The Daily Journal.- The Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners (Clippve) confirmed the release of teenager Samanta Sofia Hernández Castillo on the night of Monday, May 18. Through its social media accounts, the organization stated that the young woman “is now with her family after being released from an unjust prison sentence imposed for […]
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The Daily Journal.- Venezuela’s former Minister of Industries, Alex Saab, appeared this Monday before a federal court in the Southern District of Florida after a new formal indictment against him was unsealed and following his deportation from Caracas last Saturday. U.S. authorities have charged him with conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, linked to the alleged […]
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The Daily Journal.- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio outlined on Friday the roadmap the U.S. administration envisions for Venezuela’s near future. After four months of management focused on economic stabilization and the protection of assets, the head of American diplomacy emphasized that the country’s definitive normalization depends on a process of institutional political change. […]
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The Daily Journal.- Human rights organization PROVEA warned about the consolidation of a pattern of selective repression, militarization of internal security, and criminalization of political dissent in the country. The non-governmental organization presented its annual report titled Human Rights Situation in Venezuela this Thursday at the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the Central […]
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The Daily Journal.- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reported this Thursday that, for the moment, it remains on the sidelines of the debt restructuring strategy announced by the Venezuelan government. According to a report by the EFE news agency, the multilateral organization has not participated in the design of the economic framework or the debt […]
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The Daily Journal.- A group of academics, oil experts, lawyers, and political leaders appeared this Thursday at the headquarters of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) to file a request for annulment on constitutional grounds against the reform of the Organic Hydrocarbons Law, approved last January. Among the petitioners are oil expert Carlos Mendoza Potellá […]
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The Daily Journal.- The United States Embassy in Caracas announced this Friday the successful removal of all enriched uranium that remained in a research reactor in Venezuela. What would traditionally have taken years of negotiations and logistics was completed in just a few months. According to Brandon Williams, administrator of the U.S. Department of Energy’s […]
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The Daily Journal.- The law leaves a grim record after nine years in force: at least 113 detentions and acts of harassment, according to data from Espacio Público. The president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, hinted at the possibility of a reform, but national and international organizations are calling for its repeal. Vanessa Davies […]
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