Yesterday, the Venezuelan Red Cross reported that the Government asked it to accompany the process of releasing people who are benefiting from the Amnesty Law. In a statement, they said they will conduct health assessments and provide primary care. of all those who are released from prison. They clarified beforehand that their work is exclusively humanitarian. “We act without any distinction based on political, religious, social, or any other grounds,” they say. This is because you know how fascists are; they'll start attacking the Red Cross for coordinating with the government.
“We will be offering medical care and primary health assessment to people being released throughout the national territory, in strict adherence to our fundamental principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence.”
That statement came out a day after Jorge Rodríguez led a day of public consultation on the Venezuelan Red Cross Law at the organization's headquarters. He said, by the way, that they have received 330 proposals for the drafting of this law, including the 10 made by the Red Cross itself.
Amnesty Law in action
During that meeting with the Red Cross, Jorge Rodríguez said on Saturday that There were 1.557 requests for the release of people detained under the Amnesty Law Approved just two days ago. On Friday night, Congressman Jorge Arreaza, who chairs the parliamentary committee in charge of implementing the law, indicated that some 400 people would be released in the coming hours as a result of the newly activated measure. The remaining requests would also be processed “immediately.”
In addition to these figures, Rodríguez said that there are around 11.000 applications from people who, while not detained, have alternative measures to deprivation of liberty and have also expressed their willingness to take advantage of the Amnesty Law.
Incidentally, the law came into effect on February 19th. after its publication in the Official Gazette.
Unprecedented: Trump renewed Obama's decree.
The White House on Wednesday extended Executive Order 13692, issued by Barack Obama in 2015, which declares that the situation in Venezuela represents an "unusual and extraordinary threat" to the national security and foreign policy of the United States, and enables the US Executive to apply sanctions and other unilateral measures against the country.
This is what is known here as the “Obama decree,” which has been renewed year after year by successive US administrations, becoming Washington’s domestic legal basis for justifying a broad range of unilateral coercive measures against Venezuelan authorities, state entities, and key sectors of the economy, including finance, oil, foreign trade, and access to essential supplies. According to the Venezuelan Anti-Blockade Observatory, the official body responsible for measuring the impact of sanctions against the country, hundreds of sanctions, embargoes, and restrictions have been based on this framework, severely impacting the economy and the living conditions of the population.
Well, the Government It published a statement rejecting that renewal and making it clear that labeling the country as an “unusual and extraordinary threat” is an “unprecedented” accusation.The statement, based on arguments far removed from truth and international law, adds that the persistence of this narrative only contributes to fueling confrontation. Furthermore, in the current context of dialogue between Caracas and Washington, this approach is particularly jarring. The statement urges the U.S. government to “assume a constructive and respectful role in conducting its international relations, abandon unilateral approaches, and move toward a stage of mutual respect, frank dialogue based on sovereignty, non-interference, and the shared benefit of our nations.”
Metrobus drivers by Nicolás
I'll tell you that the Metro and Metrobús workers They held a caravan on Saturday to demand the release of President Nicolás Maduro and commemorate the 35th anniversary of when Maduro started working there. Look at it:
Exchange rate
The Central Bank of Venezuela reported that the exchange tables on Friday showed an average of 405,3518 bolivars per dollar. Remember that this is the only rate valid for any transaction today.
Mexico: El Mencho has been captured
The most shocking news yesterday on this side of the world was the fall of alias El Mencho, the head of the Jalisco New Generation cartel, which is the largest and most powerful drug trafficking organization in Mexico. Well, El Mencho was killed by the Mexican police in a very large operation. In coordination with the military, regional police, and even with US intelligence collaboration, the Americans said this is the organization responsible for smuggling the largest quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl into the US across the Mexican border.
And it didn't stop there. After the death of El Mencho was announced, his cartel began a series of riots and acts of sabotage in several states where they have a presence. They burned cars and buses to block roads and set fire to businesses to sow chaos. Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said the situation was being handled with good coordination and that the country was mostly calm.
Expansionist Zionism
The Zionist, murderous, genocidal, terrorist, racist, fascist, torturous, imperialist, cowardly, and criminal regime of Israel, copying the Americans as usual, has released its new “national security doctrine.” The most serious aspect of this document is the declaration that they will act “preventively” in neighboring countries and in the Palestinian territories. In other words, they will expand their military operations in Lebanon and Syria, which in practice means expanding their occupation of territory. They are essentially formalizing what they are already doing in practice, since they bomb these countries constantly. But now they declare that they will intensify this. This must be taken into account because it could exacerbate the crisis in the Middle East region, which is already quite precarious with the American threat to attack Iran at any moment.
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