- Mothers of young people detained in the post-election context protested at the Palace of Justice. The US renewed a license that authorizes certain operations for PDVSA. And Edmundo González denounced a new attack against him by the Public Ministry
This Thursday, November 7, relatives of young people and adolescents detained in the post-election protests protested in front of the Palace of Justice in Caracas.
Edmundo González denounced a “new attack” against him by the Public Ministry. The statement comes after the government entity announced that it requested a red alert from Interpol against the opposition politician.
In international news, US President Joe Biden has promised to work for a peaceful transition of power to President-elect Donald Trump.
Below are the most notable news from Thursday, November 7:
Relatives of young people and adolescents detained in the post-election protests demonstrated outside the Palace of Justice, in Caracas, on Thursday, November 7, to demand full freedom for their relatives.
The protest was carried out by relatives of detainees in Caracas and in the states of Miranda, Carabobo and Barinas. These people argue that the arrests were arbitrary, because they were not made in response to any crime.
Mr. President (Nicolás Maduro), I ask you to move to all those prisons where they are destroying the physical, moral and spiritual health of our boys, they are drying up as you say, but our boys are innocent,” said the mother of one of the detainees.
The protester assured that many of the detainees are young workers and studying university degrees that were suspended due to their arrests. He demanded that the files of the accused be reviewed.
2. The US renewed a license that authorizes certain operations for PDVSA
The United States Department of the Treasury renewed until March 2025 the license that authorizes some operations for Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), this includes the license that protects Citgo Petroleum.
“5Q General License that authorizes certain transactions related to the Petróleos de Venezuela, SA 2020 bond at 8.5 percent as of March 7, 2025, except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license,” it states. read in the statement published on Thursday, November 7.
The US government approved among the measures financing and transactions that were prohibited by an executive order issued in 2018 and modified in 2019.
3. Edmundo González denounced a new attack against him by the Public Ministry
Edmundo González denounced on Thursday, November 7, a “new attack” against him by the Public Ministry. The statement comes after the government entity announced that it requested a red alert from Interpol against the opposition politician.
It is evident that this new and systematic attack is due to our work abroad. We are carrying the message, about the indisputable triumph of Venezuelans’ desire for change, the violations of rights and the next actions, to all decision-making bodies in the world,” González wrote on his X account (formerly Twitter).
Likewise, the opposition leader promised that the will of the Venezuelan people in the presidential elections on July 28 “will not only be recognized,” but also respected.
It is evident that this new and systematic attack is due to our work abroad.
We are carrying the message, about the indisputable triumph of the Venezuelans’ desire for change, the violations of rights and the next actions, to all decision-making bodies… pic.twitter.com/bTRYvdSyFf
— Edmundo González (@EdmundoGU) November 7, 2024
4. Relatives protested for the prisoners on hunger strike in Lara
Relatives of those detained They carry out a strike in several dungeons in Laraincluding one in Barquisimeto and another in San Juan, Lara state, protested against the procedural delay.
“Family members assure that there are prisoners with up to 4 years of stay, when according to the law they should not remain in these spaces for more than 48 hours,” denounced the Venezuelan Prison Observatory (OVP) on X (formerly Twitter).
According to the non-governmental organization (NGO), article 44 of the Constitution establishes that personal freedom is inviolable and that detained persons will be brought before a judicial authority within a period of no more than forty-eight hours from the moment of the arrest.
In the dungeons of the CICPC headquarters in Barquisimeto #Larathe relatives assure that there are prisoners with up to 4 years of stay, when according to the law they should not remain in these spaces for more than 48 hours, they also denounce that overcrowding is critical and the prisoners… pic.twitter.com/jYc0ExXFBA
— Venezuelan Prisons Observatory (@oveprisiones) November 7, 2024
5. Biden will work for a “peaceful and orderly transition” of power in the United States
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, promised on Thursday, November 7, to guarantee a “peaceful and orderly transition” to transfer power to Donald Trump and sought to console Democrats by assuring that “America is going to be fine.”
This is how Biden spoke in his first intervention since Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in Tuesday’s elections, in a speech in the Rose Garden of the White House, which brought together dozens of journalists, his staff and even members of his family, reported the EFE news agency.
“I spoke with President-elect Trump to congratulate him on his victory and assured him that I will lead my entire Administration to work with his team and guarantee a peaceful and orderly transition,” said Biden, who had American flags and others with the seal of the Presidency.
Investing in measures to combat climate change such as heat wave warning systems can save 2 million lives a year, and their benefits can quadruple the money spent on them, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, November 7. (WHO) a few days before the Climate Change Summit in Baku (COP29) begins.
In Baku we will carry the message that the climate crisis is also a health crisis, something that is already affecting us, and that combating global warming can therefore generate enormous health benefits,” the director of the Department of the Environment told EFE. Climate Change and Health, María Neira.
The environmental fight can contribute, for example, to reducing the seven million deaths related to air pollution, Neira highlighted before presenting the WHO’s position facing Baku at a press conference.
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the WHO emphasized the urgent need for actionable measures against climate change, linking the environmental crisis to public health and highlighting the potential for investment in climate resilience to yield significant health benefits and save lives. As global leaders prepare for COP29, the call for integrating health strategies with climate initiatives is more crucial than ever.
