- National academies demanded respect for human rights and the release of those detained in protests; Oncology patient detained in post-election protests was rushed to a hospital; health personnel held an assembly at the University Clinical Hospital to demand salary improvements | Photo: EFE
On Wednesday, October 23, several national academies demanded respect for human rights in Venezuela and the release of those arbitrarily detained in the post-election protests.
An oncology patient detained in the post-election context was urgently transferred to the Antonio María Pineda University Central Hospital in Barquisimeto, Lara.
Morat’s concert in Caracas, scheduled for November 16, was canceled.
In international news, the Turkish government reported five dead and 19 injured in a terrorist attack against a military aircraft factory in Ankara.
Below are the most notable news from Wednesday, October 23:
The national academies of Venezuela issued a joint statement on Wednesday, October 23, in which they demanded respect for the human rights of Venezuelans and the immediate release of those arbitrarily detained in post-election protests.
The representatives of the academies expressed their concern about the “recent reported events” that have been documented by various civil society organizations and international organizations, especially in the context after the presidential elections of July 28, 2024.
The document includes the Language academies; History; Political and Social Sciences; Physical, Mathematical and Natural Sciences; Economic Sciences; and Engineering and Habitat.
Alfredo Ramos, former mayor of the Iribarren municipality of Lara state, reported that Yenny Barrios, an oncology patient detained in the post-election context, was urgently transferred to the Antonio María Pineda University Central Hospital in Barquisimeto due to her delicate state of health.
“She is a cancer patient who recently had surgery, her cancer is lymphatic and she has severe pain in her legs. He urgently needs a Doppler ultrasound to rule out thrombi. So far they have not transferred her to a private center to perform the echo. This is how the dictatorship acts, without mercy and with all cruelty against all political prisoners,” Ramos indicated in his X account on October 23.
Barrios was arrested on September 9 in Carora and faces accusations of terrorism and was being held in a headquarters of the Bolivarian National Police (PNB) in Barquisimeto.
3. Health personnel held an assembly at the University Clinical Hospital to demand salary improvements
On Wednesday, October 23, health sector personnel held an assembly at the University Clinical Hospital of Caracas to demand salary adjustments, after more than two years with the minimum salary frozen at 130 bolivars.
Mauro Zambrano, director of the Venezuelan Trade Union Network, highlighted that the minimum wage proposal starts at $200.
“There is a tripartite discussion about the method of establishing salaries in the country. We, as affiliates of the Confederation of Venezuelan Workers (CTV), defend the proposal that is presented,” he added in statements collected by the organization Monitor Salud.
Zambrano reiterated that they will continue with the fight until they receive a response from the Executive regarding the labor demands.
The concert of the Colombian band Morat, scheduled for November 16, was canceled after the entertainment production company Aguacate Live US LLC reported that it filed a lawsuit before the federal courts of the Southern District of Florida, United States, against the group, its company Malta Music SAS and its representatives Global Talent Services Music Entertainment Spain.
According to an official statement published on Wednesday, October 23, the company detailed that the measure is due to a “contractual breach related to the show rescheduled for November 16, 2024.”
“Avocado Live, committed to transparency and responsibility in all its business relationships, has made this decision in order to protect the rights of our clients and the Venezuelan public that has trusted our management,” the company stated.
On the website of Ticketmasthe concert – which was going to take place at the Olympic Stadium of the Central University of Venezuela (UCV) – appears cancelled.
5. Nicolás Maduro and Vladimir Putin held a meeting in Russia
President Nicolás Maduro held a meeting on Wednesday, October 23, with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, in Russia, where the BRICS 2024 Summit is being held. The Maduro government aspires to integrate Venezuela into this bloc.
“Venezuela is one of Russia’s old and reliable partners in Latin America and in the world in general,” said the Russian head of state in statements reported by the EFE news agency.
This is Maduro’s first departure outside Venezuela following the July 28 presidential elections, where the National Electoral Council (CNE) declared Maduro the winner, sparking a series of protests across the country.
The Argentine Forum for the Defense of Democracy (FADD), promoter of the complaint in Argentina against Nicolás Maduro, indicated on Wednesday, October 23, that it hopes that the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) activates the “red notices” of international search against Maduro after the arrest order issued by a Buenos Aires court.
Tomás Farini Duggan, legal representative of the FADD, explained in an interview with the EFE news agency that Interpol is free to decide or not, but it is about getting the international police organization to discuss and vote on it.
“It is not going to be easy at all,” said the Argentine lawyer, because Maduro is a foreign leader, with “immunities that protect him,” and his possible arrest would ultimately depend on the will of the authorities of the countries to which he is subject. so that he and his collaborators could travel.
7. Terrorist attack in Türkiye left five dead
The Turkish government indicated on Wednesday, October 23, that “with high probability” the attack against a military aeronautical factory in Ankara that caused five deaths and 19 injuries was carried out by the banned Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
“We are still working on identifying the terrorists and their fingerprints. As soon as we have results, we will announce which organization was behind the attack,” said Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, in statements reported by the EFE news agency.
During the attack, authorities also killed two young people, a man and a woman, armed with assault rifles.
Shortly before, the Turkish Defense Minister, Yasar Güler, had already attributed the attack to the PKK.
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