The Daily Journal. — A total of 40 civil society and human rights organizations issued a joint statement on Saturday expressing concern over the national government’s decision to militarize La Guaira state as authorities respond to the emergency caused by the twin earthquakes that struck on June 24. The signatory coalitions stressed that saving lives […]
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The Daily Journal — The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) issued an official statement on Tuesday highlighting the urgent need to expand democratic and civic space across the hemisphere while directly addressing the institutional crises affecting Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. In the statement, the multilateral organization stressed that inclusive governance, respect […]
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The Daily Journal — Karliana Perdomo Gotopo, a young Venezuelan immigrant, senior Business student, and member of the women’s soccer team at Cleary University, remains in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after officers arrested her during a traffic stop in Detroit. Perdomo arrived in the United States as a teenager. Her […]
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The Daily Journal — The Venezuelan Prison Observatory (OVP) reported that 26 incarcerated individuals died while under the direct custody of the Venezuelan state between April and June 2026. The organization released the figures after authorities confirmed the death of a female inmate in Miranda state, which the OVP attributed to inadequate medical care in […]
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AFP. — Spanish police reported on Thursday that officers arrested 17 people who posed as members of the Tren de Aragua criminal organization to threaten Venezuelan women and force them into prostitution after luring them to Spain under pretenses. The organization targeted vulnerable women in Venezuela and arranged what it presented as tourist trips to […]
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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 — 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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Audio: https://clyp.it/mm5tts2l By Julio A. López After several days of rumors circulating on social media, messaging apps, and some digital outlets claiming that Alexander Enrique Granko Arteaga had been detained, disappeared, or even extradited to the United States, the controversial Venezuelan official reappeared publicly during an official event led by Delcy Rodríguez in Anzoátegui state. […]
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The Daily Journal.- Late on the night of Monday, May 26, the human rights organization Foro Penal confirmed the release of eight former military officers considered political prisoners, including former National Guard Brigadier General Ramón Antonio Lozada Saavedra and seven former Army sergeants involved in the so-called “Paratroopers Case.” The servicemen regained their full freedom […]
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The Daily Journal.- Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, announced on Friday that at least 500 prisoner releases would be carried out “in the next few hours” in the country. The statement was made during a meeting presenting the progress report on the implementation of the Law on Amnesty for Democratic Coexistence, attended by National Assembly […]
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