The Irish Times

Spain will not remove Venezuelan opposition figure from its embassy

Leopoldo López sought refuge in diplomatic compound after helping start abortive coup

Fri May 03 2019 - 20:54

Maduro makes show of unity with Venezuelan military chiefs

Embattled president says armed forces united behind him as arrest warrant issued for opposition figure

Thu May 02 2019 - 20:41

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó calls for military uprising

Gunfire exchanged between men accompanying Guaidó and soldiers loyal to president Nicolás Maduro

Tue Apr 30 2019 - 23:01

Guaidó springs into Venezuela’s limelight with challenge to Maduro

Question of which leader prevails may depend in large part on country’s armed forces

Fri Jan 25 2019 - 17:27

Who is Juan Guaidó, Venezuela’s self-declared president?

Opposition leader has been backed by US president Donald Trump

Thu Jan 24 2019 - 08:11

Venezuela sets presidential election for April as talks collapse

President Nicolas Maduro the overwhelming favourite after opposition sidelined

Thu Feb 08 2018 - 13:27

Maduro eyes presidential race after big wins in local polls

Venezuela’s president calls for ban on opposition parties that boycotted mayoral elections

Mon Dec 11 2017 - 16:46

Venezuela to be suspended from trade bloc over new assembly

Opposition says new constitutional body seals the country’s slide into dictatorship

Fri Aug 04 2017 - 18:16

Venezuela crisis deepens as opposition leaders arrested

Politicians serving house arrest taken from their homes following controversial election

Tue Aug 01 2017 - 19:47

Venezuelan opposition leader says he is barred from office

A ban on holding office would prevent Henrique Capriles from running for president

Fri Apr 07 2017 - 20:48

Venezuela security forces clash with anti-Maduro protesters

Clashes began after authorities closed off subway stations and main square in Caracas

Tue Apr 04 2017 - 19:54

Maduro ally breaks rank with president over Venezuelan power grab

Attorney general calls supreme court move to take political power a ‘rupture’ of order

Fri Mar 31 2017 - 19:31

Spanish party leader raises government hackles in Venezuela

Visit by Albert Rivera of Ciudadanos draws hostile response from Maduro administration

Tue May 24 2016 - 19:34

Venezuela election: Nicolas Maduro’s Socialists thrashed

Result is worst-ever defeat by leftist movement founded by former leader Hugo Chavez

Mon Dec 07 2015 - 09:58

Chavistas set to lose Venezuelan poll as region shifts right

President Nicolás Maduro vows to ‘go to the street to fight with the people’ if PSUV loses

Sat Dec 05 2015 - 02:00

Venezuela opposition leader Lopez jailed for nearly 14 years

Sentence is for ‘inciting’ 2014 anti-government protests that spiraled into violence

Fri Sept 11 2015 - 07:56

Former Spanish PM’s visit gives boost to Venezuela’s opposition

Felipe González cuts short trip after being denied visit to politicians in jail

Tue Jun 09 2015 - 22:00

Venezuela political crackdown accompanies economic chaos

President Nicolás Maduro increasingly shrill against critics of so-called Bolivarian Revolution

Mon Feb 23 2015 - 14:02

Venezuela’s opposition demands release of mayor of Caracas

Antonio Ledezma accused of plotting violence against Nicolas Maduro’s government

Fri Feb 20 2015 - 19:58

Latest protests underscore Maduro’s disappointing year as Venezuelan president

Analysis: many are increasingly desperate at the state’s inability to control violent crime

Sat Apr 26 2014 - 01:00

Venezuela death toll 41 as Maduro opens talks

President says he will offer ‘no pacts’, while opposition’s Capriles urges change

Sat Apr 12 2014 - 01:00

Venezuela invites Vatican secretary of state to mediate crisis talks

Vatican confirmed Catholic Church’s willingness to mediate

Thu Apr 10 2014 - 01:00

Tweeting the unrest: data overload as a force for good

Mon Feb 24 2014 - 12:01

Venezuela protest leader urges resistance

Government minister warns of cut in fuel supply to areas under ‘fascist attack’

Fri Feb 21 2014 - 19:35

CNN threatened with explusion as Venezuela protests continues

Brother of Socialist Party legislator killed as calls for Maduro’s resignation repeated

Fri Feb 21 2014 - 09:09

Five die in political unrest in Venezuela

Protesters seek departure of president Nicolas Maduro’s socialist government

Thu Feb 20 2014 - 01:00

Jailed Venezuela protest leader urges Maduro's 'exit'

Leopoldo Lopez arrested after three weeks of violence that leaves three dead and scores injured

Wed Feb 19 2014 - 15:14

Venezuela opposition leader arrested

Protesters flood streets after Leopoldo Lopez arrested on charges of fomenting unrest

Tue Feb 18 2014 - 21:03

Venezuela orders ‘conspiring’ US officials to leave

Maduro gives defiant speech as opposition leader vows to hand himself in after protest

Mon Feb 17 2014 - 06:54