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Don’t Let Them Kill Cilia Flores!

October 10, 2026 Stephen Millies, Struggle - La Lucha. , , , ,
Outrage is growing at the Trump regime keeping Cilia Flores behind bars as her heart condition worsens, the former president of the National Assembly of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Venezuela’s First Combatant was kidnapped by United States special forces on Jan. 3, along with her husband, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. This grave crime against Venezuela’s sovereignty and international law was carried out on behalf of oil profits. Chevron and the rest of Big Oil want to steal the country’s 300 billion barrels of oil deposits. Over 100 Cuban and Venezuelan defenders were killed in the terrorist attack.

US Judge Denies Venezuela’s Cilia Flores Medical Bail

October 9, 2026 Orinoco Tribune. , , , , ,
US federal judge Alvin Hellerstein has rejected a request for medical bail submitted by Venezuela’s First Lady and National Assembly Deputy Cilia Flores, keeping her imprisoned in New York despite her defense’s warnings about her deteriorating cardiac condition. Flores and President Nicolás Maduro have been held in the US empire since US troops kidnapped them during the January 3 military attack on Venezuela. Flores attended the hearing this Thursday, October 8, at the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. Her lawyers argued that she posed no flight risk under the stringent conditions they proposed.

Activists Worldwide Call For Release Of Nicolás Maduro And Cilia Flores

October 5, 2026 Yonaski Moreno, Orinoco Tribune. , , , ,
Activists from across the world have signed a manifesto calling for the release of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores. The statement was published by ALBA Movements and the International Peoples’ Assembly (AIP). Organizations, social movements, political parties, trade unions, intellectuals, and individuals worldwide added their signatures to the manifesto demanding the release of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady and National Deputy Cilia Flores from US jail. Among the signatories are English musician Roger Waters, journalist Ignacio Ramonet, and Brazilian Landless Workers’ Movement (MST) leader João Pedro Stédile.

Senior US Prosecutor Leaves Case Against Kidnapped Maduro And Flores

October 4, 2026 Orinoco Tribune. , , , ,
On Monday, Bloomberg reported that Jason A. Richman, a senior US federal prosecutor who led the case against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady and National Assembly Deputy Cilia Flores, has left the New York prosecutor’s office. His departure comes as the defense challenges Washington’s authority to prosecute the Venezuelan head of state, kidnapped alongside Flores during the January 3 US military aggression. Richman served as co-chief of the National Security Unit at the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. According to Bloomberg Law, Manhattan US Attorney Jamie McDonald informed the court that Richman’s employment ended on September 25, 2026.

New Yorkers Rally To Free Cilia Flores!

October 4, 2026 Fight Back! News. , , , ,
New York, NY – On October 3, New Yorkers joined the Anti-War Action Network National Day of Action to demand no U.S. intervention in Venezuela and “Free Cilia, free Maduro.” Waving Venezuelan flags and holding signs that read “Support women’s health! Release Cilia Flores,” 50 local activists and community members rallied outside the Metropolitan Detention Center, in Sunset Park, where Maduro and Flores are being held prisoner on bogus charges of narcoterrorism. The rally marked nine months since Maduro and Flores were abducted from Caracas, Venezuela during an illegal U.S. raid, which killed over 100 people.

October 8: Demonstrate For Medical Care And Freedom For Cilia Flores

September 24, 2026 Sue Harris, Workers World. , , , , ,
Cilia Flores, a political leader in Venezuela, has been incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn — along with her life partner, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro — since the U.S. kidnapped the two and brought them there illegally by force following the U.S. invasion of their country last Jan. 3. Flores’ U.S. military kidnappers severely injured her, and she suffers from serious medical problems and lack of care. Her legal team, attorneys Mark E. Donnelly and Andrés Sánchez, in order to provide Flores with regular medical care, submitted a formal application for house arrest to federal judge Alvin K. Hellerstein in New York. Hellerstein called for a hearing on that application for Oct. 8.

US Court To Review Venezuela’s First Lady’s Release Request On October 8

September 21, 2026 Orinoco Tribune. , , ,
US colonial federal judge, Alvin Hellerstein, has scheduled a hearing for October 8 to consider the pretrial release request filed by Venezuela’s First Lady and National Assembly Deputy Cilia Flores, according to Document 330 in the Southern District of New York case docket. The hearing will begin at 10:30 a.m. New York time. The scheduling order, filed this Wednesday, September 16, endorses a briefing schedule submitted by Flores’ attorneys at Parker Sánchez & Donnelly following consultations with US prosecutors. The US imperial government must file its response opposing or addressing the request by September 23, while the defense will have until September 30 to submit its reply.

