2026-02-07: Venezuela Roundup

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Staff (2026-02-07). Venezuela: Jorge Rodríguez Calls on Deputies to Listen to the People (+Orlando Figuera). orinocotribune.com This Friday, the president of the Venezuelan National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, led the first National Meeting of the Secretariat of Parliamentary Affairs of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) at the Teresa Carreño Theater in Caracas. The historic meeting brought together national deputies, regional legislators, and council members from 335 municipalities across the country. | During his speech, Rodríguez stressed that the role of parliamentarians is not bourgeois representation, but to accompany and channel the direct demands of the people. | Rodríguez stated that the revolutionary parliament must b…

aljazeera (2026-02-07). Venezuela's National Assembly leader sets deadline for prisoner release. aljazeera.com Jorge Rodriguez told family members of Venezuelan political prisoners that they would be freed on February 13.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2026-02-07). Venezuela: The Fable of 'Political Prisoners' and Complicit Silence in the Face of Kidnapping. orinocotribune.com By Carlos Gutierrez — Feb 5, 2026 | There are facts that, due to their historical gravity, force us to redefine the meaning of words that already seemed consolidated: human rights, sovereignty, due process, democracy. On January 3, 2026, Venezuela was the target of a direct military attack by the United States, with a tragic toll: 100 people killed, hundreds injured, homes destroyed, and incalculable material damage. It was not a surgical operation or a "humanitarian intervention," as barbarism is often called from imperial centers, but rather an open aggression against a sovereign State. And in no small det…

JANET (2026-02-07). Rally in solidarity with Venezuela in New York City. iacenter.org By Brenda Ryan February 2, 2026 New York City Protesters rallied at Times Square in New York City on Jan. 31 to demand an end to the U.S. war and sanctions on Venezuela and the release of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Revolutionary Combatant and former President of the Venezuelan National Assembly Cilia Flores, who are being illegally held in the Manhattan Detention Center in Brooklyn. New York City, Jan. 31, 2026. Photo: Brenda Ryan In the frigid cold, speakers denounced the imperialist plans of the U.S. government to take over Venezuela's oil and other resources and linked the struggle for Venez…

Julia Conley (2026-02-07). Pentagon Kills 2 More in Another Boat Strike, Bringing Death Toll to 128. truthout.org Just over a week after the families of two Trinidadian men sued the Trump administration over the boat bombings that killed their relatives, the US Department of Defense killed two more people in the eastern Pacific Ocean, bringing the total death toll to at least 128 in the White House's operation that it claims is targeting drug traffickers. The US Southern Command said in a social media… |

Martha Rios (2026-02-07). Embajador de Cuba en México agradece solidaridad de ese país. radiohc.cu El embajador de Cuba en México, Eugenio Martínez agradeció este viernes la solidaridad de ese país con el pueblo de la nación caribeña y la disposición sincera a ayudarla en este difícil momento. | En un mensaje publicado en su cuenta en la red social X, el diplomático agregó: Como informó la Presidenta (Claudia Sheinbaum) la Oficina de la Presidencia y la SRE (Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores) han estado en coordinación con nosotros para asegurar envío de ayuda material". | Durante su habitual encuentro con medios de comunicación, en esta ocasión desde el occidental estado de Michoacán, la jefa del Ejecutivo r…

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