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Venezuela welcomed the willingness of the UN human rights committee to demonstrate against the illegal extradition of Saab to the United States. (Photo: UM)

UN Human Rights Committee Calls for Suspension of Alex Saab’s Extradition

June 10, 2021 orinocotribune #FreeAlexSaab, Alex Saab, Cape Verde, CLAP, diplomatic immunity, ECOWAS, Femi Falana, illegal detention, Interpol, red code, united nations, Venezuela

On June 8, the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee asked the Government of Cape Verde to suspend the extradition

Graffiti near a shop in Caracas calling for the release of Alex Saab, with the hashtag #Freealexsaab. Photo: Alamy

International News

Venezuela Welcomes UN Decision on Alex Saab

June 9, 2021June 10, 2021 slorinoco #FreeAlexSaab, Alex Saab, Cape Verde, ECOWAS, illegal detention, Jorge Arreaza, UN, united nations, Venezuela

Venezuela welcomed the decision of the United Nations Human Rights Committee requesting the Republic of Cape Verde to adopt a

Africa International News

AU Day Celebration: Venezuelan Diplomat Calls on African Leaders to Resist Oppression

May 27, 2021May 27, 2021 Editor2 Africa Day, Africa Union, Alex Saab, ECOWAS, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ghana News, Justice, Venezuela

Today, May 25, 2021, is being celebrated across the continent as Africa Day in commemoration of the foundation of the

Opinion Solidarity and US Social Movements

US Trying to Extradite Venezuelan Diplomat for the ‘Crime’ of Securing Food for the Hungry: The Case of Alex Saab v. The Empire

May 23, 2021 Roger Harris #FreeAlexSaab, Alex Saab, Alliance for Global Justice, Cape Verde, CLAP, ECOWAS, Extradition, Femi Falana, Geraldo da Cruz Almeida, Guantanamo, Meng Wanzhou, Mun Chol Myong, Nancy Hollander, Solidarity, Stansfield Smith, SWIFT, unilateral coercive measures, us blockade, US illegal sanctions, US political preassure on Cape Verde, US sanctions on Venezuela, US State Department, Venezuela

By Roger D. Harris – May 22, 2021 The case of Alex Saab raises dangerous precedents in terms of extraterritorial

Africa International News

West Africa: ECOWAS Court Orders Cape Verde to Release Venezuelan Diplomat Saab

May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 Editor2 #FreeAlexSaab, Alex Saab, Cape Verde, diplomatic inmunity, ECOWAS, Extradition, US Sanctions, Venezuela

Abuja — Eight days after the African Bar Association’s (AfBA) warning to Cape Verde Island over the detention of a

Featured image: Street mural in Caracas with the face of Alex Saab and the caption “I’m the object of an unprecedented legal persecution to oust President Nicolas Maduro.” File photo.

News Solidarity and US Social Movements

US Extradition of Alex Saab is Illegal & Unfounded: Lawyers & Legal Experts (International Delegation Proposed)

May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 Saheli Chowdhury #FreeAlexSaab, AFGJ, Alex Saab, Cape Verde, ECOWAS, Femi Falana, Geraldo da Cruz Almeida, Guantanamo, international delegation, John Philpot, Meng Wanzhou, Mun Chol Myong, Sara Flounders, Solidarity, Stansfield Smith, US Sanctions, webinar, Williams Camacaro

May 20 (Special for OrinocoTribune.com)—Venezuelan businessman and diplomatic envoy Alex Saab, held in Cape Verde and facing extradition to the

International News Solidarity and US Social Movements

WEBINAR TOMORROW – Alex Saab’s Lawyer: ‘How the US Starves Venezuelans’ (#SanctionsKill)

May 18, 2021 orinocotribune #SanctionsKill, Alex Saab, Cape Verde, CLAP, diplomatic immunity, ECOWAS, Extradition, Femi Falana, Interpol, red code, US santions, Venezuela, webinar

(ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Alex Saab’s lawyer, Femi Falana, has agreed to participate in a webinar about this important case related to

International News Solidarity and US Social Movements

WEBINAR THIS WEDNESDAY 19th – Alex Saab’s Lawyer: ‘How the US Starves Venezuelans’ (#SanctionsKill)

May 16, 2021May 17, 2021 Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza Alex Saab, Cape Verde, CLAP, diplomatic immunity, ECOWAS, Extradition, Femi Falana, Interpol, red code, US santions, webinar

(ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Alex Saab’s lawyer, Femi Falana, has agreed to participate in a webinar about this important case related to

Africa International News

Cape Verde Trends in Venezuela Due to Contradiction Between Alex Saab Case & Election

April 20, 2021 Carlos Arellán Africa, Alex Saab, bots, Cape Verde, diplomatic immunity, ECOWAS, parlamentary elections, trending topics, twitter, Venezuela

The ruling party of Cape Verde won the parliamentary elections on Sunday. The event was attended by international observers from

Alex Saab, a Venezuelan diplomat kidnapped in Cape Verde by the United States. File photo.

Africa International News

Alex Saab: ‘I was Tortured and Pressured’ to Sign Voluntary Extradition

April 5, 2021 orinocotribune Alex Saab, Cape Verde, CLAP, ECOWAS, Interpol, Kidnapping, Natalino Correia, red notice, torture, Ulisses Correia e Silva, US decline, Venezuela

In a recent interview with the Colombian news outlet El Espectador, Colombian-Venezuelan businessman and Venezuelan special envoy Álex Saab confessed

Europe International News

Swiss Prosecutors Drop Investigation Against Álex Saab – Not a Shred of Evidence

March 27, 2021 orinocotribune #FreeAlexSaab, Alex Saab, Alvaro Pulido Vargas, Cape Verde, diplomatic immunity, ECOWAS, irregular detention, money laundering, no evidence against Alex Saab, no evidence no case, Switzerland, US decline, Venezuela

The Public Ministry of the city of Geneva, Switzerland, has closed an investigation that was started in 2018 against Venezuelan

Featured image: Cape Verde Palace of Justice (Photo: Archive).

Africa International News

Cape Verde Court Authorizes Alex Saab Extradition to United States

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 orinocotribune Alex Saab, Cape Verde, DEA, diplomatic immunity, ECOWAS, Extradition, Venezuela

This Thursday, the Supreme Court of Justice of Cape Verde ruled on the extradition of Alex Saab to the United

Featured image: Posters in the streets of Venezuela demanding Alex Saab's liberation.

Africa International News

ECOWAS Court Orders Alex Saab’s Immediate Release and Suspension of Extradition Process

March 15, 2021 orinocotribune African Bar Association, Alex Saab, Baltasar Garzon, canceling extradition process, Cape Verde, ECOWAS, Hannibal E. Uwaifo, inmediate release

Earlier today, the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ruled against Venezuelan diplomat Alex

Another African body denounces the illegality of the arrest of Alex Saab in Cape Verde (Photo: Voice of America).

Africa International News

African Bar Association Reveals Serious Infractions by Cape Verde Against Alex Saab

March 3, 2021 orinocotribune African Bas Association, African Union, Alex Saab, Cape Verde, diplomatic immunity, ECOWAS, Human Rights, Interpol, irregularities, red notice, united nations

This Monday, March 1, the African Bar Association published its conclusions after an investigation into the legal case against Alex

Africa International Opinion

New Evidence Emerges Regarding Illegality of Alex Saab’s Detention

March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 slorinoco Baltasar Garzon, Cape Verde, CLAP, ECOWAS, house arrest, illegal, international law, Interpol, red notice

New evidence on the illegal detention of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab continues to emerge in the battle for his freedom.

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