Borrell Rules Out Observation Mission If Nothing Changes
Maduro stays quiet on the Mission’s report, but Human Rights Watch and several countries made statements about the seriousness of the crimes described
Briefing
Maduro, Reverol and Padrino: Agents of Crimes Against Humanity
It was estrablished by the UN Mission, which documents systematic human rights violations, including murder, torture and sexual violence
Troops May Mobilize People on The Upcoming "Elections"
Schools may be opening their doors soon; In the name of biosafety, participation in the election will be militarized; Guaidó says he won’t leave the country or stop working in 2021
Private Companies Authorized to Import Gas
Or that's what Omar Prieto, Zulia governor, says; Two healthcare workers die every day, said Médicos Unidos de Venezuela; There’s a lot of extrajudicial killings going on during the pandemic
Police Brutality on Dr. Arrieta
Juan Guaidó led the event to honor dead healthcare workers; Ana Rosario Contreras, president of the Nurses’ Collegiate, criticized the attention centered around next December's “election”
The Academy of Sciences Projects Up to 14,000 New Daily COVID-19 Cases
The second report on the disease ratifies an under-registration of cases and projects scenarios; Guaidó announced terms of the consultation on the unity pact; it’s been 35 months of hyperinflation now
More Deaths Than They’ve Admitted To, According to the NHI
The Rafael Rangel National Hygiene Institute website published a figure that contradicts the official number, and it was taken down; The back and forth about the elections carries on
The Unitary Pact for the Opposition is Finally Signed
36 political parties and over a hundred associations from civil society agreed with the document; Capriles insists on his strategy; Bachelet says that legitimate elections require true guarantees and conditions
Maduro Says That, Rain or Shine, We'll Have Elections on December
The ANC wasn’t creating a new Constitution, and now it's on its way out; The number of doctors who have died because of the pandemic is devastating, and it extends to jails too; At least the Health Heroes bonus was paid
The Trump Administration Firmly Supports the Caretaker Government
While the political in-fighting continues, the pandemic causes serious damages, the regime plans the parliamentary elections and the opposition signals the political and technical problems that would prevent a normal, fair process.
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