Maduro persists in blaming Colombia for crime in Venezuela
Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday said he will step up security operations on the border to curb “those horrible and terrifying crimes coming to us from Colombia.”
Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday said he will step up security operations on the border to curb “those horrible and terrifying crimes coming to us from Colombia.”
President Juan Manuel Santos congratulated Venezuela on Monday, a day after Colombia’s neighbor massively but peacefully elected the government into the opposition benches of the National Assembly.
Sixteen Colombian policemen were arrested Wednesday morning in a massive operation aimed at reducing the smuggling of contraband across the Venezuelan border.
Venezuela has canceled all scheduled meetings with Colombia concerning an ongoing closure of the border, Colombia’s foreign minister said Wednesday.
Two months after Venezuela unilaterally closed the border, deported more than 1,500 Colombians and deployed extra troops in the region, homicides on the Colombian side of the border dropped 10%, said Colombia’s…
In spite of major criticism from human rights organizations and damaged diplomatic relations with Colombia, Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said Monday he will keep the countries’ border closed indefinitely, claiming that “terrorism”…
For the second time, Venezuela postponed a meeting of its defense minister and his Colombian counterpart about an ongoing border crisis between the neighboring countries.
The Inter-American Commission for Human Rights (IACHR) condemned Venezuela on Monday for violating Colombians’ human rights during a massive deportation operation in August.
Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro claims Colombian paramilitary groups are exercising criminal and political influence in his country. This is partially true. It also ignores the alleged key role of Maduro loyalists…