Venezuela

• Thursday, February 12th 2026 - 04:10 UTC

  US signals easing of energy restrictions after energy secretary’s Caracas visit

  

  Venezuela’s acting President and Oil Minister Delcy Rodríguez met on Wednesday at Miraflores Palace with US Energy Secretary Chris Wright to discuss what the Venezuelan government described as “an energy agenda that benefits both nations,” as bilateral contacts continue to reopen.

• Thursday, February 12th 2026 - 04:00 UTC

  Venezuela reopens airspace as flight links restart after months of disruption

  

  Venezuela said it has reopened its commercial airspace after restrictions that had disrupted international routes since late 2025, a shift that airlines are beginning to translate into a phased return of flights to and from Caracas.

• Tuesday, February 10th 2026 - 20:59 UTC

  Families of political prisoners protest outside Venezuela’s National Assembly, question amnesty bill

  

  Families of political prisoners and activists gathered on Tuesday outside Venezuela’s National Assembly in central Caracas, calling for the release of detainees who remain behind bars and challenging the scope of a government-backed amnesty bill.

• Monday, February 9th 2026 - 12:41 UTC

  Venezuela re-arrests opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa hours after release

  

  Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa was re-arrested only hours after leaving prison, in a move that sparked renewed accusations of political persecution and raised fresh questions about the scope of the government’s ongoing release process amid a pending amnesty bill.

• Monday, February 9th 2026 - 04:05 UTC

  Venezuela frees Juan Pablo Guanipa and members of María Corina Machado’s inner circle

  

  Opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa and several close collaborators of anti-government figure María Corina Machado were released from detention in Venezuela on Sunday, in a new round of politically sensitive releases that rights groups say must be measured not only by numbers but also by whether detainees regain full civil and political rights.

• Saturday, February 7th 2026 - 01:30 UTC

  Venezuelan opposition flags “serious omissions” in amnesty bill, demands full release

  

  Venezuela’s main opposition coalition, the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), on Friday challenged what it called “serious omissions” in a proposed amnesty law promoted by acting President Delcy Rodríguez and approved in a first debate by the chavista-controlled National Assembly.

• Friday, February 6th 2026 - 02:25 UTC

  Venezuela’s legislature advances urgent amnesty law to free jailed protesters and critics

  

  Venezuela’s legislature is moving forward with a proposed amnesty law that would grant clemency to protesters and government critics jailed in recent years.

• Thursday, February 5th 2026 - 05:39 UTC

  Venezuela detains Alex Saab in joint operation with United States

  

  Colombian-Venezuelan businessman Alex Saab — long portrayed by U.S. authorities as a key financial operator for Chavismo and a former Venezuelan industry minister — was detained in Caracas early Wednesday in what Colombian media described as a joint operation involving Venezuela’s intelligence service (SEBIN) and the FBI. Venezuela’s government had not issued an official confirmation by the time of publication.

• Tuesday, February 3rd 2026 - 02:08 UTC

  Betting spike ahead of Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize and suspected cyber breach trigger leak probe

  

  The Norwegian Nobel Institute concluded that a cyberattack is the “most likely” explanation for the leak of information about the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, after prediction markets registered an abrupt—and highly profitable—shift in favor of María Corina Machado a few hours before the official announcement.

• Friday, January 30th 2026 - 23:39 UTC

  Venezuela’s interim leader Delcy Rodríguez announces proposed general amnesty for political prisoners

  

  Delcy Rodríguez said on Friday she will push a “general amnesty law” covering political prisoners and instructed that the draft be sent to the Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela, where it is expected to be debated and approved next week. The announcement was delivered at an event held at Tribunal Supremo de Justicia de Venezuela, as reported by El País.