(2025-09-22). New Industry Requirements Could Disrupt Abusive Armed Groups' Trade in Gold. hrw.org Click to expand Image | A gold miner carries a sack of rocks to a grinding mill at a mine in El Callao, Bolivar state, Venezuela, April 29, 2023. | © 2023 Matias Delacroix | Deep in the forest in Venezuela's Bolivar state, residents live in fear of horrific violence at the hands of armed groups involved in the illicit gold trade. During a 2020 investigation, a 17-year-old boy told Human Rights Watch how he witnessed members of a Venezuelan armed group amputating both hands of a miner they accused of stealing gold. Summary executions and forced child labor by armed groups is still happening today.Much of t…
(2025-09-22). Venezuelan VP Confirms Maduro Sent Letter to Trump Calling to 'Defeat Fake News' and 'Preserve Peace'. latintimes.com In the message, Maduro rejected U.S. accusations that he and senior officials are tied to narcotrafficking, calling them "absolutely false"
(2025-09-22). White House Rejects Maduro's Letter, Calls It "Full of Lies" as Tensions With Venezuela Escalate. latintimes.com The White House dismissed a letter sent by Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro offering direct talks with President Donald Trump, describing the message as "full of lies" and reiterating its stance that Maduro's government is illegitimate and central to drug trafficking operations in the region.
(2025-09-22). Venezuela Releases Letter From Maduro to Trump Proving Venezuela's Peace Efforts. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( The letter, dated September 6 and released September 22, was sent four days after a US strike on a small boat killed 11 Venezuelans. In it, President Maduro reminded Trump of convers…
(2025-09-22). Venezuela: Political Prisoners Cut Off from the World. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Activists and relatives of prisoners release balloons calling for the freedom of political prisoners, in Caracas, Venezuela, April 14, 2025. | © 2025 AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos | Dozens of political prisoners in Venezuela have been held incommunicado for weeks, months, and some for over a year.The lack of communication and denial of visits has become a form of torture, inflicting suffering not only on those behind bars but also on their loved ones.Foreign governments should use regional and international forums to press for political prisoners' rights, including ending incommunicado…
(2025-09-22). Former High-Ranking Pentagon Official Believes Trump's 'Gunboat Diplomacy' Against Maduro 'May Well Work'. latintimes.com President Trump himself denied last Thursday that his administration is planning a "regime change" in Venezuela but experts consulted by The New York Times claim otherwise…
(2025-09-22). Venezuela's Maduro says he wants dialogue with US. newarab.com 
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro rejected US allegations of being a drug trafficker and asked President The letter addressed to Trump is dated September 6 and was sent days after