Hacker News with Generative AI: Venezuela

Venezuelan migrants' arrival in El Salvador: "They had no idea what was coming" (cbsnews.com)
Three weeks ago, photojournalist Philip Holsinger stood on a tarmac in El Salvador waiting for three planes to arrive, cameras slung across his body.

Immigration, El Salvador, Venezuela, Photojournalism

16 points by Teever 12 days ago | 3 comments

British man's tattoo wrongly linked to Venezuelan gang in US Government document (bbc.co.uk)
A tattoo belonging to a man from Derbyshire has appeared in a US government document used to identify members of a notorious Venezuelan gang - despite the man having no connection to the group.

Misinformation, Government, Tattoos, Venezuela

38 points by n1b0m 15 days ago | 21 comments

DHS, FBI docs question using tattoos to ID Tren de Aragua gang members (usatoday.com)
Federal agents have been sweeping up Venezuelan migrants and transporting them to a Salvadoran prison based in large part on tattoos depicting stopwatches, Michael Jordan logos and other ink art they claim betrays an allegiance to the Tren de Aragua street gang.

Law Enforcement, Crime, Immigration, Venezuela, Gangs

5 points by Anon84 29 days ago | 0 comments

What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced (time.com)
On the night of Saturday, March 15, three planes touched down in El Salvador, carrying 261 men deported from the United States.

Venezuela, El Salvador, Immigration, Deportation, Human Rights

10 points by perihelions 34 days ago | 0 comments

US deports Venezuelans despite court order (bbc.com)
Planes carrying more than 200 Venezuelans deported by the US have landed in El Salvador, hours after a US judge ordered the Trump administration not to do so.

Politics, Immigration, Venezuela, United States

75 points by j_maffe 41 days ago | 46 comments

Interview with Andy Yen, CEO of Proton VPN (compiler.news)
As the official campaigning period in Venezuela’s presidential election began earlier this summer, one by one, news websites started to go offline. First, two fact-checking websites, Cazadores de Fake News and Es Paja, went dark for Venezuelan users. Within a week, a handful of other fact-checking and civil society sites were blocked. As election day approached, the blocks snowballed, with more than 70 media outlets and NGO sites—and even Wikipedia—inaccessible by the end of the month.

VPN, Censorship, Venezuela, Election, Journalism

82 points by SerCe 89 days ago | 86 comments

US announces $25M reward for arrest of Venezuela's Maduro (bbc.com)
The US has announced an increased $25m (£20.4m) reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on the day he was sworn in for a third six-year term in office.

Politics, Venezuela, International Relations, Rewards

6 points by belter 106 days ago | 0 comments

Christmas in Venezuela kicks off in October, President Maduro has declared (apnews.com)

Venezuela, Christmas, Politics

3 points by impish9208 234 days ago | 0 comments

Venezuelan judge issues arrest warrant for opposition's presidential candidate (apnews.com)

Venezuela, Politics, Law, Elections

7 points by JumpCrisscross 235 days ago | 1 comments

Venezuela's newest news agency says AI anchors protect reporters amid crackdown (reuters.com)

Venezuela, Journalism, Artificial Intelligence, Repression

5 points by JumpCrisscross 235 days ago | 0 comments

US Seizes Venezuela President's Airplane in the Dominican Republic (cnn.com)