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The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduroannounced on Monday the holding, on a date yet to be determined, of a world congress “against fascism, neo-fascism and similar expressions”, with the aim of exchanging strategies to combat this ideology with which the president links the majority opposition in his country.

«We are going to hold a great congress here in Venezuela, the world epicenter of the fight against fascism (…) to nourish ourselves with ideas, proposals and to fine-tune the strategies of Venezuela, which is defending its right to live, to peace, to the future»said the Chavista leader during a meeting with the leaders of the ruling party United Socialist Party (PSUV).

In this regard, he asked to invite personalities “from all continents”, including thinkers, intellectuals, artists, social leaders and political leaders, without mentioning anyone in particular.

Regarding the date of this activity, he suggested setting it before the National Congress scheduled for October 18, where Maduro hopes to receive proposals from all social movements to build a “concrete agenda of action” that will allow achieving “transformations towards 2031,” when the government period that will start next January ends.

The announcement of the holding of a “world congress” comes two days after the president asked the Parliament, controlled by Chavez, to approve “very quickly” a law against fascism, whose content “undermines the civic and democratic space,” according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk.

Maduro believes that the main opposition coalition, the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD)is led by fascists, an accusation that he has reiterated after the elections of July 28, in which he was proclaimed the winner, which has been questioned inside and outside the country.

The PUD assures that its candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutiawon the elections by a wide margin, which the Government sees as a “coup and fascist” plan against it.

In April 2022, Caracas hosted, for three days, an international summit against fascism, in which, according to the authorities, “around 200 guests from 52 countries” participated, who commemorated, with said conclave, the twentieth anniversary of the coup d’état against the late president Hugo Chavez (1999-2013). EFE (I)

The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Madurodeclared two female Chavista militants “martyrs” on Monday, “murdered” after the elections of July 28, of which the president accused – without showing evidence – the leaders of the majority opposition, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia y Maria Corina Machado.

“I ask for the most sublime tributes for them as martyrs of this anti-fascist revolution”said the head of state in a meeting with the ruler United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV)broadcast by the state channel VTV.

Maduro claimed that both women were murdered “by the commandos” – political organization groups of the campaign of the largest opposition coalition, the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD)– of «Fascist Maria Machado and the cowardly criminal Edmundo Gonzalez»and noted that “all the intellectual and material authors have been captured.”

The Chavista leader, who was declared the winner of the presidential election based on results that are still unknown in detail, said that these were crimes of “fascism” by both opponents, for whom he recently requested jail time for alleged “criminal” actions after the elections, in which the PUD claims that its candidate won.

Maduro, who reiterated that two soldiers were also killed, assured that the Bolivarian National Guard (GNBmilitarized police), the Bolivarian National Police (PNB) and some regional security forces “saved hundreds of citizens” from the claws of the fascists.

According to official figures, more than 2,400 people were arrested during the post-election protests – some of which resulted in violence – and 25 deaths, which the Prosecutor’s Office attributes to “criminal groups instrumentalized” by the “comanditos.”

The majority of anti-Chavez supporters have called for the release of those arrested for protesting against the official election results and for “the persecution to cease.”

Last week, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turkdenounced “the high and continuous number of arbitrary arrests” and the “disproportionate use” of force reported after the protests, an assertion that the Government rejected. EFE (I)

The Venezuelan opposition chief Maria Corina Machado This Wednesday he blamed Nicolas Maduro of the “bodily integrity” of Milciades Avilaformer police officer and head of safety for her staff, arrested this morning for alleged “gender violence in opposition to some ladies” who final Saturday “tried to assault” her together with the opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia.

«This morning (Milciades Ávila) was kidnapped by the regime accused of gender violence in opposition to some ladies who final Saturday tried to assault Edmundo and me in (the restaurant) La Encrucijada (…) there are dozens of witnesses and movies that present that this act was a deliberate provocation to go away us with out safety 11 days earlier than July twenty eighth»the opponent wrote in X.

Machado additionally held Maduro liable for what could occur to “one other 24 folks” on his staff and that of González Urrutia – the standard-bearer of the most important opposition coalition – the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD)-, who -he said- are “kidnapped and at present prisoners of tyranny.”

“I’m alerting the world about Maduro’s escalation of repression in opposition to those that work within the Marketing campaign or assist us wherever within the nation (…) he has made violence and repression his marketing campaign”he stated.

On Saturday, upon coming back from a marketing campaign exercise in Valencia, Carabobo state, Machado and González Urrutia have been on the institution when some ladies – recognized by varied witnesses as members of Chavismo – tried to interrupt into the institution shouting and pushing, as proven in movies revealed on social networks, the place a state safety officer might be seen not intervening within the incident.

Ávila was arrested whereas he was in his dwelling, in line with the Vente Venezuela get together – led by Machado – on the identical social platform, the place they demanded his “rapid launch.”

This Tuesday, the NGO Foro Penal reported that Venezuelan authorities have arrested 102 folks linked to González Urrutia’s marketing campaign this yr.to which Ávila is now added, the NGO Foro Penal denounced on Tuesday.

Of the 102 arrests – some for a couple of hours and others with imprisonment so far – 77 occurred because the formal begin of the marketing campaign on July 4, which displays “a transparent sample of motion in opposition to activists, militants, even collaborators or individuals who present their companies” to González Urrutia and Machado, stated Gonzalo Himiob, director of the Penal Discussion board.

Along with González Urrutia, 9 different candidates will compete for the presidency within the elections on July 28, together with the Chavista chief Nicolás Maduro, who will search his third time period. EFE (I)