Julie Turkewitz | The New York Times

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gives a press conference

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Christmas starts in October, Venezuela’s autocrat declares

With the nation’s democracy in shambles, President Nicolás Maduro tries to inject some holiday cheer.

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Venezuelans mourn loved ones killed in protests, and last shreds of democracy

Julie Turkewitz | The New York Times

For years, many Venezuelan families splintered by migration believed that they would eventually unite in an improved, if perhaps not wholly democratic, Venezuela. After the election, many are burying that dream.

A man leans into a box on a table in a crowd of people.

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Can elections force Venezuela’s authoritarian leader from power?

Julie Turkewitz | The New York Times

President Nicolás Maduro has held on to power by holding sham elections. In July he will run again, but would he willingly cede power?

FILE - Haitian migrants wade through water as they cross the Darien Gap from Colombia to Panama in hopes of reaching the United States, May 9, 2023. Colombia and Panama are failing to protect hundreds of thousands of migrants who are crossing the Darien jungle on their way to the U.S. and have become increasingly vulnerable to robberies and sexual violence, Human Rights Watch said in a report published Wednesday, April 3, 2024.

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Sexual assault of migrants in Darién Gap rises to level rarely seen outside war

Julie Turkewitz | The New York Times

Assault, robbery and rape have long been a grim risk of migrant journeys around the globe. But aid groups working in the Darién Gap say that in the past six months they have documented an extraordinary spike in attacks, with patterns and frequencies rarely seen outside of war zones.