John Otis
[Copyright 2024 NPR]
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Venezuela's authoritarian government has been making life complicated for the opposition's campaign efforts ahead of next month's presidential elections.
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It's a show that's got it all — music, dancing, sequins and razzmatazz. And the winning song becomes the official campaign music for President Nicolás Maduro.
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We look at how one town in Colombia pays homage to the donkey at one of the country's most popular annual festivals.
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Venezuela faces a deadline this week to commit to holding free and fair elections or face the return of US oil sanctions.
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Venezuela's opposition has united around a proxy candidate amid an ongoing repression of their leader by the government ahead of July's presidential election.
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Gustavo Petro faces fierce opposition from what he views as Colombia's deeply conservative deep state.
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Of the 177 environmental activists killed around the world last year, 60 were murdered in Colombia, says the advocacy group Global Witness. In most cases, no one is tried or convicted.
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Venezuela's election board says voters on Sunday approved a referendum called for by the government to claim sovereignty over an oil- and mineral-rich piece of neighboring Guyana.
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Venezuela and neighboring Guyana are at loggerheads over Venezuela staking a claim on more than half of Guyana's oil-rich territory. On Sunday, Venezuela will hold a referendum to uphold its claim.
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Millions of Venezuelans have left their country to escape authoritarian rule and economic collapse. We tell the story of one family headed to the U.S.