- The UN Mission said that repression in Venezuela intensified after the presidential elections. Edmundo González met with the Foreign Minister and the president of the PP of Spain. At least eight dead and 2,800 injured during pager explosions in Lebanon | Main photo: EFE
On Tuesday, September 17, the United Nations (UN) Mission noted that repression in Venezuela has intensified following the presidential elections. For his part, Edmundo González met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the president of the Popular Party (PP) of Spain.
In addition, Spain has asked Maduro’s government to confirm the identity, location and charges against detainees from that country in Venezuela. In addition, 8 deaths and 2,800 injuries were reported in several pager explosions in Lebanon. And Shanghai is assessing the damage after the passage of Typhoon Bebinca.
In technology and culture, Instagram activated accounts for teenagers and five Venezuelans were nominated for the Latin Grammys
Below are the top stories from Tuesday, September 17:
The UN Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela published its latest report on the country on Tuesday, September 17, in which it stated that following the presidential elections on July 28, the State intensified its system of harassment and violent repression against opponents or those perceived as such.
In the document, the mission detailed the cases in which deaths were reported during post-election protests, arbitrary detentions, serious violations of due process, short-term forced disappearances, acts of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, and sexual and gender-based violence.
“The protest against the election results announced by the authorities and the repressive response of the State marked a new milestone in the deterioration of the rule of law. The main public powers abandoned all appearance of independence and openly submitted to the Executive. In practice, many of the judicial guarantees lost their effectiveness, leaving citizens helpless against the arbitrary exercise of power,” the report reads.
Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares met with Edmundo González in Madrid on Tuesday, September 17. According to what Albares shared on his X account (formerly Twitter), both exchanged views on the current situation, democracy, freedom and dialogue in Venezuela.
The meeting took place just after a meeting with the president of the Popular Party (PP) Alberto Núñez Feijóo, who referred to González as “president-elect of Venezuela.”
Edmundo González, who arrived in Spain on September 8 after requesting political asylum, has met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, former Socialist leader Felipe González and former conservative presidents Mariano Rajoy and José María Aznar.
Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares asked Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil on Tuesday, September 17, to confirm the identity of the two Spaniards detained in the country.
Albares recalled that, as established by the Vienna Convention, the Venezuelan government must share detailed information on where the Spanish citizens are and under what charges they were detained.
To formalize the request, Albares summoned the chargé d’affaires of the Venezuelan Embassy in Madrid as well as, through a verbal note, the Spanish Embassy in Caracas, the Foreign Ministry and the Venezuelan Embassy in Madrid.
Speaking to reporters in the corridors of the Spanish Senate, the Foreign Minister reiterated that the two arrested men have no ties to Spanish public bodies, “and much less” to the Spanish National Intelligence Centre (CNI), as the Venezuelan government maintains.
At least eight people were killed and more than 2,800 injured (200 of them seriously) on Tuesday, September 17, when pager devices in the hands of members of the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah exploded in several locations in Lebanon, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health reported.
The explosions occurred in several locations in southern Lebanon and in the southern suburbs of Beirut, regions controlled by the Shiite group Hezbollah, the country’s National News Agency (ANN) said.
Dozens of injured people were reported and are being taken to hospitals by ambulances,” ANN said.
According to Hezbollah, the dead include a minor and two members of this movement.
5. Shanghai assesses damage after Typhoon Bebinca
Emergency crews are clearing debris and assessing damage in the eastern Chinese metropolis of Shanghai on Tuesday, September 17, following the passage of Typhoon Bebinca, which brought heavy rain and the cancellation of hundreds of flights in the city.
Authorities are focusing their efforts on mitigating losses and assessing damage caused by the typhoon, as well as ensuring the safety of residents, state television CCTV reported, showing footage of police and firefighters clearing debris, fallen trees and broken pipes from the streets.
According to the Shanghai municipal government, the typhoon caused “significant damage,” toppling more than 1,800 trees and leaving 30,000 homes without electricity.
The city has reopened airports, highways, subway and ferry services after the typhoon passed yesterday, which is expected to bring heavy rain to the surrounding provinces of Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangsu and Henan.
On Tuesday, September 17, the social network Instagram announced a new feature to protect teenagers, even if they lie about their true age.
The new feature is called “Teen Accounts” and aims to enable restrictions for users under 16 years of age from unwanted messages. This way, they will have “private accounts” to which only people they already follow can send messages, tag them or mention them.
The measure will begin to be implemented on September 17 in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, so any teenager who registers on Instagram will have an account with the new feature and those with existing accounts will be migrated within the next 60 days.
The update is currently in testing and could be available worldwide starting next year.
The Latin Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 25th edition of the Latin Grammys on Tuesday, September 17. The list, published on its website, includes Venezuelans Danny Ocean and the bands Rawayana and Lagos.
The awards ceremony will take place on November 14 in Miami, Florida (United States), specifically at the Kaseya Center. The ceremony will honor recordings released between June 1, 2023 and May 31, 2024.
In its 25th anniversary, the Latin Grammys added two new categories: Best Latin Electronic Music Performance and Best Contemporary Mexican Music Album.
Among the Venezuelan nominees are:
-Danny Ocean, in the Best Pop Song category with his hit “Amor”. He also appears in the Best Song of the Year category with “Caracas en el 2000”, made in collaboration with Elena Rose (of Venezuelan parents) and Jerry Di.
-Lagos (Agustín Zubillaga and Luis Jiménez), Best Pop Song category with the song “Dime”.
-Rawayana, in the Best Pop Song category with “Feriado”
-Mau y Ricky, in the category for Best Pop Vocal Album with Caracas Hotel
-Akapellah, Best Rap/Hip Hop Song category with “La Sabia Escuela”
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