- NGOs asked for “justice and freedom” for activist Rocío San Miguel. Gustavo Petro rejected privatization of Monómeros. Biden and Trump will meet at the White House. Massive protest in Spain against the management of DANA | Photo: EFE
On Saturday, November 9, several Venezuelan non-governmental organizations demanded “justice and freedom” for activist Rocío San Miguel, who spent nine months in detention.
The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, rejected the privatization of Monómeros and asked Nicolás Maduro to reconsider the decision.
In addition, it was learned that the outgoing president of the United States, Joe Biden, and the president-elect, Donald Trump, will meet next Wednesday, November 13 at the White House.
Thousands of people protested in Spain against the management of the president of the Spanish Mediterranean region of Valencia, Carlos Mazón, against DANA, which caused more than 200 deaths.
Below are the most notable news from Saturday, November 9:
1.María Corina Machado expressed her commitment to the freedom of political prisoners in the region
On Saturday, October 9, opposition leader María Corina Machado expressed her commitment to the freedom of more than 3,500 political prisoners in Latin America, including those from Venezuela, who she trusts will also “be free.”
“To each of the more than 3,500 political prisoners in Latin America and their families, I reiterate that we will not rest until they are all released,” said the former deputy on the social network X.
In the publication, Machado said she felt “deeply honored to receive,” on behalf of “all political prisoners and persecuted by tyrannies” in the region, the ODCA Human Rights award, awarded by the Free America Forum, due to her tireless commitment to democracy, freedom and dignity.
“Our eternal gratitude for your unconditional support and for this great event that brought together democrats from all over the world. You know, Venezuela will be free and so will the rest of the region. Until the end,” he added.
Several non-governmental organizations in Venezuela demanded on Saturday, October 9, “justice and freedom” for activist Rocío San Miguel, president of the NGO dedicated to military affairs Control Ciudadano, who was arbitrarily detained on February 9 of this year.
The Coalition for Human Rights and Democracy denounced the “injustice committed against Rocío San Miguel”, whose fundamental rights – it assured – “have not been respected.”
“We demand justice and freedom for Rocío and all the political prisoners,” the NGO expressed through the social network X, where it shared a photograph of the activist.
For its part, Justicia, Encuentro y Perdón (JEP) assured that San Miguel is a “tireless defender of human rights who deserves justice,” which is why the organization, in a message on X, requested her release, as well as the cessation of “arbitrary detentions”.
Hoy #9Nov When nine months have passed since her arbitrary detention, we renew our call for the release of Rocío San Miguel, a tireless defender of human rights who deserves justice and respect for her rights. No more arbitrary arrests! #FreedomForRocío… pic.twitter.com/BcDFZI4aRG
— Justice, Encounter and Forgiveness (@JEPvzla) November 9, 2024
Gustavo Petro, president of Colombia, published a letter addressed to his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro, on Saturday, November 9, in which he rejected the decision to privatize Monómeros, a company located in Barranquilla and a subsidiary of Petroquimica de Venezuela (Pequiven) in Colombia.
Petro expressed his “opposition” to the decision of the Minister of Industry and National Production of Venezuela, Alex Saab, to sell the Monómeros company and highlighted that the same measure was proposed during the government of Iván Duque.
The privatization and sale of Monomers will imply an increase in the cost of primary agricultural products in our countries. Furthermore, it will force our peasants to depend on foreign products and the price of agricultural inputs on the international market,” can be read in one of the fragments of the letter sent by the Colombian president.
In the public letter, Petro invited the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, to “reconsider the privatization of the company” which, in his opinion, “can continue to support millions of families in both countries.”
4. Biden and Trump will meet at the White House
The outgoing president of the United States, Democrat Joe Biden, and the winner of the elections, Republican Donald Trump, will meet next Wednesday, November 13 at the White House in order to begin talks for the transition of powers.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced in a statement on Saturday, November 9, that Biden will receive Trump in the Oval Office next Wednesday at 11:00 am Washington.
Trump, who already governed the country between 2017 and 2021, won the elections last Tuesday over the Democratic candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris, who last July took over from Biden as her party’s candidate.
In the absence of scrutiny in the state of Arizona, the last one to be awarded, Trump won 301 electoral votes, 31 more votes than the 270 needed to win the Presidency, compared to the 226 garnered by Harris.
A massive demonstration of thousands of people protested on Saturday, November 9, against the president of the Spanish Mediterranean region of Valencia, Carlos Mazón, for the management of the catastrophe caused by the torrential rains of October 29 and the delay, according to the organizers, in warning the population of the danger.
The participants were summoned in the Valencian capital by social, civic organizations and left-wing unions with the motto Mazón, resignation, after the storm caused at least 212 deaths, dozens missing, thousands of victims and multimillion-dollar material damage in 75 municipalities of the coastal province of Valencia.
Thousands of people also demonstrated in the Valencian city of Alicante, and 300 protested in Madrid.
In The Diary We present you a summary with the most important information of the day, which you should know at the national and international level.
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