US EditionMaduro loyalists stage modest rally as Venezuelan govt courts US
Supporters of Maduro rallied for his release while the interim government sought US cooperation on oil sales; fewer than 20 political prisoners were freed, rights groups said.
- On Saturday, supporters of Nicolas Maduro staged protests demanding his release, with around 1,000 rallying in western Caracas and a few hundred in the Petare district.
- After Maduro's capture on January 3, US forces took him to New York to face trial, while President Donald Trump vowed to secure US access to Venezuelan oil; Delcy Rodriguez pledged cooperation but insisted Venezuela is not 'subordinate' to Washington.
- The White House said Saturday President Donald Trump signed an emergency order protecting US-held revenues from Venezuelan oil, while ExxonMobil chief executive Darren Woods called Venezuela 'uninvestable' at a Friday meeting; Chevron remains the only US firm licensed to operate there.
- Rodriguez's camp began releasing prisoners jailed under Maduro, but prisoners' rights groups said fewer than 20 had been freed while families waited; the US embassy in Colombia warned Americans that 'the security situation in Venezuela remains fluid'.
- The interim government says it is reviving diplomatic contact with Washington and discussing possible oil sales, while Diosdado Cabello and Vladimir Padrino Lopez were notably absent from rallies.
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Malay Mail
AlKhaleej TodayTense week in Caracas: Maduro supporters take to streets as US holds ex-leader
CARACAS, Jan 11 — Several hundred supporters of deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro staged protests in the capital yesterday, a week after his capture by US forces, as the interim government moved to revive ties with Washington and slowly released some prisoners.Waving flags and placards with the face of the mustachioed ex-leader and his wife Cilia, around 1,000 protesters rallied in the west of Caracas and a few hundred in the eastern Peta…
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Maduro loyalists stage modest rally as Venezuelan govt courts US
Hundreds of supporters of ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro protested in the capital on Saturday as the interim government began to restore ties with Washington and gradually release some prisoners.
He managed to get his family to Europe after suffering "kidnapping" and death threats. He had to pay an agent to be able to return to Spain.
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