Protesters gathered outside Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center.
Demanding the release of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the First Combatant Cilia Flores, kidnapped by the U.S. Government on January 3.
Demonstrators convened for the ninth consecutive night to express their unwavering support for the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, the First Combatant Cilia Flores. The protest, held despite low temperatures, called for their immediate liberation, as reported by teleSUR correspondent Henry Camelo from the United States.
Participants reiterated their conviction that the detention constitutes a kidnapping, asserting that President Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores must be freed without delay. They condemned the United States for using pretexts to invade Venezuela, ultimately aiming to seize its natural resources, including oil and mineral wealth.
According to Camelo, protesters have maintained a consistent presence throughout the week, holding banners and chanting slogans. Their discontent extends beyond this specific incident to encompass broader actions by the U.S. administration, including threats against other regional nations like Colombia, Cuba and Mexico.
The demonstrators also called for an end to what they described as the U.S. President’s overreaching powers to exert military pressure across the Latin American region. Their continued presence underscores a deep rejection of perceived interventionist policies and a demand for the respect of national sovereignty.
Code Pink Calls To Pressure US Congress to Limit Trump’s War Powers
The US pacifist organization Code Pink will press the federal congress of that country to pass two resolutions of war powers to stop unauthorized US military actions against Venezuela, One led by Representative Ilhan Omar in the House and another by Senators Tim Kaine, Adam Schiff and Rand Paul in the Senate.
The Trump administration carried out airstrikes and missile attacks on Venezuela last week without congressional authorization, resulting in the kidnapping of constitutional president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
Code Pink considers that this unilateral use of military force is illegal, reckless, and puts millions of lives at risk.
The organization had previously pronounced on the abduction of President Maduro and his wife. In a statement released on January 3rd, they said those actions a “blatant and illegal acts of war by the Trump Administration.”
“This act of aggression is a continuation of U.S. attempts to seize and plunder Venezuela’s natural resources and undermine Venezuela’s sovereignty as well as the sovereignty of other countries in Latin America,” they highlighted.
Code Pink reaffirmed that Trump’s war actions in Venezuela does not reflect the will of the people because nearly 70% of Americans oppose another war and reject the endless cycle of military interventions carried out in their name.
Code Pink (stylized as CODEPINK) is an American pacifist and anti-war feminist organization, founded in 2002 to protest the US military intervention. in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Its primary mission is to end US wars and militarism, promote social justice, human rights, and redirect taxes toward public services such as health and education.
Code Pink is known for its creative direct actions, colorful protests and divestment campaigns, especially against companies linked to conflicts or human rights violations
