Ottawa Calls for Release of Venezuelan Protesters Amid Post-Election Crisis

Ottawa Calls for Release of Venezuelan Protesters Amid Post-Election Crisis
Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado greets supporters during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela, on Aug. 3, 2024. Jesus Vargas/Getty Images
Noé Chartier
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Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has denounced acts of violence in Venezuela and called for the release of protesters who were arrested following the disputed election results.

“Canada condemns the human rights violations, as well as the acts of violence that are occurring following the presidential elections and calls for the immediate release of the arbitrarily arrested, imprisoned or detained individuals,” Joly said in an Aug. 4 statement.
Noé Chartier
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Noé Chartier is a senior reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times. Twitter: @NChartierET
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