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Montevideo, June 1st 2025 - 03:43 UTC

Tag: Argentine Embassy in Caracas

  • Wednesday, May 7th 2025 - 10:28 UTC

    Asylum-seekers at Argentina's Embassy extracted from Venezuela

    Rubio said all five refugees were on US soil

    Venezuelan opposition leaders Pedro Urruchurtu, Humberto Villalobos, Claudia Macero, Omar González, and Magalí Meda, who had been under asylum at the Argentine Embassy in Caracas since March 20, 2024, have left Venezuela, it was reported Tuesday.

  • Monday, December 9th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    Buenos Aires renews concern over asylum seekers in Caracas

    Buenos Aires launched an appeal to the UN and the OAS to take action in favor of the asylum seekers

    Argentine authorities expressed their concern this weekend over the well-being of the six Venezuelan opposition asylum seekers who are housed at what used to be Buenos Aires' Embassy in Caracas and is now guarded by Brazil following the diplomatic breakup.

  • Thursday, November 28th 2024 - 21:47 UTC

    Argentine Embassy in Caracas with no electricity and water

    One of the pictures posted by Urruchurtu on social media showing Venezuelan Police outside the Embassy

    Venezuelan Police kept harassing the building of what used to be Argentina's Embassy in Caracas now guarded by Brazil since the diplomatic breakup. President Nicolás Maduro's regime targets six aides of opposition leader María Corina Machado who sought asylum there but were never granted safe passage to the airport after Buenos Aires agreed to welcome them. The premises have been without electricity for the past five days and with no water supply for two, the refugees said on social media.

  • Monday, September 30th 2024 - 08:54 UTC

    Brazilian FM asks Venezuelan colleague to let refugees go to Argentina

    Vieira and Gil met in New York during the United Nations General Assembly

    Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira asked his Venezuelan counterpart Yván Gil for a safe-conduct for the six opposition leaders staying at the premises of what used to be Argentina's Embassy in Caracas but has been left up to Itamaraty after the expulsion of Buenos Aires' mission.

  • Thursday, August 1st 2024 - 21:03 UTC

    Brazilian flag flies over Argentine Embassy in Caracas

    Brazil is also representing Peruvian interests in Venezuela

    The Brazilian flag was hoisted Thursday at the Argentine Embassy in Caracas, where six Venezuelan asylum seekers were left behind by the departing diplomatic team.