Venezuela's repression of it's citizens has been called "systemic" by José Miguel Vivanco, director of Human Rights Watch in a new report.

Human Rights Watch found that security forces often shouted political epithets at opposition protesters, suggesting that the "severe physical and psychological abuse" undergone by some protesters and detainees was likely punishment for their perceived views.

Venezuela has paid tribute to the former revolutionary and president of the Municipal Council of Caracas, Eliécer Otaiza, who was murdered last Saturday.

May 1, when many countries celebrate Labor Day, will see anti-deportation protests staged in front of the White House.

Vargas Llosa visited Caracas this week to attend a conference held by a free-market think tank.

Hundreds of young men and women gathered outside Mexico's Angel of Independence Statue to march towards the Senate where the #EPNvsInernet legislation is being discussed.

Nicolas Maduro has met with members of the opposition behind closed doors to initiate peace talks in Caracas today

Nairobi Pinto, the Venezuelan journalist who worked at Globovisión was freed yesterday after spending eight days kidnapped.

Student protests in Venezuela have again turned violent in the country's capital, with tear gas and water cannons used on the crowd.

"I urge you not to get stuck in the conflict of the moment but open yourselves to one another to become true builders of peace," said Pope Francis.

Pacts between the Venezuelan government and opposition, said Maduro, would make him a "traitor to Chavismo."

Nicolás Maduro has invited Cardinal Pietro Parolin to be one of the mediators during the talks he will be holding with opposition leaders which begin tomorrow.

Hundreds of Venezuelans have initiated a campaign on Twitter in protest of Nicolás Maduro and this time they're getting naked.

The opposition and the Venezuelan government aren’t in talks yet. María Corina Machado, of the opposition’s conservative hard line, is excluding herself.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has agreed to meet with members of the opposition in Caracas tomorrow.

Kevin Spacey expressed support for Venezuelan protestors on his blog.

Venezuela's Attorney General has formally charged opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez with four seperate crimes

Vargas Llosa says he plans to show his support for opposition protestors in Venezuela by traveling to Caracas to attend a conference held by a free-market think tank there.

Nicolás Maduro defended his government against claims that it had acted undemocratically against opposition protestors and championed Chavismo's gains on inequality and poverty.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has been blocked from returning to Venezuela's National Assembly amidst the eruption of violence in Caracas.

Corina Machado, one of the most outspoken and conservative voices among opposition lawmakers, has been stripped of her seat in the National Assembly after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the government.

While US could still use targeted sanctions against Venezuela, Juan Manuel Santos announced Maduro had agreed to a dialogue with opposition sectors.

As protests in Venezuela intensify, anger amongst the country's protesters has turned increasingly towards their Caribbean communist counterpart.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has published an impassioned letter to the people of Venezuela.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro called Corina Machado an "ex-congresswoman" on Tuesday. National Assembly president Diosdado Cabello says the opposition lawmaker automatically forfeited her seat upon serving as Panama's alternative representative before the OAS last week.

Maduro said the three generals had called this week "the decisive week" in leading the Air Force in a coup plot against his government.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has threatened mayor Ramon Muchacho with arrest for his role in recent violence.

Daniel Ceballos, an outspoken opposition mayor from the city of San Cristóbal, where protests began in early February, was arrested by SEBIN agents on Wednesday.

The longtime anti-Chavista and opposition leader will speak before the Organization of American States (OAS) about the situation in Venezuela after Panama ceded its seat to her.

Air Canada has suspended all flights to and from Venezuela over security concerns.