New Year 2023 Interview with Venezuela President Maduro by Ignacio Ramonet

Spanish original here. French here. Ignacio Ramonet - Mr. President, first of all I would like to thank you for receiving me again for this interview, it is good to continue this tradition - this is already the seventh time that we meet at the end of a year to discuss the next one based … Continue reading New Year 2023 Interview with Venezuela President Maduro by Ignacio Ramonet

Ana Belén Montes, Exemplary Hero, Defender Of Cuba, Will be Freed

painting by Carlito Rovira Stansfield Smith On January 8, 2023 the US has to release one of its many political prisoners, most being fighters against its repression of Third World peoples. Ana Belén Montes, heroic defender of Cuba’s sovereignty, will be freed after over 21 years in a federal military prison. She was a top … Continue reading Ana Belén Montes, Exemplary Hero, Defender Of Cuba, Will be Freed

Venezuela & ALBA News 12.30.2022: US Court Rules Alex Saab is not a Diplomat Because Maduro is not President of Venezuela

US Political Prisoner Alex Saab Judge Scola Decision Denying Alex Saab’s Right to Diplomatic Immunity Full text of the judge’s ruling. Statement by the Venezuela Government on the US Ruling Against Alex Saab The US “disregards the diplomatic immunity of the Venezuelan Special Envoy Alex Naim Saab Morán, in the framework of the spurious judicial process followed … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 12.30.2022: US Court Rules Alex Saab is not a Diplomat Because Maduro is not President of Venezuela

Venezuela & ALBA News 12.30.2022: US Court Rules Alex Saab is not a Diplomat Because Maduro is not President of Venezuela

US Political Prisoner Alex Saab Judge Scola Decision Denying Alex Saab’s Right to Diplomatic Immunity Full text of the judge’s ruling. Statement by the Venezuela Government on the US Ruling Against Alex Saab The US “disregards the diplomatic immunity of the Venezuelan Special Envoy Alex Naim Saab Morán, in the framework of the spurious judicial … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 12.30.2022: US Court Rules Alex Saab is not a Diplomat Because Maduro is not President of Venezuela

Judge Decision Denying Alex Saab’s Right to Diplomatic Immunity

United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida United States of America, Plaintiff v. Alex Nain Saab Moran, Defendant. Criminal Case No. 19-20450-CR-Scola Final Order on the Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss the Indictment This cause is before the Court upon Defendant Alex Nain Saab Moran’s motion to dismiss the indictment based upon his … Continue reading Judge Decision Denying Alex Saab’s Right to Diplomatic Immunity

Venezuela & ALBA News 12.23.2022, #430: Senates Vote to Tighten Venezuela Blockade; Alex Saab Hearing Ends, Cuba and Nicaragua Statements

Legal Hearing of Political Prisoner Diplomat Alex Saab COHA (Dan Kovalik): Saab Oral Argument Focuses on Legitimacy of Maduro Government It appears that Judge Scola is focusing in on the implications of the U.S. refusal, as of 2019, to recognize Nicolás Maduro as the President of Venezuela for Alex Saab’s diplomatic status, and whether this … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 12.23.2022, #430: Senates Vote to Tighten Venezuela Blockade; Alex Saab Hearing Ends, Cuba and Nicaragua Statements

Day 3: Closing Arguments in Legal Hearing Concerning US Political Prisoner Alex Saab’s Diplomatic Status

Free Alex Saab Movement Marches to National Assembly of Venezuela, Denounces Kidnapping of Diplomat by US Stansfield Smith, ChicagoALBASolidarity.org After day one and day two of the hearing, December 12-13, the case of Alex Saab’s diplomatic immunity wrapped up on the third day, December 20. Judge Robert Scola in the US District Court for the … Continue reading Day 3: Closing Arguments in Legal Hearing Concerning US Political Prisoner Alex Saab’s Diplomatic Status

Venezuela & ALBA News 12.16.2022: Reports from Alex Saab’s Judicial Hearing in Miami; Why Venezuela has Survived the US Onslaught when other Presidents could not

US Political Prisoner Alex Saab Stansfield Smith: Day 1 of Legal Hearing Concerning US Political Prisoner Alex Saab’s Diplomatic Status summary of day one of Saab’s legal defense. Stansfield Smith: Day 2 of Legal Hearing Concerning US Political Prisoner Alex Saab’s Diplomatic Status Summary of US government’s case. Al Mayadeen: US tries Venezuelan diplomat Alex … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 12.16.2022: Reports from Alex Saab’s Judicial Hearing in Miami; Why Venezuela has Survived the US Onslaught when other Presidents could not

Day 2 of Legal Hearing Concerning US Political Prisoner Alex Saab’s Diplomatic Status

On Tuesday, December 13, the second day of the hearing (see first day here), the prosecution presented its case why the US rejects Saab’s status as a diplomat. The prosecution presentation initially focused on Saab being a “cooperative source” for the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) between 2016-2019, meeting with DEA agents several times. The … Continue reading Day 2 of Legal Hearing Concerning US Political Prisoner Alex Saab’s Diplomatic Status

Day 1 of Legal Hearing Concerning US Political Prisoner Alex Saab’s Diplomatic Status

The long delayed official hearing on the question of the Venezuela Special Envoy Alex Saab’s status as a diplomat finally began December 12, 2022. The US government had him seized in Cape Verde two and a half years ago, June 12, 2020, in violation of his diplomatic immunity as guaranteed in the Geneva Convention. At … Continue reading Day 1 of Legal Hearing Concerning US Political Prisoner Alex Saab’s Diplomatic Status