intimidation of opponents of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro ahead of his inauguration for a highly-contested third term.

UN chief Antonio Guterres called Friday for Venezuelan authorities to release all who have been "arbitrarily detained" since the country's disputed July election, as President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in amid opposition and international outcry.

Venezuela's opposition says its leader María Corina Machado was briefly arrested and then freed after addressing a protest rally on the eve of President Nicolás Maduro's disputed inauguration.

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