Antonio Ledezma

EspañolNicolás Maduro's regime in Venezuela has released former Mayor of Caracas Antonio Ledezma after holding him for less than one week, calling into question what strategy the dictatorship actually had in recapturing the political…
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EspañolThese are times of uncertainty in Venezuela. Despite the great advances achieved by private citizens in the streets, it seems that freedom is not making progress. The opposition seems stagnant. The dictatorship is ready to impose…
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EspañolAmid rampant inflation, shortages, and social unrest, Venezuelan human-rights activist Virgina Zamora became worried that the public would soon forget about the country's political prisoners. That is why she launched…
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EspañolIt's been seven months since Venezuelan authorities arrested Antonio Ledezma on charges of conspiring against President Nicolás Maduro, and the Caracas mayor has still yet to see a judge. Ledezma's wife, Mitzy Capriles,…
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EspañolThe Chilean Chamber of Deputies has passed a resolution demanding President Michelle Bachelet remove the Chilean ambassador to Venezuela as a gesture of solidarity with political prisoners in Venezuela. Approved on Wednesday…
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EspañolThe Brazilian Senate passed a vote of no-confidence on Tuesday against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro over the "arbitrary detention" of members of the opposition. The text, written by Senator Roberto Jucá of the Brazilian…
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Español"I plan on going wherever I need to go." These were the words of Mitzy Capriles, wife of jailed Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma, as she embarked on a tour across Latin America to raise awareness about the critical human-rights…
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EspañolFormer President of Brazil Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1995-2002) is to join the international team working for the release of jailed Venezuelan opposition leaders Leopoldo López and Antonio Ledezma, on the request of former Spanish…
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EspañolVenezuela's Ramo Verde military prison has become a symbol of oppression, a dungeon for freedom. It's no exaggeration to say that democracy has been kidnapped and thrown in Ramo Verde. Just like the infamous Rotunda in the days of…
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EspañolHuman-rights NGO Amnesty International published a statement on Friday, February 20, against the arbitrary detention of Antonio Ledezma, mayor of Caracas. Agents of the Bolivarian Intelligence Service (SEBIN) arrested the opposition…
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EspañolDeputy Richard Blanco is one of Mayor Antonio Ledezma's closest allies. The two share an office in Caracas, and Blanco was present on Thursday afternoon when over 100 state security agents burst in to arrest Ledezma. Blanco…
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EspañolFollowing the arrest of opposition politician and mayor of Caracas, Antonio Ledezma, and after over 10 hours of waiting by his family, his lawyer revealed early on Friday, February 20, that Ledezama was under arrest in the…
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