NYC Night Of Action To Demand Freedom For Maduro And Flores

September 20, 2026 Fight Back! News. , , , ,
Brooklyn, NY – On September 14, Brooklyn Against War hosted a documentary screening and letter-writing event in support of its campaign to free Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores. At a local Brooklyn bar and community space, the activist group showed Oliver Stone’s 2009 documentary South of the Border. The film centers around interviews with then-Venezuela President Hugo Chavez, alongside many other progressive and left-wing contemporary Latin American leaders, such as Evo Morales.

Venezuela’s First Lady Cilia Flores Seeks Pretrial Release

September 11, 2026 Orinoco Tribune. , , ,
Venezuela’s first lady and National Assembly deputy, Cilia Flores de Maduro, has requested pretrial release under strict conditions, including home detention, citing a serious cardiac condition that her lawyers explain has deteriorated under the duress of her imprisonment following her kidnapping during the US empire’s bombing of Venezuela on January 3. Attorneys Mark E Donnelly and M Andrés Sánchez-Ross submitted the first lady’s formal request this Wednesday, September 9, before Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.

President Maduro’s Defense Requests Dismissal Of US Case

September 5, 2026 Diario VEA, Orinoco Tribune. , , , , ,
The defense of the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, who remains incarcerated in a New York prison following his abduction by US military forces on January 3, requested the dismissal of the criminal case against him in the United States, citing his sovereign immunity as a sitting head of state. President Maduro’s lawyer, Barry Pollack, submitted two motions to the court on Wednesday, September 2. The first motion intends to dismiss the entire accusation based on sovereign immunity, while the second, in case the first does not succeed, seeks to dismiss the charge of conspiracy for narco-terrorism.

Supporters Gather Outside President Maduro And First Lady Flores Hearing

July 26, 2026 Fight Back! News. , , , ,
New York City , NY – Early on the morning of Wednesday, July 22, dozens of anti-war activists and community members gathered facing the courthouse in downtown Manhattan for the federal hearing of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores. This was the third hearing after the abduction of Maduro and Flores from their home in Caracas on January 3. The Trump administration carried out a bombing campaign that killed around 80 people in their pursuit of the president and first lady. They were brought to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, where they are awaiting a sham trial.

US Court Sets Schedule For President Maduro Trial

July 23, 2026 Orinoco Tribune. , , ,
A 20-minute hearing establishing the judicial schedule for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has concluded in New York City. President Maduro and his wife, Deputy Cilia Flores, were illegally captured during a US imperialist military aggression on January 3 that murdered over 100 people, including 37 Cuban and 47 Venezuelan military personnel. Cilia Flores also attended the hearing this Wednesday, July 22, where US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein set the trial to begin on June 1, 2027. The trial start follows two distinct rounds of pretrial motions during which the defense will challenge the prosecution by claiming head-of-state immunity for the accused.

July 22: Protest To Demand ‘Free President Maduro And First Lady Flores!’

July 21, 2026 Fight Back! News. , , , ,
New York, New York — On July 22 at 8 a.m., protesters will rally to demand, “Free President Maduro and First Lady Flores!” outside the federal courthouse in Manhattan, New York. A growing coalition of groups and individuals, both in NYC and nationally, support freedom for the pair. Coalition members include Brooklyn Against War, the Anti-War Action Network, Workers World Party, International Action Center, Palaver Collective, Black Alliance for Peace, and the International League of People’s Struggle.

Brooklyn Rally Demands: Free Nicolas Maduro And Cilia Flores

May 5, 2026 Struggle - La Lucha. , , ,
People rallied outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, to demand freedom for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Combatant Cilia Flores. They were kidnapped in Caracas by Trump C and the Pentagon on Jan. 3 and flown to New York. Over 100 Venezuelans and Cubans were killed in the attack. Four months later, these leaders of the Bolivarian Republic remain locked up in MDC Brooklyn, a federal jail notorious for overcrowding and abuse. “No boots on the ground, no bombs in the air! U.S. out of everywhere” was chanted. Protesters said the chants could be heard inside the prison.

After The US Bombing, A Venezuelan Community Under Siege Speaks

April 23, 2026 Roger D. Harris, Popular Resistance. , , , , ,
The large-scale US airstrike on Venezuela was unprecedented in modern history. The surprise attack forcibly kidnapped President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, First Combatant Cilia Flores, from Fort Tiuna on the outskirts of Caracas. The US killed over 100 people in the early morning hours of January 3, 2026, including reportedly some civilians in the neighboring Ciudad Tiuna social housing complex. We visited Ciudad Tiuna 50 days after the US bombing to hear the resident’s accounts. We were the second “solidarity brigade” to visit Venezuela and the first to arrive by air.
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