Alex Saab

United States: End detention of Venezuelan Special Envoy, UN experts say

\   GENEVA (27 September 2023) – UN experts* today urged the government of the United States of America to end the prolonged pre-trial detention of Alex Nain Saab Morán, a Venezuelan Special Envoy, arrested and extradited to the US on money laundering charges. Saab was appointed as a Special Envoy by the Government of…

Alex Saab: From Venezuelan Diplomat to Political Prisoner, a webinar with Roger Waters

I saw Alex and he looked really tired. The last time he vomited blood was 2 weeks ago, and although he reported it, he still hasn’t been seen by a doctor. So he doesn’t know if his cancer is still in remission. AUDREY BOMSE, National Lawyers Guild, Miami   Alex Saab, a Venezuelan diplomat kidnapped…

Venezuela & ALBA News 8.18.2023: 2.5 Million march in support of Venezuela government; US Organized 11 Military Invasion Exercises in Latin America so far in 2023

Venezuela Ultima Noticias: Two and a half million people have mobilized in support of the President In recent weeks, more than two million people have mobilized in favor of the Maduro administration. “From August 07 to 13, there were 43 mobilizations in which more than 102 people participated,” he said. “There is a mobilized and…

U.S. delays Alex Saab’s trial until June 2024

More than 180 human rights organizations worldwide call for a political solution to Alex Saab’s imprisonment The judicial delay is used as a weapon by the policy of the United States in the cases of political prisoners in that country. The case of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, arbitrarily detained since June 12, 2020, is no…

Venezuela & ALBA News 8.11.2023: 180 Human Rights Organizations Letter to Biden to Free Alex Saab; Cuban CP and Venezuela PSUV Sign Cooperation Agreement

Venezuela Orinoco Tribune: Portugal’s Novo Banco Ordered to Return $1.5 Billion to Venezuela Venezuelan authorities have announced that Portuguese courts have ruled in favor of Venezuela and ordered Novo Banco to return $1.5 billion illegally seized from accounts belonging to the Venezuelan government, following the failed 2019 US-led regime change operation that attempted to oust…

Venezuela & ALBA News 8.4.2023: New Sanctions Bills in Congress; Alex Saab Case at Brussels Peoples Summit; Delegation to Bolivia

RootsAction.org: Tell Congress to Cease Hostility Toward Venezuela A letter you can sign on and send to your Congressperson about S.995 – Venezuelan Democracy Act. This bill would sanction Venezuela until the government is overthrown. H.R.4086 / S.1931 – AFFECT Human Rights in Venezuela Act. This bill is designed to seek negative information on the Venezuelan government. That…

Venezuela & ALBA News 6.23.2023: Reports from Free Alex Saab Summit

MorningStar (Francisco Dominguez): Alex Saab, hostage of the hybrid war against Venezuela Because the brutality and cruelty of the US blockade was wreaking havoc on the economy and millions of the most vulnerable in Venezuela were being deliberately denied their human rights to the most basic necessities of daily life, President Maduro tasked Saab with traveling…

Venezuela & ALBA News 6.16.2023: Iran’s President Visits Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba; Free Alex Saab conference, 3 Years of His Imprisonment

Iran President Raisi Visit to Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba Orinoco Tribune: Iran and Venezuela Sign 25 Agreements in Caracas President Maduro on  Iran’s President Raisi visit, “This visit marks a new milestone in a relationship that has been built from the brotherhood, from the cooperation of two peoples, of two countries that were born to…

Lawfare Against Venezuela: Three years after the kidnapping of the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab

Alex Saab has become a pillar of Venezuela’s resilience and resistance by  Álvaro Sánchez Cordero, Venezuelan Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago “Dear Prime Minister, my name is Alex Nain Saab Morán and I have been illegally detained in your country for 57 days already, while I await the review of an unsubstantiated and politically motivated…

Venezuela & ALBA News 5.5.2023: Letters from Alex Saab in his Imprisonment

Letters of Alex Saab from his Imprisonment The book of letters and interviews Venezuelan diplomat and US political prisoner Alex Saab made before the US seized him and brought him to Miami.   Events  Thursdays: WTF is Going on in Latin America & The Caribbean with Teri Mattson (or watch here or here)   Delegations/Tours…