A court in Senegal sentenced the country’s leading opposition figure to two years in prison on Thursday after finding him guilty of “corrupting youth,” prompting scores of protesters to take to the streets, and clash with security forces, throughout the country. The ruling, which for now bars him from running in future elections, throws the […]
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Modi Opens India’s New Parliament Building as Opposition Stays Away
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated a sleek new Parliament complex, part of a more than $2 billion project to revamp India’s decrepit colonial-era center of government in New Delhi. But the inauguration ceremony, which reflected Mr. Modi’s usual penchant for Hindu religious and nationalist symbolism, was boycotted by his political opposition. And outside […]
Opposition Leader Says He Left Venezuela After Being Threatened
Venezuela’s most prominent opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, said late Monday that he had been forced out of Colombia, hours after crossing the border into the country after receiving threats from the Venezuelan government. Colombia’s president disputed the assertion that Mr. Guaidó had been forcibly removed. Speaking in a video posted on Twitter, Mr. Guaidó said he […]
Juan Guaidó Is Voted Out as Leader of Venezuela’s Opposition
CARACAS, Venezuela — The opposition legislature in Venezuela voted on Friday to terminate its interim government, ending the leadership of Juan Guaidó, who for years had served as the face of resistance to the country’s authoritarian government. The vote was a blow to the United States, which had steadfastly backed Mr. Guaidó. It was the […]