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IACHR warns of expanding illegal mining and armed control in southern Venezuela

August 29, 2026August 29, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal. — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and its Special Rapporteurship on Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights (REDESCA) expressed deep concern over the expansion of illegal gold mining in southern Venezuela. They denounced its severe impact on local communities. The organizations warned that “persistent human trafficking, sexual exploitation, deteriorating health […]

Provea warns eliminating checkpoints will not dismantle corruption or police abuse

August 27, 2026August 27, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal. — The nongovernmental organization Provea warned that acting President Delcy Rodríguez’s decision to eliminate police and military checkpoints in urban areas across the country will not suffice to dismantle the corruption, extortion and abuse of authority associated with these control points. Provea said the measure, which authorities presented as a plan to […]

U.S. deports former GNB Colonel Rafael Quero Silva to Venezuela, accused of torturing opposition members

August 27, 2026August 27, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

EFE.- The United States deported Rafael José Quero Silva to Venezuela, a former colonel in the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) accused of participating in the detention and torture of dozens of political opponents during Nicolás Maduro’s government. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained Quero Silva in South Florida in February 2025. He served in the […]

Families demand justice two months after Flight 164 tragedy

August 25, 2026August 25, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal — Two months after the earthquakes that devastated central Venezuela, a group of relatives of deportees from Flight 164 gathered Monday outside the headquarters of the Vuelta a la Patria Mission in Caracas to demand answers from the government about the fate of their loved ones, who became trapped when the Santuario […]

Relatives of political prisoners demand releases and official list

August 25, 2026August 25, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal – Relatives of political prisoners gathered in downtown Caracas on Monday to demand that authorities publish an official list of those released from prison and free all detainees whom they consider political prisoners. The Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners (CLIPPVE) and the Alliance for the Freedom of Political Prisoners organized […]

Diosdado Cabello accuses opposition of trying to “implode” dialogue in Venezuela

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal.— Interior Minister and PSUV Secretary General Diosdado Cabello sharply criticized sectors of the Venezuelan opposition that do not participate in the negotiating table with the government. According to Cabello, these groups seek to “implode” the dialogue process, which aims to advance a democratic transition and support the country’s recovery following the June […]

Government announces release of 131 political prisoners

August 15, 2026August 15, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal – The Program for Peace and Democratic Coexistence, promoted by Acting President Delcy Rodríguez, announced Friday that courts had granted alternative measures to imprisonment to 131 people who had remained in custody over their alleged involvement in crimes against the country’s democratic order and peace. The country’s courts decided at the request […]

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

August 14, 2026August 14, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

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 […]

Venezuelan NGO calls for humanitarian release of Colombian detainees following earthquake

August 12, 2026August 12, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal – The Venezuelan non-governmental organization Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners (CLIPPVE) has called for the “immediate release on humanitarian grounds” of 19 Colombian citizens who, according to the group, remain in detention in Venezuela for political reasons. The request follows the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Colombia on Monday and has […]

CNP in Venezuela documents 134 attacks against the press between January and July 2026

August 8, 2026August 8, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal.- CNP Caracas documented 134 attacks against the press between January and July 2026. A report from the monitoring unit of the organization’s Caracas chapter shows a sustained increase in censorship, arbitrary detentions and persecution targeting media workers in Venezuela. The National Association of Journalists (CNP), Capital District-Caracas chapter, warned about the systematic […]