Venezuela Seeks to Strip Opposition Leader’s Citizenship

Venezuela’s government said on Saturday it moved to strip a prominent opposition leader of his citizenship for “calling for a foreign military intervention,” marking a significant escalation of its efforts to repress dissidents.

President Nicolás Maduro filed an appeal before the Supreme Court of Justice on Friday to strip the nationality of Leopoldo López, 54, based on the controversial Simón Bolívar Law targeting supporters and advocates of foreign nations’ actions against Venezuela, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez said in a statement posted on her Telegram account.