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US authorities prevent the entry of the official deputy Javier Bertucci
The National Assembly lawmaker elected on December 6, Javier Bertucci, was prevented from entry into the United States by the local authorities.
The information first was reported on Twitter by the Venezuelan journalist Vladimir...
NGO: 208 extrajudicial executions in Bolivar state during 2020
By Gladylis Flores.
The Commission for Human Rights and Citizenship in the Bolivar state, border to Brazil, reported 208 potentially deaths committed by police officers during 2020. The data gets collected by its media...
Oil union leader continues in jail for meeting with Guaido, relatives say
By Lisbeth Barboza Ruiz.
Union leaders have especial fora under Venezuelan law. However, several of them are currently sitting in prison cells, mostly from the oil industry. Among them is Guillermo Zarraga.
KEYS | Know the politicians that have been banned for Maduro’s regime
Caracas.- The Nicolas Maduro regime has used the courts, including the Supreme one, law enforcement, state-owned and social media to harass, disqualify, bar from running for up to 15 years, and, in general, intimidate elected officials, humanitarian...
Three women have been murdered in 48 hours in Portuguesa state, Venezuela
By Mariangel Moro Colmenarez.
The murder and rape of two young girls have shocked Venezuela, not to mention the small town of La Mision in the Venezuelan Llanos, even when taking into consideration that...
Bogotá reiterates: Maduro is harboring FARC and ELN combatants
Colombia's High Commissioner for Peace, Miguel Ceballos, insisted Monday that Nicolás Maduro is an accomplice of the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas and FARC dissidents. The Commissioner also accused him of being an enemy of the peace...
The Maduro regime attacked 99 human-rights workers in January alone
By Carlos Lopez Dorante.
According to the latest report from the Center for Defenders and Justice (CDJ),99 attacks against other NGOs and human-rights workers and activistswere registered in January.
That is...
European Union sanctions 19 Maduro regime officials and politicians
By Carlos Dorante.Additional reporting by Carlos Camacho.
This Monday, February 22, the European Union sanctioned 19 elected and appointed officials linked to the Nicolás Maduro regime.
The total of specially designated...
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Chief European Union diplomat in Venezuela leaves country
The chief European Union diplomat in Venezuela left the country on Tuesday, a week after the government of Nicolás Maduro ordered her...
US authorities prevent the entry of the official deputy Javier Bertucci
The National Assembly lawmaker elected on December 6, Javier Bertucci, was prevented from entry into the United States by the local authorities.
NGO: 208 extrajudicial executions in Bolivar state during 2020
By Gladylis Flores.
The Commission for Human Rights and Citizenship in the Bolivar state, border to Brazil, reported 208...
