Relatives say more than 70 workers remain detained in PDVSA-obrero case

The Daily Journal.- Relatives of people detained in connection with an alleged smuggling case linked to Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) called on Monday for alternative measures to imprisonment for those facing prosecution. They denounced that dozens of people have remained in custody since 2024. The case, known as PDVSA-Obrero, involves detainees who, according to their […]

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Civil Society Organizations demand environmental safeguards in new oil agreements with the U.S.

The Daily Journal.- Venezuelan organizations Clima21 and the Venezuelan Program for Education-Action in Human Rights (Provea) called on the government to establish environmental and human rights safeguards as it implements new oil agreements and licenses granted to U.S. companies. In a joint statement, the organizations expressed concern over the lack of public information about the […]

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“Today is the time to make the real defense of our human rights possible for all Venezuelans,” says Martha Lia Grajales

The Daily Journal.- Human rights activist Martha Lia Grajales, coordinator of the Committee of Mothers in Defense of the Truth, maintains that “today is the time to make the real defense of our human rights possible.” She made the statement during the presentation of the book No siempre pierden las de abajo: Crónicas de la […]

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Chilean NGO TECHO plans to build 200 homes for earthquake victims in Venezuela

EFE. — Chilean nonprofit TECHO, which operates in 18 Latin American countries, plans to build at least 200 homes for people affected by Venezuela’s June 24 earthquakes, the organization’s Global Executive Director, Juan José Ayarza, announced on Thursday. The organization has set an initial goal of 200 homes, although it hopes to increase that number. […]

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Reuters: Experts rule out immediate foreign investment in Venezuelan refineries

Reuters — Venezuela’s Paraguaná Refining Complex, in the country’s west, once symbolized the nation’s oil wealth and its ambition to transform vast crude reserves into fuels and export revenue. Today, however, the complex in Falcón state, with the capacity to process 955,000 barrels of crude per day (bpd), operates at only a fraction of its […]

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