Vanessa Davies Short whispers. Hostile stares. Shoves. Sexual assaults. Denial of identity. Murders. Trans people face a true ordeal every day. On June 13, they will bring that reality to life in Caracas. According to Amnesty International, transgender people have a gender identity that differs from conventional expectations associated with their sex assigned at birth. […]
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The Daily Journal. — The National Assembly approved the draft reform of the Organic Law of the Electricity System and Service in its first discussion. The proposal does not pursue privatization of the sector; instead, it introduces a model of temporary concessions in which the State keeps full ownership of the infrastructure. Electromechanical engineer Juan […]
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The Daily Journal — The Venezuelan business delegation attending the 114th Session of the International Labour Conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva, Switzerland, presented an optimistic assessment on Friday regarding the country’s economic outlook. Fedecámaras President Felipe Capozzolo stated that the political transition that began earlier this year has created an unprecedented […]
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The Daily Journal — Authorities released 29 workers from the Turkish-Venezuelan joint mining company Mibiturven on Wednesday night after they spent one year and two months in detention, according to the non-governmental organization Foro Penal. Prosecutors had accused the employees of several offenses, including trafficking in strategic materials. Foro Penal Vice President Director Gonzalo Himiob […]
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The Daily Journal — Gabriel José Quero Navas, acting on behalf of his family, issued a statement on Wednesday, June 3, rejecting the official report that Venezuela’s Public Prosecutor’s Office recently released regarding the investigation into the death of his brother, Víctor Hugo Quero Navas, who died while in state custody approximately one year ago. […]
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The Daily Journal — Five months after a U.S. military operation ended with the capture of then-President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, Washington’s top military leadership returned to Caracas in a visit aimed at demonstrating strategic continuity in the new phase of relations between the two countries. Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs […]
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The Daily Journal — Venezuela’s prison system recorded an average of one inmate death every two days during 2025, reaching a total of 181 deaths in prisons and police detention facilities, according to the annual report presented by the Venezuelan Prison Observatory (OVP). The report, titled In Venezuela, Death Is Preferable to Living the Horror […]
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The Daily Journal — Colombian right-wing candidate Abelardo De la Espriella secured a decisive victory among Colombian citizens living in Venezuela during the first round of Colombia’s presidential election held on Sunday, May 31, 2026. Official overseas voting data showed a clear advantage for De la Espriella. In Venezuela, he outpaced his left-wing rival Iván […]
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The Daily Journal — Venezuela’s Public Prosecutor’s Office reported on Tuesday that forensic and genetic investigations show natural causes and no signs of violence in the death of Víctor Hugo Quero Navas, a political prisoner whose disappearance relatives and human rights groups had denounced. The Prosecutor’s Office said investigators exhumed the body and conducted multiple […]
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EFE — The Venezuelan government notified foreign airlines operating in the country that payments for Venezuelan fuel must go directly to accounts linked to the U.S. State Department, according to a document obtained by EFE on Tuesday. The Ministry of Hydrocarbons sent a letter dated May 28 to at least one Latin American airline and […]
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