Venezuela Releases 131 Political Prisoners, but Rights Groups Say Over 300 Remain Behind Bars
Venezuela’s interim government released 131 people detained on political grounds. Marco Rubio called it a crucial step toward reconciliation. Human rights groups answer with a different number: more than 300 are still locked up. Venezuela’s interim government announced Friday, August 14, the granting of “alternative measures to deprivation of liberty” for 131 people detained for…
FBI Arrests Former Sinaloa Sports Official in Utah With 111,000 Fentanyl Pills
Ricardo Verduzco Bernal was coordinating elite sports for the Sinaloa state government until July 31. Twelve days later, the FBI found him in a Salt Lake City hotel room with 11 kilograms of fentanyl, enough for 111,000 pills. FBI agents arrested Ricardo Verduzco Bernal, 54, on August 12 in a hotel room in Salt Lake…
Israel Admits Firing on Hind Rajab’s Car After Two Years of Denial
For two years, Israel said its soldiers weren’t near the car. On Wednesday, it admitted they fired on it, then opened a criminal probe into the killing of a five-year-old girl. Hind Rajab died in Gaza City on January 29, 2024, after Israeli forces opened fire on the car carrying her and six family members…
Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again.
KVIG Informative 