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Venezuela libera otros 60 presos por protestas electorales, dice ONG ante cifra oficial total de 733

El Comité por la Libertad de los Presos Políticos, una organización que reclama la excarcelación en Venezuela de detenidos en las protestas que siguieron a las cuestionadas elecciones de julio pasado, indicó el sábado que en los últimos dos días fueron liberadas 60 personas más. La mayoría de las nuevas excarcelaciones —que fueron reportadas a la organización por familiares de …

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3 days, 9 hours ago

Reliance, Venezuela’s PDVSA resume oil swap under U.S. authorisation, shows document

The Hindu

“Reliance Industries and Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA have resumed an oil swap that had been paused owing to U.S. sanctions on the South American country,” according to an internal PDVSA document showed on Thursday Reliance and other refiners had imported Venezuelan oil earlier this year under a broad U.S. license that expired in April. Reliance Industries denies any cash …

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4 days, 21 hours ago

New charges target ex-Miami congressman for lobbying on behalf of sanctioned Venezuelan tycoon

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A federal grand jury …

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5 days, 11 hours ago

South American tensions rise as Argentine President Javier Milei calls for immediate release of soldier held in Venezuela

Firstpost

At a military school event, President Javier Milei said security forces under the command of the ‘criminal dictator Nicolas Maduro’ arrested Nahuel Gallo, a soldier with the Argentine national force known as the Gendarmeria Argentine President Javier Milei on Tuesday demanded that Venezuelan authorities immediately free an Argentine soldier arrested earlier this month who Milei said entered Venezuela to visit …

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5 days, 15 hours ago

New charges target ex-Miami congressman for lobbying on behalf of sanctioned Venezuelan tycoon

Politico

Rivera was allegedly aided in that effort by another unnamed former U.S. official and resident of New York, who he allegedly paid $125,000 from the over $5.5 million he received from Gorrín or on his behalf, prosecutors from the U.S. Justice Department’s National Security Division said. To promote his criminal activities, Rivera allegedly created fake shell companies registered in Delaware …

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6 days, 22 hours ago

Venezuelan rights group reports 3rd in-custody death among people detained in post-election unrest

Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela — A man detained in Venezuela during the civil unrest that followed the country’s disputed July presidential election died in custody Monday, marking the third such death reported by an inmates’ rights organization. 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 …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Venezuela's president elect vows to return from exile for inauguration

NPR

Venezuela's president elect vows to return from exile for inauguration The winner of Venezuela's presidential election this summer was forced into exile. JOHN OTIS, BYLINE: Voter tally sheets from the July election show that Gonzalez trounced Maduro by a 2-to-1 margin. OTIS: Even so, Maduro's blowout loss and clumsy electoral theft were deeply embarrassing for the ruling Socialist Party, which …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Oficina de DDHH de la ONU en Venezuela reanuda parcialmente sus actividades tras cierre

Associated Press

CARACAS — La oficina de la ONU para derechos humanos en Venezuela reanudó parcialmente sus operaciones en las últimas semanas, dijo el viernes el jefe de la agencia, meses después de que el gobierno del presidente Nicolás Maduro expulsara a su personal acusándolo de ayudar a golpistas y grupos terroristas. El anuncio de Volker Türk, el Alto Comisionado de la …

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1 week, 2 days ago

UN human rights office in Venezuela partially resumes work months after government shut it down

Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela — The U.N. office on human rights in Venezuela partially resumed operations in recent weeks, the agency’s chief said Friday, months after the government of President Nicolás Maduro expelled its staff for allegedly helping coup plotters and terror groups. “I’m very concerned that many of these people were arbitrarily detained, including adolescents and young adults, members of the …

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Destacado abogado de derechos humanos abandona Corte Penal Internacional por no procesar a Venezuela

