Rappler's latest stories on Venezuela protests
5 dead, 233 arrested in Venezuela protests – Attorney General
Nicolas Maduro threatens to go after 'traitors' after crisis-wracked Venezuela's military leadership reaffirms its loyalty to the socialist president
$100 million in humanitarian aid pledged to crisis-hit Venezuela
Venezuela is plagued by hyperinflation and major shortages of basic goods, and two men – Juan Guaido and Nicolas Maduro – are vying for control of the country
Trump blasts Venezuela over blocked U.S. aid shipments
Stressing he had not ruled out military options, Donald Trump says he was 'sad' about the 'turmoil' in the oil-rich Latin American nation
United Nations chief willing to broker end to Venezuela crisis
The United Nations calls for serious political negotiations between the two sides to prevent a slide toward more violence in Venezuela
Venezuela opposition announces new aid hub, prepares protest
Juan Guaido says 300,000 people risk death if the donated supplies, stockpiled at Venezuela's border with Colombia, are not brought in soon
Italy to host Venezuela delegation at Guaido's request
Matteo Salvini says he will meet the team on Monday, February 11, after Juan Guaido sends a letter requesting talks 'as soon as possible' to present 'the action plan to relaunch democracy in Venezuela through free and fair elections'
Venezuela's military blocks humanitarian aid shipment
(UPDATED) Juan Guaido, who proclaimed himself acting president on January 23, claims that up to 300,000 people face death if the aid is not delivered
Guaido boosted by Europe backing in Venezuela standoff
(UPDATED) Britain, France and Spain are among 19 EU nations to side with Juan Guaido, following in the footsteps of key regional powers and the United States
Venezuela's opposition to up pressure on Maduro with new rally
'We must all take to the streets of Venezuela and the world with a clear goal: to accompany the ultimatum given by members of the European Union,' Juan Guaido says in an appeal to his countrymen
Venezuela's military backs Maduro, as standoff hardens with U.S.
As the death toll from days of street protests jumps to 26, Nicolas Maduro announces the closure of Venezuela's embassy and consulates in the United States
Maduro rallies military support as U.S. backs Venezuela challenger
A furious Nicolas Maduro responds to the US move by breaking off diplomatic ties with the 'imperialist' US government, giving its diplomats 72 hours to leave
U.N. chief urges dialogue in Venezuela to avert 'disaster'
'What we are worried (about) with the situation in Venezuela is the suffering of the people of Venezuela,' says UN chief Antonio Guterres
Maduro installs disputed new Venezuela assembly
3rd UPDATE The inaugural session of its 500 plus members – who include Maduro s wife and son – will take place under high tension
Venezuela opposition delays protest until Friday
The Democratic Unity Roundtable says on Twitter that the protest would be pushed back to coincide with the planned opening of the controversial Constituent Assembly which Maduro earlier announced would be delayed until Friday
Venezuela protest ban dampens street opposition to Maduro
UPDATED President Nicolas Maduro warns that anyone taking part in new protests against the election to choose a Constituent Assembly tasked with rewriting Venezuela s constitution risk up to 10 years in prison
Venezuela's government, opposition on deadly collision course
UPDATED Fears of open civil conflict have prompted an exodus of thousands of Venezuelans into neighboring Colombia
Venezuelan opposition readies another strike
Venezuela s opposition calls a fresh 48 hour general strike against embattled President Nicolas Maduro s plans to have the constitution rewritten
Venezuela strike deepens challenge to Maduro's rule
UPDATED Two young men were killed in separate demonstrations according to prosecutors
Venezuela opposition calls nationwide strike against Maduro
The strike call is part of what the opposition calls a final offensive aimed at forcing Nicolas Maduro out through early elections before his term ends in 2019
The week in photos: May 27-June 2, 2017
This week s selection of photo highlights here and around the world
Clashes as Venezuela opposition turns up heat on government
Monday s May 29 rally is the first since the weekend announcement of the stepping up of pressure on Nicolas Maduro
The week in photos: May 20-26, 2017
This week s selection of photo highlights here and around the world
Venezuela toll rises to 48 dead after protester killed
A 23 year old protester shot in the chest dies – the latest fatality in 7 weeks of anti government protests
Up to 200,000 protesters march against Venezuela's Maduro
Increasing number of gunshot wounds are reported as protests turn violent Federal prosecutors say they are investigating the role of police and military personnel in the incidents
The week in photos: May 13-19, 2017
This week s selection of photo highlights here and around the world
Venezuelans clog roads – even on horseback – in new anti-gov't protest
We are going to stay in the street building a way out of the crisis vows Venezuelan opposition lawmaker Freddy Guevara
The week in photos: May 5-12, 2017
This week s selection of photo highlights here and around the world
Women march to keep pressure on Venezuela's Maduro
The protest is being led by Lilian Tintori wife of jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez
Young man dies in Venezuela unrest, toll hits 36
Hecder Lugo Perez dies after being hit in the head by a projectile in the northwestern city of Valencia sources at the Valles de San Diego medical clinic say
Venezuela protests rage, death toll hits 33
Scores of students begin marching in the sunshine in Caracas in the latest rallies against President Nicolas Maduro s plan to rewrite the constitution
Constitution bid inflames deadly Venezuela crisis
Nicolas Maduro s plan announced May 1 inflames the opposition which is calling for even bigger demonstrations to demand elections
Venezuela opposition defiant as protesters shot dead
UPDATED Maduro s center right rivals plan to push on with a three week wave of street protests that have seen 25 people killed in clashes involving protesters and security forces
Death toll spikes to 20 in Venezuela protests
The opposition accuses the government of sending gangs of armed thugs to attack them
1 dead as Venezuela police, protesters clash
UPDATED Street protests are among the few options left for the center right opposition to pressure Maduro whom they blame for the country s descent into economic calamity
Fresh protests press Maduro in tense Venezuela crisis
Outrage is mounting over shortages of food and medicine threatening Maduro and the socialist revolution his late predecessor Hugo Chavez launched in 1999
Venezuela protests against Maduro to test state of emergency
The demonstrations mark the strongest challenge yet to Maduro s controversial declaration of a state of emergency
Venezuelan students demand end to 'deadly force' order
Angry Venezuelan students march to the justice ministry to demand it revoke a resolution allowing police to use deadly force at protests
Venezuela authorizes use of deadly force at demos
Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez says the rule is a direct response to last year s violence which took weeks to quell
HRW denounces 'pattern of serious abuses' in Venezuela
A Human Rights Watch official says that the pattern of abuse has created one of the most serious crises in Venezuela in years
Venezuela's Maduro hikes salaries by 30 percent
President Nicolas Maduro promised another increase for later this year
Venezuela forces take opposition protest plaza
Government forces take over Plaza Altamira as the death toll from 6 weeks of protests reach 29
Prepare to evacuate, Filipinos in Venezuela told
The Department of Foreign Affairs raises crisis alert level 2 in Venezuela because of anti government protests there
Maduro wants South America to meet on Venezuela crisis
The move came a day after the Venezuelan leader broke off relations with Panama following its call for a meeting of the rival Washington based Organization of American States
Thousands protest ahead of Chavez anniversary
The demonstrators say they want to show that protesters are not just from the middle class and that the capital s poorer places are not all strongholds of the socialist government
Pope Francis appeals for reconciliation in Venezuela
The Argentinian pope called for mutual forgiveness and a sincere dialogue respectful of truth and justice
Thousands in Venezuela march against violent crime
Maduro: Either we build peace in our society together or there will not be any peace in our society
