Crime
Who is Rafael Quero Silva, former Venezuelan military chief detained by ICE in Miami?
Rafael Quero is accused of allegedly repressing and torturing students and women during the 2014 protests against dictator Nicolás Maduro
Venezuela
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Human Rights
ICC prosecutor demands Maduro regime guarantee rights of imprisoned civilians, release minors
Karim Khan emphasized the lack of “concrete implementation of laws and practices” that protect the rights of civilians and warned that prosecutorial investigations “are still ongoing and active”
Crime
Nicolás Maduro's regime besieges home of María Corina Machado's mother in Caracas
Two patrols of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Sebin) parked in front of the residence of the opposition leader’s mother, Corina Parisca Machado, on two occasions
Politics
Peru will not recognize Nicolás Maduro as Venezuela's "democratically elected president"
Ecuador has formally recognized Edmundo González as the elected president of Venezuela
Politics
U.S. refers to opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia as Venezuela’s "president-elect"
The Biden Administration recognized González Urrutia as the winner of the elections on Aug. 1, but until now had avoided declaring him "elected president" of the nation
Politics
Maduro seeks "new beginning" with U.S. after Trump takes office, invites Americans to visit Venezuela
Maduro said his regime is willing to work together with anyone who wants to invest in Venezuela, urging “all Americans” to visit the South American country
Politics
Brazil blocks Venezuelan and Nicaraguan communist regimes from BRICS membership
The BRICS intergovernmental organization closed the list of countries hoping to join the bloc this Tuesday, just hours before it began its 16th Summit in Kazan, Russia
Politics
Vice President Kamala Harris says she will not use U.S. armed forces to remove Maduro from power
Harris said “the will of [Venezuelan] citizens must be respected and that is why we issue sanctions”
Human Rights
Relatives of minors imprisoned in Venezuela ask UNICEF to support their release
Of the 142 minors who, according to the document, were captured, 70 remain in detention centers
Crime
Sens. Rick Scott and Marco Rubio present law to increase reward for Nicolás Maduro to 100 million dollars
The STOP MADURO Law seeks to increase the reward amount from 15 million dollars to a maximum of 100 million dollars for any information that leads to the capture of dictator Nicolás Maduro
Politics
European Parliament recognizes Edmundo González Urrutia as elected president of Venezuela
The resolution, approved with 309 votes in favor and 201 against, also recognizes María Corina Machado as leader of the democratic forces in Venezuela
