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The invaders return - Poster for the redesigned ‘’The Invaders‘’ series. A map of the world is inlaid in the starry sky.
The invaders return
7 March 2025 by Thierry Cruvellier
More and more countries – Russia, Israel, the United States, China, Azerbaijan, Venezuela – are publicly declaring their intent to conquer territories by force, or like Rwanda are doing it without admitting. The world order establ [...]
Is the International Criminal Court sufficiently involved to try those responsible for the violent police crackdowns on opposition demonstrators in 2024? Photo: Members of the security forces (on motorbikes) arrest a demonstrator in a street in Caracas. The ICC has a chance in Venezuela, it must take it
4 March 2025 by Tamara Taraciuk Broner
The option of “positive complementarity” between the International Criminal Court and Venezuelan authorities has shown its limits, argues human rights lawyer Tamara Taraciuk Broner. Now is the time for the ICC prosecutor to take a [...]
Why Argentina prosecutes crimes in Venezuela
27 October 2023 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
While « serious human rights violations are being committed to this day in Venezuela », according to a UN Fact-Finding Mission, and when the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the government of Venezuela are playing cat and mo [...]
Venezuela/ICC: what’s up with the fool’s game?
8 September 2023 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
For several years, the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the government of Venezuela have sort of played a cat and mouse game. And meanwhile, almost ten years after Nicolas Maduro became president, serious human rights violat [...]
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Two riot police officers arrest a protester and take him away on a motorbike
19 November 2021 by Janet Anderson
Venezuela and the ICC: who’s fooling who? On November 5, the new Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Khan announced that he will launch an investigation into crimes against humanity in Venezuela, and signed an agreement with its government. Has the prosec [...]
25 September 2018 by Benjamin Duerr
Latin American states to refer Venezuela to the ICC Five Latin American countries are expected to follow through today with their plans to refer Venezuela to the International Criminal Court (ICC). According to diplomatic sources, they will ask prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to open an [...]
24 August 2018 by AFP
Peruvians fear Venezuelan migrant surge despite curbs Residents of a Peruvian border town, where a bridge cluttered with street vendors marks the frontier with Ecuador, believe new immigration restrictions will do little to halt a surging tide of Venezuelan migrants. More than 2,500 [...]
30 August 2017 by AFP
UN says Venezuela policies designed to 'instil fear' The widespread rights abuses committed against protestors in Venezuela indicate that the country has implemented a policy of repression aimed at instilling fear in the population, the UN said Wednesday. A fresh UN report warned th [...]
4 August 2017 by AFP
Venezuela's controversial new assembly holds first session A controversial new Venezuelan assembly packed with allies of unpopular President Nicolas Maduro held its first session on Friday, deepening a rift with the opposition and in the teeth of international criticism from the US, the E [...]
1 August 2017 by AFP
UN rights chief concerned by Venezuela opposition arrests The United Nations human rights chief said Tuesday he was "deeply concerned" by the re-arrest of two Venezuelan opposition leaders, urging Caracas to release anyone detained for exercising basic democratic rights. "I am deeply con [...]
30 July 2017 by AFP
Candidate killed as violence erupts in Venezuela vote Deadly violence erupted around a controversial vote held in Venezuela on Sunday, with a candidate to the all-powerful assembly being elected shot dead in his home and troops firing weapons to clear protesters in Caracas. The unres [...]
29 July 2017 by AFP
Maduro presses on with Venezuela vote despite protests, condemnation Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was pushing forward Saturday with a controversial weekend vote, despite growing domestic political opposition, international condemnation and deadly street protests. On Friday, his forces faced [...]
14 February 2017 by AFP
US names Venezuelan VP a major drug trafficker The United States labeled Venezuela's Vice President Tareck El Aissami a major drug trafficker Monday, adding the veteran politician to its narcotics "kingpin" sanctions list.  The US Treasury accused El Aissami, seen as likely he [...]
22 September 2016 by AFP
Venezuela election authority: No 2016 recall vote for Maduro Venezuela's electoral authority on Wednesday ruled out a recall referendum against President Nicolas Maduro this year, all but dashing opposition hopes to oust him at the ballot box. The National Electoral Council declared in a st [...]
16 July 2016 by AFP
Shootings at wakes dog Venezuela funeral parlors It takes guts as well as a strong stomach to do Baldomero Hidalgo's job: he shows up to work at a Caracas funeral home when even the families of the dead are too scared to come. In one of the most dangerous cities in the world, he [...]