Associated Press

MIAMI — Un destacado abogado de derechos humanos ha abandonado discretamente de la Corte Penal Internacional para protestar por lo que considera un fracaso injustificado de su fiscal para acusar a miembros del gobierno del presidente Nicolás Maduro por crímenes de lesa humanidad, según ha sabido The Associated Press. Muchos en la oposición venezolana se han quejado de que la …

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Hospital de Peluches lleva alegría a niños y adultos en Venezuela

Associated Press

CARACAS — No son duendes en el taller de Santa preparándose para Navidad, pero para muchos niños en Venezuela es como si fuesen sus ayudantes todo el año. El hospital se convirtió en una “comunidad muy grande de personas que están trabajando en función del objetivo de que los peluches lleguen a casa de un niño”, añadió Acosta, destacando que …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Prominent human rights attorney quits international court over failure to prosecute Venezuela

Associated Press

MIAMI — A prominent human rights attorney has quietly parted ways with the International Criminal Court to protest what he sees as an unjustified failure of its chief prosecutor to indict members of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ’s government for crimes against humanity, The Associated Press has learned. In a harshly worded email last month to Khan, Grossman said his …

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1 week, 3 days ago

This hospital in Venezuela restores discarded toys for another round of love

Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela — The doll’s golden curls are intact and soon her head is, too. Months later, encouraged by the response, she opened the Hospital for Soft Toys at her home as a nonprofit foundation that also collects and restores other toys and educational games. “By doing this, all of us who come here are in therapy, a therapy of …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Venezuelan man gets bail in Mumbai drug case, court cites trial delay

India Today

A Mumbai court has granted bail to a Venezuelan national who was arrested with drugs at Mumbai Airport, ruling that the delay caused by the court or prosecution violates the fundamental right guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. Special judge Mahesh Jadhav stated, "From the prima facie appreciation of the material on record, it appears that the …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Hospital de Peluches lleva alegría a niños y adultos en Venezuela

LA Times

Irelis Baldirio pone a secar muchas peluches usadas lavada en la organización sin fines de lucro Hospital de los Peluches, en donde recuperan y reparan juguetes usados para donarlos a niños vulnerables como regalos de Navidad, en Caracas, Venezuela, el jueves 5 de diciembre de 2024. El hospital se convirtió en una “comunidad muy grande de personas que están trabajando …

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1 week, 3 days ago

UN human rights office resumes activities in Venezuela despite Maduro clash

Al Jazeera

Commissioner Volker Turk reiterated he is ‘deeply concerned’ about the violence following Venezuela’s contested election. In a statement at the time, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil Pinto accused the UN human rights office of becoming a “colonialist” and “improper” presence in the country, stirring up unrest. Shortly before the human rights office in Venezuela was ordered to be closed, …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Argentina accuses Venezuela of harassing opposition members sheltering at its embassy in Caracas

Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela — Argentina’s government on Wednesday accused its Venezuelan counterpart of continually harassing six members of the political opposition who have been sheltering for months in the Argentine diplomatic compound in the capital, Caracas. “The Venezuelan government has not only denied the safe passage that would allow their safe departure, but has adopted totally unacceptable harassment actions,” Werhein said …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Venezuela releases more than 100 people imprisoned after contested election

Al Jazeera

Venezuela’s government has taken steps to release some arrested in post-election crackdown but continues to pressure opposition. The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has released 103 people imprisoned following the country’s contested July election, which the opposition accused Maduro of stealing. Despite such gestures, the government has refused calls from the opposition and regional leaders to release data that …

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1 week, 4 days ago

‘Climate of terror’: New York’s migrants and asylum seekers brace for Trump

Al Jazeera

More than 200,000 asylum seekers and migrants have arrived in the US city in the past two years. Dubbed the “new Ellis Island” of New York City, the Roosevelt Hotel has welcomed upwards of 150,000 migrants and asylum seekers from more than 160 countries since reopening as a shelter. “If we can’t get assistance from New York City, we may …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Venezuela’s opposition signals flexible timeline toward long-sought government transition

