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During the 20th century, "Venezuela was a haven for immigrants fleeing Old World repression and intolerance" according to Newsweek. [2] Emigration began at low rates in 1983 after oil prices collapsed, though the increased rates of emigration, especially the flight of professionals, grew largely following the Bolivarian Revolution which was led by Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez. [33]
Vice-president of the National Assembly of Venezuela and National Coordinator of Popular Will party Political persecution by the government of Venezuela for leading protests against the regime [42] [43] Venezuela: Caracas Chile: November 4, 2017 () September 9, 2020 () 2 years, 10 months, and 5 days
The list below includes data for refugee crises with at least 1 million refugees, not including internally displaced persons (IDP). For events for which estimates vary, the geometric mean of the lowest and highest estimates is calculated to rank the events. Rows highlighted in blue indicate ongoing events.
According to the UN, by the beginning of 2019 the number of refugees from Venezuela in other countries reached about 3.5 million. [16] Despite the fact that regional governments have welcomed migrants in solidarity, Venezuelans have been accused of influencing higher unemployment and crime rates, and have become victims of harassment, insults ...
Venezuela Holy See [29] 2009 Manuel Rosales Venezuela Peru: Venezuelan educator and politician [30] 2010 Virginia Vallejo Colombia United States: Colombian writer, journalist, columnist, media personality, television anchorwoman, [31] and socialite Biography of the political asylee [32] 2011 Savva Terentyev Russia Estonia: Russian blogger and ...
The Biden administration on Thursday sanctioned a Venezuelan gang allegedly behind a spree of kidnappings, extortion and other violent crimes tied to migrants that have spread across Latin America ...
People of the Crisis in Venezuela (4 C, 119 P) Protests against Nicolás Maduro (3 C, 9 P) V. Venezuelan presidential crisis (39 P) Venezuelan refugee crisis (1 C, 11 P)
Canada's Special Economic Measures (Venezuela) Regulations were amended on 30 May 2018 to account for the "economic, political and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela" that the Canadian statement said "moves [Venezuela] ever closer to full dictatorship". [191] The government sanctioned Maduro's wife, Cilia Flores, and 13 other members of the ANC ...