More than 2,200 people were detained after Venezuela’s July presidential election, when civil unrest broke out over Maduro’s claim to victory. With dissent firmly squelched, the government has slowly released nearly 1,900 of the mostly poor, politically unaffiliated twenty-somethings.

Venezuela’s regime has distributed weapons to state workers and militias, potentially aiming to expand the country’s civilian army while exposing his waning influence over the colectivos, once the primary political-military force supporting his government.

Venezuela is part of BRICS, and the path to join this association is being cleared, President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro said.

Dismantling this regime will require strategic sanctions and diplomatic pressure,' a former Venezuelan intelligence official said.

Maduro was sworn in for a highly contested third term on January 10 after claiming victory in the July vote, which the opposition says its candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia won.

Maduro took office last week for a third consecutive term. Now, he’s consolidating his position as dictator Nicolás Maduro has now been in power in Venezuela since 2013 – gradually usurping power over the past twelve years until becoming a full dictator.

The first thing greeting me as I disembarked from my flight in Caracas was a wanted poster for one Edmundo González Urrutia. The reward was $100,000. Not

Venezuela boasts of having the largest oil reserves on the planet, and a massive exodus of its people means that there are almost eight million fewer mouths to feed, but still some five million Venezuelans are going hungry in the country,

Venezuela’s broken democracy and economic hardships stand as a masterclass in institutional failure. How can the country move forward?

Venezuela is a part of BRICS and the path to join this association is being cleared, President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro said.

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