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Venezuelan lawmakers declare UN human rights chief persona non grata | Nicolas Maduro News

UN official Volker Turk drew ire of the Venezuelan government after condemning what he says are abuses by state forces. Venezuela’s National Assembly has voted to declare United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk persona non grata after he publicly criticised the government’s human rights violations. The unanimous Tuesday declaration follows comments from…

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‘Farcical’: Venezuelan opposition denounces arrest before weekend vote | Nicolas Maduro News

A top figure in Venezuela’s opposition has been arrested on charges of “terrorism” before parliamentary elections scheduled for the weekend. On Friday, a social media account for Juan Pablo Guanipa, a close associate of Maria Corina Machado, considered the leader of the opposition coalition, announced he had been detained. State television also carried images of…

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Venezuela suspends flights from Colombia after arrests of ‘mercenaries’ | Aviation News

Venezuela’s aviation authority said flights will resume a day after Sunday’s parliamentary elections. Venezuela has suspended flights from neighbouring Colombia after authorities detained more than 30 people allegedly plotting activities to destabilise the country before Sunday’s parliamentary election. Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello announced on state television on Monday that the flight ban was “immediate”…