Letter of Alex Saab – August 10, 2020

Date: August 10, 2020 Title: My name is Alex Saab Addressed to: Ulisses Correia Your Excellency Ulisses Correia e Silva Prime Minister of the Republic of Cape Verde Varzea Government Palace, Cidade da Praia, Ilha de Santiago, Republic of Cape Verde. Dear Prime Minister, my name is Alex Nain Saab Moran and I have been … Continue reading Letter of Alex Saab – August 10, 2020

Latin America rallies behind Julian Assange

Meriem Laribi. Le Monde Diplomatique. January 31, 2023 https://mondediplo.com/2023/02/03latin-america-assange?emci=7c1c2058-38a2-ed11-994d-00224832eb73&emdi=b7164738-39a2-ed11-994d-00224832eb73&ceid=8735174 There’s one America that persecutes Julian Assange, another that supports him. When WikiLeaks made its explosive revelations of classified documents in 2010, Fidel Castro said that Assange had ‘morally brought [the US] to its knees’. He wrote that Assange was ‘demonstrating that the most powerful empire … Continue reading Latin America rallies behind Julian Assange

16 Years of Sandinista Government

Erving Vega, January 10, 2022 16 Años de Gobierno Sandinista The truth is that we have gone from being the worst at everything to being the best, or being among the best, at everything. And if we take into account that we started to breathe not because the current was in our favor, then the merit … Continue reading 16 Years of Sandinista Government

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

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

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

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

Bolivia: Aftermath of the San Cruz strike: Three Criminal Complaints lodged against Rightwing Leaders and Seven More Coming

Santa Cruz Governor Luis Fernando Camacho, President of the Pro Santa Cruz Committee, Calvo Local authorities reported Saturday November 25 that the conservative opposition Pro Santa Cruz Committee declared Saturday November 25 the lifting of the strike after 36 days of strike, announced the president of the association Romulo Calvo. "As of this moment, we … Continue reading Bolivia: Aftermath of the San Cruz strike: Three Criminal Complaints lodged against Rightwing Leaders and Seven More Coming