December 25, 2025
Venezuela passes law to jail supporters of US oil blockade
parliament of Venezuela. Photo: Reuters (file) CARACAS: Venezuela’s parliament passed a law on Tuesday that carries long prison terms for any national who supports a blockade of United States oil tankers Caracas has labeled piracy. The country already has a similar law for those who support sanctions against the government of President Nicolas Maduro. Washington and dozens of other capitals consider his last two re-elections stolen. Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, whose whereabouts have been unknown since she went into hiding to travel to Oslo where she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, has spoken out in favor of sanctions





