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Correa is a veteran of human rights activism in Venezuela, he’s a reference for the entire human rights movement. His reported detention and forced disappearance are very serious, because it foresees the repressive response the Government is mounting ahead of Friday’s inauguration,
said Laura Dib, Director of the Venezuelan Program at the Washington Office for Latin America, a think tank It means putting a leader in jail to scare off the entire movement, political or human rights,
The fact the government is sending out other security corps to integrate those already on the street indicates that they are suspicious of within their own ranks too,
It was like my soul came back to my body: every step we walked, I was feeling lighter,
When she finally saw him walking out of jail ... Nathaly remembers It’s not normal to have military counterintelligence, and not just the police, manning the checkpoints on the road to the airport... Driving around and you suddenly are stopped by men in balaclavas with an AK-47 asking to see your ID,
he said, asking to go only by his first name because of security concerns Every mother in Venezuela holds the same fear: don’t take away our children,
He did nothing wrong, he was just walking the streets... When he got out, he had lost 19 kilograms and from that moment I never lost sight of him... I’m just terrified if they did it once, they can do it again
Personally, I haven’t decided if I’ll go out on Thursday or not, we need to see what happens,
I want you to know how important it is also for the safety of the American people,
We elected by a landslide, a good man and Edmundo Gonzalez. We have the proof of that victory, and the whole world knows it,
María Corina Machado, a top leader in the Venezuelan opposition, told Fox News What we need is for all American institutions understand that Venezuela is the most important conflict in the Western Hemisphere for national security of the U.S.,
Machado said via Zoom from her safe house in Venezuela We are concerned about the reports of U.S. citizens detained in Venezuela. We are working to gather more information. Due to privacy and other considerations, we have no further comment on these cases. Any claims of U.S. involvement in a plot to overthrow Maduro are categorically false. The United States continues to support a democratic solution to the political crisis in Venezuela."
The State Department issued the following statement Venezuela has a huge energy potential that will never be taken advantage of… We're going to turn Venezuela from the criminal hub of the Americas into the energy hub of the Americas and have a strong partnership with the United States."
Machado had the following message for President-elect Donald Trump Maduro has lost everything but fear and repression. Maduro lost all popular support, all legitimacy, and even he's weakened or isolated internationally. What has he left? Russia, Iran, Hezbollah,
Machado, a former member of Venezuela’s National Assembly, asked I am convinced nothing will happen,
Cabello said on state television on Monday A limited military rebellion would entail significant risks for those involved, thus diminishing incentives to participate,
The key is the armed forces, ... These regimes are very unpredictable and can fall any moment even if they appear quite strong. If it collapses, it will collapse internally.”
He was always very disciplined,
said Vladimir Villegas, who has known Maduro since high school and served as his deputy foreign minister until breaking with Chávez These, and other events, prevent my personal attendance" of Friday's investiture ceremony
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, historically a leftist ally of Maduro, on Wednesday criticized the reported detentions of Marquez and Correa, saying I wouldn't miss that day for anything,
she said in a virtual press conference
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