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Video of Argentine detained in Venezuela raises concerns
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Argentine lawyer Germán Giuliani, detained in Venezuela since May 2025, recorded a video shortly after his arrest denying charges of terrorism and narcotrafficking, and expressing fear for his life. The footage, recently released, shows his desperation and plea for help from Argentine diplomacy and international organizations. His wife, Virginia Rivero, confirmed the video's authenticity and renewed the call for his release.
More than a month after their February 6, 2026, arrest in Holguín—initially reported as a crackdown on youth dissent—Ernesto Ricardo Medina (known as Tico) and Kamil Zayas Pérez, creators of the critical El4tico social media account, remain detained. Medina's three-year-old daughter Emma has not seen her father, leaving the family in emotional and financial distress. Cubalex and Amnesty International have condemned the detentions as free speech violations.
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Pedro Fernández, a urology specialist surgeon and member of United Doctors in Mérida state, was released on February 1 after being imprisoned in Venezuela. He shared details about his cellmate, Argentine lawyer Germán Giuliani, who remains detained in Yare II prison. According to Fernández, Giuliani is mentally distraught.