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Outside Prisons in Caracas, Venezuelans Anxiously Await Release of More Political Detainees
9 January 2026 at 23:41

Outside Prisons in Caracas, Venezuelans Anxiously Await Release of More Political Detainees

9 January 2026 at 23:41

By: The New York Times

Venezuela’s interim government said it would release an “important number” of imprisoned people, but only nine have been confirmed freed.

Family members awaiting the release of prisoners outside El Helicoide, a notorious prison in the center of Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, on Thursday.

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Maduro Is Gone, but Repression in Venezuela Has Intensified
7 January 2026 at 15:27

Maduro Is Gone, but Repression in Venezuela Has Intensified

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7 January 2026 at 15:27

By: Jack Nicas

Security forces have boarded buses, searched phones and interrogated people, looking for evidence that they welcomed the capture of Nicolás Maduro.

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Venezuela Detains U.S. Citizens Amid Trump Administration’s Growing Pressure
31 December 2025 at 21:48

Venezuela Detains U.S. Citizens Amid Trump Administration’s Growing Pressure

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31 December 2025 at 21:48

By: Anatoly Kurmanaev， Annie Correal and Edward Wong

The number of American citizens held in Venezuela has grown since the start of the U.S. military and economic campaign against President Nicolás Maduro.

President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela at a rally in Caracas, the capital, earlier this month.

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A Chilling New Tactic in Nicaragua: Arrest, Then Silence
5 October 2025 at 09:00

A Chilling New Tactic in Nicaragua: Arrest, Then Silence

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5 October 2025 at 09:00

By: Frances Robles

Nicaragua’s authoritarian government has begun holding dissidents without revealing their whereabouts or acknowledging their detention. Two have turned up dead.

Nicaragua’s co-presidents, Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, in Managua this month in a photograph released by state media.

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The Bleak Life in Captivity of Niger’s Deposed President, Mohamed Bazoum
4 May 2024 at 21:06

The Bleak Life in Captivity of Niger’s Deposed President, Mohamed Bazoum

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4 May 2024 at 21:06

By: Elian Peltier

Nine months after a coup in Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, an ally of France and the U.S., remains locked in the presidential residence, cut off from contact with anyone but his doctor.

President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger in 2022. For the past nine months, he has been held captive in an isolated wing of his house.

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Vietnam Is Jailing Environmentalists Who Helped It Secure Billions
28 November 2023 at 10:01

Vietnam Is Jailing Environmentalists Who Helped It Secure Billions

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28 November 2023 at 10:01

By: Sui-Lee Wee

The government is preparing to present its energy transition plan at the U.N. climate talks as it intensifies a crackdown on environmental advocates.

Solar panels at the Sao Mai power plant in An Giang Province, Vietnam, last year. The country has been awarded $15.5 billion in grants and loans in exchange for a commitment to renewable energy.

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Imprisoned Nobel Winner and Iranian Rights Activist Begins a Hunger Strike
6 November 2023 at 20:48

Imprisoned Nobel Winner and Iranian Rights Activist Begins a Hunger Strike

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6 November 2023 at 20:48

By: Farnaz Fassihi and Cassandra Vinograd

Narges Mohammadi is protesting the prison’s denial of hospital treatment for her heart condition, her family said.

Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi is serving a 10-year sentence in Iran’s Evin prison. “We are extremely worried,” her husband, Taghi Rahmani, said. “Her life is in danger.”