The Families of Colombians Imprisoned in Venezuela Cry Out for Their Freedom: “They Are Not Mercenaries”

Diana Tique spent eight months unable to communicate with her brother, Manuel Tique, a worker of the international NGO Danish Refugee Council. He was arrested in Venezuela in September 2024, when he traveled to the state of Apure, bordering Colombia, for a job training. The reasons for his arrest were not clear until a month later: the Venezuelan Interior Minister, Diosdado Cabello, claimed that he is an alleged “recruiter of paramilitaries” and…