- Binance confirmed that its platform has access restrictions in Venezuela; Foro Penal updated the number of detainees in post-election protests to 1,303; the PUD denounced political persecution after the presidential elections; three Venezuelans among the 62 fatal victims of an airplane accident in Brazil
This Saturday, August 10, the Binance cryptocurrency platform confirmed that its website and mobile application have access restrictions in Venezuela.
The non-governmental organization (NGO) Foro Penal has updated the number of citizens arrested during the post-election protests to 1,303.
The Unitary Platform also reported on the political persecution of opponents that has been recorded in the country following the presidential elections of July 28.
On the international front, the airline Voepass revealed that three Venezuelans died in an air accident in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
In addition, the Italian government asked the government of Nicolás Maduro to respect the rights of all Venezuelans, and the Colombian government presented the National Liberation Army (ELN) with a “confidential proposal” to advance the dialogues that have been frozen.
Below are the most important news of the day:
On August 10, cryptocurrency platform Binance reported, through emails sent to its users and in its X account, that they have registered a blockage of access to its website from Venezuela.
“Like several websites of companies from different segments in Venezuela, including social networks, Binance pages have been facing access restrictions only in Venezuela,” reads the text from the global cryptocurrency exchange company.
The non-governmental organization (NGO) VE sin Filtro reported that the blockage was detected in the evening hours of August 9 through the Internet provider of the state telecommunications company CANTV.
On August 10, the NGO Foro Penal updated the number of people arrested in the context of post-election protests since July 29, reporting a total of 1,303 detainees as of 8:00 a.m., of whom 116 are teenagers.
The organization published the update of the numbers on its X account, warning that, of this figure, at least 14 apprehensions of indigenous people, 16 people with disabilities and 170 women have been verified.
According to the image in the report, Capital District, Carabobo and Anzoátegui are the entities where most arrests are recorded.
On August 10, the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD) denounced that political persecution “at inhuman levels” has been unleashed in Venezuela following the July 28 elections, in which the National Electoral Council (CNE) proclaimed Nicolás Maduro the winner.
“In recent days, repression and political persecution have reached inhuman and critical levels, with dozens of teenagers and hundreds of women and men being kidnapped for expressing their desire for change and a better future,” the bloc warned through X.
The coalition was referring to the more than 2,400 arrests that, according to the Executive, have been made in the last 13 days in the context of post-election protests, as well as in police and military operations on public roads and searches for people in their homes.
On August 10, the airline Voepass revealed the names of the 62 fatal victims of the plane crash that occurred in a residential area of the Vinhedo municipality in São Paulo, Brazil, among whom were three Venezuelans.
The Venezuelan victims were identified as Josgleidys González, her mother, María Parra, and her son, Joslan Pérez, aged 4.
According to neighbors of the Venezuelan family in the city of Cascavel, the three embarked for São Paulo, where they would board a flight to return to Venezuela after several months of residence in Brazil.
The Italian government urged the government of Nicolás Maduro to respect the rights of all citizens, and also called for the release of all political prisoners in Venezuela.
In a statement, the government led by Giorgia Meloni condemned any threats or deprivation of civil liberties of opposition citizens in the country that have been recorded following the presidential elections of July 28.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani also called on Venezuelan authorities to release those detained for political reasons in Venezuela and said they are working in collaboration with other allied countries so that Venezuela can “become a free country again.”
6. The Colombian government presented the ELN with a “confidential proposal” to advance the dialogues
The Colombian government presented the ELN peace delegation with a “confidential proposal” to advance the talks, which have been frozen by the guerrillas’ demand to be removed from the list of terrorist groups and the end of the bilateral ceasefire.
Senator Iván Cepeda, along with the government’s chief negotiator Vera Grabe, announced that the terms of the proposal will be made public at a later date at the request of Colombian President Gustavo Petro.
Cepeda stressed that the government’s negotiating delegation has been in talks with ELN representatives in order to advance discussions and exchange ideas that will allow agreements to be reached.
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2024-08-11 04:27:27
