Alex Saab Reference Material

Background articles:

World police: Washington seeks to imprison foreign businesspeople for violating illegal US sanctions (Grayzone Project, April 27, 2021)
US Extradition of Alex Saab is Illegal & Unfounded: Lawyers & Legal Experts (International Delegation Proposed) (Orinoco Tribune, May 21, 2021)
US Trying to Extradite Venezuelan Diplomat for the ‘Crime’ of Securing Food for the Hungry: The Case of Alex Saab v. The Empire – (Counterpunch, May 25, 2021), (Venezuela Analysis, May 26th 2021)
(español) Policía mundial: Washington busca encarcelar a empresarios extranjeros por incumplir sanciones ilegales – (Grayzone Project, May 1, 2021)
Venezuelan diplomat kidnapped: Release Alex Saab! (International Action Center, May 27, 2021), (Workers World, May 27, 2021)
Alex Saab’s Lawyer: ‘How the US Starves Nations’ – May 19, 2021 (English and Spanish recording)

Additional Media:

Iran Labels Alex Saab a Prisoner of War (August 17, 2021)
Venezuelan Envoy’s Defense Team ‘Confident’ W. African Court Will Block Extradition to US (August 13, 2021)
Russia Knocks US Over Planned ‘Illegal’ Extradition of Alex Saab (August 12, 2021)
Cape Verde Officials Violated Rights of Venezuelan Diplomat (August 11, 2021)
August 10 Webinar: Free Kidnapped Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab. REGISTER HERE (August 10, 2021)
Saab Case Shows Western Media’s Casual Acceptance of US Atrocities (July 21, 2021)
Statement by the American Association of Jurists on the illegal detention of Alex Saab (July 10, 2021)
International Campaign Grows to Free Alex Saab (Workers World, July 7, 2021)
United States Bribes Cape Verde $440 Million in Exchange for Alex Saab’s Extradition (Orinoco Tribune, July 6, 2021)
Dan Kovalik, abogado de DDHH: Alex Saab es perseguido por hacer trabajo humanitario en Venezuela (+VIDEO)
Dan Kovalik, Lawyer & Human Rights Specialist: Alex Saab Case Exposes Lawlessness of the United States (Orinoco Tribune, July 2, 2021)
Prosecution Against Alex Saab is Unfair, Illegal and Unsustainable (Ultimas Noticias, July 1, 2021)
Biden Administration with ‘Solid Case’ Expect Cape Verde to Decide Soon on Alex Saab’s Illegal Detention (Orinoco Tribune, July 1, 2021)
[VIDEO] Alex Saab, GITMO & US Detention Programs – Caleb Maupin speaks with Nancy Hollander (July 1, 2021)
(español) ¡VENCEREMOS! Comenzó campaña de recaudación de firmas por la libertad de Alex Saab (+FIRMA AQUÍ) – (Lechuginos, 29 mayo, 2021)
Alex Saab Case Sets Dangerous Precedents In Terms Of Extraterritorial Judicial Abuses- Legal Practitioner – (City Mirror News, May 24, 2021)
How Venezuela’s resistance to United States’ interference contributed to Alex Saab’s arrest – (Platform Times, May 24, 2021)
REPORT: Alex Saab Illegal Detention Setting Bad Precedent In Humanitarian Mission – (Platform Times, May 24, 2021)
Defence team insists extradition request for Alex Saab by US govt. is political – (Platform Times, May 22, 2021)
‘Extradition Request For Detained Venezuelan Politically Motivated’- Defence team – (Elendu Report, May 21, 2021)
‘It’s Political Motivated’ – Defence Team Reacts To Extradition Request For Alex Saab – (Amiloaded News, May 21, 2021)
Defence Counsels Berate Alleged Planned Extradition Of Venezuelan Diplomat, Saab – (City Mirror News, May 21, 2021)
Alleged financier for Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro says he fears being extradited to the US (CNN, May 18th, 2021)
West Africa: Ecowas Court Orders Cape Verde to Release Venezuelan Diplomat Saab – (All Africa, March 17, 2021)

Alex in his own words:

Africa Day: Freedom can never be taken for granted, by Ambassador Alex Saab

May 25, 2021

This day is symbolic. On this day of celebration, it is the heart of all freedom fighters that we hear beating in unison. On May 25, 2021, we celebrate the liberation of a continent and peoples oppressed by imperialism and the West’s insatiable thirst for conquest. This ferocious quest for imperialist domination has led to the enslavement of Africa for centuries….