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Colombian political leader Piedad Cordoba. File photo.

Piedad Córdoba to Sue Ecuadorian Politician—DEA Offered Her $10 Million to Testify Against Alex Saab

January 11, 2022 orinocotribune #FreeAlexSaab, Alex Saab, Colombia, diplomatic immunity, Ecuador, Fernando Villavicencio Valencia, lawfare, Piedad Cordoba, Semana, Venezuela

Former Colombian senator Piedad Córdoba announced that she will sue Ecuadorian politician Fernando Villavicencio, who accused Córdoba of having links

Ambassador Roy Chaderton during an Organization of American State (OAS) session where he served as Venezuelan top diplomat from 2008 until 2015. Photo by HispanTV.

International News US/Canada

Ambassador Roy Chaderton: Kidnapping of Alex Saab was yet Another Human Rights Violation

December 13, 2021 orinocotribune Alex Saab, diplomatic immunity, Human Rights, Kidnapping, Roy Chaderton, Switzerland, US and European blockade

Venezuela’s ambassador in Switzerland, Roy Chaderton Matos, described the US abduction of Venezuela’s diplomat Alex Saab as a horrible and

Solidarity poster for Alex Saab in Caracas: "You will not break him" Photo: MIGUEL GUTIERREZ / EPA

International News US/Canada

US Courts will Not be Able to Proceed with Charges Against Alex Saab

December 10, 2021 orinocotribune Alex Saab, David Rivkin, diplomatic immunity, Nancy Hollander, US Sanctions

The defense lawyers of the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab in the United States, Nancy Hollander and David Rivkin, assured this

International News US/Canada

Camila Saab Speaks Out: Wife of Venezuelan Diplomat “Kidnapped” by US Gov’t Talks to MintPress

December 4, 2021 Mnar Adley Alex Saab, Camila Saab, diplomatic immunity, US Sanctions, Venezuela, violations of international law

While Washington cannot choose the president of Venezuela, it can make life impossible for officials, such as Alex Saab, who

International Opinion US/Canada

Mapping Main US Direct and Indirect Violations of International Law on Alex Saab Case

November 2, 2021 Editor2 Alex Saab, Cape Verde, diplomatic immunity, ECOWAS, Human Right, international law, Interpol, US Imperialism, Venezuela

By Femi Falana – Oct 31, 2021 Alex Saab is a Special Envoy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and

Latin America and ALBA-TCP News

Venezuelan Embassy in Barbados Launches Fact-Sheet on Alex Saab

October 30, 2021October 30, 2021 scorinoco #FreeAlexSaab, Alex Saab, Barbados, Cape Verde, diplomatic immunity, Embassy of Venezuela in Barbados, fact sheet, Human Rights, illegal extradition, international law, International solidarity, Kidnapping, political persecution, rendition, torture, us blockade, US Imperialism, Venezuela

Bridgetown, October 28, 2021—After the illegal arrest of Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab in Cape Verde in June 2020, and particularly

US activists in solidarity with Venezuelan kidnapped diplomat Alex Saab, protesting in Miami, Florida on Sunday, October 24. Photo courtesy of Twitter / @BarGab10.

News Solidarity and Social Movements

International Social Movements Denounce Illegal US Move Against Alex Saab (Photos and Videos)

October 25, 2021 orinocotribune #FreeAlexSaab, Alex Saab, Cape Verde, diplomatic immunity, illegal extradition, Italy, Kidnapping, miami, Movimento48, New York, Social Movements, Solidarity, US Imperialism, USDecline, Venezuela

On Sunday, October 24, social movements from different countries, including the United States, peacefully demonstrated in favor of the release

International Opinion

Coercion, Kidnapping and Legal Malfeasance: The Illicit Route of the Alex Saab Case

October 20, 2021 scorinoco #FreeAlex Saab, #SanctionsKill, Alex Saab, Cape Verde, CLAP, crimes against humanity, Dialogue Table, diplomatic immunity, ECOWAS, human rights violations, Hybrid warfare, illegal detention, illegal extradition, International Campaign to Free Alex Saab, Iran, Kidnapping, lack of due process, OFAC, political prisoner, regime change operation, Russia, Switzerland, unilateral coercive measures, United Nations Human Rights Council, US blockade against Venezuela, US political pressure on Cape Verde, Venezuela, violations of international law

In multiple venues, including meetings within the framework of the dialogue process taking place in Mexico, the government of the

Camila Fabri, Alex Saab's wife during a demonstration in Caracas in repudiation of the second kidnapping of her husband. File photo.

