OFAC issued new sanctions on three businessmen, 14 companies and six oil tankers, accused of assisting PDVSA in evading U.S. sanctions; Amnesty International designated five workers of NGO Azul Positivo as prisoners of conscience.
Sanctions on Alex Saab and on his company haven’t been an obstacle in his line of work in the clandestine circuit of oil exports. Swiss prosecutors found bank accounts with over 9,000 million francs or around 10.1 billion dollars, that would allegedly be embezzled Venezuelan public funds.
More attacks against humanitarian workers, NGOs and media in Venezuela; Maduro's Assembly created a commission of "peace and reconciliation; Oil analysts estimate that 2020 was the worst year in the history of Venezuelan oil.
Human Rights Watch called Venezuela one of the dictatorships that solidified their power in 2020 and that are “stronger than ever”. Five humanitarian workers of NGO Azul Positivo were arbitrarily arrested and isolated this week.
Maduro’s accountability speech at the AN proposed new and unreliable economic solutions to hyperinflation, and also denied the rise of poverty, food insecurity, and lack of production in the country. Attacks against independent media continue, and humanitarian workers in Zulia were detained.
Human rights activist Vannessa Rosales will be in house arrest for helping a 13-year-old rape victim have an abortion. Family members have denounced the executions of at least 23 people in La Vega. The SIP condemned Maduro’s regime's new wave of aggression and attacks against the media.
Maduro’s Assembly created a special commission to investigate deputies from the 2016-2021 period and Iris Varela said that those deputies who asked for sanctions or international actions against the regime would be prosecuted.
The European Union didn't recognize Maduro’s Parliament and claimed it will maintain its commitment to help return democracy to Venezuela. Roland Carreño's legal team denounced that he was transferred to an unknown location. Juan Guaidó denied the accusations about alleged corruption.
The speaker of the illegitimate National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, talked about recovery and overcoming fractures. He didn’t mention the humanitarian emergency or the human rights violations
No surprises and only expected appointments; The legitimate AN, meanwhile, approved its own continuity until there’s free elections, even though many deputies say they'll step down
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