At AlertaVenezuela, we have denounced the expansion of the detention and disappearance of foreign citizens and dual nationals by the de facto regime to obtain…
Nicolás Maduro’s regime has intensified its repression to the point of crossing the threshold of authoritarianism and openly adopting practices that configure a totalitarian order.…
A couple of weeks ago, we raised an alert about the spread of the “hostage diplomacy” phenomenon in Venezuela, fearing that states would support this…
Amnesty International published its report “Detentions without a trace: The crime of enforced disappearance in Venezuela,” in which it analyzes the situation of 15 people…
As of 2025, Venezuela continues to be one of the countries with the highest number of political prisoners in the Western Hemisphere. Under the authoritarian…
In April 2025, Maduro appointed his former sister-in-law Laura Guerra Angulo as the new president of the Central Bank of Venezuela, thus reinforcing the monetary…
“Hostage diplomacy” has been used by several countries and organizations to influence the political and economic decisions of other governments. It is not a new…
By Luis Carlos Díaz Threats increase while international funding is reduced, diplomatic missions deployed in Caracas support fewer initiatives or prefer more superficial issues, and…
Political persecution in Venezuela is neither sporadic nor does it respond to certain circumstances. It is systematic, with intervals of lesser or greater intensity depending…
Between April 29 and 30, the Venezuelan organizations Acceso a la Justicia and Provea, and the international organizations Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, presented…