Associated Press

MADRID — Venezuela’s political opposition on Tuesday signaled a shift toward a flexible timeline for a government transition that it had long insisted would come next month when the new presidential term is set to begin. The change came as the faction’s candidate in the July presidential election, Edmundo González, remained in exile in Spain and its leader Maria Corina …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

UN human rights watchdog opens investigation into Venezuela presidential election

Associated Press

MIAMI — The top United Nations human rights watchdog on Tuesday ordered Venezuela to avoid destroying tally sheets and other electoral material as it investigates allegations that President Nicolás Maduro stole this summer’s election. The U.N. Human Rights Council announced the opening of the probe in a letter to several Latin American jurists who in October petitioned the U.N. agency …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Venezuelan migrants keep arriving in Colombia. These faith leaders offer them a home away from home

Associated Press

PALMIRA, Colombia — It’s been three years since Douarleyka Velásquez abandoned her career in human resources. “I feel that in here I can help my brothers, my countrymen who come and go,” said Velásquez, 47, from Pope Francis Migrant Shelter in Palmira, a city in southwestern Colombia. “In recent years, we have found unidentified bodies whose clothing or belongings indicate …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Mediapart exposes US funding of 'independent' OCCRP, which targeted Adani Group

Op India

The Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, which published a hit piece on the Adani Group last year, is now under the scanner over its funding from the US government agencies. Founded in 2006, OCCRP claims to have a network of journalists across 6 continents who ‘specialise in reporting on organised crime and corruption.’ Although it brands itself as an …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Opositores venezolanos vuelven a manifestarse para exigir liberación de detenidos tras comicios

LA Times

Manifestantes y familiares de detenidos lanzan globos durante una vigilia para pedir la libertad de los detenidos tras las polémicas elecciones presidenciales del 28 de julio, en Caracas, Venezuela, el domingo 1 de diciembre de 2024. Grupos de venezolanos volvieron a manifestarse el domingo en ciudades del país sudamericano y en el exterior, convocados por la líder de la oposición …

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Venezuela libera otros 60 presos por protestas electorales, dice ONG ante cifra oficial total de 733

Reliance, Venezuela’s PDVSA resume oil swap under U.S. authorisation, shows document

New charges target ex-Miami congressman for lobbying on behalf of sanctioned Venezuelan tycoon

South American tensions rise as Argentine President Javier Milei calls for immediate release of soldier held in Venezuela

New charges target ex-Miami congressman for lobbying on behalf of sanctioned Venezuelan tycoon

Venezuelan rights group reports 3rd in-custody death among people detained in post-election unrest

Venezuela's president elect vows to return from exile for inauguration

Oficina de DDHH de la ONU en Venezuela reanuda parcialmente sus actividades tras cierre

UN human rights office in Venezuela partially resumes work months after government shut it down

Destacado abogado de derechos humanos abandona Corte Penal Internacional por no procesar a Venezuela

Hospital de Peluches lleva alegría a niños y adultos en Venezuela

Prominent human rights attorney quits international court over failure to prosecute Venezuela

This hospital in Venezuela restores discarded toys for another round of love

Venezuelan man gets bail in Mumbai drug case, court cites trial delay

Hospital de Peluches lleva alegría a niños y adultos en Venezuela

UN human rights office resumes activities in Venezuela despite Maduro clash

Argentina accuses Venezuela of harassing opposition members sheltering at its embassy in Caracas

Venezuela releases more than 100 people imprisoned after contested election

‘Climate of terror’: New York’s migrants and asylum seekers brace for Trump

Venezuela’s opposition signals flexible timeline toward long-sought government transition

UN human rights watchdog opens investigation into Venezuela presidential election

Venezuelan migrants keep arriving in Colombia. These faith leaders offer them a home away from home

Mediapart exposes US funding of 'independent' OCCRP, which targeted Adani Group

Opositores venezolanos vuelven a manifestarse para exigir liberación de detenidos tras comicios