Venezuela’s Supreme Court has been attacked by grenades dropped from a helicopter in what President Nicolás Maduro called a “terrorist attack”. Footage on social media shows a police helicopter circling over the city before shots and a loud bang are heard. The police officer said to have piloted the stolen aircraft issued a statement denouncing … Read more
Venezuela’s president has replaced four top military commanders over the use of live bullets by security forces during months of unrest. President Nicolas Maduro also announced the recruitment of 40,000 new police officers and national guardsmen. Meanwhile Venezuela faced accusations of human rights abuses, at a meeting of the Organization of American States. The military … Read more
Venezuela’s opposition called for weekend protests as Thursday’s deadline neared for candidates for an assembly to re-write the constitution — a gathering opponents slam as a naked power grab by the leftist government. Sixty people have died and around 1,000 people have been wounded since April 1, when opponents of President Nicolas Maduro intensified their … Read more
A student who died at an anti-government protest in Caracas last month was killed by a tear gas canister fired by the National Guard, Venezuela’s chief prosecutor says. Juan Pablo Pernalete died of cardiogenic shock after being hit by an object in the chest. A number of government officials had said he had been killed … Read more