Amid little hope for change, more people are preparing to leave. “There’s no future here,” said Valera, a 28-year-old ...

On July 28, the 70th birthday of Hugo Chávez (1954-2013), Nicolás Maduro Moros won the Venezuelan presidential election, the fifth since the Bolivarian Constitution was ratified in 1999.

His death came as Venezuela's top prosecutor announced that roughly a fourth of the 2,000 people detained in connection with post-election demonstrations had been granted prison release orders.

"A total of 364 people were detained during protests from January 21 to 23," Romero tweeted. Large anti-government rallies organized by the opposition took place in Venezuela on January 23.

"The friendly people of Venezuela, by voting for President Nicolas Maduro in this most important election, reaffirmed their commitment to sovereignty and independent will despite attempts to ...