Venezuelan journalist Roland Carreño, a member of the team of the opposition politician and leader of the Popular Will party Leopoldo López, served a year in detention this Tuesday without starting the trial against him, denounced his lawyer, Ana Leonor Acosta. “One year has passed since the arbitrary detention of journalist Roland Carreño. It has […]
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Spain believes criticism of its policy in Latin America is unfair
The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, described as “unfair and misinformed”The criticisms made by United States senators about Spain’s policy in Latin America. “They are unfair criticisms and very little informed and they do not respond to the good dialogue I have with (Secretary of State) Tony Blinken”, He assured Alvares when […]
Venezuelan exodus after almost 20 years of Chavismo approaches six million people
Updated on 10/24/2021 11:58 am The opponent Venezuelan Miguel Pizarro denounced that the migration crisis of his country after almost 20 years of Chavismo is close to becoming the largest in the world, when mentioning the new figures from the Interagency Coordination Platform for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela (R4V). “Almost 6 million Venezuelans have […]
Proportional vote, the other injured party in the Venezuelan electoral system
The simulation of the National Electoral Council (CNE) from Venezuela highlighted the technical difficulty that citizens will have in the November regional and local elections to “cross-vote” (elect candidates from different parties for different positions) which, according to NGOs and experts, puts at risk the personalization of the vote and the plurality of the nation. […]
IAPA condemns brutal harassment of reporters and media in Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua
The Inter-American Press Association (SIP) approved this Friday the resolutions of its 77th General Assembly on Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela, in which it condemns “the police and judicial persecution” and the “imprisonment” of reporters, as well as the “excessive attacks” against freedom of the press and expression in these countries. The balance of the year […]
US offers $ 10 million reward for information on alleged Alex Saab partner
Updated on 10/22/2021 05:09 pm The government of USA offered a reward of US $ 10 million for any information leading to the arrest or conviction of Colombian Álvaro Pulido Vargas, alleged partner of Alex Saab, the supposed front man of the illegitimate Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro. In a statement, the US State Department explained […]
In a new judicial turn, they suspend delivery of former Venezuelan spy chief Hugo Carvajal to the United States.
In a new twist in the judicial saga of former Venezuelan intelligence officer Hugo “el Pollo” Carvajal in Spain, the court in charge of extraditions suspended his delivery to the United States due to a procedural error. Just two days after the National High Court ordered his immediate delivery to the US authorities who are […]
US accuses five people of money laundering in alleged bribery scheme in Venezuela
Updated on 10/21/2021 07:35 pm Five people, including a politician from the ruling party and a partner of a businessman close to the illegitimate president Nicolas Maduro, have been charged with money laundering in connection with an alleged bribery scheme in Venezuela, reported the Department of Justice of USA. The indictment alleges that the five […]
Crisis in Venezuela revives the use of gold as a means of payment
To understand the magnitude of Venezuela’s financial collapse, travel southeast of Venezuel, past the oil fields and the Orinoco River, and head deep into the savannah that covers one of the most remote corners of the country. There, in the hair salons, restaurants and hotels that make up the main strip made up of one […]
Spain agrees to extradition to the US of former Chavista general Hugo Carvajal
Updated 10/20/2021 09:43 am The Spanish Justice agreed to the extradition to the United States of former Venezuelan Chavista general Hugo Armando Carvajal Barrios, detained in Madrid and considered the most wanted fugitive for drug trafficking, after denying him asylum in Spain. The Spanish National Court decided this Wednesday that Carvajal remains at the disposal […]