Opinion Solidarity and Social Movements

Alex Saab’s Statement Before Being Extracted from Cape Verde by United States Regime (Letter)

October 20, 2021October 21, 2021 orinocotribune #FreeAlexSaab, Alex Saab, Camila Fabri, Cape Verde, diplomatic immunity, human rights violations, Interpol, Iran, Letter, red notice, Rusia, statement, US blockade against Venezuela, US decline, Venezuela

Editorial note: This letter was read—with tears in her eyes—by Camila Fabri, Alex Saab’s wife, during a demonstration in repudiation

Camila Fabri, Alex Saab's wife during a public event rejecting Saab's kidnapping in Caracas last Sunday, October 17. Photo courtesy of RedRadioVE.

Latin America and ALBA-TCP News South America

Alex Saab’s Wife, Camila Fabri, Responds to Colombia’s Semana Magazine

October 19, 2021 Ana Perdigón Alex Saab, Camila Fabri, Colombia, diplomatic immunity, human rights violations, Kidnapping, President Maduro, Revista Semana, Semana, US decline, Venezuela

The wife of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, Camila Fabri, responded to the Colombian extreme-right magazine Semana, after it accused her

President Nicolas Maduro talking about the immoral and illegal kidnapping of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab. Photo courtesy of Presidential Press.

International News

President Maduro Condemns Illegal Extraction of Alex Saab: ‘When the Blockade Intensified, He Brought Food & Gasoline’

October 19, 2021 orinocotribune #FreeAlexSaab, Alex Saab, Camila Fabri, Cape Verde, diplomatic immunity, international actions, international response, Kidnapping, President Maduro, US decline, Venezuela

This Sunday, October 18, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, labeled the illegal extraction of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab to

Opinion Solidarity and Social Movements

Statement on the Illegal Extradition of Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab

October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 Editor2 Alex Saab, Biden administration, Cabo Verde, diplomatic immunity, Extradition, statement, US Imperialism, US Sanctions, Venezuela

By Frente Hugo Chavez para la Defensa de los Pueblos Vancouver, October 17, 2021 Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab has been

Federal Detention Center where the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab is probably being held in Miami, United States. (EFE / Ivonne Malaver).

International News US/Canada

Alex Saab to Appear Today Before a Judge in Miami

October 18, 2021 Ana Perdigón #FreeAlexSaab, Alex Saab, diplomatic immunity, Extradition, Interpol, Judge John J. O'Sullivan, Kidnapping, Mexico talks, miami, red notice, Swiss prosecutor office, US Imperialism, Venezuela, vienna convention

On the afternoon of Monday, October 18, Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab will appear before a judge in Miami, United States,

Camila Fabri, ambassador Alex Saab's wife, during a demonstration in Caracas this Sunday, October 17, denouncing his kidnapping. Photo courtesy of RedRadioVE.

International News US/Canada

Alex Saab’s Wife Denounces Kidnapping and Violation of Diplomat’s Human Rights

October 18, 2021 Ana Perdigón Alex Saab, Camila Fabri, Cape Verde, demonstration, diplomatic immunity, Human Rights, Kidnapping, us blockade, US decline, Venezuela

On Sunday, October 17, Alex Saab’s wife, Camila Fabri, denounced the Cape Verdean authorities for having violated the fundamental rights

Street painting in Caracas reading "Freedom for diplomat Alex Saab kidnapped by...," File photo.

International News

Ambassador Alex Saab Kidnapping Consummated, Iván Duque Lectured by Delcy Rodríguez and Mexico Talks Suspended

October 17, 2021 Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza #FreeAlexSaab, Alex Saab, AP, Cape Verde, Colombia, colombia is a narco state, Delcy Rodríguez, diplomatic immunity, Extradition, international law, Iran, Jorge Rodriguez, Joshua Goodman, Kidnapping, Mexico talks, Propaganda, Russia, US and European blockade, US decline, US Imperialism, Venezuela

Caracas, October 16, 2021 (OrinocoTribune.com)—The Cape Verdean authorities allowed this Saturday, October 16, the illegal extraction to the United States

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