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US releases detained Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab

After over three years imprisoned in Cape Verde and Miami, Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab was released in a prisoner exchange with the US

Outrage following illegal extradition of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab

Alex Saab was extradited on October 16 after being detained in Cape Verde for 491 days following his arrest on June 12, 2020.

Venezuela condemns illegal kidnapping of envoy Alex Saab

Following Saab’s extradition, Venezuela announced that it was suspending its participation in the dialogue process with the opposition in Mexico

Extradition of Alex Saab: US takes effort to starve Venezuelans to new lows

Venezuelan official Alex Saab was arrested over a year ago in Cape Verde and in March 2021 the country’s Supreme Court approved his extradition to the United States

Erika Farías on strengthening the Bolivarian Revolution amid the blockade

Erika Farías, mayor of Caracas, Venezuela, spoke to Peoples Dispatch about the challenges of sustaining the Bolivarian process amid the blockade and the efforts by the Venezuelan government to further build the revolution

Venezuela: Community organization key to fighting COVID-19

Federico Fuentes speaks with Gsus Garcia of the Altos de Lídice commune to understand the role of community organizations in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela

Tales of resistance: Love in times of coronavirus

With Venezuela facing a coronavirus crisis, VA columnist Jessica Dos Santos praises Venezuelans’ response and delivers a hopeful message.

Venezuela coronavirus Venezuela suspends rent payments, protects wages to deal with COVID-19 crisis

President Nicolas Maduro ordered that all commercial and residential rent, as well as all capital and loan interest payments, are to be suspended for six months

Eyewitness in Venezuela: a 14-year Perspective

Peter Lackowski reflects on the transformations he has witnessed over the past 14 years in Venezuela and discusses the current economic siege waged against Venezuela by the United States

Who is the real culprit behind Venezuela’s political turmoil?

The US-led intervention in Venezuela—hiding behind a pretext of humanitarianism—follows a long pattern of economic policies and covert operations in the country and in the region that seek to protect the economic interests of the United States and Europe

“Strengthening the revolution is part of everyday life in Venezuela”

Peoples Dispatch speaks to Ana Maldonado of the Frente Francisco de Miranda on the significance of participatory democracy in Venezuela and how the people of the country have faced the assault led by the US